MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – A member of Mobile Mardi Gras royalty had a big reason to celebrate over the weekend.
Louise Vass McClelland McClure, the oldest living carnival monarch, celebrated her 100th birthday on Sunday, August 21. McClure was the 1927 junior queen.
According to the administration at the Mobile Carnival Museum, McClure is represented in many exhibits around the museum. An exhibit at the museum is the dress she wore while holding the title of child queen. A photo is also in the museum of her in the dress.
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