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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2002

A member of the Eastern Band of Cherokees averted contempt of court charges this week by turning over revealing photos of a North Carolina beauty queen.

Tosh Welch handed over a computer diskette with electronic copies of photos of Rebekah Revels, a member of the Lumbee Tribe. He said the originals do not exist.

Revels lost the state title and a chance to compete at the Miss America pageant over the flap. State pageant officials, however, have never seen the pictures.

Welch is a tribal officer who lives on the Cherokee Reservation.

Get the Story:
Revels' Former Fiance Turns Over Topless Photos, Computer Disk (WRAL News 10/16)
Revels' lawyer gets photos (The Fayetteville Observer 10/16)
Former fiance gives up nude photos of Revels (AP 10/16)

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