The month of May will host several princess pageant competitions in districts throughout the Choctaw Nation. With additional pageants to come in June (after several pageants were held in April), this is the time of year where contestants’ thoughts turn to practice and perfecting their plans for their individual competitions.
Each year, the 12 districts that make up the Choctaw Nation present candidates for the Princess Pageant Competition. Contestants vie to be winners of each district’s division with a first and second place runner-up:
- Miss Choctaw Nation District Princess (ages 18-22)
- Junior Miss Choctaw Nation District Princess (ages 13-17)
- Little Miss Choctaw Nation District Princess (ages 8-12)
Each district winner will receive $450. In the event your application entry is the only one received by the District Princess Pageant Coordinator prior to the district pageant date, you shall be declared the winner of that district division and would also in this scenario be eligible to compete in the Choctaw Nation Royalty Pageant held at Tvshka Homma. There are more eligibility requirements available for review. All who are interested in competing in a future pageant should look at the eligibility requirements on choctawnation.com/services/princess-and-royalty for more information (or have their parents or grandparents review these rules).
Good luck and congratulations to all the princess pageants contestants and winners. It is a lot of hard work and dedication to compete and represent the Choctaw Nation’s heritage. Chief Batton, and the Tribal Council and I are always so appreciative of the outstanding job that our Princesses do on behalf of the Choctaw Nation. Yakoke!
Also coming this month is the Annual Choctaw Nation Memorial Day event at the Choctaw Nation Capitol in Tvshka Homma from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 23. All tribal administrative offices will be closed to remember Memorial Day on Monday, May 26.
Each year we commemorate Memorial Day at the Choctaw Capitol to remember the brave men and women of our military who paid the ultimate price for freedom. The Choctaw Nation is a sovereign nation in a free country because of the countless sacrifices our soldiers pay to ensure we are the land of the free and the home of the brave.
I encourage you to come out to the Choctaw Nation’s Capitol and witness this remembrance event where we honor all the branches of the military, have a 21-gun salute and place a wreath for the fallen soldiers. It is a solemn day of remembrance and expression from a grateful nation for the sacrifices of our military servicemen and women.