Miss Cherokee (1963-2023)

Miss Cherokee 2021-22 Tyra Maney crowns Raylen Bark as Miss Cherokee 2022-23 during a pageant held at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center on Oct. 1, 2022. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)

 

1963    Dorothy McCoy-Smith

1966    Faren Sanders-Crews

1968    Penny Otter-Huntsman

1969    Patty Grant

1970    Loretta Hornbuckle-Kirby

1971    Shirley Swayney-Cloer

1972    Pearl Bradley

1973    Rowena Teesatuskie

1974    Lawana Cooper-Almond

1975    Deb West

1976    Debbie Conseen-Bradley

1977    Elista Long

1978    Loretta Ann Hornbuckle

1979    Betty Owle-Moreland

1980    Alice Groenewald

1981    Gloria West-Hyatt

1982    Melvina Swimmer

1983    Eugenia Thompson

1984    Mollie Lossiah-Grant

1985    Renissa Driver

1986    Lavenia West-Hicks

1987    Becky Wildcatt

1988    Janell Rattler

1989    Lori Sanders

1990    Keredith Owens

1991    Cynthia Ledford

1992    Heather Swimmer-Younce

1993    Sheila Davis-Brown

1994    Ursula Welch

1995    April Sampson

1996    Nakoa Chiltoskie

1997    Molly Hornbuckle

1998    Monica Wildcatt

1999    Natassia Baldwin

2000    Brooke Lossiah

2001    Tina George

2002    Natalie Hill Grant

2003    Amy Kalonaheskie

2004    Emra Arkansas

2005    Samantha Crowe-Hernandez

2006    (Idle)

2007    Kara Martin

2008    Amanda Wolfe Moore

2009    Rachel Hicks

2010    Tonya Carroll

2011    Kristie Hyatt

2012    Karyl Frankiewicz

2013     Madison Crowe

2014     Taylor Wilnoty

2015     Taran Swimmer

2016     Amorie Gunter

2017     Faith Long

2018     Melah Perkins

2019     Amy West

2020     Amy West (reign extended due to COVID 19)

2021     Tyra Maney

2022     Raylen Bark

2023     Scarlett “Gigage” Guy