of the festival: Germany: Elianne Oswald Arab: Rocío Chalup Dew Brazil: Marcia Pizzutti Spain: Natalia Fernandez France: Valeria Vignolles Italy: Julian Sansaloni Nordic: Fanni Sand Paraguay: Lorene Britez Poland: Maria Sniechowski Russia: Noelia Bazila Switzerland: Marcela Christen Ukraine: Natalia Kornowski Japan: Débora Karasawa Czechoslovakia: Gabriela Iurinic "The National Queen of the Immigrant" was chosen by a jury selected by the Federation of the Collectivities. Also, the newspaper, El Territorio, from Posadas, organizes the election of the "Virtual Queen of the Immigrant", in which everybody is given until 10:30 p.m. of the coronation day (Thursday) to choose one of the candidates—the results were released on the same Thursday night, immediately following the election of the National Queen, 1st and 2nd Princess, Miss Typical Cloth and Miss Friendship. 2007 edition The 28th annual Immigrant's Festival opened with an inaugural parade. The parade involved more than fifteen collectivities dressed in traditional wardrobe—some of the participating nations were France, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Iceland, Italy, Poland, Russia, Spain, Japan, Brazil, Paraguay, Arab, Peru, and Norway. See also Immigration to Argentina Encuentro y Fiesta Nacional de Colectividades References External links www.fiestadelinmigrante.com.ar Official Page. (Spanish) Election Virtual Queen of the Immigrant, to vote by one of the candidates. Cultural festivals in Argentina Immigration to Argentina Tourist attractions in Misiones Province Folk festivals in Argentina