Talent and beauty dazzled the audience at the 2022 Juneteenth Pageant sponsored by the Black Cultural Council of Odessa Friday at Blackshear Elementary.
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Cheyenne Brewster is crowned Miss Juneteenth 2022 by Miss Juneteenth 2021 Bithiah Powell with an assist from Junior Miss 2021 Tylee Stevenson. Brewster, a 2021 Odessa High School graduate, hopes to one day become an orthodontist. (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
Miss Juneteenth contestant and ultimate winner Cheyenne Brewster painted this portrait upside down during the talent portion of the 2022 Juneteenth Pageant, which was sponsored by the Black Cultural Council of Odessa and held Friday at Blackshear Elementary. (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
Cianna Harris won Miss Congeniality Friday night in the Miss Juneteenth portion of the 2022 Juneteenth Pageant, which was sponsored by the Black Cultural Council of Odessa. She sang "I am Woman" by Tribe and Helen Reddy during the talent portion of the pageant. (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
Gymnast Chloe Taylor, 9, wows the crowd at the 2022 Juneteenth Pageant Friday night while performing to "Diva" by Beyonce during the talent portion of the Junior Miss competition. (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
Jaila Walker, 11, is crowned Junior Miss during the 2022 Juneteenth Pageant at Blackshear Elementary Friday night. She impressed the crowd with her recitation of Amanda Gorman's poem "Hymn for the Hurting." (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
Jazayah Love-Jackson, 9, who ultimately won the Little Miss competition at the 2022 Juneteenth Pageant Friday night, competes in the evening wear portion of the pageant. (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
Laniqua Clay, 12, won Miss Congeniality Friday night in the Junior Miss portion of the 2022 Juneteenth Pageant. Her performance was set to "Don't stop the music" by Rihanna. (Photo Courtesy of Bobby Joe Smith)
Zaryiah C. LeClair, who hopes to one day be a lawyer, during the evening wear portion of the Miss Juneteenth of the 2022 Juneteenth Pageant at Blackshear Elementary Friday night.
Nine-year-old Jazayah Love-Jackson, Little Miss 2022, hopes to one day become a pediatrician.
