Top row Left to Right: Nicole Billy 2003-04, Dayla Amos 2008-09, Barbara Moffitt 1978-79, Suzanne Heard 1957-58, Kristie McGuire 2010-11, Marsilla Dean Sampson Sadongei 1973-74
Middle Row Left to Right: Anita Bohannon Baker 1984-85, Courtney Baker Welsey 2006-07, Stephanie Horn 2004-05, Khristy Wallace 1994-95, Kristy Willis 1992-93, Amber Tehauno 2011-12, Callie Cornutt 2013-14
Bottom Row: Currently Reigning Choctaw Royalty… Little Miss Choctaw Nation Kyra Wilson 2014-15, Miss Choctaw Nation Nikki Amos 2014-15, Junior Miss Choctaw Nation Summer Moffitt 2014-15
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Holds First Miss Choctaw Nation Princess Reunion
Durant, Okla. - On Saturday, November 29, the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma hosted its first Miss Choctaw Nation Princess Reunion as part of the 10th Annual PowWow in Durant. Choctaw royalty holding the title of “Miss Choctaw Nation” from 1957 to present were honored with a reception, beading class, and dinner at the Choctaw RV Park.
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Princess Pageant is comprised of both district and tribal nation levels and requires each contestant to be a tribal member of the Choctaw Nation with at least 1/16th blood quantum, a resident of the tribal district she is competing in, a High School graduate, single, and between the ages of 18 to 23. Each contestant is judged on beauty, personality, traditional talent and knowledge, goals as a princess, and traditional Choctaw regalia. The winner of the “Miss Choctaw Nation” title becomes a goodwill ambassador for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma and makes appearances on behalf of the Nation for one year. They work with youth, veterans, elders, dignitaries, and tribal members from across the United States.
From the inception of the pageant, thirty-three former Miss Choctaw Nation’s were located and invited to the reunion. Sixteen Miss Choctaw Nations were present, along with family and friends as the group celebrated and reminisced about being tribal royalty and all of the adventures of their reigns. This was the first time in tribal history that former Miss Choctaw Nations were assembled together. Many were further recognized in the Grand Entry of the Choctaw Nation PowWow on Saturday evening.