UVa & Mardi Gras

<p>I know UVa has a reputation for having pretty girls and producing beauty queens. For example, the current Miss America, a former Miss Virginia, and 2 recent Miss New Yorks all attended UVa, but what is the deal with New Orleans’ Mardi Gras? Since 1980, UVa has produced 7 Queens of the Carnival, including this year’s, Anna LeCorgne (Class of '06). Not bad for a school hundreds of miles away. Here are the others:</p>

<p>Katherine Haygood (Class of '05)
Anne Grace ('98)
Katherine Ballard ('98)
Edwina Griswold ('97)
Ashbrooke Tullis ('89)
Deborah Valentine ('80)</p>