Each May since 1931, colleges and universities from Kentucky select one representative to participate in the Kentucky Mountain Laurel Festival which is held Memorial Day weekend. The winner gets a $5,000 scholarship.
During the coronation ceremony, each candidate is expected to perform an original, elaborate 15-second curtsey to the current Kentucky governor, who later crowns the queen.
Keller is a Crittenden County High School graduate and a distance runner on her college track team.
