Madison Amero crowned 2018 Digby Scallop Queen

Madison Amero has been crowned the 2018 Digby Scallop Queen.

Amero decided two years ago that she wanted to run for Scallop Queen, after her daughter was born during Scallop Days.

“I’m so excited to be taking on this next role of my life, I can’t wait to begin my duties as the Queen.”

Amero was crowned queen and Taylor Wood was announced as the first lady in waiting at the Queen’s Coronation on Aug. 9.

The 20-year-old tries to be a strong role model for her daughter. Amero hopes that one day she might follow in her footsteps to become Digby’s Scallop Queen.

“I look at her every day and she’s like my little role model. She pushes me really hard, and just to see her smile, it lightens me up and I know that when she grows up, she’s going to look at me and be like, ‘My mom did this’,” Amero said in her speech.

Amero was sponsored by O’Neil’s fisheries and her first lady in waiting, Taylor Wood, was sponsored by the Digby Fire Department. Both ladies participated in the Scallop Days festival and Amero will go on to compete in the Apple Blossom Festival next year, for the role of Queen Annapolisa.

During Amero’s reign as Scallop Queen she plans to encourage more girls to get involved in the competition, to become more involved in community work and to help clean up garbage from around the county.

Amero is a proud fisherman’s daughter and expressed her thanks to the fishermen in Digby County during her speech. Without the seafood industry, Digby would not be the town it is today and festivals like Scallop Days would not exist, she said.

“Working on the ocean is more than just making a living, it’s a lifestyle that has been passed down through generations,” she said. “Growing up in Digby has been a wonderful journey itself. Watching boats go out to see, making a living for our families. Smelling the fresh beach smell, this is what I call home.” 2017 Scallop Queen Claudia Crocker handed over her title to the 2018 Scallop Queen Madison Amero, who was joined by the first lady in waiting, Taylor Wood.