Tournament of Roses 2013 Royal Court

Rose Princess Nicole Cherie Nelam, 17, lives in Pasadena and attends Pasadena High School. She is a volun- teer at her church and has participated in the Wiggle Waggle Walk benefiting the Pasadena Humane Society and SPCA. Nicole plans to attend and hopes to subsequently enroll at the University of Califor- nia, Santa Barbara. She is interested in studying nursing and medicine. Her leisure time activities include reading, dancing, baking, fishing and camping. Her parents are Yolanda Franklin and Michael Nelam and she has a sister, Victoria, 19.

Rose Princess Sonia Marie Shenoi, 17, lives in San Marino and attends San Marino High School. She volun- teers in the pediatrics department at Huntington Memorial Hospital, and is active in the Red Cross Club and ACTS Christian Club. She recently earned her Girl Scout Gold Award and is a senior Ambassador Girl Scout. Sonia loves working with children and hopes to work in the pediatric field. She enjoys playing the piano and saxophone, as well as traveling, sampling exotic cuisines and baking. Her parents are Allan and Lalita Shenoi. She has a sister, Anita, 14 and a brother, Tommy, 10.

Rose Princess Madison Michelle Barili Teodo, 17, lives in La Canada and attends La Canada High School. She is captain of her school’s varsity volleyball team and president of the concert choir. Madison is mem- ber of the National Honor Society and the Scholarship Federation. She is Girl Scouts Gold Award recipi- ent, and was a banner carrier in the 2012 . She currently volunteers at Verdugo Hills Hospital. Madi- son would like to be an elementary school teacher with an emphasis on speech therapy. Her parents are Mark and Cinda Teodo and she has two sisters, Megan, 24, and Molly, 21.

Rose Queen Vanessa Natalie Manjarrez, 17, lives in Pasadena and attends Mayfield Senior School, where she is on the Diversity Committee and Advising Council. She also participates in the Dance Conservatory and is in- volved with the National Charity League, the Pasadena Humane Society and Villa Esperanza. When in college, Vanessa hopes to study business and science – stem cell research and genetics are among her specific inter- ests. Her hobbies include traveling and volunteering. Vanessa’s parents are Maria Sarry and Armando Manjarrez. Rose Princess Victoria Sophia McGregor, 17, attends Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy and lives in Pasadena. She is president of the Science and Environment Club, and is a member of the National Honor Society and the California Scholarship Federation. Victoria is on the varsity tennis team and also competes in swimming. She has been active in Girl Scouts and served as secretary of her school’s Business Club. Victoria has learned Greek folk dancing and in her free time enjoys art and community service. Her parents are Richard and Kristen McGregor and she has a sister, Anastasia, 16.

Rose Princess Tracy Italia Cresta, 17, attends La Salle High School and resides in Pasadena. She is captain of the cross country and track and field teams, and is a member of the National Honor Society, the California Schol- arship Federation, Student Ambassadors and the Physical Activity Club. She plans to attend either San Diego State University or Loyola Marymount University. Tracy hopes to become a lawyer and later, a judge. She col- lects mermaids and enjoys numerous sports, especially running, swimming, diving, hiking and basketball. Her par- ents are Norberto and Ruth Cresta, and she has a brother, Burt, 16.

Rose Princess Kathryne Alice Benuska, 17, lives in Altadena and attends . She is cur- rently on the varsity volleyball team and coaches a team of younger girls in the sport, which she finds very reward- ing. Kathryne has been on a mission trip to Guatemala and she plans work internationally in a field to benefit those in need, after majoring in business and minoring in international relations. In her free time, she enjoys sing- ing, reading, acting and doing soduko puzzles. Her parents are Kalmah and Carrie Benuska. Kathryne has a brother, Luke, 19 and a sister, Ellie, 21.