Senior Miss Cherokee 2025-26 Lisa Penick, center, is shown with Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) First Lady Marsha Hicks and Ugvwiyuhi (Principal Chief) Michell Hicks shortly after her crowning at the Senior Miss Cherokee pageant at the 113th Cherokee Indian Fair in Cherokee, N.C. on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
Senior Miss Cherokee 2025-26 Lisa Penick, right, is shown with her husband, Charles Penick, shortly after her crowning at the Senior Miss Cherokee pageant at the 113th Cherokee Indian Fair in Cherokee, N.C. on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
Taline Ugviwiyu (Vice Chief) Alan B. Ensley, 2025-26 Junior Miss Cherokee Keilani Arch, 2025-26 Senior Miss Cherokee Lisa Penick, and Ugvwiyuhi (Principal Chief) Michell Hicks are shown at the Cracker Bowl at Ray Kinsland Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 25. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)