After a morning of getting tips on how to execute the perfect bow at Tootsie’s, the 2025 La Fiesta De Las Seis Banderas Duchesses were formally announced this evening at “a local country club.” Instead of saluting one of the six flags that have flown over Texas, this 40th anniversary year will celebrate all the flags with the theme of The Ruby Regalia.
After a brief welcome to the ballroom filled with family and friends by 2024-2025 Las Fiesta Co-Chairs Susan Glassmoyer and Rachel Stienke and 2024-2025 Las Fiesta President Suzanne Brown, the young women who would make up the class of 2025 were revealed. They included Duchess of The United States Amelia Grace Bollman, Duchess of The Magnolia Ava Grace Daugherty, Duchess of Stars and Stripes Mary Ruth Tyler, Duchess of The Statue of Liberty Florence Rebecca Danielson, Duchess of The White House Corinne Camille Banta, Duchess of The Cherry Blossom Ellie Marie Williams, Duchess of Freedom Lauren Elizabeth Ladd, Duchess of The National Monuments Margo Marie Thomason, Duchess of Texas Kathryn Rose Denton, Duchess of Highland Park Eleanor Charlotte Walters, Duchess of University Park Mary Susan Scheble, Duchess of The Lone Star State Ryan Catherine Fainter, Duchess of The Blue Bonnet Anna Elisabeth Hegi, Duchess of The Yellow Rose of Texas Rosemary Vi LeBlanc, Duchess of The Hummingbird Georgia Marie Graves, Duchess of The Monarch Butterfly Katherine Elizabeth Tatum, Duchess of The Starry Night Stella Wrubel, Duchess of Spain Catherine Frances Cothrum, Duchess of The Mediterranean Sea Frances Maureen Schieber, Duchess of Barcelona Anna Albritton, Duchess of Madrid Helena Grace Briggs, Duchess of Flamenco Marina Guandolo, Duchess of Alhambra Reese Elizabeth Wagner, Duchess of Seville Caroline Sharon Ballard, Duchess of The Hibiscus Adayln Kate Booth, Duchess of France Blair Elizabeth Stienke, Duchess of The French Riviera Caroline Claire Woram, Duchess of The Eiffel Tower Sophie Olsen Bishop, Duchess of Provence Caroline Prestidge, Duchess of Paris, City Of Lights Clara Dell Swartzendruber, Duchess of Lavender Addison Mae Renfrow, Duchess of Versailles Georgia Ren Lokey, Duchess of Arc de Triomphe Georgia Gray Stephens, Duchess of Mexico Sarah Catherine McMillan, Duchess of Cabo San Lucas McKinley Aldridge Meece, Duchess of The Sea of Cortez Landry Kate Saylor, Duchess of The Mariposa Isabelle Charlotte Smith, Duchess of The Orchid Jenna Rae Bowen, Duchess of Mexican Gold Amelia Schoellkopf, Duchess of Bougainvillea Emory Suzanne Rhodes and Duchess of Dahlia Ellie Katherine Donahoe.
Serving as the 2025 La Fiesta Escorts will be the following: David Leighton Arthur, Robert Wilson Axley, John William Carroll, Jay McGregor Cejka, William Milenko Chloupek, Jack Richard Danner, Carter Ian Flashnick, Clayton Edward Green, Cole Gridley Greenfield, Hudson Patrick Growth, Tyler William Heck, Acie Joseph Hickman, Owen Patrick Hillesheim, William Reed Jackson, Case Matthew Johnson, Hudson Carter Jones, Ashton Hill Krug, George Sloan Lewis, Seth Michael Miller, Bennett Douglas Moss, Spencer Stephen Moss, Jackson Ehlert Muncy, Justin Patrick Pack, Warren Will Peck, Ford Prestidge, Finnley Mitchell Rankin, Henry William Richter, James Holt Roberts, Robert James Turner Russell, Harris Wisdom Sands, Cooper Smith Schendle, Lee Gregory Schlehuber, Charles Brett Schneider, Max Walker Swartzendruber, Cooper Wise Tilden, Andrew James Wade, William Westbrook Wagner, Michael Gilbert Wagner, Charles Barnes Wills, Andrew Louis Woram and Jackson Roderick Zelazny.
Sitting on the sidelines watching the rollout of the class of 2025 was escort Wilson Axley, who was recovering from surgery. The damage hadn’t resulted from break dancing — rather, from a football injury. But he should be in fine shape for the presentation at the Fairmont Dallas on Saturday, June 7.
This year’s beneficiaries include Boys & Girls Clubs, CARE Dallas (Chemical Awareness Resource and Education), Connecting Point of Park Cities, Friends of the Highland Park Library, Friends of the University Park Public Library, Highland Park Education Foundation, HP Arts, Highland Park Literary Festival, Highland Park Science And Technology Festival, HPHS Community Service Council, HPHS Student Emergency Fund, HPHS Student Council, MIS Mental Health/Center for Integrative Counseling and Psychology, Moody Family YMCA/The Ashford Rise School, PC-TAG, To Be Like Me and the Park Cities Heritage House at Old City Park.