ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - A North Dakota State University student has won the title of Miss Indian World.
Pageant officials say 22-year-old Cheyenne Brady was crowned Saturday night at the 32nd annual Gathering of Nations at the University of New Mexico arena in Albuquerque.
Brady, a member of the Sac and Fox tribe, was chosen among 21 Native American women from different tribes and traditions.
As Miss Indian World, Brady will travel around the world and serve as a cultural ambassador for a year.
The crowning closed three days of festivities at what is considered North America’s largest powwow. The event draws hundreds of competitive dancers and tens of thousands of spectators from across the U.S. and parts of Canada and Mexico.
Twenty-five-year-old Ashley Pino of Acoma, New Mexico, was first runner-up.
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