101st Rose Queen Says She Is First Jewish and First LGBTQ Queen

Haaretz.com ^ | 1/2/19 | JTA and Marcy Oster

[L.A.Justice]

Louise Deser Siskel, a high school senior who will preside over the New Year’s Day Tournament of Roses Parade, says she is the first Jewish Rose queen in the parade’s 101-year history.

Siskel, 18, also told the local media that she is the first LGBTQ queen and the first queen that wears glasses, though none of these firsts have been officially verified.

“What was important to me throughout the interview process was that I was completely transparent about who I was, about the things that I value, and about the things that I advocate for,” she told the Pasadena Star News in an interview last week.

Siskel, of San Marino, California, is a member of Pasadena’s Sequoyah High School debate team and judicial committee, is involved in YMCA Youth & Government, and has researched breast cancer at The Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, as well as worked on research projects funded by NASA Ames. She plans to study cellular and molecular biology in college.

[yarddog]

Whatever she is, she is not very attractive.

[rockinqsranch]

Watched that parade my/our entire lives since we were children growing up in Long Beach, and Los Angeles.

We signed off with the Rose Parade several years ago when it was announced the gays would be having their say, swishing their privates in public.

Leaving California just as soon as we can, and when we are on the outside we won’t be looking back in.

[Aria]

Oh brother. Isn't the idea of a queen in these sorts of things supposed to be about an example of a female who will produce genetically superior children? Isn't that what beauty pageants are really about?

This girl was obviously chosen because she's weird...and how can you be LGBTQ - aren't you one or the other of those?

[Oldeconomybuyer]

He and she are not variable. If you think so, you have mental problems.

[Yo-Yo]

Hey, isn’t that Sheldon’s wife?

[bert]

Hmmm....... japdyke

[NorthMountain]

I am Jewish ... I am bisexual

That's not kosher.

[real saxophonist]

I am not Jewish. I am not bisexual. I do wear glasses.

I would hit it 393 times.

[Jeff Chandler]

black jewish lesbo muslim

[gaijin]

Here hair is ALWAYS like this. She really likes the Rod Stewart cut:

THAT is what you get after you have $everal billion, apparently.

[Vendome]

[VanShuyten]

A future Ruth Bader-Ginsberg?

[PeteePie]

AKA, Plain Jane. Doesn’t even make for a decent fantasy stock. Movin’ on.

[packrat35]

My wife is 61 years old and she loved watching this every year. She quit about three years ago due to the politics of it.

She hasn’t watched since.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

has researched breast cancer at The Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, as well as worked on research projects funded by NASA Ames. She plans to study cellular and molecular biology in college.

A cancer researcher and a rocket scientist combined!!!! Wow, aren't these lesbians really, really, really smart??

[Joe Boucher]

I saw this witch upon the float during the parade and I laughed.
Man o man what an ugly girl.
I use to live in L.A. a long time ago but I know there are waaaay better looking queens of All persuasions there than this.

[Yo-Yo]

[Kickass Conservative]

A local Station replays the Parade all day long.

I happened upon it when the Rose Princess Float came by and they had a closeup of the Rose Queen.

I commented to my Wife that (1), the Glasses she chose looked really stupid on her and (2), doesn’t attractiveness count when they choose the Queen?

I had no idea of her proclivities.

I do have one question though, why is she wearing Glasses if he she isn’t driving the Float? Even Blind People can wave.

[FLvoter]

You dont care about her soul?

[Pearls Before Swine]

"I can’t wait for a black jewish lesbo to out intersection her."

Mrs. DeBlasio? Not sure about the Jewish part, though.