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2019 Rose Queen is crowned

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By Claudia S. Alaniz

Louise Deser Siskel, a San Marino resident and a senior at Sequoyah High in Pasadena, is the 2019 Rose Queen.

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel is crowned by Tournament president Gerald Freeny during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel is crowned by Tournament president Gerald Freeny during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

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  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel is crowned by Tournament president Gerald Freeny during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel is crowned by Tournament president Gerald Freeny during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel, second from right, was named Queen during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel, second from right, was named Queen during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel, second from right, was named Queen during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel, second from right, was named Queen during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel, second from right, was named Queen during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel, second from right, was named Queen during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel, second from right, was named Queen during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel, second from right, was named Queen during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel, second from right, was named Queen during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel, second from right, was named Queen during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel was named Queen during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

  • Princess Louise Deser Siskel is crowned by Tournament president Gerald Freeny during the announcement and Coronation of the 101st Rose Queen at the Pasadena Playhouse on Tuesday, October 23, 2018 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Pasadena Star-News/SCNG)

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Tournament of Roses President Gerald Freeny announced the selection at a coronation ceremony Tuesday evening at the Pasadena Playhouse.

Sequoyah is an independent day school.

When the court was announced earlier this month, Siskel said she was excited to mentor youth.

“I want to show children in the Pasadena area that they can pursue what they’re interested in regardless of the obstacles in their life,” she said.

 

More to come.