Queen Silver Star candidates proved just that Sunday during the Mad Hatter Tea and Talent Party at the Schubert Centre.
From vocals and the violin to arts and dance, each of the seven candidates wowed the crowd with their talents.
The top three talents, chosen by Queen Silver Star Excellence Program judges, were Miss Silver Star Rotary Mackenzie Kuziw (who performed a colourful Ukrainian dance), Miss Kal Rotary Bridgette Peterson (who played the violin to Lukas Graham’s 7 Years) and Miss Vernon Volkswagen Jennifer Blake (show shared her artistic side with a poem, picture and face painting).
These three candidates will perform at the Queen Silver Star Proclamation and Coronation Feb. 1. This is the final event of the Queen Silver Star Excellence Program, where scholarships will be awared and the Queen and Princess LVIII will be crowned.
The candidates are (click on each candidate to see photos learn more about them):
The Mad Hatter (Kathryn Crowder) and her rabbit chat with children at the Mad Hatter Tea and Talent Party Sunday at the Schubert Centre. (Jennifer Smith/Morning Star)The Mad Hatter (Kathryn Crowder) and her rabbit chat with children as Queen Silver Star candidates (from left) Miss Downtown Vernon Association Saira Abid, Miss Paradigm Naturopathic Medicine Angitha Mriduraj, Miss Vernon Volkswagen Jennifer Blake and Miss Silver Star Rotary Mackezie Kuziw show off their styles during the event. For a video from the talent show plus profiles of all the candidates visit vernonmorningstar.com. (Jennifer Smith/Morning Star)Miss Kal Rotary Bridgette Peterson plays the violin to Lukas Grahame’s 7 Years during the Mad Hatter Tea and Talent Party Sunday at the Schubert Centre. Peterson, along with Miss Silver Star Rotary Mackenzie Kuziw and Miss Vernon Volkswagen Jennifer Blake, were awarded the top talent performers and will again perform at the Queen Silver Star Proclomation and Coronation Feb. 1. (Jennifer Smith/Morning Star)Queen Silver Star candidates (from left) Miss Downtown Vernon Association Saira Abid, Miss Paradigm Naturopathic Medicine Angitha Mriduraj, Miss Vernon Volkswagen Jennifer Blake and Miss Silver Star Rotary Mackezie Kuziw show off their styles during the event. For a video from the talent show plus profiles of all the candidates visit vernonmorningstar.com. (Jennifer Smith/Morning Star)Queen Silver Star candidates and their little Miss Vernon Winter Carnival buddies perform during the recent Mad Hatter Tea Party and Talent Show, which preludes Vernon Winter Carnival Feb. 2-11. (Jennifer Smith/Morning Star)Miss Johnston Meier Insurance Georgia Currie shares her love and talent of horseback riding during the recent Mad Hatter Tea and Talent Party. (Jennifer Smith/Morning Star)Miss We Care Home Health Services Mariya Blades shows off her fancy feet while performing her talent during the Mad Hatter Tea and Talent Party recently. (Jennifer Smith/Morning Star)Grade 8 Seaton student Olivia Lattery sings during the intermission at the Queen Silver Star talent show recently, which preludes Vernon Winter Carnival Feb. 2-11. (Jennifer Smith/Morning Star)
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