June 21, 1951: Osseo's national vegetable queen

Sixty years ago this month, a young "brunet from Osseo" reigned as queen of National Vegetable Week.

September 1, 2011 at 8:36PM
1951: America's Vegetable Queen
(Ben Welter/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

VEGETABLE QUEEN – A 20-year-old brunet from Osseo, Minn., was selected today [June 21, 1951] to reign as queen of National Vegetable week, Aug. 5-11. She is Elaine Tessman, above, picked in New York, N.Y., by a group of magazine and radio editors from among contestants representing 14 states. Vegetable queens from other states will be her attendants, maid of honor and princesses.

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