Congratulations Bre!!!

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Saturday, March 07, 2009 YUXING ZHENG
The Oregonian

Portland Rose Festival names its first suburban princess Tigard High senior Breanna Rose Burnett will represent the metro area Tigard High's Breanna Rose Burnett is the first metro princess

A girl whose middle name is Rose will be the first princess on the Court of Rosaria who represents a Portland suburb.

Breanna Rose Burnett, a senior at Tigard High School, was selected as the first metro princess Friday.

"I didn't believe it at first," Burnett, 17, said after hearing her name announced. "I'm surprised I even made it this far. I'm extremely excited."

Burnett was the fifth princess named to the 15-member court. The princesses will travel throughout Oregon in the next few months representing the court at public events and volunteer gigs.

In an effort to reach a wider audience, Rose Festival organizers this year opened up one spot on the court to suburban students. Seventy-one applicants representing 18 metro area schools began the process. Judges then narrowed the field to five finalists, who attended Friday's announcement at the Lakewood Center for the Arts in Lake Oswego.

Burnett, who has been dancing since she was 5, is a captain of the varsity dance team. She is also active in student government, humanitarian clubs, and speech and debate. She is a member of Solid Rock Jesus Church in Tigard and spent two weeks in Uganda last June through a local ministry.

Family: Parents Sandy and Brian Burnett, brothers Tyler, 21, and Daniel, 24

Favorite song: "The Fear" by Lily Allen

Perfect day: "Being able to go back to Uganda, where I have a lot of friends."

Bookmarked Web site: mrcaro.com, her psychology teacher's site

Favorite class: International Baccalaureate psychology and chemistry 2

Where her money goes: Clothes. "I love shopping."

Dream holiday: To travel around the world, possibly through Europe

Little-known fact: "I'm extremely flexible."

Favorite book: The Bible and "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

University plans: Gonzaga University in Spokane to study psychology or the humanities. Also hopes to be on the dance team.