Vernal Express | 1970-11-19 | Page 4 | Ute Indian Miss, Glenna Jenks, Feted in 'Home' Magazine

Ute Indian Miss Glenna Jenks Feted In Home M Magazine The Sunday Home section of the Salt Lake Tribune featured a color front page photograph and a story of Glenna Jenks Miss Indian Utah who is a Ute Indian maiden from Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt Miss Jerks Jenks was selected to reign as Utah's Miss Indian in the first statewide statewide state state- wide pageant ever held THE CONTEST was the idea of Jan McNeil a Navajo Hopi Indian who solicited solicited sol sol- merchants' merchants support and after three three months months effort saw 10 contestants from among 20 applicants vie for honors in the contest held at the Murray National National National Na Na- Guard Armory July 23 Five judges selected the winner on the basis of authenticity of Indian dress special points given if the contestant had helped make her outfit knowledge knowledge know know- ledge dge of the Indian culture present and past and general personality and poise ACTOR ROBERT Redford fa famed ed for his role in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Sun dance Kid crowned Miss Jenks as queen The 16 16 year year old Indian miss from the basin was the youngest participant in inthe inthe inthe the contest Her Ifer prizes included a trophy trophy tro tro- phy gift certificates luggage clothes and a modeling scholarship MISS JENKS will represent Utah the Miss Indian America contest Sheridan Wyoming in 1972 when sl si reaches the required age of 18 She was further honored when sl si represented Utah at the National Co gress of American Indian Conference Anchorage Alaska where she second attendant honors