CS6 Quick selection tool

I am using CS6 and trying to do figure cutouts with the quick selection tool, everything works fine with refine edge etc but I am doing many cutouts and they are dancers wearing crowns which is very time consuming and it is driving me crazy. Is there a better way to select something like a crown that is better and/or faster than what I am doing?  Here is an example of what I am doing: WJY Photography | Studio 2014 | Photo 39
Thanks Bill

Make sure you are on the layer you want to select, as it will only work on the current layer, or make sure you select "All Layers."  It will also just select a mask of a layer.

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