KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The flamboyant Fantasy Fest has begun in Key West, kicking off a 10-day schedule of more than 40 costume contests, masquerades and processions.

At Friday night’s Coronation Ball, island residents Shane Hall and Mary-Lynn Price were crowned festival king and queen. Aspiring royals campaigned by raising money for the Florida Keys-based AIDS Help organization, amassing more than $229,000.

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