This may be the only pageant where contestants are required to know how to butcher a sheep—Miss Navajo. The first pageant was in 1952 and has now become a honored tradition, highlighting the knowledge, beauty and talents of young Navajo women.
![Navajo Nation Fair Golden Anniversary Magazine, 1996 Commemorative Edition](https://www.teenagefilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Navajo-Nation-Fair-Golden-Anniversary-Magazine-1996-Commemorative-Edition--e1328581921382.jpg)
![Miss Navajo Nation 2006-2007 Jocelyn Billy](https://www.teenagefilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Miss-Navajo-Nation-2006-2007-Jocelyn-Billy-e1328581957680.jpg)
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previous Miss Navajo winners via Miss Navajo Council