Since 1907 when the Rose Festival began, Queens have been selected to represent the event. In 1930, the Rose Festival began selecting the court from Portland high schools.
Year | Queen | School |
| 1907 | Queen Flora | |
| 1908–13 | Rex Oregonus | |
| 1914 | Thelma Hollingsworth | |
| 1915 | Sybil Baker | |
| 1916 | Muriel Saling | |
| 1917 | Nina Zoe Kitts | |
| 1919 | Clara Fleischman | |
| 1920 | Claire Squires | |
| 1921 | Dorothy Metschan | |
| 1922 | Harriet Griffith | |
| 1923 | Lucy Lee Thomas | |
| 1924 | Edith Daily | |
| 1925 | Suzanne Honeyman | |
| 1927 | Dorothy Mielke | |
| 1928 | Elise Bristol | |
| 1929 | Lenore Tamiesie | |
| 1930 | Caroline Hahn | Lincoln |
| 1931 | Rachel Atkinson | Lincoln |
| 1932 | Frances Kanzler | Washington |
| 1933 | Jean Stevenson | Jefferson |
| 1934 | Beth Skinner | Franklin |
| 1935 | Irene Hegeberg | Jefferson |
| 1936 | Janet Sooysmith | Lincoln |
| 1937 | Dorothy Hardin | Grant |
| 1938 | Frances Hulse | Grant |
| 1939 | Jean Hoover | Washington |
| 1940 | Virginia Rothenberg | Jefferson |
| 1941 | Betty Jane Harding | Girls Poly |
| 1942 | Shirley Fowler | Franklin |
| 1943 | Shirley Howard | Commerce |
| 1944 | Jo Anne Bush | Grant |
| 1945 | Joan Williams | Washington |
| 1946 | Lloyde Hough | Lincoln |
| 1947 | Georgene Ormston | Girls Poly |
| 1948 | Barbara Logue | Washington |
| 1949 | Joyce Sommerlade | Grant |
| 1950 | Dorothy Anderle | Cleveland |
| 1951 | Gloria Krieger | Jefferson |
| 1952 | Jeanne Wallace | Washington |
| 1953 | Nancie Williams | Lincoln |
| 1954 | Jan Markstaller | Washington |
| 1955 | Nancy Wyly | Jefferson |
| 1956 | Sharon Frey | Grant |
| 1957 | Alice Eastman | Lincoln |
| 1958 | Ruth Parrett | Grant |
| 1959 | Mary Sue Woolfolk | Jefferson |
| 1960 | Jean Ann Jackson | Lincoln |
| 1961 | Linda Fuqua | Cleveland |
| 1962 | Cherie Lynne Viggers | Wilson |
| 1963 | Linda Jean Jackson | Grant |
| 1964 | Sharon Arneson | Independent |
| 1965 | Sally Swift | Roosevelt |
| 1966 | Julia Ann West | Grant |
| 1967 | Ana Maria Enriquez | Jefferson |
| 1968 | Margaret Mary Huelskamp | Independent |
| 1969 | Rhonda Anderson | Marshall |
| 1970 | Laurie King | Wilson |
| 1971 | Kristi Lee | Roosevelt |
| 1972 | Mary Matney | Madison |
| 1973 | Anne Du Fresne | Lincoln |
| 1974 | Danita Ruzic | Madison |
| 1975 | Heather Van Wessem | Jackson |
| 1976 | Diana Fredericks | Cleveland |
| 1977 | Sue Higgins | Cleveland |
| 1978 | Tina Klassy | Franklin |
| 1979 | Rochelle Anderson | Marshall |
| 1980 | Robin Marks | Lincoln |
| 1981 | Kim DiPietro | St. Mary’s |
| 1982 | Leslie Carlson | Cleveland |
| 1983 | Kira Rembold | Lincoln |
| 1984 | Stephanie Dir | Central Catholic |
| 1985 | Raina Beavers | Franklin |
| 1986 | Claudia Reimer | St. Mary’s |
| 1987 | Rene Pearson | Cleveland |
| 1988 | Kelly Manning | Wilson |
| 1989 | Deanna Connell | St. Mary’s |
| 1990 | Erin Neill | Cleveland |
| 1991 | Jennifer Deas | Wilson |
| 1992 | Malia Yoshida | Wilson |
| 1993 | Mikylah Myers | Cleveland |
| 1994 | Joy Lawrence | Lincoln |
| 1995 | Larisa Pennington | Lincoln |
| 1996 | Kristin Waldram | St. Mary’s |
| 1997 | Adrian Williams | Lincoln |
| 1998 | Alisha Moreland | Jefferson |
| 1999 | Amber Starks | Cleveland |
| 2000 | Amy Seely | Wilson |
| 2001 | Wesley Grout | Lincoln |
| 2002 | Leela Joshi | Wilson |
| 2003 | Priscilla Isaacs | Franklin |
| 2004 | Tara Beatty | Wilson |
| 2005 | Katelyn Callaghan | Central Catholic |
| 2006 | Grace Neal | Cleveland |
| 2007 | Elizabeth Larson | Lincoln |
| 2008 | Marshawna Williams | Cleveland |
| 2009 | Rachel Seeman | Grant |