The outgoing Paper Queen, Karlie Wheat, seated center, relinquished her crown on Tuesday night to Kelsie Knight, right, the 73rd Bogalusa Paper Queen. On Wheat’s right is the 2011 Miss Boucherie, Kaelah Cobb. Standing in the back, from left, are the 2011 Gueydan Duck Festival Queen, Madison Saunier; 2012 New Orleans Floral Trail Queen, Rachel Schultz; Miss Louisiana Relay for Life Queen IV, Ashley Carey Woolledge; 2011 Miss Andouille, Courtney Keller; Teen Swamp Pop Music Fest Queen, Gina Recotta; and 2011 Washington Parish Free Fair Queen, Kayla Pittman.

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