A documentary about the Miss Navajo pageant premieres tonight on PBS.
"Miss Navajo" follows Crystal Frazier as she competes for the 2005-2006 crown.
Filmmaker Billy Luther, who is Navajo, said Frazier wasn't the typical beauty pageant contestant.
"What struck me first was that she was a tomboy," Luther tells The Farmington Daily Times. "I was making a film about what's not the typical beauty pageant, so I wanted someone who was not the typical contestant."
Frazier, who won the title of Miss Northern Navajo in 2004-2005, showcased her traditional talents and Navajo language skills for the competition. "Yes, they butcher sheep," Luther said.
Get the Story:PBS explores Miss Navajo' pageant (The Farmington Daily Times 11/13)
The beauty is in the butchering (AP 11/12) $rl Miss Navajo - http://missnavajomovie.com
PBS Independent Lens - http://www.pbs.org/independentlens
