NCSS — Sponsor of the US Cherry Blossom Queen Since 1948
NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES
CHARTERED BY CONGRESS IN APRIL OF 1952, THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STATE SOCIETIES (NCSS) REPRESENTS THE VARIOUS STATE AND TERRITORIAL SOCIETIES IN THE NATIONAL CAPITAL AREA.
2025 US Cherry Blossom Queen Malissa Bouakham (KY), Sakura Queen Kyoko Katayama, First Runner Up Channon Rankin (OK), Miss Congeniality Sophia Maynard (RI) and Essayist of the Year Rebecca Urie (PA)