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Miss Southwest Navajo passes down her crown

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Jaden Williams

Jaden Williams poses on a mesa in Flagstaff. She wears a Tsiiyeeł (Navajo bun), K'e Nitsaa (wrap moccasins), a handmade gown by her grandmother and jewelry passed down from family.

 Courtesy of Matt Holgate

Jaden Williams isn’t your typical 17-year-old.

During the school year, she gets up before 5 a.m. to catch the bus from the Navajo reservation of Tolani Lake and commutes 60 miles to Flagstaff. After her Flagstaff High School classes, the incoming senior spends two more hours taking medical courses at Coconino Community College. When she gets back to Tolani Lake around 6 p.m., she does homework and then has some time to read books, watch foreign films and practice the piano. Somewhere in her busy schedule, she also has to fit in time for her royal duties.

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Jaden poses on a mesa in Flagstaff


Raylynn’s coronation will be Saturday, Aug. 4 at 5 p.m. (6 p.m. MDT) at the Southwest Fairgrounds in Dilkon, Ariz. The Little Miss Southwestern Navajo pageant, for contestants ages 4 through 12, will take place at the Dilkon Chapter House in Dilkon on Friday, Aug. 3 at 10 a.m. (11 a.m. MDT). Both events are open to the public.

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