A place of honor is reserved in each Rose Parade® for the float carrying the Royal Court.

Every September nearly 1,000 young women vie for the honor of riding that float - participating in a month-long interview process designed to find those participants with the right combination of poise, personality, public speaking ability and scholastic achievement.

When it's all over, a Rose Queen® and six Rose Princesses reign over the Rose Parade and Rose Bowl Game®.

But it hasn't always worked that way, check it out for yourself. Browse through this pictorial history of Rose Parade Queens and their royal courts.