St. Paul Winter Carnival’s 2017 Klondike Kate wins by a song

Submitted by Administrator on Wed, 01/11/2017 - 11:12 PM

Kristen Oster of West St. Paul received the Klondike Kate sash Wednesday after she was named the winner of the 2017 competition at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale. The annual contest heralds the start of St. Paul Winter Carnival festivities. The five contestants were judged on musical performance, song choice, vocal abilities, costuming, crowd appeal and “authenticity in portraying the real-life character” Klondike Kate, who charmed miners in the Gold Rush of 1898.

The 131st Winter Carnival runs from Jan. 26 to Feb. 5.

St. Paul Winter Carnival’s 2017 Klondike Kate wins by a song

The 2017 Klondike Kate, Kristen Oster sings at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

Mio Tubman, 7, from North St. Paul, center, joins her older Kates on stage to sing Roll Out The Barrel after the naming of the 2017 Klondike Kate, Kristen Oster, far right, at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

Candidate Rachel Orzoff of Bloomington performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

Candidate Crystal Therese from St. Louis Park performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

Candidate Sheryl Williams, from Welch, sport what old fashion shoes as she performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

Candidate Kristen Oster, from West St. Paul, performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

90 year-old Phylles Chickett, the 1996 Klondike Kate sings during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

Feather boas litter the stage during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

Contestant Deborah Hess of St. Paul performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

Candidate Kristen Oster, from West St. Paul, performs during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

Candidate Sheryl Williams, from Welsh, during the 2017 Klondike Kate Contest at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

Kristen Oster, center, of West St. Paul is named the 2017 Klondike Kate during at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

Kristen Oster, center, of West St. Paul, shows off her sash after sh is named the 2017 Klondike Kate during at the Envision Event Center in Oakdale on Wednesday, Jan 11, 2017. (Pioneer Press: John Autey)

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