Ms. Oktoberfest

Ms. Oktoberfest, twenty-one-year-old Marcella Franca Schmidt, knows all about what it means to celebrate Oktoberfest. She was born in Bayreuth, Bavaria and moved to Cape Coral with her family when she was five years old. "I've been coming to the (GASC) Oktoberfests and Gartenfests every year for as long as I can remember. My favorite memories are dancing the chicken dance or even the polka with my parents," she said. "I have also done my part by volunteering to pick up garbage and washing beer pitchers." This year she will not be doing these duties, as the Florida Gulf Coast University student will instead be greeting and dancing the chicken dance with visitors to the fest. Marcella is studying business management and is also an athlete, having won first place as the Junior Olympic Boxing Champion, and participating in the Lady Everblades Ice Hockey organization. Marcella is bilingual and is able to converse fluently in both German and English. Click here for article in "Nordbayerischer Kurier"

Past contestants appearing at the 2011 pageant. Great to see you all again!

Some of the 2011 contestants gather with this year's new Ms. Oktoberfest.