Moira George is shown just after being crowned the 2024-25 Miss Cherokee at the pageant held on Oct. 4, 2024. (BROOKLYN BROWN/One Feather photo)
2023-24 Miss Cherokee Scarlett Guy crowns Moira George the 2024-25 Miss Cherokee during the pageant held on Oct. 4, 2024. (BROOKLYN BROWN/One Feather photo)
2024-25 Miss Cherokee Moira George speaks at the Veteran’s Honoring event at the Cherokee Indian Fair in Cherokee, N.C. on Oct. 4, 2024. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
2024-25 Miss Cherokee Moira George is shown riding in the Cherokee Christmas Parade in Cherokee, N.C. on Dec. 14, 2024. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
2024-25 Miss Cherokee Moira George speaks at the first annual Tsalagi Aniwonisgi Didanvdadisdi (Cherokee Speakers Memorial Day) event hosted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024 at the Kalvgviditsa Tsalagi Aniwonisgi Tsunatsohisdihi (Cherokee Speakers Place), located adjacent to the New Kituwah Academy in Cherokee, N.C. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
2024-25 Miss Cherokee Moira George, left, is shown with 2024-25 Senior Miss Cherokee Kimlyn Sneed Lambert at the Cherokee Winter Social held at the Peaches Squirrell Sports & Recreation Complex in Cherokee, N.C. on Jan. 25, 2025. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
Raylen Bark, left, and 2024-25 Miss Cherokee Moira George dance at the Cherokee Winter Social held at the Peaches Squirrell Sports & Recreation Complex in Cherokee, N.C. on Jan. 25, 2025. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)