Sangre de Cristo Community Care’s 51st Silver Queen pageant and luncheon was held at the Pueblo Country Club on September 17. 

There were 45 nominations spanning from Cañon City to Pueblo to Las Animas and down to Trinidad. This field was narrowed down to 11 finalists who were evaluated on communication, community involvement, personal history and congeniality. 

Miss Congeniality went to Betty Teel, 95. First runner-up was Barbara Timock, 103. The new Silver Queen crown went to Carole Ricotta, 89, of Pueblo. 

Ricotta devoted 62 years to education as a teacher and principal and was named Educator of the Year. She graduated from University of Colorado with a Doctorate in Education. 

A wife of 66 years, mother of five and grandmother and great-grandmother many times over, she continues serving through Meals on Wheels, Catholic women’s groups and as Resident Council President in her community. 

Her hope as Silver Queen is to honor women whose cherished memories may have faded.

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