NORMAN – Former Junior Miss Muscogee (Creek) Nation (2023-2024), Georgia Harjo (Mvskoke) won Miss Indian OU 2026-2027. The public and non-profit administration major ran on a platform of “Honoring Our Ancestors.” Harjo’s experience running for this year’s pageant was long, but she was dedicated. She explained that this pageant was a little different from previous competitions.
“I didn’t know that, the fact that we meet every single week. So starting February, when the applications closed up until the week before pageant night. Every single Wednesday, we would meet as a group, and it really helped us bond and get to know one another and just practice how we do our performance on stage,” Harjo said.
One of Harjo’s favorite parts of this pageant was encountering the diverse perspectives of her fellow contestants. Contestants were not just from Oklahoma, but also from far-flung parts of the state that she hadn’t been exposed to. Harjo enjoyed learning more about how they do things in their home.
Harjo met contestants Lila Reynolds (Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians) and Emily Ward (Wyandotte/Seneca/Delaware), and saw fellow Mvskoke contestant Amari Turner…