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Aliene Jenkins (Howard) served as the first Queen of The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association in 1940. She is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Jenkins of Mobile. After graduating from Dunbar High School, she earned her B.S., A.A. and Educational Specialist degrees from Alabama State University. All hail King Felix III! The son of Martin Horst Cunningham Sr. and Randolph Fargason Cunningham, Martin Jr.’s royal lineage traces back to 1940. Proud of Mobile’s distinction as creator of Mardi Gras, he’s honored to represent the city, the Mobile Carnival Association (MCA), and his family while striking a balance between fun and safety. Mobile area native and graduate of St. Paul’s Episcopal School, Lady Richlyn Sydney Pugh is thrilled to be serving on the court of the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association as the 2023 Queen. Richlyn is the daughter of Mr. Richard Pugh and Mr. Raymond and Mrs. Frances Johnson, and the first of her family to have been chosen for such a On behalf of the executive board and membership. The Mobile-Area Mardi Gras Assoc proudly presents The 2024 Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association Grand Marshal, The Honorable Napoleon Bracy Jr. Her Gracious Majesty Queen Taylor L. Nicks King Elexis I. Tyler D. Rice Junior Monarch Queen Amari Toomer Amari Skyy Junior Monarch King Ashton Yates Queen of the 78th Presentation of the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association “This year is extra special because King Elexis, Alan Lang, and I have a common thread. Our grandfathers (who both passed away last year) were best friends. our grandmothers were overjoyed to learn we would be monarchs together. The Mobile Carnival Association is a group of civic minded people committed to promoting Mobile as the birthplace of Mardi Gras in America. It serves as a clearinghouse for issues related to carnival in the Port City. The association had it beginnings in 1872 at a time when Mobile was experiencing some tough economic times. MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Taylor LaKell Nicks is this year’s Queen of the Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association. News 5’s Rose Ann Haven interviewed Queen Taylor, who discussed her aspirations The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association (formerly named the Colored Carnival Association) was founded in 1939. The Mobile Carnival Association, Mobile’s earliest Mardi Gras organization, dates back to the mid-1800s and was reformed in 1893. Each group chooses its own monarchy and court. Even earlier examples exist. Three former Mardi Gras Queens are gathered together to mark various decades of Mardi Gras royalty: they represent three generations of family. From left to right, they are Venetia Danner Barney, Mary Bacon Barney and Venetia Danner Bacon McClure. The three queens reigned as queen in 1959, 1936 and 1903 respectively. The spectacular Queen's Luncheon that day is followed by the daylong celebration of Fat Tuesday - which routinely draws some two hundred thousand parade-goers to the streets of downtown Mobile. The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association similarly celebrates King Elexis I - who arrives with his royal flotilla before a colorful coronation and View and download the 2025 Mobile Mardi Gras parade schedule, complete with dates, times and routes for all Mobile & Baldwin County parades. Aliene Jenkins (Howard) served as the first Queen of The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association in 1940. She is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Jenkins of Mobile. After graduating from Dunbar High School, she earned her B.S., A.A. and Educational Specialist degrees from Alabama State University. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Francis O’Connor III, Queen Eugenia O’Connor is Mobile Carnival Association’s Queen for 2022, but she’s had some practice reigning over Mardi Gras. In 2014, she was crowned Juvenile Queen and rode in the Floral Parade. Mobile, Alabama is the mother of mystics, the original birthplace of Mardi Gras as we know it! Each year, the city and its surrounding communities come together for weeks of parades, masked balls, MoonPies and merry-making leading up to Fat Tuesday, a season that is collectively known as Mardi Gras. SEE ALSO: Mobile Mardi Gras Parade Schedule 2025. MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — City of Mobile releases information on Mardi Gras parking. Courtesy of Mobile Mask www.mobilemask.com. Saturday, January 11. Massacre Island Secret Society (Fort Gaines) Queens With Dreams (The Grounds) Friday, January 17. Port City Secondliners (The Grounds) Saturday MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobilians are gearing up for the biggest season in the South – Mardi Gras. Mardi Gras parades will start rolling through the streets of downtown Mobile on Feb. 14 wi Cooper’s Mardi Gras lineage began with her great-grandmother in 1936 when she served as a Lady in Waiting for the MCA Court. Cooper’s grandfather, David J. Cooper, reigned as King Felix III in 1971, while her aunt, Margaret Cooper Biggs, was crowned Queen in 1998, followed by her uncle, David J. Cooper Jr., who was King in 2004. Mobile Carnival Association’s Queen Seline Vaughan Morrissette. This year’s Queen of Mardi Gras is none other than Seline Vaughan Morrissette. For years, Seline has watched numerous members of her family serve in various capacities of Carnival seasons past, and now the crown and scepter have been passed to her. “I never saw myself represented as Mardi Gras royalty as a little girl,” Williams said. “I was at parades every year on St. Charles on Mardi Gras day, as I always saw myself in a supportive role, marching but never a queen.” The love from her Nyx sisters was expected, but the adoration from parade goers was overwhelming. T o many, they are among the most recognizable symbols of traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras. Flamboyant, poised and ever-elegant, Carnival Kings and Carnival Queens were — and still are
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