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Watermelon queens visit Rehoboth Boardwalk

Watermelon queens handing out the tasty treat are (l-r) South Carolina Queen Brooke Hastings, Georgia Queen Jennifer Eadie, National Queen Brandi Harrison, Mar-Del Queen Shelby Hurley and Florida Queen Meagan Morgan. BY DAN COOK
Dan Cook
August 11, 2014
Adam Sabry, 2, of Virginia has a laugh with National Watermelon Queen Brandi Harrison. BY DAN COOK
Irving Flood,18 months, happily gives up his pacifier for a tasty piece of watermelon. BY DAN COOK
Linda Neal of Ewing, N.J. enjoys a slice of the tasty fruit. BY DAN COOK
National Watermelon Queen Brandi Harrison makes a video commercial for the Delaware Department of Agriculture. BY DAN COOK
Sana McLaughlin, visiting from Pennsylvania, loads up some slices for her friends on the beach. BY DAN COOK
Allen Light, 2, and his dad Eric receive a watermelon Frisbee from queen coordinator Samantha Kilgore from the Georgia Association. BY DAN COOK
Making sure the queens are loaded with plenty of slices are Eleanor Bullock of the National Watermelon Association, left, and Ann Bryant of the South Carolina Association. BY DAN COOK
Not only are they getting a thirst quenching slice, these RBP guards get to pose with five beautiful queens. Shown are (l-r) Mar-Del Queen Shelby Hurley, RBP guard Rob Nanovsky, South Carolina Queen Brooke Hastings, RBP guard Matt Matsko, National Queen Brandi Harrison, RBP guard Domenic Caputo, Georgia Queen Jennifer Eadie and Florida Queen Meagan Morgan. BY DAN COOK
Joanna Oni-Daniel, 9 months, loves the taste of watermelon with her father Tunde. BY DAN COOK
Sadie Baughman,2, of Newville, Pennsylvania enjoys the healthy fruit. BY DAN COOK

Five national and regional watermelon queens visited the Rehoboth Boardwalk July 30 to represent the Mar-Del Watermelon Association and the Delaware Department of Agriculture by handing out free slices of watermelon to the delight of beach visitors.

Mar-Del Watermelon Queen Shelby Hurley, South Carolina Queen Brooke Hastings,  Georgia Queen Jennifer Eadie, Florida Queen Meagan Morgan and National Queen Brandi Harrison handed out hundreds of slices of the healthy fruit.

Watermelon is one of the top foods containing lycopene. Lycopene is important for cardiovascular health, and some scientists now believe that lycopene is also important for bone health. Antioxidant carotenoids found in watermelon also include significant amounts of beta-carotene.

This fruit has over 30 percent of the daily allowance of Vitamin A and C, and nearly 92 percent of the watermelon is, of course, water.

For more information go to dda.delaware.gov.

 

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