This year, the public will have a lot to say about who will be the Santa Cruz Carnival Queen. Although there will be two tables, one of experts and experts, in which will be Agatha Ruíz de la Prada, fashion designer; Elvira Piedra Vera, illustrator and promoter of culture and art history; Carlos Santos, set designer for Carnival 2022; María Eizaguirre, director of communication and participation of TVE; Sofía Nieto and Arantxa Rodrigalvarez, creators of the Carmen17 brand; and Patricia Hodgson, a fine arts graduate, painter, and curator. The second table, of guests, will be made up of Marta González de Vega, screenwriter and actress; Emma Lira, author of Find me where dragon trees are born and journalist for National Geographic; Emilia González, presenter of Canarian Television; Yoné Rivero, senior manager of BMG Iberia; Conchita, singer and songwriter and Pablo Cebrián, music producer and songwriter.
Acting as secretary of the Autonomous Party Organization, will be María Vidal Conesa and Beatriz Cabello Mestres as notary. Representing the designers of the carnival, with a voice but without a vote, will be Fran Romero and Antonio Santos.
The vote of the jury of the Santa Cruz Carnival Queen Gala will initially only decide the eight finalists, on which the public will be able to cast their vote. The eight finalists will parade without the spectators, both at the Fairgrounds and those who want to vote from home, knowing which is the most or least voted, but the scores will finally be added after the public’s decision. In this way, the elected will also be by popular vote.
