A Queen Walks Among Us
By Ashley Renteria
In October of 2015 Taft held its Oildorado celebration which occurs every 5 years.
Part of the celebration includes a pageant in which an Oildorado Queen, Princess and Miss Congeniality were crowned.
Current Taft College students Madi Rubadeau and Emily Davis competed in the pageant, Madi won the title of Oildorado Queen and Emily Davis won title of Miss Congeniality.
Taft Union High School student Laken Bumgardner won Princess.
Photo Courtesy of Taft Midway Driller/ Doug Keeler
Madi provides insight to what it’s like being the official Queen of Oildorado 2015.
“To be Oildorado Queen means to represent our town to the highest quality I can. To me personally though it means to not only just represent our town but my family, and my sponsor. Being sponsored by Alpha House is such an honor and to win queen with them supporting me was really special. Also it means being an adequate role model, which I strive really hard to be and hope that I can inspire someone to believe in themselves” Madi expresses.
While being queen doesn’t necessarily require her to carry out any specific duties or jobs, Madi said she is expected to keep up a good reputation and to attend events that are asked of her.
Madi was asked to attend the Kern County Race Path on October 17th as the trophy girl and was accompanied by fellow Maid of Petroleum Allison Milner.
Photos from Kern Raceway
Along with being a guest appearance at the race path, she attended the Miss Bakersfield pageant on October 24th as a guest representative with her mother as her main supporter.
“I will reign as Oildorado queen for 5 years when I will retire my title and hand it down to the next deserving young woman. Until then I’ll keep living up my small town fame.”