“They Grow as Speakers, as Leaders”: A Case Study of Experiential Leadership in the Miss World Eskimo– Indian Olympics Pageant
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Caroline Williams
American Indian Quarterly, vol. 43, no. 2, Spring, 2019, pp. 204-235
Description
Report demonstrates that the objectifying space of the traditional beauty pageant has been appropriated by the Miss World Eskimo– Indian Olympics (WEIO), and reconstructed as a space focused on developing community-centered leadership skills in the young women that participate.