The Queen Silver Star program was started in 1961 as a way to promote Silver Star Mountain, and Vernon Winter Carnival in both of their first years. Originally the event began as a Beauty Pageant, showcasing the talents of young women in the Vernon Area. Eventually the program evolved into the Queen Silver Excellence Program, giving young women the chance to learn, develop and enhance existing and new skills, gain volunteer hours and obtain scholarships.
Click here to visit the Queen Silver Star Excellence Program Facebook page for more information.
Below is a list of royalty from past 60 years.
2020- 6 candidates
Queen Silver Star LX – Megan Fowles, Princess Silver Star LX – Piper Cahoon
2019 – 8 candidates
Queen Silver Star LIX – Hayley Rakos Princess Silver Star LIX – Madison Barrett
2018 – 7 candidates
Queen Silver Star LVIII Angitha Mriduraj Princess Silver Star MacKenzie Kuziw
2017 – 10 candidates
Queen Silver Star LVII Jordynne Tomiak
Princess Silver Star Meghan Townley
2016 – 7 candidates
Queen Silver Star LVI Madison Catt
Princess Silver Star Sneha Suniara
2015 – 8 candidates
Queen Silver Star LV Alicia Hill-Turner
Princess Silver Star Hannah Vaz
2014 – 16 candidates
Queen Silver Star LIV Cheyenne Krog
Princess Silver Star Simmy Sidhu
Princess Silver Star Paige Webster
Miss Congeniality Cassia Swartz
2013 – 11 candidates
Queen Silver Star LIII Emily Phannschmidt
Princess Silver Star Antoyna Crosby
2012 – 11 candidates
Queen Silver Star LII Christianne Edblad
Princess Silver Star Ashley Lazzarotto
2011 – 14 candidates
Queen Silver Star LI Aksana Skrinnikoff
Princess Silver Star Kaitlyn Chirkoff
2010 – 10 candidates
Queen Silver Star L Katie Annand
Princess Silver Star Brittney Weatherill
Princess Silver Star Amy Soranno
Miss Congeniality Tamsen Guidi
2009 – 12 candidates
Queen Silver Star XLIX Kelsie von Holst
Princess Silver Star Kathleen Waters
Princess Silver Star Brittany Glinsbockel
Miss Congeniality Paula Coulter
2008 – 16 candidates
Queen Silver Star XLVIII Miranda Stankiewicz
Princess Silver Star Trina Grazier
Princess Silver Star Brietana Jackson
Miss Congeniality Amanda Stinson
2007 – 10 candidates
Queen Silver Star XLVII Courtney Smith
Princess Silver Star Melissa deJong
Miss Friendship Laurel Heal
2006 – 13 candidates
Queen Silver Star XLVI Brittany Sjoblom
Princess Silver Star Kathy Kalashnikoff
Princess Silver Star Jasmine Patrick
2005 – 17 candidates
Queen Silver Star XLV Verity Boyce
Princess Silver Star Krysta Seifert
Princess Silver Star Bettina Muller
2004 – 15 candidates
Queen Silver Star XLIV Carmen Lilburn
Princess Silver Star Erika Resch
Princess Silver Star Zirinka Poljicak
2003 – 15 candidates
Queen Silver Star XLIII Denai Johnson
Princess Silver Star Jessica McLachlan
2002 – 15 candidates
Queen Silver Star XLII Nicole Kostrosky Wareham
Princess Silver Star Brinda Shah
2001 – 16 candidates
Queen Silver Star XLI Gillian McDonald
Princess Silver Star Sarah Soukhaphonh
2000 – 10 candidates
Queen Silver Star XL Angela Deleenheer Keenan
Princess Silver Star Laura Carroll
1999 – 10 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXXIX Chere Tearoe Lane
Princess Silver Star Lindsay Schultz
Princess Silver Star Taryn Mick
1998 – 11 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXXVIII Lillian Posch Helm
Princess Silver Star Robyn McCluskey
1997 – 11 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXXVII Shelley Marsh Nakucyj
Princess Silver Star Kathryn Eyre
1996 – 12 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXXVI Jodi Dodds Perry
Princess Silver Star TaraLyn Badyk
1995 – 12 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXXV Leanne Cadden
Princess Silver Star Joanne Belik
1994 – 12 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXXIV Irish Maddock
Princess Silver Star Cheryl Wheelhouse
1993 – 10 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXXIII Lisa Steinke Burton
Princess Silver Star Stephanie Malerby
1992 – 14 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXXII Kimberley Brown
Princess Silver Star Lisa Campbell
1991 – 13 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXXI Jaylene Oshiro
Princess Silver Star Jody Leitner
1990 – 12 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXX Renee Payeur Land
Princess Silver Star Lynnaya Filbrandt
Miss Congeniality Shannon Barker
1989 – 17 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXIX Karryn Creed Keryluke
Princess Silver Star Jennifer Chelsea Jones
Princess Silver Star Julie Gayle Leitner
1988 – 15 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXVIII Tammy Zucco
Princess Silver Star Gina Ungaro
Princess Silver Star Kalsey Surkan
1987 – 15 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXVII Debra Ewanchuck
Princess Silver Star Cindy Jonsson
Princess Silver Star Tanya Sharpe
1986 – 17 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXVI Tami Roseman Kaczmarek
Princess Silver Star Christine Geldart
Princess Silver Star Cheryle Tutkaluke
1985 – 14 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXV Kari Remington
Princess Silver Star Carla Goller
Princess Silver Star Jana Wilson
1984 – 15 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXIV Joanne Tymkiw Johnson
Princess Silver Star Kally Chamberlain
Princess Silver Star Brenda Rushton
1983 – 15 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXIII Bonnie Jean Thomas Buffie
Princess Silver Star Carolynne Holmes
1982 – 12 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXII Beverley Foisy McIssac
Princess Silver Star Corinne Harris
1981 – 11 candidates
Queen Silver Star XXI Eileen Podanowski
Princess Silver Star Cara Dubeski
1980 – 15 candidates
Queen Silver Star XX Lori Galbraith
Princess Silver Star Patti Pfahl
1979 – 15 candidates
Queen Silver Star XIX Rose Anne Burma
Princess Silver Star Kim Rinvold
1978 – 12 candidates
Queen Silver Star XVIII Melanie Munk
Princess Silver Star Kelly Balfour
1977 – 11 candidates
Queen Silver Star XVII Jenny Both Shanahan
Princess Silver Star Diane Third
1976 – 12 candidates
Queen Silver Star XVI Cindy Corner
Princess Silver Star Beverley Brewis
1975 – 10 candidates
Queen Silver Star XV Linda Bidulka Honeychurch
Princess Silver StarDebbie Collins
1974 – 11 candidates
Queen Silver Star XIV Charlotte Tompson Robb
Princess Silver Star Kathy Yochim
Princess Silver Star Lori Kornaga
1973 – 8 candidates
Queen Silver Star XIII Karen Collingwood Watters
Princess Silver Star Lynne Smith
Princess Silver Star Cathy France
1972 – 7 candidates
Queen Silver Star XII Shelly Medynski
Princess Silver Star Mary Wysota
1971 – 9 candidates
Queen Silver Star XI Brenda Davidson Howells
Princess Silver Star Joan MacDonald
Princess Silver Star April Prentice
1970 – 8 candidates
Queen Silver Star X Debbie Schaefer Marsh
Princess Silver Star Jillian Sherk
Princess Silver Star Deborah Hengel
1969 – 8 candidates
Queen Silver Star IX Coleen Trehearne Corner
Princess Silver Star Judy Youngberg
Princess Silver Star Janis LeBlond
1968 – 8 candidates
Queen Silver Star VIII Wendy Dye Gilroy
Princess Silver Star Mary Lou Lawrence
Princess Silver Star Arleigh Shillam
1967 – 12 candidates
Queen Silver Star VII Phyllis Binnie Perry
Princess Silver Star Nancy Stevenson
Princess Silver Star Marie Stein
1966 – 9 candidates
Queen Silver Star VI Pat Chemko Wallace
Princess Silver Star Eva Lewynsky
Princess Silver Star Tannis Swift
1965 – 8 candidates
Queen Silver Star V Joan Harper Bartsch
Princess Silver Star Linda Wutzke
Princess Silver Star Hilary Brown
1964 – 8 candidates
Queen Silver Star IV Helga Pansegrau Adshead
Princess Silver Star Deena Hale
Princess Silver Star Jill Green
1963 – 9 candidates
Queen Silver Star III Joanne Thorlakson Galloway
Princess Silver Star Elaine Glena
Princess Silver Star Jean Block
1962 – 9 candidates
Queen Silver Star II Diane Davidson Beaumont
Princess Silver Star Karen Reimer
Princess Silver Star Sonja Soichuk
1961 – 8 candidates
Queen Silver Star I Rhondda Oliver Briggs
Princess Silver Star Sharon Magee
Princess Silver Star Joyce Mailliet
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