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Joyce E. Jauer ’05 always knew she was going to be a debutante. More than that, she dreamed of being the reigning debutante of the San Antonio Fiesta, her hometown’s 10-day historical and cultural celebration...
...Fiesta baby,” she explains. “When I was four, I saw the queen getting crowned and she was gorgeous. I wanted to be her—I wanted to be the fairy princess with the crown and the big puffy white dress. It’s a little girl’s dream—like you want to be a ballerina or you want to be Cinderella. I wanted to be that girl when I was four. I came home, I practiced the bow. And of course, I fell over myself because...
More elaborate debutante balls can incorporate a competition into the festivities. Jauer was chosen to be the queen of the Gardenia and Musical Club during her first year of high school as well as Fiesta Teenage Queen 2000. For the Black and White Ball, which originated with the hope of improving Mexico-United States relations, she and the other debutantes were actually judged on their “performance.” Among other things, their execution of the elaborate curtsy was scrutinized...
Even Jauer, a die-hard Texan who hangs a state flag that flew over the capitol in her room, says that being a debutante is more than an item on her social checklist. A major reason why debuting in Fiesta meant so much to her was the meaning behind the celebration. “It’s a part of me,” she explains. “It’s unique and it’s fun and it’s something that people from all over the world come...
That’s so close that if the Buffs would have been ranked just one position higher in any of eight computer polls, Heisman trophy winner Eric Crouch would be headlining the Fiesta Bowl...