Fatima Carrobles Espinosa and Anna Calbo García, new queens of the Festes Majors Patronals 2018 of Benidorm

Benidorm already has new queens. After the draw made before a notary, the outgoing queens Anna Galiana Pérez and Àngela Antón Pérez, have read aloud the names of the young Fátima Carrobles Espinosa and the girl Anna Calbo García, who will soon be proclaimed the Queen and the Children's Queen. Festes Majors Patronals of 2018.

The act of election took place this afternoon at the convention center of the Terra Mitica Pyramid. It has been attended by a thousand people who have made the modern facilities of the theme park seem small. Among the attendees, the mayor of Benidorm, Toni Pérez, and the councilman of Fiestas, Jesús Carrobles, who have been accompanied by members of the different municipal groups. Among the public, the senator for Alicante, Agustín Almdóbar, the president of the Association of Penyes 'Verge del Sofratge', Dani Luque, and representatives of the associative and festero world of the city.

The president of the Comissió de Festes Majors Patronals 2018, Paco Marín, has received from the stage the outgoing and incoming ladies who have taken their place before a giant screen in which images of the city and the sea were projected. The most emotional moment of the day has taken place after reading the names of the future queens. Both, Fatima and Anna, have burst into tears of emotion, when they have heard how they were named while receiving the applause of all the people gathered in the room.

After the appointment, the mayor of Benidorm has taken the floor to thank the outgoing queens for the effort and dedication they have lent to Benidorm parties throughout the year. A reign that has been defined by Toni Pérez as a "dream come true" but which, like all dreams, "must also end". The mayor has stressed the importance of the festivities for the city and has described them as "treasure" of our own "land", as is the town of Benidorm, its customs and traditions that "we must take care of together."

Toni Pérez has concluded his speech invoking the "feeling" festero so that this "makes us all be more united in favor of Benidorm and prepare a party like the town deserves" in 2018. The act of coronation of Fatima Carrobles Espinosa and Anna Calbo García is scheduled to take place on January 13, at the Palau d'Esports l'Illa in Benidorm.

Court of Honor 2018
Alejandra Alegre Sánchez, Mireia Bolufer Guerrero, María Victoria Calbo Blázquez, Marina Cantero Bautista, Claudia Escudero Ortega, Aitana Llopis Argente, Claudia Llopis Argente, Julia Lloret Pérez, Arantxa Morales Felipe, Rosa Mota Daza, Laura Pascual Llambrich, Laura Peña Pérez, María Sánchez Felgueroso and Victoria Serra Villar.

Court of Honor for Children 2018
Jimena Bautista García, Mireia Campos Galera, Lucía Cantero Bautista, Ainhoa ​​González de Zárate Such, Claudia González Santacreu, Martina Hernández Galiana, Maria Llorca Baniges, Marta Marín Guerrero, Rosa Navarro Almiñana, Laura Rodado Fernández, Marta Romero Gentil, Zaira Sánchez Montalvo and Ainhoa ​​Soler Luque.