Our “reign” has officially ended, but we’re not done yet! There’s one more weekend of official duties. Thank you to all who have supported us throughout our court year.

(from left to right: Princess/Klara Ma Award Recipient Midori Iwata, First Princess Miwa Natsuki, Queen Ali Kagawa, Princess/Tomodachi Award Recipient Rie Watanabe, Princess Asuka Nagase)
We are very proud to announce the 2009 Northern California Cherry Blossom Queen and Court, who were crowned/named last Saturday (The following photos were taken by Mr. David Yu <http://www.pbase.com/davidyuweb/cb_queen_program_2009>; Thank You!):

Queen + Tomodachi Award Recipient Eri Tagaya

First Princess Sarah Kasuga
Princess Mari Masuko
Princess Yurika Vu
Princess Stephanie Hata
Princess Margaret Cheney

For more info, check out our homepage: http://www.nccbfqueenprogram.org
Also, 2008 Princess Midori received the Klara Ma Community Service Award. Omedetou!

Congratulations to the 2009 Queen and Court!!!!!!!!!!!!! We, the 2008 Court are soooooo proud of you ladies!!!!!!!!! We wish you all the best of luck in this great journey. Our’s is almost coming to an end! We truly appreciate everyone’s love and support throughout our Court year!
Please enjoy the rest of the Festival!!! See you there!