The 2024-2025 Choctaw Princesses are Senior Miss Melea Jefferson from District 2, Junior Miss Daryan Eubanks from District 9, and Little Miss Ava Davenport from District 9.
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The 2024-2025 Choctaw Princesses are Senior Miss Melea Jefferson from District 2, Junior Miss Daryan Eubanks from District 9, and Little Miss Ava Davenport from District 9.

2024 Labor Day Festival Princess Pageant

Published October 2, 2024

Check out select photos from the 2024 Choctaw Nation Labor Day Festival Princess Pageant.

Photos

2023-2024 princesses lead the 2024-2025 contestants on to the stage.
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2023-2024 princesses lead the 2024-2025 contestants on to the stage.

All of the contestants perform the Lord's Prayer to open the pageant.
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All of the contestants perform the Lord's Prayer to open the pageant.

Princess pageant contestants line up backstage.
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Nerves were high before the beginning of the 2024 princess pageant. 

Little Miss Choctaw Nation is crowned onstage.
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Ava Davenport is crowned the 2024 Little Miss Choctaw Nation.

Adyson York walks across the stage.
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Adyson York walks across the stage.

A princess contestant waves to the crowd.
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Neveah Jimenez waves to the crowd.

A princess contestant speaks into a mic.
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Trinity Jarmillo answers her question.

A princess contestant is helped with her regalia.
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2023-2024 Royalty help Emma Battiest with her outfit.

A princess contestant waves to the crowd holding a fan.
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Bella Muncy waves to the crowd.

Princess contestants talk amongst themselves back stage
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Backstage is full of conversation among contestants.

A princess contestant walks by backstage
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Kalin Beller walks by backstage.

Princess contestants peek through the stage curtains.
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Contestants peek through the curtains backstage.