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2017
Queen Carnival
Μαρία Πιερή Συκοπετρίτου
Maria Pieri Sykopetritou
The Deep Blue of the Mediterranean
The portrait is a typographic poster over an AI image, not a photograph of the person.
Why they were chosen
Maria Pieri Sykopetritou is a 'long-standing carnival woman', known for her active role in the city's social and cultural life, from the family of the late Toula Sykopetritou – the former chair of the Municipality's Cultural Committee who raised generations of carnival-goers in her groups. When the newspaper 'Lemesos' revealed the choice, former Queen Erma Stylianidou said she 'was the only one to whom the title rightfully belonged'. She paraded under the theme 'The Deep Blue of the Mediterranean'.
Who they are
Well-known Limassol carnival woman with an active social and cultural role. Profession/age not published. The family link to Toula Sykopetritou is inferred from the surname – to be confirmed.
The float and the entrance to the city
Deep-blue float 'inspired by the rippling of the sea'; procession from Grigoris Afxentiou Square to Heroes' Square with the Council, the royal family, the Modern Times choir, the Giorgalletos kantadoroi, the Philharmonic, majorettes and Batukinio; fireworks.
'Maria was the only one to whom this honorary title rightfully belonged.' (Erma Stylianidou on her selection)