Radmilla A. Cody | |
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![]() Radmilla Cody sings The Star-Spangled Banner in Navajo at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida (2002) | |
Born | 1975 |
Nationality | Navajo1 (Tłʼááshchíʼí nilǫ́ǫ Naakaii Łizhiní yáshchíín) |
Citizenship | Navajo Nation and United States |
Known for | Miss Navajo Nation, Traditional singer, Anti-domestic violence activist |
Title | 46th Miss Navajo Nation |
Term | 1997–1998 |
Predecessor | Josephine Ann Tracy[1] |
Successor | Sevaleah Begay Tsosie |
Website | www.radmillacody.com |
Notes | |
1. As a matrilineal society, the Navajo Nation does not consider one's paternal lineage for questions of traditional membership.[2] |
Radmilla A. Cody (born 1975) is a Navajo model, singer, and anti-domestic violence activist who was the 46th Miss Navajo from 1997 to 1998.[3]
She was the first biracial Miss Navajo and thus so far the only Miss Navajo partially of African-American heritage, her nomination sparked considerable debate over Navajo identity.[3] After her tenure, allegations of drug-trafficking and involvement in money-laundering, resulting in her subsequent arrest and imprisonment, led to verbal racial attacks as well as support.
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