MAMGA Monarchs
Through The Years
The late Alex Herman served as the first King of The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association in 1940. He was the son of Mrs. Alice Sigmund Herman and Mr. George Xavier Herman of Mobile. After graduating from high school in 1916, Herman attended Tuskegee Institute. From working in his father’s bakery, Herman’s colorful life led him into professional baseball, part ownership of a professional team on which the Great Satchel Paige played, to president of the Unity Burial Association and the Exalted Ruler of the Gulf City Lodge 244, among other notable accomplishments. His daughter, Alexis Herman, served as MAMGA Queen in 1974. She went on to work in the Carter Administration and the administration of former President William Jefferson Clinton as U.S. Labor Secretary.
Aliene Jenkins (Howard) served as the first Queen of The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association in 1940. She is the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Jenkins of Mobile. After graduating from Dunbar High School, she earned her B.S., A.A. and Educational Specialist degrees from Alabama State University. She also received her M.A. degree from Teachers College, Columbia University. The former queen has served as teacher-principal of Cottage Hill School, vice principal of Mattie T. Blount High School and Hillsdale Middle School, Glendale Elementary School and W. H. Council School.
1940 Alex Herman, Aliene Jenkins
1941 Dr. T. W. Tobin, Bernice Walker
1942- 45 World War II, No Monarchs presented
1946 Alvin Donald Sylvester, Lya Battle
1947 Benjamin E. Franklin, Yolanda Stuart
1948 Hilliard P. Smith, Edna Godwin
1949 Clarence Cook, Verma Powe
1950 Leo Hagan, Vivian Jones
1951 Korean War, No Monarchs presented
1952 G. Girigorie, Paula Chachere
1953 Sidney Weeks, Gretta Turner
1954 John Chachere, Janice Morgan
1955 Richard Lee Clauselle, Annie Mae Allen
1956 George Joseph Smith Jr., Doris Marie Chatom
1957 Nathaniel Steinback, Greta Janice Trenier
1958 William E. Carson Jr., Carole Loretta Russell
1959 Silas Gary, Janice Gwendolyn Raine
1960 Thomas Daly, Thelma Shoeter Carroll
1961 Lovice Clarence Brazley Jr., Sandra Shamburger
1962 Donald L. Frazier, Patricia Ann Battle
1963 Francis Leonard Thomas, Mary Kathryn Sylvester
1964 Wayne Cheaere Lumpkins, Gertrude Reese
1965 Ignatius Carroll, Carole James
1966 Tommy Agee, Barbara Ann Smith
1967 Ronald Dean Chatman, Gloria J. Taylor
1968 William A. Wyatt, Mary Ann Stallworth
1969 No Monarchs presented
1970 No Monarchs presented
1971 Alvin D. Sylvester, Gayle M. Ross
1972 Dr. Tommy S. Thompson, Felicie Bertille Hazeur
1973 Capt. Roosevelt J. Lewis, Yvonne Kennedy
1974 Douglas M. Wicks, Alexis M. Herman
1975 Walker Beck LeFlore, Winifred A. Lucy
1976 Taylor H. Hodge Jr., Camille Marie Hazeur
1977 Ronald Leverne Sneed, Blondell Dixon
1978 Herbert Charles Conoway, Marquita Trenier
1979 Eric Vincent Montgomery, Brenda Faye Williams
1980 Rodney Broughton, Kim Marie Lucas
1981 Michael Alexander Calbazana, Tera Taylor
1982 Winston L. Parks, Jr., Winfred Irene Little
1983 Bretland Blair Moore, Carol Odnett Thomas
1984 Ronald Maurice Johnson, Joan Cara Lott
1985 Davon Lazane Grey, Carolyn Moody
1986 Henry Joseph Mills III, Johnita M. Washington
1987 William L. Burks III, Deidra Tawan Chastang
1988 James E. Hollis, Felicia Edelle Owens
1989 Willie B. Ross Jr., Deborah Kaye Brown
1990 Eric Ternell Thompson, Judy Kaye Brown
1991 Winston Henry Reid, Carolyn Lajuan May
1992 Fredrick Noel Burke, Jacquitta Charmaine Powell
1993 James Christopher Floyd, Shannon Michelle Jones
1994 Victor LeRoy Lovett, Tillie Valdivia Warmack
1995 Sedrick Keith Simmons, Daphne Nicole Young
1996 Josef Michael Holloway, Meredith Cecelia Runderson
1997 James William Soleyn Jr., Felexis Shannel Ellis
1998 Marlon LaPrince Maye, Kimberly Elizabeth Floyd
1999 Cedric Devon McMiller, Hunteria Benetta Nelson
2000 Ronnie Lee McBride Jr., Alecia Lynette Watkins
2001 Jermaine Antonie Burrell, Keischa Michelle Lovelace
2002 Council Powell Jr., Royshanda Czelle Smith
2003 Eric K. Roberts, Azure Juaquice Joiner
2004 Melvin Lamont Green Love, Cecelia Shunta Lipscomb
2005 Shawn Tramaine Lee, Tonna Tenise Jones
2006 Derrick N. Griffin, Raesheena Licole Boller
2007 Joseph J. Roberson, Stefanie J. Lucas
2008 C'Archer "CJ" Smalls Jr., Tasha Montae Lang
2009 Jonathon Horner, Lauren Gabrielle Levins
2010 JaMarcus T. Russell, Danielle M. Hodge
2011 Freddie Demetrius Stokes, Kafi D'Nese Kennedy-Swanson
2012 Kendrick Terrell Dunklin, Walkitria Minnie Alexander
2013 Baron R. Young, Edra Elise Finley
2014 Bennie Morris Mosley, Cecelia F. Green
2015 Patrick Yelding, Morgan Billingsley
2016 Deonte Miguel Lucas, Deyetta Johnson
2017 Olabode Oludayo Anise II, Katherine Ashley Smith
2018 John Lafayette Finley IV, Tiffani Samantha Hall
2019 Terrell Lashawn Patrick, Katherine J. White
2020 Quinterris Jacobia Toppings, Rosemary Elaine Dunning
2021 No Monarchs Presented Due to Covid
2022 Richard Demetrice Edwards Jr., Myea Elenora Rice
2023 Alan Wilson Green, Richlyn Sydney Pugh