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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Sunday, March 25, 2001



Toth queen of Cherry Blossom

Advertiser Staff

Catherine Elizabeth Toth turns 26 on Tuesday.
Advertiser staff writer Catherine Elizabeth Toth, 25, of Honolulu, was named queen of the 49th Cherry Blossom Festival last night, an event sponsored by the Honolulu Japanese Junior Chamber of Commerce. She was also named Miss Congeniality by her fellow contestants. Toth is the first-ever queen with a non-Japanese surname.

Jaslyn Kyoko Hanamura, 19, was named first princess. The three princesses are Jeanette Naho Knutson, 26, Luana Yoko Ogawa, 21,and Lezlie Carole Yamauchi, 23. Paula-Lynne Hokulani Nakano, 24, was chosen as Miss Popularity.