2023-24 Teen Miss Cherokee Kyndra Postoak places the crown on 2024-25 Teen Miss Cherokee Dvdaya Swimmer during the pageant held in Cherokee, N.C. on Oct. 3, 2024. (BROOKLYN BROWN/One Feather photo)
2024-25 Teen Miss Cherokee Dvdaya Swimmer is shown shortly after being crowned during the pageant in Cherokee, N.C. on Oct. 3, 2024. (BROOKLYN BROWN/One Feather photo)
2024-25 Teen Miss Cherokee Dvdaya Swimmer speaks during the Veteran’s Honoring event during the Cherokee Indian Fair in Cherokee, N.C. on Oct. 4, 2024. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
2024-25 Junior Miss Cherokee Misha Slee, 2024-25 Teen Miss Cherokee Dvdaya Swimmer, and 2024-25 Little Miss Cherokee Faith Panther are shown in the 113th Cherokee Indian Fair Parade in Cherokee, N.C. on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)