Adriana Peña crowned Carnival Queen of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Her costume 'Lisboa', created by Santi Castro, won over the jury among 15 finalists at the gala in Santa Cruz on Wednesday night. It is Castro's sixth winning queen, after Ruth González last year.
Juan Martín is a journalist at Teneriffa News. He grew up in the Canary Islands and has therefore known the archipelago since childhood. Much of his research begins where others go on holiday.
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Foto: Ayuntamiento Santa CruzAdriana Peña ist die Königin des Karneval auf Teneriffa 2023.
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Adriana Peña is leading the Tenerife Carnival 2023. The young woman impressed with her charisma and the costume designed by Santi Castro. With her fantasy costume ‚Lisboa‘ (Lisbon), Peña is the queen of this year’s carnival in Santa Cruz.
At the gala to crown the Carnival Queen, Adriana Peña emerged victorious on Wednesday night. The new Carnival Queen won over the jury in the final round, which featured 15 contestants.
Castro has thus produced no fewer than six Carnival queens. The designer’s most recent success came last year with Queen Ruth González, when the Carnival was rescheduled for the summer following the COVID-19 break.
Before that, however, Castro had to overcome a decade-long dry spell. He is now hot on the heels of Leo Martínez, who holds the current record of nine Reina elections won in Tenerife with his queens.
These elaborate costumes are only possible each year thanks to major sponsors. This year’s Reina Adriana is sponsored by the Añaza Carrefour shopping centre.
This is the court of the 2023 Tenerife Carnival Queen
As is the case every year, the court consists of the runners-up in second to fifth place. The First Lady is Hirisley Jiménez Marrero, wearing a creation by Daniel Pages. Her outfit is entitled „Metamorfosis“ and is sponsored by McDonald’s and El Día – La Opinión de Tenerife.
The second „bridesmaid“ is Laura Fernández Ruiz. Her costume, „Así soy“ by Sedomir Rodríguez de la Sierra, represents the Alcampo Shopping Centre La Laguna. In third place is Carmen Luna Hibner Hernández with a costume by Alfonso Baute entitled „Un mar de consciencia“. She is sponsored by Iberostar.
In fourth place is Marta Santana Rodríguez with her dress ‚Historia de una reina‘. It was designed by Alexis Santana Rodríguez. It represents the company Tecnocasa.
The 2023 Tenerife Carnival’s theme is „New York“
This year’s Tenerife Carnival has the theme „New York – The City That Never Sleeps“. The gala to crown the Reina is one of the most important events of the Tenerife Carnival every year. It began on Wednesday at 9.30 pm with around 3,000 participants at the Santa Cruz de Tenerife Exhibition Centre.
The undisputed highlight is the grand carnival parade. To find out when the parade takes place and what other key dates there are during the Tenerife carnival, click on the link below:
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