The festival provides a good time for citizens of the area along 
     
     with all Islanders and visiting tourists. 
     
    

    
     The Potato Blossom Queen contest is perhaps the highlight of 
     
     the festival. In 1967 during the Centennial celebrations a Miss 
     
     O'Leary pageant was held. Sandra (Maclsaac) Sabine was crowned 
     
     Miss O'Leary. The queens of the Potato Blossom Festival from 1968 - 
     
     1992 are as follows: 
     
    

    
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     1968 - Patricia (MacDonald) Sharpe 
     
    

    
     1969 - Heather (Mackenzie) Allen 
     
    

    
     1970 - Shirley (McCormick) Collicutt 
     
    

    
     1971 - Geraldine (Cooke) Harris 
     
    

    
     1972 - Mary (Gard) Peppin 
     
    

    
     1973 - Faye (Adams) Collings 
     
    

    
     1974 - Corinda (Smallman) Stewart 
     
    

    
     1975 - Patricia (Boates) Jones 
     
    

    
     1976 - Anne (Cornish) Hogg 
     
    

    
     1977 - Leah (Boulter) Gravil 
     
    

    
     1978 - Beth (MacMillan) - 
     
    

    
     1979 - Sandra (Boulter) smith 
     
    

    
     1980 - Elaine (Smallman) Lecky 
     
    

    
     1981 - Nora (Hayes) - 
     
    

    
     1982 - Paula (Smallman) MacNeill 
     
    

    
     1983 - Dawn Pineau 
     
    

    
     1984 - Barbie (MacKay) Barbour 
     
    

    
     1985 - Elizabeth Yeo 
     
    
   
   
    
     1986 - Connie MacLean 
     
    
   
   
    
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