Photo Gallery: Tournament of Roses Royal Court tryouts
Raven (no last name allowed to be published), 17 of Pasadena and a senior at La Canada High School, is all smiles after going through the tryouts for the 2013-2014 Tournament of Roses Royal Court at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Saturday, September 14, 2013. About 1,000 young women and a few young men were expected to show up for the tryouts. Hopefuls had 15 seconds to impress the selection committee. The committee goes through a month-long process of selection to pick the final seven members of this year’s royal court. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A long line of participants waited for their turn to try out for the 2013-2014 Tournament of Roses Royal Court at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Saturday, September 14, 2013. About 1,000 young women and a few young men were expected to show up for the tryouts. Hopefuls had 15 seconds to impress the selection committee. The committee goes through a month-long process of selection to pick the final seven members of this year’s royal court. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Ashlee, (no last name allowed to be published), center, 16 of Altadena and a senior at Muir High School, gets a bit nervous along with other participants as they wait for their turn to try out for the 2013-2014 Tournament of Roses Royal Court at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Saturday, September 14, 2013. About 1,000 young women and a few young men were expected to show up for the tryouts. Hopefuls had 15 seconds to impress the selection committee. The committee goes through a month-long process of selection to pick the final seven members of this year’s royal court. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
La Canada High School senior Kathleen (no last name allowed to be published), 17 of Pasadena, arrives for her turn to try out for the 2013-2014 Tournament of Roses Royal Court at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Saturday, September 14, 2013. About 1,000 young women and a few young men were expected to show up for the tryouts. Hopefuls had 15 seconds to impress the selection committee. The committee goes through a month-long process of selection to pick the final seven members of this year’s royal court. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Ashlee, (no last name allowed to publish), 16 of Pasadena and a senior at Muir High School, relaxes with a smile after her turn to try out for the 2013-2014 Tournament of Roses Royal Court at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Saturday, September 14, 2013. About 1,000 young women and a few young men were expected to show up for the tryouts. Hopefuls had 15 seconds to impress the selection committee. The committee goes through a month-long process of selection to pick the final seven members of this year’s royal court. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Participants had to a waiting area for their turn to try out for the 2013-2014 Tournament of Roses Royal Court at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Saturday, September 14, 2013. About 1,000 young women and a few young men were expected to show up for the tryouts. Hopefuls had 15 seconds to impress the selection committee. The committee goes through a month-long process of selection to pick the final seven members of this year’s royal court. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Claire (no last name allowed to publish), center, 17 from La Canada and from Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, waits for her turn to try out for the 2013-2014 Tournament of Roses Royal Court at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Saturday, September 14, 2013. About 1,000 young women and a few young men were expected to show up for the tryouts. Hopefuls had 15 seconds to impress the selection committee. The committee goes through a month-long process of selection to pick the final seven members of this year’s royal court. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
Knowing he almost has no chance at advancing, Andy, (no last name allowed to publish), center, 17 and a senior, still takes his turn at trying out for the 2013-2014 Tournament of Roses Royal Court at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Saturday, September 14, 2013. About 1,000 young women and a few young men were expected to show up for the tryouts. Hopefuls had 15 seconds to impress the selection committee. The committee goes through a month-long process of selection to pick the final seven members of this year’s royal court. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A line of participants walk over to waiting chairs for their turn to try out for the 2013-2014 Tournament of Roses Royal Court at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Saturday, September 14, 2013. About 1,000 young women and a few young men were expected to show up for the tryouts. Hopefuls had 15 seconds to impress the selection committee. The committee goes through a month-long process of selection to pick the final seven members of this year’s royal court. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A passerby takes a second look as Raven (no last named allowed to publish) a senior at La Canada High School and from Pasadena, arrives to try out for the 2013-2014 Tournament of Roses Royal Court at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Saturday, September 14, 2013. About 1,000 young women and a few young men were expected to show up for the tryouts. Hopefuls had 15 seconds to impress the selection committee. The committee goes through a month-long process of selection to pick the final seven members of this year’s royal court. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
India, (no last name allowed to be published), 17 of Pasadena and a senior at Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, arrives to try out for the 2013-2014 Tournament of Roses Royal Court at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Saturday, September 14, 2013. About 1,000 young women and a few young men were expected to show up for the tryouts. Hopefuls had 15 seconds to impress the selection committee. The committee goes through a month-long process of selection to pick the final seven members of this year’s royal court. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)
A long line of participants waited for their turn to try out for the 2013-2014 Tournament of Roses Royal Court at the Tournament House in Pasadena on Saturday, September 14, 2013. About 1,000 young women and a few young men were expected to show up for the tryouts. Hopefuls had 15 seconds to impress the selection committee. The committee goes through a month-long process of selection to pick the final seven members of this year’s royal court. (Raul Roa / Staff Photographer)