{"id":1205,"date":"2008-08-20T11:08:28","date_gmt":"2008-08-20T11:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/166.62.41.2\/~holaamericanews\/2008\/08\/20\/our-lady-of-guadalupe-fiesta-queen-candidates\/"},"modified":"2008-08-20T11:08:28","modified_gmt":"2008-08-20T11:08:28","slug":"our-lady-of-guadalupe-fiesta-queen-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/es\/our-lady-of-guadalupe-fiesta-queen-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta Queen Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--IMAGE images\/stories\/2008\/08-20-2008_issue\/features\/olg_candidates.jpgIMAGE--> The annual Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta is Saturday, September 27 from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. at 800 17th Street in Silvis. The fiesta starts at 2 p.m. with a performance by El Quetzacoatl Folkroico of Aurora, Ill. At 4 p.m. there will be an outdoor mass with Spanish singers and the crowning of the 2008 fiesta queen. At 5 p.m. the Quad City Ballet Folkroico will perform and from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. there will be dancing to the music of Los Mocambos. Admission is $5 for anyone 12 and over, children under the age of 12 get in free. New this year is a souvenir t-shirt which are available by calling (309) 755-7261 or (309) 792-3867. The young lady to be crowned Fiesta Queen will be determined by the one who sells the most 50\/50 raffle tickets. These are the candidates:<br \/>  <!--more--> <br \/> <b>Alejandra Mart&iacute;nez<\/b>, Why are you running for Fiesta Queen? To see the experience, put on a resume.<br \/> <i><b>Talent\/s<\/b><\/i>: Soccer, go shopping, different stuff, and into math.<br \/> <b>School<\/b>: Sophomore at United Township High School.<br \/> <b><i>College plans<\/i><\/b>: I haven&rsquo;t really thought about that yet.<br \/> <i><b>Dream<\/b><\/i>: Become a lawyer or beautician (working with hair, nails)<\/p>\n<p> <b>Cristina Mendoza<\/b>, daughter of Virginia Martinez.<br \/> <i><b>Why are you running for Fiesta Queen?<\/b><\/i> Something I&rsquo;ve never done before, try something new.<br \/> <b><i>Talent\/s<\/i><\/b>: I like to be with my friends, go to quicea&ntilde;eras, parties, and play soccer.<br \/> <b><i>School<\/i><\/b>: Senior at United Township High School.<br \/> <i><b>College plans<\/b><\/i>: I plan on going to college.<br \/> <i><b>Dream<\/b><\/i>: Become a nurse.<\/p><div id=\"holaa-175156417\" class=\"holaa-ad-inside-articles-2\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesperformingarts.org\/whats-on\/series\/summerarts\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" aria-label=\"HI-SummerSeries-300&#215;250-SP\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/HI-SummerSeries-300x250-SP.jpg\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div><br style=\"clear: both; display: block; float: none;\"\/>\n<p> <b>Eveleidy Mendoza<\/b>, daughter of Lorenzo and Lilia Mendoza.<br \/> <b><i>Why are you running for Fiesta Queen?<\/i><\/b> I looked at the ad and it seemed really interesting.<br \/> <i><b>Talent\/s<\/b><\/i>: I don&rsquo;t have any. I like math, go dance at break dance parties, quincea&ntilde;eras. <br \/> <i><b>School<\/b><\/i>: Senior at Rock Island High School.<br \/> <i><b>College plans<\/b><\/i>: She&rsquo;s taking vocalization class at LaJames College for Cosmetology.<br \/> <i><b>Dream<\/b><\/i>: Cosmetologist (hair, makeup).<\/p>\n<p> <b>Martha Morales<\/b>, daughter of Martin and Eva Morales<br \/> <i><b>Why are you running for Fiesta Queen?<\/b><\/i> Not sure, it&rsquo;s something that could help me for college.<br \/> <i><b>Talent\/s<\/b><\/i>: Pretty good student, best subject in school is math.<br \/> <i><b>School<\/b><\/i>: Junior at Davenport West High School.<br \/> <i><b>College plans<\/b><\/i>: Not sure, maybe business administration or accounting.<br \/> <i><b>Dream<\/b><\/i>: Have my own business.<\/p>\n<p> <b>Lucy V&aacute;zquez<\/b>, daughter of Angel and Luz Marie Vazquez.<br \/> <i><b>Why are you running for Fiesta Queen?<\/b><\/i> It&rsquo;s something different, fun and interesting.<br \/> <i><b>Talent\/s<\/b><\/i>: A little good playing soccer, love to play, and play for Moline. <br \/> <i><b>School<\/b><\/i>: Junior at Moline High School.<br \/> <i><b>College plans<\/b><\/i>: Plan on going to college, still undecided, maybe something with nursing.<br \/> <i><b>Dream<\/b><\/i>: Nurse<br \/> <b><br \/> Sausha Jenkins<\/b>, daughter of Ray and Jackie Jenkins, a freshman at Western Illinois University was not available for comment. <\/p>\n<div id=\"holaa-3475888945\" class=\"holaa-after-content\" style=\"margin-top: 2px;margin-bottom: 2px;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div class=\"holaa-adlabel\">Advertisements<\/div><a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/progressiowa.org\/2023\/08\/take-action-with-progress-iowa\/?utm_source=news&#038;utm_medium=site&#038;utm_campaign=2026&#038;utm_id=News\" rel=\"noopener\" class=\"a2t-link\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Progress Iowa Spanish 300&#215;250\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/holaamericanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Progress-Iowa-Spanish-300x250-1.png\" alt=\"\"  width=\"300\" height=\"250\"  style=\"display: inline-block;\" \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta is Saturday, September 27 from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. at 800 17th Street in Silvis. 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