North student crowned in Germany
Asparagus Queen Rebecca Blankenbyl
By Saskia Konynenburg
19jun07
Forget parading in a bikini to win the title of Miss New Zealand - a Whangarei student has been crowned the Asparagus Queen of Germany.
The bizarre title was given to Rebecca Blankenbyl - who is on an exchange project in Germany - as part of the asparagus season celebrations.
"I thought it would be a lot of fun and thought,`What the hell, I'd never do it if I were in New Zealand.' So we rang up the boss and put my name forward.''
The Pompallier Catholic College student said winning the title had helped with her studies. ``I've met so many interesting people and my German has hugely improved after having to speak with reporters from newspapers and also having a TV interview with our local station.'' She celebrated her title at the German Agricultural Day event where she met other German queens and Alan Cook, New Zealand's Ambassador in Germany.
``Germany is dead keen on its queens. At the agricultural day I met the Harvest Queen, the Egg Queen and the Fish Queen. The Harvest Queen told me she had once been to a get-together of all the queens in Germany and there were over 500,'' Rebecca said.
Rebecca is staying in a town called Ludwigsfelde in the Brandenburg region, where they are asparagus mad from May till the end of July. However, Rebecca isn't so keen on the vegetable. ``The season is really important because when it is over there's no more asparagus for the rest of the year. ``This means that everyone eats as much asparagus as they can stand during the season but I've had enough and refuse to eat any more.''
8 comments:
Cool! But you weren wearing your crown in you picture :)
Teri
Ya, it was "conveniently forgotten". I looked much better without that stupid thing perched on my head!! Ya know Teri, when you leave a comment you don't have to be anonymous, you can click the 3rd option and type "Teri" in. Ganz einfach :)
Maybe teri has a secret life.
Yea, wouldn't be surprised. You never know bout these Missionary Kids...they also seem so sweet and good but there is always another side just below the surface....
but she dosent wear Serial killer jerseys (does she???), and hopefully she has never learned to knit so the whanau should be safe a David Bain moment
Ha ha ha funny you should say that!! I just learnt how to knit, just knitted my first scarf! Mwaha ha ha ha
:)
Wow, you really are a content housewife now arent ya!? Who woulda guessed?
He he he only content cause I get to go to work everyday for 8 hours so I am not a full time housewife :)
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