Natalie Burgin grasps both the moment and her crown as she takes in the realization of her childhood dream, in her first seconds as the newly named Strawberry Queen for the 75th Annual Florida Strawberry Festival. The world-renowned festival opens March 4 for its 11-day run in Plant City, Fla. The Queens Scholarship Pageant was held Feb. 6, 2010 at the fairgrounds in Plant City.

Burgin joins a list of Strawberry Queens dating back to 1930:

• 1930: Charlotte Rosenberg
  
• 1931: Irvin Wilder
  
• 1932: Elizabeth Carey
  
• 1933: Christine Walden
  
• 1934: Dorothy Adelson
  
• 1935: Virginia Moody
  
• 1936: Pauline Schulte
  
• 1937: Eloise Howell
  
• 1938: Norma Robinson
  
• 1939: Faye Mott
  
• 1940: Catherine Fletcher
  
• 1941: Jane Langford
  
• 1942-1947: (Six-year suspension)
  
• 1948: Barbara Alley
  
• 1949: Peggy Hodges
  
• 1950: Etta Mae Helzer
  
• 1951: Edwana Snowden
  
• 1952: Arvor Lois Harris
  
• 1953: Ruby Jean Parker
  
• 1954: Ruth Shuman
  
• 1955: Betty Clements
  
• 1956: Virginia Young
  
• 1956: Mary Jane Jackson, National Strawberry Queen
  
• 1957: Linda Potter
  
• 1958: Sheila West
  
• 1959: Linda Eady
  
• 1960: Betty Jean Cook
  
• 1961: Diane O'Callaghan
  
• 1962: Marlene Coon
  
• 1963: Janice E. Barnes
  
• 1964: Georgia Blevins
  
• 1965: Sandra Link
  
• 1966: Kathy Mascali
  
• 1967: Maria Junquera
  
• 1968: Silvia Azorin
  
• 1969: Dee Zoet
  
• 1970: Krysta Nifong
  
• 1971: Sherrie Chambers
  
• 1972: Linda Scanlon
  
• 1973: Phyllis Head
  
• 1974: Denise Watts
  
• 1975: Sheryl Simmons
  
• 1976: Martha Lastinger
  
• 1977: Karen Owens
  
• 1978: Mimi Phillips
  
• 1979: Pam Smith
  
• 1980: Lisa Lynn Harris
  
• 1981: Pamela Lillan Farris
  
• 1982: Nancy Lynn Wright
  
• 1983: Lisa B. Johnson
  
• 1984: Sandra Howard
  
• 1985: kay Newsome
  
• 1986: Becky Lewis
  
• 1987: Rebecca Sue Brown
  
• 1988: Robyn Simmons
  
• 1989: Kristen Lynn Martinson
  
• 1990: Joanna Lynn Cooper
  
• 1991: Stephanie Chesser
  
• 1992: Lisa Stanaland
  
• 1993: Ashley Moody
  
• 1994: Amy Swilley
  
• 1995: Courtney Clark
  
• 1996: Amy Maria Norman
  
• 1997: Stephanie Ann St. Martin
  
• 1998: Jessica Eran McDonald
  
• 1999: Kayla Sharee Drawdy
  
• 2000: Alison Dianne Archbell
  
• 2001: Kellie Anne Hinson
  
• 2002: Shannon Leigh Davis
  
• 2003: Erica Leann Der
  
• 2004: Kaitlin J. Sharer
  
• 2005: Ashlee Rae Watkins
  
• 2006: Hannah Renee Hodge
  
• 2007: Summer Nicole Pippin
  
• 2008: Kristen Elise Smith
  
• 2009: Lauren Briann Der
  
• 2010: Natalie Burgin

Natalie Burgin grasps both the moment and her crown as she takes in the realization of her childhood dream, in her first seconds as the newly named Strawberry Queen for the 75th Annual Florida Strawberry Festival. The world-renowned festival opens March 4 for its 11-day run in Plant City, Fla. The Queens Scholarship Pageant was held Feb. 6, 2010 at the fairgrounds in Plant City.

Burgin joins a list of Strawberry Queens dating back to 1930:

• 1930: Charlotte Rosenberg
  
• 1931: Irvin Wilder
  
• 1932: Elizabeth Carey
  
• 1933: Christine Walden
  
• 1934: Dorothy Adelson
  
• 1935: Virginia Moody
  
• 1936: Pauline Schulte
  
• 1937: Eloise Howell
  
• 1938: Norma Robinson
  
• 1939: Faye Mott
  
• 1940: Catherine Fletcher
  
• 1941: Jane Langford
  
• 1942-1947: (Six-year suspension)
  
• 1948: Barbara Alley
  
• 1949: Peggy Hodges
  
• 1950: Etta Mae Helzer
  
• 1951: Edwana Snowden
  
• 1952: Arvor Lois Harris
  
• 1953: Ruby Jean Parker
  
• 1954: Ruth Shuman
  
• 1955: Betty Clements
  
• 1956: Virginia Young
  
• 1956: Mary Jane Jackson, National Strawberry Queen
  
• 1957: Linda Potter
  
• 1958: Sheila West
  
• 1959: Linda Eady
  
• 1960: Betty Jean Cook
  
• 1961: Diane O'Callaghan
  
• 1962: Marlene Coon
  
• 1963: Janice E. Barnes
  
• 1964: Georgia Blevins
  
• 1965: Sandra Link
  
• 1966: Kathy Mascali
  
• 1967: Maria Junquera
  
• 1968: Silvia Azorin
  
• 1969: Dee Zoet
  
• 1970: Krysta Nifong
  
• 1971: Sherrie Chambers
  
• 1972: Linda Scanlon
  
• 1973: Phyllis Head
  
• 1974: Denise Watts
  
• 1975: Sheryl Simmons
  
• 1976: Martha Lastinger
  
• 1977: Karen Owens
  
• 1978: Mimi Phillips
  
• 1979: Pam Smith
  
• 1980: Lisa Lynn Harris
  
• 1981: Pamela Lillan Farris
  
• 1982: Nancy Lynn Wright
  
• 1983: Lisa B. Johnson
  
• 1984: Sandra Howard
  
• 1985: kay Newsome
  
• 1986: Becky Lewis
  
• 1987: Rebecca Sue Brown
  
• 1988: Robyn Simmons
  
• 1989: Kristen Lynn Martinson
  
• 1990: Joanna Lynn Cooper
  
• 1991: Stephanie Chesser
  
• 1992: Lisa Stanaland
  
• 1993: Ashley Moody
  
• 1994: Amy Swilley
  
• 1995: Courtney Clark
  
• 1996: Amy Maria Norman
  
• 1997: Stephanie Ann St. Martin
  
• 1998: Jessica Eran McDonald
  
• 1999: Kayla Sharee Drawdy
  
• 2000: Alison Dianne Archbell
  
• 2001: Kellie Anne Hinson
  
• 2002: Shannon Leigh Davis
  
• 2003: Erica Leann Der
  
• 2004: Kaitlin J. Sharer
  
• 2005: Ashlee Rae Watkins
  
• 2006: Hannah Renee Hodge
  
• 2007: Summer Nicole Pippin
  
• 2008: Kristen Elise Smith
  
• 2009: Lauren Briann Der
  
• 2010: Natalie Burgin