Deadline Approaching for Miss and Junior Miss Keetoowah Cherokee

The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma is accepting applications for the Miss and Jr. Miss Keetoowah Cherokee. The application deadline is Friday, July 18, 2014. The pageant will be held on Friday, August 15, 2014 at 6 p.m. at the Tahlequah Armory Municipal Center, 100 North Water Street, Tahlequah, OK.

 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, second and third runner ups of $1,500, $1,000, and $500 for Miss Keetoowah Cherokee and $300, $200, and $100 for Junior Miss Keetoowah Cherokee.

 The theme for the 64th Annual United Keetoowah Band Celebration will be, “We Shall All Hold Hands”. Contestants must be between the age of 13 and 17 years old by August 15, 2014 to compete for Jr. Miss, and 18 to 21 by August 15, 2014 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, provide two references, 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 July 1st or picked up at the UKB Tribal Complex Community Services  building. For any questions on the competition, categories or if assistance is needed,  please call Georgia Dick at (918) 456-8698 or 1-800-259-0093.