National Watermelon Queen ProgramTwenty-two-year-old Olivia Johnson, daughter of Shelby and Renee Johnson, of Center, TX, was crowned the 2023 National Watermelon Queen during our 108th annual National Watermelon Association's convention in February, which was held in Asheville, NC. Queen Tour![]() The National Watermelon Queen is selected annually. The competition takes place in conjunction with the annual National Watermelon Association’s convention.
She spends the year traveling to cities all over the nation, and often into Canada, talking to people in supermarkets, at fairs and festivals, telling everyone about the nutritional benefits, and economical values of watermelon. The Queen is available for media appearances, in store promotions, fairs, festivals or functions where watermelon is featured.
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Olivia is the recipient of the Texas A&M Regents Scholarship, Ken Martin Memorial 2022 Viva Fresh Scholarship, The Bone Hill Foundation Scholarship, Roughrider Foundation Scholarship in honor of Gene Borders, Stanley Burgay Memorial Scholarship, GO Texan Scholarship and ETA RHO Scholarship. |
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2022Bethany Barfield |
2020/2021Paige Huntington |
2019Katelyn Honeycutt |
2018Savannah Christensen |
2017Madison Laney |
2016Carla Penney |
2015Emily Brown |
2014Brandi Harrison |
2013Amber Nolin |
2012Katelyn Kelley |
2011Whitney Conner |
2010Jessica Southard |
2009Maggie Bailey |
2008Brittanie Faircloth |
2007Jenna Stanford |
2006Candice Fralish |
2005Stephanie Duda |
2004Jennifer Carden |
2003Tiffaney Dyan Weisser |
2002Julie Anne Bryant |
2001Misty Ann James |
2000Brooke Chatlin |
1999Christy Clark |
1998Julie Akins |
1997Gina Lea Crews |
1996Holley Brown |
1995Jennifer Jones |
1994Susan Edens |
1993Adadra Lin Benson |
1992Bonnie Rankin |
1991Pamela Mizzell |
1990Juley Nelson |
1989Jennifer Morris |
1988Renee' Thomas |
1987Kendra Tomlinson |
1986Melissa Turner |
1985Shani Radney |
1984Teresa Walton |
1983Libby Land |
1982Susan Williams |
1981Bernandine Howell |
1980Sissy Whitfield |
1979Kim Tomlinson |
1978Teresia Woods |
1977Gayle Phillips |
1976Judy Lynn Roberts |
1975Carla Powers |
1974Terri Schmidt |
1973Mitzi Gale Long |
1972Susan Stallworth |
1971Lynette Loeffelman |
1970Diana McGinty |
1969Coni Groves |
1968Christine Brown
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1967Margaret Masse |
1966Pamela Belson |
1965Mary Beth Foley |
1964Carolyn King |