Appearence Form

Photos from the Teen & Miss Lumbee Pageant

Miss Lumbee 2010-2011

Hello (again) Lumbee people,
I suppose instead of introducing myself, I am actually re-introducing myself as I was Teen Miss Lumbee in 2006.  After my previous ambassadorship to the Lumbee Tribe, I concentrated myself on completing high school and attaining scholarships that would pay my way through college.  I am grateful to say that I am a 2010 Teaching Fellows Recipient as well as a Merit Scholarship Recipient.   This fall, I will attend the University of North Carolina at Pembroke and will major in Elementary Education.  I am the daughter of Marty and Dale Ann Scott of the Union Chapel Community where I attend Union Chapel Community Baptist Church.  I graduated from Lumberton High School where I was voted Most Popular, Homecoming Queen, and Outstanding Senior, and I graduated in the top 5% of my class with a 4.3 grade point average. 
While all of these things are important to me and help describe who I have been, it in no way encapsulates who I am on the inside.  First and foremost, I am a genuine young woman with a positive attitude.  It is not often that you will find me in a bad mood.  I want people to be glad to see me coming and I have a smile like sunshine.  I get along with people of all age ranges, but I especially love children and the elderly.  I am generous and I love to give gifts or do things for people—particularly my friends.  I love to see their faces light up when I’ve done something unexpectedly or I cook for them.  I am very family oriented, and I love spending time with my parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins.   I am very much a homebody.  I love hanging out with friends, watching movies, listening to music, dancing, and most importantly, singing.  Finally, I am somewhat of a private person and attempt to be nonjudgmental of others.  I believe that each person will give an account to God for their own lives, and it is not my business to judge it for Him.  I also understand that as Miss Lumbee I represent people from all walks of life who live various lifestyles and I am always eager to meet and listen to each of them. 
As to my reign as Miss Lumbee, I have given it quite a bit of thought over the years since I was Teen Miss Lumbee.  I realize that our former Ambassadors have done a lot traveling and I commend them for their efforts.  Traveling away from home is difficult as I found out a few years ago myself.  However, the truth of the matter is that we live in a time when economically our own people are at a loss for jobs, people are struggling to see their most basic needs met, and our children are struggling to receive an education in the midst of so much poverty.  Because of these times, the 2010-2011 Lumbee Court has decided that we will be spending most of our ambassadorship at home supporting the endeavors of our own people.   There is so much going on right here in our own midst that deserves our recognition and support, and when at all possible, you will find one or all of us there to lend a helping hand.  As we attempt to uplift our own community, please pray that God will guide our footsteps and that we will accomplish our goals.
Yours Truly,
Brandi Taneal Scott, Miss Lumbee