Vanessa Short Bull
Vanessa Short Bull | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 30, 1978 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss South Dakota USA 2000, Miss South Dakota 2002 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss South Dakota USA 2000 (winner) Miss South Dakota 2002 (winner) |
Vanessa Short Bull (born December 30, 1978) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who served as both Miss South Dakota USA (2000) and Miss South Dakota (2002).
Early life and education
[edit]Vanessa Short Bull was born in Pine Ridge, South Dakota to Thomas Short Bull, former state senator and president of Oglala Lakota College, and Darlene Short Bull.[1] Short Bull is an Oglala Sioux Native American, a descendant of Oglala Lakota chief Red Cloud and Ghost Dance leader Arnold Short Bull.[2][3]
Her family is from the Pine Ridge Reservation, although she has not lived there since she was six years old. She took ten years of ballet classes at New York City's Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.[4]
Short Bull graduated from the University of South Dakota.[5]
Pageantry
[edit]Short Bull was crowned Miss South Dakota USA in 2000.[2] Short Bull was the first Native American to have the title of Miss South Dakota, winning the title in 2002.[6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Short Bull resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ TCJ (2017-05-12). "Thomas Shortbull, President of Oglala Lakota College, to Be Inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame". Tribal College Journal of American Indian Higher Education. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
- ^ a b "Short Bull is first American Indian Fair Queen - ICTMN.com". indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-30.
- ^ Staff, I. C. T. (2002-06-30). "Miss South Dakota to compete in Miss America Pageant". ICT News. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
- ^ "Native American Miss South Dakota Targets Stereotypes - 2002-09-18". 27 October 2009.
- ^ a b "Allies | Vanessa Short Bull". Allies. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
- ^ "Native American Miss South Dakota Targets Stereotypes - 2002-09-18". 27 October 2009.
- ^ "NAWPA: Indian Radio Days Program, Photos, and Review | Walter Havighurst Special Collections, The University Archives & Preservation". Miami University Libraries. Retrieved 2025-06-02.
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