The 2014-2015 Queen of the Wheat poses in a field in Bispingen, Germany. Many German industries elect a "queen" for promotional purposes and to serve as public ambassadors. Anna-Kristina Bauer photographed some for her project "Twelve Queens."
Anna-Kristina Bauer
Queen of the Blueberry, 2015-2016. She was only 15 years old when she was crowned, having grown up on a blueberry farm.
Anna-Kristina Bauer
The 2014-2016 Queen of the Lakeland floats in the Brombachsee in Ramberg, Germany.
Anna-Kristina Bauer
This portrait of the 2014-2015 Queen of the Hops was taken in a hop field in Siegenburg, Germany.
Anna-Kristina Bauer
The Queen of Wool poses on the sheep farm of her father in Aura, Germany. She held the title from 2015 to 2016.
Anna-Kristina Bauer
The Queen of the Cherry (2015-2016) sits in a cherry tree in Werder, Germany.
Anna-Kristina Bauer
The Queen of Rootcrop (2014-2015) sits in a forest in Bardowick, Germany.
Anna-Kristina Bauer
The Queen of the Bavarian Veal Sausage (2014-2015) lies on hay in Münchsteinach, Germany.
Anna-Kristina Bauer
The Queen of the Heather (2014-2015) poses in Meißendorf, Germany.
Anna-Kristina Bauer
The Queen of the Blossom (2015-2016), at a fruit farm in Jork, Germany.
Anna-Kristina Bauer
The Queen of the Horseradish (2013-2015) holds the vegetable at a storage cellar in Baiersdorf, Germany.
Anna-Kristina Bauer
The Queen of the Carp, elected in 2013, poses at a carp pond in Neustadt an der Aisch, Germany.
