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| Elizabeth Victoria Ledesma Laker is Carnival Queen in Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2025 Photo: Gala de la Reina Adulta, Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
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Her court is made up as follows:
- 1st Maid of Honour: Laura Fernández Ruiz, with a costume entitled “Gotas de Cielo” (Drops of Heaven), designed by Sedomir Rodríguez and representing Dormitorum
- 2nd Maid of Honour: Marta Pérez Baute, with “El cielo y tú” (The sky and you), by Santi Castro, for Añaza Carrefour Shopping Centre
- 3rd Maid of Honour: Ainhoa Díaz Sánchez, with “La Fontaine”, by Juan Carlos Armas, for Alcampo La Laguna Shopping Centre
- 4th Maid of Honour: Michelle Castro Adrián, with “Origen” (Origin), by Jorge González Santana, for Mediterráneo Insurance Brokerage.
The jury that crowned the new Queen and her four Maids of Honor was made up of Alejandro Palomo, creator of the Palomo Spain brand; María Escoté, fashion designer; Maya Hansen, Spanish designer specialized in high-quality corsets; Marianela Hernández (Marilyn’s Closet), Canarian content creator; Alberto Trujillo, renowned set designer for carnivals in the Canary Islands; David and Miguel López, designers and creators of the Davide Leotards firm; Agustín Rubiales, former president of the Aula de Cultura del Carnaval de Cádiz, Favorite Son of the city, Knight Hospitaller and Flag of Andalusia of Solidarity and Concord; Lourdes Santana, regional director of Cadena SER; Miguel Paule, medical director of Clínica Paule, and Verónica Rodríguez, queen of the Hogar Canario Venezolano 2025.
Yotuel Romero and Roldán González of Cuban hip hop group, Orishas performed at the Gala. We first saw them in 2008, in a basket ball court wedged between apartment blocks in Los Realejos - their Hip Hop Conga was the official carnival song that year - and they promised to return then. They also played at the record breaking Daytime Carnival event on Saturday 9 March 2019. 'The group was first called "Amenaza", "threat" or "menace" in Spanish, and appealed to the Cuban youth. The choice of this name for the hip hop group was a way of creating a direct link between the band and the African diaspora.' An appropriate choice then for this year's carnival theme of “Los Secretos de África” (The Secrets of Africa).
Carnival now takes to the streets on Friday, 28 Feb 2025, with it's Opening Parade (time and route here). You can also consult all the Stages, dates and times of all the performances of the Carnival of Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2025 (in Spanish).
Elizabeth Ledesma Laker, Reina del Carnaval de Santa Cruz de Tenerife 2025