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Governor's Inaugural Ball 2013

Published: Jan. 17, 2013 at 1:00 a.m. PST — Updated: Jan. 17, 2013 at 1:05 a.m. PST
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  • Renaldo Fisher (from left) of Olympia, Staci Phillips of Rochester and Stan Butterfield of Olympia plan their night as they wait in the Capitol Rotunda during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Renaldo Fisher (from left) of Olympia, Staci Phillips of Rochester and Stan Butterfield of Olympia plan their night as they wait in the Capitol Rotunda during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image
  • Karishma Mandayam of Issaquah performs a dance in the Capitol Rotunda during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Karishma Mandayam of Issaquah performs a dance in the Capitol Rotunda during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image
  • Crowds wait outside the Capitol to enter the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Crowds wait outside the Capitol to enter the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image
  • Zareen Rahman of Olympia tries out the Governor'c chair in the conference room during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Zareen Rahman of Olympia tries out the Governor'c chair in the conference room during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image
  • Barbara Neuhauser (left) of Olympia and Linda Thompson of Rochester, descend the stairwell in the Capitol Rotunda during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Barbara Neuhauser (left) of Olympia and Linda Thompson of Rochester, descend the stairwell in the Capitol Rotunda during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image
  • Cheryl Truzzi (left) of Kent and Shaole Gao of Kent's sister city Yangzhou, China, pose for a photo during the Governor's Ball in the Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Cheryl Truzzi (left) of Kent and Shaole Gao of Kent's sister city Yangzhou, China, pose for a photo during the Governor's Ball in the Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image
  • Revelers arrive for the Governor's Ball at the Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Revelers arrive for the Governor's Ball at the Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image
  • Visitors try out the Governor's chair in the conference room in the Capitol during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Visitors try out the Governor's chair in the conference room in the Capitol during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image
  • Revelers pass through the corridors of the Capitol Building during the Governor's Ball in the Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Revelers pass through the corridors of the Capitol Building during the Governor's Ball in the Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image
  • Elle Keene, a culinary student at Olympic College's Bremerton campus, sets up hors d'oeuvres during the Governor's Ball in the Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Elle Keene, a culinary student at Olympic College's Bremerton campus, sets up hors d'oeuvres during the Governor's Ball in the Capitol in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image
  • Guests visit the Governor's office, including the newest portrait of Gov. Christine Gregoire, during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Guests visit the Governor's office, including the newest portrait of Gov. Christine Gregoire, during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image
  • Governor Jay Inslee leads a toast in the Capitol Rotunda during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Governor Jay Inslee leads a toast in the Capitol Rotunda during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image
  • Governor Jay Inslee is escorted from the Capitol Rotunda by his honor guard during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Governor Jay Inslee is escorted from the Capitol Rotunda by his honor guard during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image
  • Members of the South Salish Canoe Families perform in the Capitol Rotunda during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian)
    Members of the South Salish Canoe Families perform in the Capitol Rotunda during the Governor's Ball in Olympia on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013. (TONY OVERMAN/The Olympian) Buy this image

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