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Meet the New Carnival King and Queen ~ 1957

Carnival King and Queen thrill crowds in St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands ~ 1957

Carnival may be a fond memory now, but seeing vintage photographs of past Carnival Kings and Queens is still very exciting!

Here’s a wonderful photo of King Raphael (Lito) Valls and Queen Melba Canegata of St. Croix after being crowned for the 1957 Carnival. πŸ‘‘

The ceremonies took place at the Territorial Senate building. Queen Melba was a teacher at the Christiansted High school and her consort was a librarian at the high school.

Governor Walter A. Gordon standing on the far left officiated.

Over 12,000 people turned out for the weekend festivities!

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