Miss Cherokee 2024-25 Moira George and Senior Miss Cherokee 2024-25 Kimlyn Sneed Lambert are shown at the Cherokee Winter Social at the Peaches Squirrell Sports & Recreation Center in Cherokee, N.C. on Jan. 25, 2025. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
Senior Miss Cherokee 2024-25 Kimlyn Sneed Lambert, right, walks in the Annual Elder’s Walk in Cherokee, N.C. on May 9, 2025. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
Senior Miss Cherokee 2024-25 Kimlyn Sneed Lambert dances in the grand entry at the Eastern Band Cherokee Pow Wow in Cherokee, N.C. on July 4, 2025. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
Samantha Bradley, center, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the western regional director at Sunrise Community for Recovery and Wellness, cuts the ribbon to officially open the Tohi Edasdi (A place of peace) Recovery Community Center in Wayohi (Wolftown) in Cherokee, N.C. on the morning of Tuesday, July 29. Senior Miss Cherokee 2024-25 Kimlyn Sneed Lambert is shown to the left of Bradley. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
Senior Miss Cherokee 2024-25 Kimlyn Sneed Lambert is shown prior to giving up her crown at the 2025-26 Senior Miss Cherokee pageant in Cherokee, N.C. on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)