Radmilla Cody
Radmilla A. Cody | |
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Radmilla Cody sings The Star-Spangled Banner in Navajo at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida (2002) | |
| Born | 1975 (age 50–51) Arizona |
| Citizenship | Navajo Nation and United States |
| Known for | Miss Navajo Nation, singer, Anti-domestic violence activist |
| Title | 46th Miss Navajo Nation |
| Term | 1997–1998 |
| Predecessor | Josephine Ann Tracy |
| Successor | Sevaleah Begay Tsosie |
| Website | www.radmillacody.com |
| Notes | |
1. As a matrilineal society, the Navajo Nation does not consider one's paternal lineage for questions of traditional membership. | |
Radmilla A. Cody (born 1975) is a Navajo model, singer, and anti-domestic violence activist who was the 46th Miss Navajo from 1997 to 1998.
She was the first biracial Miss Navajo and thus so far the only Miss Navajo partially of African-American heritage, her nomination sparked considerable debate over Navajo identity. After her tenure, allegations of drug-trafficking and involvement in money-laundering, resulting in her subsequent arrest and imprisonment, led to verbal racial attacks as well as support.