2024 Rice Festival Queen and her Court
Sentinel photo/Jessica Shepard The Bay City Lions Club 2024 Rice Festival Queen is Victoria Sliva (center). Her court features 4th runner-up Tatiana Sanchez, 3rd runner-up Paislei Lee, 1st runner-up Kaylee Spencer, and 2nd runner-up Meredith Williams. The queen was crowned Saturday, Oct. 12.
Sentinel photo/Jessica Shepard The 2024 Little Mister Rice Festival is Arian Thomas alongside Little Miss Rice Festival Xandria Rodriguez. Both were crowned at the Bay City All Sports Booster Club's annual Little Mister & Miss Rice Festival event Saturday afternoon.
Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Out of 29 contestants, special awards were presented to Kiara Bueno for Miss Congeniality, Victoria Sliva for Best Evening Gown and Kaylee Spencer for Miss Photogenic Saturday night, Oct. 12.
Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard Little Miss Rice Festival Xandria Rodriguez also won Best Dress and Most Personality with Zariah Blackwell taking Most Photogenic.
Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard The 2024 Little Miss Rice Festival court features overall winner Xandria Rodriguez with 1st runner-up Abigail Montes, 2nd runner-up Loren Garcia, and 3rd runner-up Gianna Rosas.
Sentinel Photo/Jessica Shepard The 2024 Little Mister Rice Festival court features 3rd Runner-up Kase Gonzales, 2nd runner-up Gael Bautista, 1st runner-up Jordan Luna, and winner Arian Thomas. Thomas won Mister Personality and Luna won Best Tux. Not pictured is Most Photogenic winner Jh'esiah Glaspy.
Twenty-nine local high school seniors took to Bay City Junior High’s Keye Ingram Auditorium stage last Saturday to find out who woul...
