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Crowning blow: Pageants hit by lockdowns
Winners hold onto their crowns a bit longer these days until competitions can be held again in person
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Apr 12, 2021
Miss Indian World Cheyenne Eete Kippenberger reigned an extra year after the lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic shut down many of the pageants. She won in 2019 and is set to step down on April 24, 2021. (Photo courtesy of Miss Indian World)
Winners hold onto their crowns a bit longer these days until competitions can be held again in person
Sandra Hale Schulman
Cheyenne Eete Kippenberger took the responsibilities of Miss Indian World in stride.
The title took her around the world as an ambassador, visiting New Zealand, Alaska and tribal lands across the United States. She met dignitaries and movie stars, rock stars and politicians, but not Deb Haaland just yet.