Miss Six Nations

'''Miss Six Nations ''' is an annual [[beauty pageant]] associated with the [[Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation]] of [[Brantford, Ontario]]. The pageant has been part of the [[Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation|Six Nations]] [[autumn|Fall]] [[Fair]] since the 1940s. It is held on the first Thursday after [[Labour Day]]. Contestants from the community enter categories such as Little Miss, Miss Mini, Miss Pre-Teen, Miss Teen and Miss Six Nations.

The Miss Six Nations Ambassadorship has a history going back to the 1940s. Former Ambassadors known to Wikipedia are listed below.

{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Former Miss Six Nations Titleholders
! Year
! age during reign
!Nation/Clan
|-
| Alyssa General
| 2008
| 20
|Mohawk,Turtle
|-
| Jessie Anthony
| 2007
| 22
|Onondaga, Beaver
|-
| Stephanie Williams
| 2006
| 22
|Cayuga,Wolf
|-
| [[DAKOTA Brant]]
| 2005
| 18
|Mohawk, Turtle
|-
| Jesse Brant
| 2004
| 17
|Mohawk,Turtle
|-
|Ashley Thomas-Jeffery
| 2003
| ?
|
|-
| Candace Jamieson
| 2002
|?
|?
|-
| Tia Smith
| 2001
| 21
|Cayuga, Wolf
|-
| ?
| 2000
| ?
|-
|Theda Brant
|1998
|18
|Mohawk, Turtle
|-
|Sarah Davis
|1997
|?
|?
|-
|Niki Skye
|1987
|?
|?
|-
| Cindy Skye
|1976
|?
|?
|-
|Verna Martin, then Brenda Davis (nee Bomberry)
|1975
|?
|?
|-
|Linda Martin
|1974
|?
|?
|-

==References==
*[http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/PrintArticle.aspx?e=1102698 ''The Bradford Expositor'']
*[http://www.icmi.ca/community.html Six Nations Native Pageant]
*[http://www.first-nations-art-store.com/six-nations-of-the-grand-river-first-nation.html Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation]
*[http://www.powwows.com/info/?p=27 My Year As The PowWows.com Princess]
*[http://www.ironworkers.org/magazine/PDF/IWMag0704.pdf ''The Ironworker'' April 2007]
*[http://www.canadaeventscalendar.ca/events/ontario_southern_ontario.phtml?ac=viewday&&EventDate=2007-09-7 September 7, 2007 Events Listing: Ontario: Southern Ontario]
[[Category:Beauty pageants]]
[[Category:First Nations culture]]