From the 1957 Donut Queen to the 1954 Catfish...

When it comes to royalty, New York City reigns supreme. In the wake of the huge royal baby joy for Kate Middleton, Prince William and baby George Alexander Louis, check out some of the Big Apple's very own royalty, like the 1957 Donut Queen and the 1954 Miss National Catfish Queen ... Here, Joy Harman, then-19 years old, is crowned the "NYC Donut Queen" at the USO.

An 18-year-old Gail Hooper was crowned Miss National Catfish Queen in 1954. Fittingly, she's holding a 56-pound catfish at the Hotel New Yorker.

They must be darn proud of their freckles. Ann Marie Doll, 10, and Robert Moran, 13, win the titles of Queen and King of Freckledom in Jersey City Park in 1957. They beat out 25 other finalists.

Judging by her getup, Darlene Larson (who was just crowned the 1967 Outdoor Health Queen) doesn't seem suited to her role as she sits atop a mound of snow on the roof of the Lincoln Square Motor Inn.

Jacqueline Petite of Paris, France, who was chosen as the 1959 Queen of the Circus at Palisades Park, is shown as she tames her "animal" with her bullwhip and gun.

Say cheese! Actors Ricardo Montalban and Barbara Britton are crowned king and queen of the Artist and Models Ball at the National Arts Club in 1957.

A decade later, Jill Haworth and Jerry Orbach are named the King and Queen of the Artists and Models Ball 1967. They're surrounded by their ladies in waiting.

Cindy Carol, queen of the anti-triskaidekaphobia group, wears her best "What, me w-w-worry?" look in 1963 while pushing the boundaries of superstition. Triskaidekaphobia means fear of 13.

Meet the 1968 Queen of Start Your Own Business, Valerie Jay. We wonder if she's in the bathing suit business?

This Blueberry Queen is completely surrounded by blueberries at Hotel Roosevelt on June 29, 1955.

Gloria Prince, 21, shows why she won the Queen of Cuisine title at the House of Good Taste on July 1, 1964.

As Queen of Candy, Joi Lansing reigned over numerous special events at the candy exhibit while rain poured at the World's Fair in 1964.

Ann McKeon, the 1964 World's Fair Summer Festival Queen, pokes her pretty head through a sign for the big show.

Sunny Austin, 21, is joined by a lamb and a toucan after she was named Queen of the Pet Festival at the Coliseum in 1964.

Cheers to this queen. Paula Wayne is crowned May Wine Queen at the Savoy Plaza Hotel in April 1965.

National Hot Rod queen Darlene Larson poses in front of the Coliseum in 1969, the site of the Hot Rod and Custom Car show.

She's been framed. Eva Sloan, the Queen of the Village (Greenwich, of course), takes her throne at the 1962 Spring Art Festival.

Lynn Kellog was named Queen of the Love Ball in 1968. Though we don't have details about the ball, it sure sounds groovy.

Jeanne Davis of Alabama is crowned the 1952 Sweater Queen at the annual contest sponsored by the Wool Bureau and National Knitted Outerwear Foundation.

The proof is in the X-ray. Diane Stopky is named the 1957 National Posture Queen.

Mink Queen Julia Meade is almost buried with smooth pelts of the little animals at the West Side Fur Company in February 1960.

Kathleen Townsend, 19, was chosen as Laugh Queen during the 16th Annual National Laugh Week in 1961.