National Cherry Queen candidates named

Stephanie Shomin, The Record-Eagle, Traverse City, Mich.
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Jun. 3—TRAVERSE CITY — Thirteen candidates vie for the National Cherry Queen role this year.

Four finalists are selected Saturday at 5:30 p.m. They are eligible for academic scholarships.

These women will serve on the court of 2021-22 Cherry Queen Allie Graziano during this year's National Cherry Festival, which runs July 2-9. The 2022-23 Cherry Queen is crowned at the July 8 coronation at the Hagerty Center at the Northwestern Michigan College Maritime Academy.

The 2022 candidates:

Haley Bell

A 2019 graduate of John Glenn High School and 2021 graduate of Delta College majoring in psychology and minoring in sociology at Eastern Michigan University.

Arianna Bowman

A 2020 graduate of Traverse City West Senior High School entering her junior year at Central Michigan University, where she studies marketing and event planning.

Hannah Carson

A 2017 graduate of Traverse City West Senior High School with an associate degree in science from Northwestern Michigan College and a bachelor's degree in behavioral neuroscience from Grand Valley State University.

Olivia Coolman

A 2017 graduate of Traverse City West Senior High School entering the Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program at Grand Valley State University in the fall.

Kaylee Coy

A 2017 graduate from Elk Rapids High School and a 2018 graduate of Northwestern Michigan College's Dental Assisting Program.

Julia Hardy

A graduate of Grand Traverse Academy with an associate degree in science and arts from Northwestern Michigan College entering her fourth year as a biology student at Ferris State University.

Rachel Kreta

A 2018 graduate of Traverse City West Senior High School and 2021 graduate from Paul Mitchell, The School of Cosmetology.

Emma Mc

Guire

A 2018 graduate from Elk Rapids High School who recently obtained a bachelor's degree in psychology from Grand Valley State University.

Carley M. Sides

A 2016 graduate from Boyne City High School working as a bartender and waitress in Traverse City.

Sidra Smith

A 2020 graduate from Traverse City Central High School entering her junior year at the University of Michigan, where she majors in architecture and minors in business administration.

Bianca Temple

A 2021 graduate of Saint Francis High School finishing her freshman year at Columbia College Chicago, where she studies cinema and television studies with a minor in cultural studies.

Brooke Tester

A 2019 graduate from Traverse City West Senior High School and May 2022 graduate of Cornerstone University with a bachelor's degree in exercise science.

Meagan Williams

A 2019 graduate of Kalkaska High School and 2021 graduate from Central Michigan University's Honors Program with a degree in human resources and information systems who is in her first year of the Master of Human Resources and Labor Relations Program at Michigan State University.