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From left to right: Court Member Rachel Hallman, First Maid Tylynn Eben, Queen Natalie Burgin, Court Member Ashlynn Robinson, and Court Member Dayla Dementry. Photo courtesy Florida Strawberry Festival.

Meet the 2010 Strawberry Festival queen

Updated: Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010, 2:26 PM EST
Published : Tuesday, 09 Feb 2010, 2:26 PM EST

PLANT CITY - The 75th incarnation of the Florida Strawberry Festival is a few weeks away, and a 17-year-old home-schooled future FSU Seminole will be the belle of the ball.

Natalie Burgin was crowned the 2010 Florida Strawberry Festival Queen over the weekend. She was selected by a panel of five judges from a field of 24 contestants in the pageant sponsored by the Plant City Lions Club.

Burgin is a home school junior with plans to attend Florida State University to pursue a degree in international relations. According to the festival, she is an active member of the YMCA Youth in Government, 4H, and is a 'sweetheart' for the American Diabetes Association.

The annual Strawberry Festival runs from March 4 through March 14 this year.
 

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