Kathy Rustin-Westphal of St. Paul Park was crowned 2014 Klondike Kate for St. Paul Winter Carnival on Wednesday, January 8, 2014, held at the Prom Center in Oakdale. The contestants included five other women, all judged on musical performance, song choice, vocal abilities, costuming, crowd appeal and “authenticity in portraying the real-life character” Klondike Kate, who charmed miners in the Gold Rush of 1898. Rustin-Westphal, a 3M Co. employee from St. Paul Park, was making her third attempt at the title. The 128th St. Paul Winter Carnival runs from Jan. 23 to Feb. 2.
Kathy Rustin-Westphal of Saint Paul Park greets the crowd after being chosen as the 2014 Klondike Kate in the final round of the Klondike Kate competition, part of the 128th St. Paul Winter Carnival, held in Oakdale Wednesday night, January 8, 2014. This was her third run at ...... the Klondike Kate title. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)
Amy Hopkins of Baldwin Wisconsin performs in the second round of the Klondike Kate competition, part of the 128th St. Paul Winter Carnival, held in Oakdale Wednesday night, January 8, 2014. Hopkins was made her third attempt at the title. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)
Theresa McConnon of Saint Paul holds a Minnesota map before singing a song about St. Paul, in the second round of the Klondike Kate competition. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)
Shelley Brown of Inver Grove Heights performs in the second round of the Klondike Kate competition, part of the 128th St. Paul Winter Carnival, held in Oakdale Wednesday night, January 8, 2014. Brown has entered the Klondike Kate contest four times. (Pioneer Press: Scott ...... Takushi)
Kathy Rustin-Westphal of Saint Paul Park performs in the second round of the Klondike Kate competition, part of the 128th St. Paul Winter Carnival, held in Oakdale Wednesday night, January 8, 2014. Rustin-Westphal was named Klondike Kate for 2014.. (Pioneer Press: Scott ...... Takushi)
Kristen Coulthard of South Saint Paul sings "Jose Cuervo You Are A Friend of Mine" in the second round of the Klondike Kate competition, part of the 128th St. Paul Winter Carnival, held in Oakdale Wednesday night, January 8, 2014. Coulthard entered for the first time.(Pioneer ...... Press: Scott Takushi)
Michelle Frid of Vadnais Heights performs in the second round of the Klondike Kate competition. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)
Kathy Rustin-Westphal of Saint Paul Park , center, is chosen as the 2014 Klondike Kate in the final round of the Klondike Kate competition, part of the 128th St. Paul Winter Carnival. From left, Theresa McConnon of St. Paul, Rustin-Westphal, and Amy Hopkins of Baldwin, ...... Wisconsin. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)
Kathy Rustin-Westphal of Saint Paul Park gets a hug from one of the three finalists, Amy Hopkins of Baldwin, Wisconsin after winning the title. (Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi)
Kathy Rustin-Westphal of Saint Paul Park , fourth from right, was chosen as the 2014 Klondike Kate in the final round of the Klondike Kate competition, part of the 128th St. Paul Winter Carnival, held in Oakdale Wednesday night, January 8, 2014. (Pioneer Press: Scott ...... Takushi)
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