WINONA, Minn. – A Winona State University science student, Bianna Jones, was crowned Miss Winona in the annual pageant. Her schedule will include events at Steamboat Days and other communities’ parades around the region over the summer. Jones will receive a $3,000 college scholarship to further her studies at Mayo Clinic. Receiving $500 scholarships were runners-up Natalie Horeck as princess of the starboard watch and Emma Jan Mandelkow as princess of the port watch.
Jones. Officially her title is Miss Winona Steamboat Days to reflect the pageant’s new management.