2021 Labor Day Queen crowned
Published 4:39 pm Monday, September 6, 2021
Labor Day Queen Finalists in alphabetical order: DeSaylla Baker, Calleha Clark, Tauren Oldham, Tewana Nance (2021 Labor Day Queen) and Aaliyah Parker (1st runner up) - Photo by Warren Taylor
Labor Day Junior Queen Evon Gantt. - Photo by Warren Taylor
Labor Day Little Queen Ellyn Ruth Dore. - Photo by Warren Taylor
Labor Day Little King Ja'Corey Ray. - Photo by Warren Taylor
Labor Day Parade Grand Marshall Ron Davis . - Photo by Warren Taylor
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Tewana Nance is the 2021 Labor Day Queen.
Nance, an 11th-grade student at George Rogers Clark High School, was selected from among four other finalists Saturday at Broadway Missionary Baptist Church in Winchester.
“It feels pretty good. I’m a little happy. I didn’t know this would happen,” said Nance about being selected queen.
Why did she decide to enter the contest?
“I’m really involved with my community and I feel like I have a chance of being more liberated with the community,” she said.
Nance said that she is heavily involved with her church, Broadway Baptist.
Aaliyah Parker was named first runner-up. The other three finalists were DeSaylla Baker, Calleha Clark, and Tauren Oldham.
The queen is chosen annually by a panel of judges comprised of former queens. The crowning is usually part of the festivities surrounding the Winchester Labor Day Parade, but the parade was canceled for a second consecutive year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ron Davis, the parade’s grand marshal, was also honored at the event.
Evon Gantt, a GRC 9th-grader, received her crown as the junior queen. Ellyn Ruth Dore, a kindergarten student at Shearer Elementary, was recognized as the little queen, and Ja’Corey Ray, a Shearer 4th-grader, was recognized as the little king.
