1987 - Laurie (Rodgerson) Wallace 
     
    

    
     1988 - Karen (Johnson) MacCarville 
     
    

    
     1989 - Diane Gard 
     
    

    
     1990 - Kelly Dawn Williams 
     
    

    
     1991 - Stephanie Smailman 
     
    

    
     1992 - Rhonda Doiron 
     
    

    
     The queen represents the P.E.I. Potato Blossom Festival at public 
     
     events. They also represent the festival in the Miss P.E.I. Pageant and 
     
     attend the Royal Winter Fair in Toronto to promote P.E.I, tourism 
     
     and potatoes. The cost of the trip to the Winter Fair is underwritten 
     
     by the P.E.I. Potato Marketing Board. 
     
    

    
     In 1984, special recognition plaques were presented to Dr. George 
     
     Dewar and Alton Rayner - these were the driving forces behind the 
     
     first festival. 
     
    

    
     For a number of years a Lady Gem pageant was held. Scrapbooks 
     
     kept at the time reveal some of the winners as follows: Jean 
     
     Meggison (1982), Mae Costain (1983), and Mary Ellen Maclsaac and 
     
     Florence MacDougall, now MacNevin (1985). 
     
    
   
   
    
     Other activities added later include car rallies, potato poem contest, pancake breakfast with pancake flipping contest, 
     
     and flower and 
     
    
   
   
    
     vegetable garden contests. 
     
    

    
     The proceeds from the various events go to community organizations such as the hospital, library, rink, and museum. 
     
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     Citizens of the Year 
     
    

    
     Alton and Laura Rayner - 1978 
     
    

    
     Ivan Webb - 1979 
     
    
   
   
    
     Eva Gamble - 1980 
     
    
   
   
    
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