Business major wears Miss Fiesta crown

By Stephanie Loftus LOGOS STAFF WRITER

When it comes to Fiesta season in San Antonio, the University of the Incarnate Word has one more reason to celebrate – student Jazzlyn Grace Ramirez is Miss Fiesta 2023.

Ironically, Ramirez, a business administration major graduating in May, was crowned by the outgoing queen – Calista Burns, who also received the honor as a UIW student.

Now Ramirez will be Fiesta’s official ambassador bringing awareness to a flurry of non-profit events during the annual 10-day celebration set April 20-30 this year.

Most notably, Ramirez will be seen by thousands who line the San Antonio River and downtown streets for major parades.

Ramirez said she has been a Fiesta enthusiast since she was younger.

The celebration has been a part of many great memories for her growing up, she said, adding she even has family members that fought in the Battle of the Alamo in 1836.

When her parents attended the Flambeau Parade in 2005, Ramirez said, her mother ended up going into labor afterward.

“My sister is the ‘Fiesta baby,’ ” Ramirez said.

Ramirez applied last August in the Miss Fiesta competition. The process is rigorous, including a panel interview by the Fiesta Commission.

After advancing to the top five, the finalists participate in different Fiesta events and various holiday parades throughout the rest of the year.

“The selection for Miss Fiesta 2023 took place at the Fiesta poster unveiling on Feb. 1, 2023,” Ramirez said. It was a night I will never forget.”