![]() ![]() I primarily use my experience and oral histories of former Miss Indian BYU Pageant contestants and participants to illustrate how Miss Indian pageants set certain definitions and qualifications of Indianness. ![]() I situate the Miss Indian BYU Pageant in the Pan-Indian trend of Miss Indian pageants and titles, while also emphasizing the distinct role that Miss Indian BYU played as a representative of Latter-day Saint American Indians. After being crowned as the last Miss Indian BYU and interviewing numerous former Miss Indian BYUs, I offer key insights into the meaning and experience of Miss Indian pageants in the twentieth century. This paper, "Miss Indian BYU: Contestation Over the Crown and Indian Identity," looks at the history and experiences of the Miss Indian BYU Pageant, which was indefinitely cancelled in 2007. ![]()
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