Contestants to vie for Choctaw Royalty titles 2025 Princess Pageant

Oakley Mitchell, District 1
Oakley Mitchell is the 11-year-old daughter of Colby and Cayla Mitchell of Valliant. She is a sixth grader at Valliant Elementary. Oakley enjoys learning about her culture, dancing on the competition dance team, participating in social dancing, cooking, attending church, spending time with family and friends, meeting new people and traveling.

Kingsly Clark, District 5
Kingsly Clark is the 10-year-old daughter of Daniel and Leslie Clark of Keota. She is a fifth-grader at Keota Elementary. Kingsly’s hobbies include making clothes for her dolls and jewelry for herself and her friends. She also enjoys cheerleading, tumbling and playing the piano.

Lillyanne Muncy, District 6
Lillyanne Muncy is the 12-year-old daughter of Megan Muncy of Red Oak. She is a seventh-grader at Red Oak Elementary. Lillyanne’s hobbies include crocheting, sewing, drawing and bracelet making.

Brinley Horn, District 7
Brinley Horn is the 8-year-old daughter of Tasha and Jerry Horn of Antlers. She is a third-grader at Atoka Elementary. Brinley loves to be outside planting flowers and tending to her plants. She enjoys reading books. She also loves nightly calls with her mafo so they can read from her Choctaw bible and sing a Choctaw hymn together. If Brinley is not reading or tending to her plants, you can find her outside playing and exploring with the neighborhood kids.

Jayde Ellis, District 8
Jayde Ellis is the 8-year-old daughter of Heather and Jerren Ellis of Hugo. She is a third-grader at Fort Towson Elementary. Jayde enjoys playing basketball and softball, dancing and singing, skincare, and making TikTok videos.

Rogan Hudgins, District 9
Rogan Hudgins is the 9-year-old daughter of Kody and Morgan Hudgins of Bennington. She is a fourth-grader at Bennington Elementary. Her hobbies include playing softball, hunting, fishing, cooking, and learning about the Choctaw language and culture.

Paisley Tenequer, District 10
Paisley Tenequer is the 10-year-old daughter of Dorthy Laney of Atoka. She is a fourth-grader at Atoka Elementary. Her hobbies include dancing, track, softball and basketball.

Leigha Scott, District 11
Leigha Scott is the nine-year-old daughter of Jeremy and Honni Scott of McAlester. She is a third-grader at Krebs Elementary. She enjoys making bracelets with her craft kits. She stays busy with her Girl Scout troop, building confidence and leadership skills. She plays softball, soccer, and basketball for the local Boys and Girls Club and also participates in Spark 10U in Krebs. Additionally, she enjoys summer camps with the Choctaw Nation outreach services.

Kristin Jefferson, District 1
Kristin Jefferson is the 15-year-old daughter of Paul and Whitney Jefferson of Idabel. She is a ninth-grader at Idabel High School. Kristin enjoys going to church, playing softball, spending time with family and friends and working out at the gym.

Kaydence Young, District 2
Kaydence Young is the 14-year-old daughter of Erik and Cynthia Young of Broken Bow. She is an eighth-grader at Rector Johnson Middle School. Kaydence enjoys listening to music and singing. She also likes to watch shows and music with her family and play with her dog, Cinnamon.

Emma Battiest, District 3
Emma Battiest is the 17-year-old daughter of Jimmy Battiest and Heather Ramsey of Talihina. She is an eleventh-grader at Talihina High School. Emma has completed the CNA, CMA, and Pharmacology programs at KTC and is currently enrolled in a phlebotomy course. She is active in various organizations and is the HOSA president, Talihina YAB secretary and varsity drum major. Additionally, she plays stickball for the Tvshka Waya youth stickball team.

Tenley Reece, District 4
Tenley Reece is the 14-year-old daughter of Brandon and Patti Reece of Poteau. She is a ninth-grader at Poteau High School. Tenley’s extracurricular activities include Poteau S.E.C. academic team, Poteau choir and show choir, book club and cheer. At home, she enjoys reading, writing, crocheting, sewing, learning how to bead and pestering her older sister. She also loves being a part of the Yvnnvsh Homma stickball team and traveling to social dancing events.

Raleigh Watts, District 5
Raleigh Watts is the 13-year-old daughter of Kara Wright and Rodney Watts of Stigler. She is an eighth-grader at McCurtian School. Raleigh enjoys attending church, playing stickball and softball, learning about her culture and spending time with her loved ones and friends.

Isabella Muncy, District 6
Isabella Muncy is the 17-year-old daughter of Megan Muncy of Red Oak. She is a twelfth-grader at Red Oak High School. Isabella is an FFA Chapter President and enjoys crop and livestock judging and public speaking. She also loves to read, write, cheerleading, choreograph and hang out with friends.

Akeiley Willis, District 7
Akeiley Willis is a 17-year-old senior at Wright City High School, daughter of Kerry Willis and the late Christina Willis. She enjoys beading, cultural activities, social dancing, and powwows, and is active in clubs like the Native American WISDOM Club and YAB. Akeiley runs track, plays softball, and has participated in the Choctaw Nation Stickball League for 10 years, representing the youth team Tvshka Homma Himitta at the World Series. She also plays the drum during adult stickball games and attends Choctaw language classes with Project Rise.

Acelee Ellis, District 8
Acelee Ellis is the 14-year-old daughter of Heather and Jerren Ellis of Hugo. She is an eighth-grader at Fort Towson Elementary. Acelee enjoys playing basketball, softball and cheerleading. She likes attending church and traditional Choctaw cultural activities.

Audrina Samuels, District 9
Audrina Samuels is the 14-year-old daughter of Jared Tom, Kailyn Ward, Erica Samuels and Dohn Bond of Calera. She is an eighth-grader at Calera Elementary. Audrina enjoys playing softball, basketball and stickball. She loves engaging in Choctaw culture and social dancing. She also likes sleeping and TikToks, spending time with family and friends, chasing after her little sisters and picking on her brother, Taven.

Violet Trent, District 10
Violet Trent is the 13-year-old daughter of Kate Joanne Trent and Everett Randall of Atoka. She is an eighth-grader at Atoka High School. Violet’s hobbies include showing livestock, swimming and horseback riding.

Alexandria McFarland, District 11
Alexandria McFarland is the 14-year-old daughter of Daniel and Crysta McFarland of Krebs. She is an eighth-grader at Hartshorne High School. Alexandria’s hobbies include going to school, choir singing, Choctaw hymns, event planning and decorating. She also enjoys attending powwows such as the Gathering of Nations, Choctaw Powwow and the Bakersfield gathering.

Dorothy Rogers, District 12
Dorothy Rogers is the 13-year-old daughter of David and Lora Rogers of Coalgate. She is an eighth-grader at Wallace Byrd Middle School. Dorothy’s hobbies include attending church activities and cultural events. She also likes playing basketball and softball, track, piano and beading.

Brooklyn Choate, District 2
Brooklyn Choate is the 21-year-old daughter of Russell and Annette Choate of Broken Bow. She currently attends the University of Oklahoma. Brooklyn enjoys dancing, swimming, reading, shopping, volunteering, traveling, running and going to the gym. She also love attending OU sporting events, spending time with family and enjoying time with her friends at college. Brooklyn likes being involved with AISA, Gamma Delta Pi and the Native American community at OU.

Maggie Smith, District 3
Maggie Smith is the 20-year-old daughter of Kevin and Melinda Smith of Talihina. She currently attends the University of Oklahoma. Maggie is an audio operator for Sooner Sports Pad (ESPN, OU’s Sportscast) and President of the Indigenous Journalist Association. She enjoys baking, painting, playing and watching sports, including softball, basketball and pickleball. Maggie also likes working out, walks around campus with friends and learning the Choctaw language.

Kenzie Wilson, District 9
Kenzie Wilson is the 22-year-old granddaughter of Pamela Wilson of Durant. She is currently attending Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Kenzie enjoys a variety of hobbies, including beading, singing, listening to music, building Lego sets, drawing, and watching movies with her friends and family. In addition, she loves photography, art, playing stickball, traveling, and watching football, especially the Kansas City Chiefs.

Jenessa Dugger, District 11
Jenessa Dugger is the 20-year-old daughter of Michelle Dugger, and Jerry and Regina Dugger of Hartshorne. She is currently attending Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Jenessa’s hobbies include traveling with friends, performing at Liberty Theatre, volunteering at the Choctaw Cultural Center, photography and filming.

Candis Battice, District 12
Candis Battice is the 19-year-old daughter of SJoeLee B Louis, Sterling Battice and Micha Louis of Coalgate. She is a graduate of Coalgate High School. She enjoys mission work and helping out with Brock’s Closet Mission, doing bible studies with her family, helping other fufill their goals and attending church. Candis also enjoys powwow dancing, sewing, singing, hanging out with family and friends, eating and weightlifting.