Miss Indian World 2008

May 09, 2008 at 11:27AM AKST

Nicole Alek’aq Colbert, a 23-year-old Yup’ik from Napakiak, won the Miss Indian World pageant held April 22-26 in conjunction with the Gathering of Nations PowWow at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. Along with the crown, Colbert captured the awards for best traditional presentation and best essay and was named Miss Congeniality. Last year, Colbert won the Miss World Eskimo-Indian Olympics Pageant.