The new Cavalcade Queen Tristan Watson and the new crown. Photo by Rachel Anne Seymour/Bigheart Times
When this year’s Cavalcade Queen, Tristian Watson, was crowned Sunday afternoon, it wasn’t with the usual rhinestone and princess-like tiara. It was with a crown much more fitted for a rodeo queen, some might think. “I think it’s a piece of art,” said Cavalcade Queen Director Eusty Barbee. “There is a lot to look at and admire.” For the first time in the Cavalcade’s 66 years, the queen’s crown was commissioned