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TAHLEQUAH, OK — The Miss Cherokee Pageant festivities are scheduled for this weekend. Former Miss Cherokees will host a reception for this year’s contestants Friday at 7:30 pm in the main foyer of the Cherokee Nation’s W.W. Keeler Tribal Complex. The reception is open to the public.

The Miss Cherokee Pageant will take place Saturday at 7:30 pm at Northeastern State University’s Fine Arts Auditorium. Brian Jackson will be the Master of Ceremonies, and the Cherokee National Children’s Chorus will give their first public performance during the pageant. The public is invited to attend the event free of charge.

The eight Cherokee women who are competing in this year’s Miss Cherokee Pageant are: Alicia Cearly of Jay, Rachel Clarkson of Broken Arrow, Adeline Cochran and Amanda Turner of Tahlequah, Michelle Nofire of Muldrow, Tricia Six and Jamie Standingwater both of Salina, and Nicole Squirrel of Kiefer.