Miss Navajo Nation Competition

The Miss Navajo Nation competition kicked off today in Window Rock, Arizona.

For the past sixty years, Miss Navajo Nation has served as an important ambassador to the Navajo Nation and is crowned during the annual Navajo Nation Fair held every September.

Any young Navajo lady can run for Miss Navajo. She must be 18-25 years old, never married, nor have or have had any children. She must speak fluent Navajo and English and knowledgeable about the Navajo culture and traditions.

On Wednesday, the first day of the four-day competition, each contestant must show their skills in sheep butchering and traditional breadmaking.

Flashback Friday | Miss Navajo Nation

It's that time of year again! Time to Navajo-up for the 66th Annual Navajo Nation Fair. Held every year in the nation's capital, Window Rock, Arizona, the Fair lasts an entire week, and brings with it a rodeo, a powwow, a parade, an arts exhibition, a concert, and one very cool Miss Navajo Nation competition.

One year ago, I wrote a blog post about the history of the Miss Navajo competition.

Some History | Miss Navajo Nation

It's Navajo Nation Fair time! And the folks over at Indian Country Today posted a cool article on the annual event. The Navajo Nation Fair draws about 15,000 visitors a day to Window Rock, Arizona, the Capitol of the Navajo Nation. The week-long fair kicks off on the Monday after Labor day, September 5. It is the largest American Indian Fair and Rodeo in the Southwestern United States, and consists of over two dozen events that extend over the seven day period.