PHOTOS: 2010 Tournament of Roses Royal Court
Michelle Van Wyk, 17, top row, third from left, a senior at La Canada High School, reacts after being named one of the seven members of the 2010 Tournament of Roses Royal Court. The seven were picked from a group of 26 finalists during a ceremony at Tournament House in Pasadena on Monday. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Students from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy cheer for Natalie Innocenzi and Katherine Hernandez, two of their classmates, who were chosen as members of the seven-member 2010 Tournament of Roses Royal Court. As ambassadors of the Tournament of Roses, the Royal Court members will attend more than 150 community and media events leading up to the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game on New Year’s Day 2010. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Ashley Thaxton, 17, left, from John Marshall Fundamental High School, Kinsey Stuart, 18, from Pasadena City College, Katherine Hernandez, 18, from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, Michelle Van Wyk, 17, from La Canada High School, and Natalie Innocenzi, 16, from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, members of the 2010 Tournament of Roses Royal Court, hold onto their bouquets of roses given to them during a ceremony at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Monday. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Natalie Innocenzi, 16, a senior at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, gets a hug from her niece Brianna Bronson after Natalie was selected to be one of the seven members of the 2010 Tournament of Roses Royal Court. At right is Natalie’s mother, Jeannette Innocenzi. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Natalie Innocenzi, 16, left, a senior at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, and her classmate Katherine Hernandez, 18, are congratulated by Sister Celeste Marie Botello, left, and Sister Carolyn McCormack of the school. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Left to right: Ashley Thaxton, 17, from John Marshall Fundamental High School; Kinsey Stuart, 18, from Pasadena City College; Katherine Hernandez, 18, from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy; Michelle Van Wyk, 17, from La Canada High School; Natalie Innocenzi, 16, from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy; June Ko, 17, from Arcadia High School; and Lauren Rogers, 17, from Blair High School hold bouquets of roses and pose for photos at Tournament House in Pasadena. They were selected after a month-long process in which more than 1,100 young women participated. Selections were based on public speaking ability, poise, academic achievement, community involvement and personality. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)