Deadline Approaching for Miss & Jr. Miss Keetoowah Cherokee Pageant

Tahlequah, Okla. -- The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma is accepting applications for the Miss, and Jr. Miss Keetoowah Cherokee. The application deadline is Thursday, September 2. The pageant will be held on Friday, September 17, at 7:00 p.m. at the Tahlequah Armory Municipal Center, 100 North Water Street, Tahlequah, Okla.

Miss and Jr. Miss Keetoowah Cherokee will represent the tribe as a good-will ambassador during her reign. Education Scholarships will be awarded to the winner, first and second runner ups of $1500, $500, and $250 for Miss Keetoowah Cherokee and $300, $200, and $100 for Junior Miss Keetoowah Cherokee.

The theme for the 60th Annual United Keetoowah Band Celebration will be "Family, Community, and Tradition" It is the Keetoowah Cherokee Way". Participants must be between the age of 13 and 17 years old before September 17, 2010 to compete for Jr. Miss, and 18 to 21 before September 17, 2010 to compete for Miss Keetoowah Cherokee. Contestants must be an exclusive UKB Tribal Member and present a copy of Tribal enrollment, show proof of school enrollment, must not have been married or cohabitated, no children, and never convicted of a felony.

Pageant applications may be downloaded from the UKB Tribal website at www.unitedkeetoowahband.org beginning August 16th or picked up at the Community Services Building. For any questions on the competition, categories or if assistance is needed please call Gwen Goingsnake or Georgia Dick at (918) 456-8698 or 1-800-259-0093

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