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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2002

Outgoing Navajo Nation President Kelsey Begaye said former Miss Navajo Nation Radmilla A. Cody was a role model for Navajo people despite her involvement in an international drug ring.

Begaye in a statement said news of Cody's guilty plea and 21-month prison sentence should not diminish the title she once held. "Miss Navajo Nation is the epitome of what we refer to as the Navajo woman, the matriarch of our society," the Associated Press quoted the statement as saying.

Cody is set to report to federal authorities on January 6, 2003, to serve her term. She admitted to helping distribute marijuana but not alerting authorities about it. She said she was in an abusive relationship at the time.

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Begaye: Keep respect for title (AP 12/13)
Ex-Miss Navajo Nation heading for U.S. prison (The Arizona Republic 12/13)
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Relevant Documents:
Navajo Times Letter (December 5, 2002) | Plea Agreement (March 14, 2002) | Sentence for 21 Months (November 13, 2002)

Relevant Links:
Darrell Dwight Bellamy, 15 Most Wanted - http://www.usdoj.gov/marshals/wanted/bellamy.html
Miss Radmilla Cody - http://www.navajoland.com/missnn/millie
Miss Navajo Nation - http://www.missnavajo.org
Native American Music Awards - http://www.nammys.com

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