Sun Queen Coronation

The Sun Queen Coronation has been part of the Sun Bowl since the first‐ever college Sun Bowl game was played in 1936, it has played a huge social role in the “Sun Carnival”, the week long pageantry associated with the Sun Bowl. Princesses and the queen serve as ambassadors for the city of El Paso. Ruth Staten was the first queen in 1936 and Rebecca Gutierrez the 2014 reigning Sun Queen. Cornation event 1961-62 theme Williamsburg. Chairwoman Mrs Robert Given and Mrs Ellis Mayfield . .. Furniture on the set was donated to the El Paso Museum by Mrs Ruth Schwartz Zork which were her parents furniture Adolph and Fannie Schwartz . Mrs Robert Given's grandparents and loaned for this event. http://www.sunbowl.org/system/documents/documents/8/original/Sun%20Court%20History%20-%20Past%20Queens.pdf

Area: Central / Downtown

Source: El Paso Historical Society

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History