CAPE MAY -- Miss New Jersey Ashley Fairfield, this year’s Grand Marshall, led a throng of 200 baby parade participants that included 100 contestants, family members, special guests and entertainers.

Cape May Mayor Dr. Edward Mahaney, Jr., Deputy Mayor Linda Steenrod and Councilwoman Terri Swain, driven by Phyllis Douglass, Miss Cape May County Danielle Green, 2008 Queen Maysea Melanie Sheehan and her court further highlighted the procession.

Other participants included the Cape May Police, Cape May Fire & Rescue, Fred Hall Band, Bobby Mansure’s Stars & Stripes Band, the Congress Street Brass Band, Camp Cape May, Shelley the Mermaid (Suzanne Muldowney), Cape May County String Band, Great Charles “The Clown” Senack, Doctors of Rhythm and the Mid-Atlantic Center for the Arts. Sponsors included Congress Hall, Henry’s Restaurant, Cape May D.A.R.E. and P.A.L.

The following is a list of Parade Winners:
A - Pretty Baby B - Decorated Baby Carriages
1st Mya Kleinschmidt 1st Kaitlyn, Joe & Kylie Elwell
2nd Kaitlyn Cutilla 2nd Stephen Land
3rd Logan Moore 3rd Kaitlyn Switzer
4th Frank Diguglielmo 4th Madison Leigh Groetch
5th Priscilla Walters
6th Antonia Panzini D - Children Walking in Comic Dress
7th Kate & Kelsey Butler 1st Morgan Marie Barry
8th Ava Mimms 2nd Noah, Destiny & Jade Devlin
9th Olivia Lewis 3rd Leah Machita
10th Samantha & Jessica Wagner 4th Sophie Kelleher
5th Bridget Martin
6th J.P. Hammer

C - Children Walking in Fancy Dress E - Decorated on Wheels
1st Kathyrn Clarke 1st Ryan Tyler Batt
2nd Peyton Quinn 2nd Lindey Rosell
3rd Giadana Rodriquez 3rd Reagan Flickinger
4th Tessa Rutherford 4th Krefskis Saquellas
5th Lamie Moore 5th Claudia Smith
6th Makenna Diguglielmo 6th Angelina Medio & Michael Mercado, Jr.

Carlyle Dennis Memorial Award (Best Entry Overall) - Lexi James
Cory Scott Wolf Memorial Award (Best Float Overall) – Kelly Wood & Jacob Kelly