Rutabaga Queens and Other Numeraries
Early in the history of the Championship, contestants began to select an annual Rutabaga Queen. with active Queens Pigtunia Swineheart (83/84), Queen Denise Ryles 2001, Queen Mo "Mo Betta" Burke 2002, Queen Mair "Jane Doe" Dodd 2003, Queen Monica Topping 2004, Queen Shaye "Flamebouyant Femme Fatale" Harty 2005, Queen Harmony "Foxy Biloxi" Groves 2006, Queen Emma "Emma the Emchantress" Breacain 2007, Queen Kati "Lotta Paintbuckets" Texas 2008, Queen Jermaine "Jermajesty" Brubaker 2009, and Queen Jennifer "Dinah Might" Thelander 2010.
The 2004, 2005 and 2006 Queens are the founding members of the board of directors of a new non-profit entity, Kinetic Universe Inc., which now administers the Kinetic Grand Championship, 3-day Arcata to Ferndale Kinetic Sculpture Race.
Other Kinetic Races select different botanical Queens, including the Rose-Hips Queen of Port Townsend, Washington. In Australia, having already a real queen, the race selects a Goddess to rule over the festivities instead.
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