By Claudia Loucks
Geneseo Current
Any one of the 15 young ladies in the Geneseo Music Festival Queen Pageant could have been crowned 2025 Music Festival Queen at ceremonies held Friday in Geneseo City Park, but guidelines are in place to select the queen and four runners-up. Isabella Curcuru, daughter of Jillian and Marc Curcuru, was crowned queen. Members of the court are from left, Sophia Clifton, second runner-up, daughter of Sonya and Tim Clifton; Caroline Girten, first runner-up, daughter of Tricia and Bill Girten; the queen; Ava DeWolfe, third runner-up, daughter of Tara and Ben DeWolfe; and Jaidah Cribbs, fourth runner-up, daughter of Brittany Jones. The pageant is sponsored by the Geneseo Rotary Club and the queen receives $500 scholarship money. Each runner-up also receives scholarship money from the Rotary Club. Contestants not in the court are each given a $25 gift certificate from Geneseo Rotary. Photo by Claudia Loucks
Eden Ebert was, center, was crowned Princess of the Little Miss Princess Pageant held prior to the Queen Pageant Friday in Geneseo City Park. Members of the Little Miss court are, from left, Adi Smith, third runner-up; Irie Boone, first runner-up; the princess; Shae Robertson, the 2024 Little Miss Music Festival Princess; Tille Moore, 2025 second runner-up; and Winter Farber, fourth runner-up. Photo by Claudia Loucks
Madeline Possin, left, committee member of the queen pageant committee, and the 2024 Music Festival Queen Addison Dykstra at the 2025 pageant in City Park. Photo by Claudia Loucks
Mariah Hutchinson, left, and Ashley Moore, emcees at the Music Festival Queen Pageant, visit with Addison Dykstra, 2024 Music Festival Queen. Photo by Claudia Loucks
A group of Geneseo High School vocalists provided musical entertainment at the intermission of the Queen Pageant. They are Carter Eastburn, Perry Farley, Jonathan Freadhoff, Cody Hensley, Tyler Holtzen, Landry Possin, Cy Sammons, Paxton Sherbeyn and Ethan Sundeen. Pam Edwards was their accompanist and she also provides the background music at the pageant. Photo by Claudia Loucks
Aaron Betcher, left, and Kruiz Ludwig, at right, 2025 GHS graduates, were escorts for the 2025 Queen Pageant. They are photographed with pageant judges Sue Brunsma, Elizabeth Schulte and Lisa Henderson. Photo by Claudia Loucks
Catherine Rothschild and granddaughter Tille Moore just prior to the Music Festival Queen Pageant in City Park. Tille was chosen second runner-up in the Little Miss Princess Pageant, also held Friday in City Park. Photo by Claudia Loucks
Jean Pritchard, center, a member of the Queen Contest Committee and a Rotary Club member, helps two of the queen candidates just before they line up for the start of the pageant. They are Madelyn Mooney, left; and Isabella Curcuru, at right. Photo by Claudia Loucks
