Kia Matt (center) was crowned Waterama Queen at the annual coronation that also crowned Cacee Danielson as First Princess and Xi Li (right) as Second Princess.  The new and the outgoing royalty  in the back row from left are Kiearra Wilmes, Cacee Danielson, Kia Matt, Serena Mellgren, Xi Li and Alicia Boysen.   In the front row from left are junior royalty, Brinley Abraham, new Junior Princess Elin Gandrud, new Junior Queen Stella Meyer and Hadley Jorgenson.  Queen Kia Matt was also named Miss Congeniality by her co-candidates.

Below are the five candidates before the crowning of the new Waterama Queen and Princesses.  From left are Kia Matt, Teagan Stark, Brianna Erickson, Xi Li and Cacee Danielson.  

Lower left is Heidi Polzine, who was named 2023-2024 Waterama Vice Commodore after the coronation.  She will join Admiral Angie VanZee and Commodore Sarah Iverson to complete the 2023-2024 Waterama Brass.

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