Seminole Cheyenne Kippenberger Crowned Miss Indian World 2019-2020

Cheyenne Kippenberger, a tribal citizen of the Seminole Nation of Florida, was crowned Miss Indian World 2019-2020 on Saturday night. Photos by Derek Mathews

Published April 30, 2019

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Cheyenne Kippenberger from the Seminole Tribe of Florida was crowned Miss Miss Indian World 2019-2020 on Saturday night at the Gathering of the Nations Powwow in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Kippenberger is the first woman from the Seminole Tribe of Florida to be crowned Miss Indian World. She is from the Panther Clan. She grew up in Hollywood, Florida. Her grandmother Lawanna Osceola-Niles was Miss Florida Seminole Princess in 1960.

 

Miss Indian World 2019-2020 Winners

– 1st Runner Up – Cordelia Falls Down, Crow and United Keetowah Band Tribes, Crow Agency MT
– 2nd Runner Up – Shelby Mata, Comanche Nation of OK, Walters OK
– Public Speaking Award – Cordelia Falls Down, Crow and United Keetowah Band Tribes, Crow Agency MT
– Best Interview Award – Cheyenne Kippenberger, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Hollywood FL
– Traditional Talent Award – Cheyenne Kippenberger, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Hollywood FL
– Best Dancer Award – Aysha Catron Tsosie, Navajo Nation, Window Rock AZ
– Best Essay Award – Cordelia Falls Down, Crow and United Keetowah Band Tribes, Crow Agency MT
– Miss Congeniality – Kyleigh Farmer, Mohawk Iroquois of the Six Nations Reserve, Ohsweken Ontario Canada

 

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