Madison Whitekiller
American of Native ancestry
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Madison Whitekiller is an American of Native ancestry who was crowned the 2017-18 Miss Cherokee on August 26, 2017.[1][2] She will represent the Cherokee Nation as a goodwill ambassador to promote the history, language, and culture of the Cherokee tribe for the next year.[1][2]
Madison Whitekiller | |
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| Alma mater | Verdigris High School, Claremore, Oklahoma |
| Occupations | Student, Northeastern State University |
| Title | Miss Cherokee 2017-18 |
She competed against six other young women for the Miss Cherokee crown[1] in a competition held each year in conjunction with the Cherokee National Holiday.[3] The competition judges contestants on their use of the Cherokee language, their cultural and platform presentations, and their responses to impromptu questions.[1] For her cultural presentation during the competition, Whitekiller focused on empowering Cherokee women through the traditional Cherokee story of why the corn husk doll has no face.[1]
Whitekiller, from Claremore, Oklahoma,[1][2][3] is a student at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah, Oklahoma.[1] She previously served as Junior Miss Cherokee 2015–16.[1][2][3]