The Baby Parade is a beloved tradition at the Florida Strawberry Festival and this year’s beautiful baby contest went off last Saturday without a hitch. Organized by the GFWC Plant City Junior Woman’s Club and sponsored by South Florida Baptist Hospital, approximately 100 children between the ages of one and four years old walked the “runway” with their parents, winking, waving, blowing kisses and even tipping their cowboy hat (whether on purpose or because they just didn’t like the hat, I’m not sure) at the judges to win their favor. The Strawberry Queen and Court emceed the event and by the end of the event a new King and Queen of the Baby Parade were crowned.
The winners included:
One-Year-Old Division
Best Personality
1st Place: Sophia Martin
Best Costume
1st Place: Shanna Parke
2nd Place: Amelia Gashaw
3rd Place: Tynsleigh Mintzer
Best Float
1st Place: Makynlee Mintzer
Most Beautiful
1st Place: Kataleya Montana
2nd Place: Violet Velazquez-Hill
3rd Place: Rylan Wilkerson
Most Handsome
1st Place: Liam Tidey
2nd Place: David Gutierrez
3rd Place: Logan Parris
Two-Year-Old Division
Best Personality
1st Place: Avery Parker
2nd Place: Aven Starling
3rd Place: Lyla Howard
Best Costume
1st Place: Paislee Meachum
2nd Place: Madison Mobley
3rd Place: Gianna Garcia
Most Beautiful
1st Place: Hazley Reagan
2nd Place: Journey Kate Thomas
3rd Place: Annabella Quijada
Most Handsome
1st Place: Carter Nelson
2nd Place: Blake Jost
3rd Place: Luca Neary
Three-Year-Old Division
Best Personality
1st Place: Macynn Blackburn
2nd Place: Sloane Claussen
3rd Place: Brinlee Kern
Best Costume
1st Place: Paisley Pearsall
Most Beautiful
1st Place: Sadie Ann Lane
2nd Place: Henley Wyatt
3rd Place: Evelyn Grace Carroll
Most Handsome
1st Place: Kellan Royse
2nd Place: Eli West
3rd Place: Carter Jones
Four-Year-Old Division
Best Personality
1st Place: Emmersyn Thompson
2nd Place: Aaliyah Merrin
3rd Place: Jace Michel
Best Costume
1st Place: Lauren Scott Clark
2nd Place: Emma Stoneking
Best Float
1st Place: Elsa Jehl
Most Beautiful
1st Place: Catherine Westbrook
2nd Place: Paris Sheridan
3rd Place: Gianna Gutierrez
Most Handsome
1st Place: Sawyer Keys
2nd Place: Joseph Cruz Narvaez
3rd Place: Daxton Valdez