As Miss Indian USA, Julie lived in Washington, DC and interned at the
AIHF.
Appearance highlights include a speaking tour to American Indian schools nationwide and Eagle Award Presentations to winners of the American Indian Student Eagle Awards program. She was a Celebrity Emcee of the Miss Cherokee Pageant in Oklahoma, Celebrity guest of the Penn State Homecoming Parade, appeared at Faces International, and attended the Mrs. Georgia Pageant. She was honored with a proclamation from Governor Nigh of Oklahoma declaring "Julie Diane Hill Day".
Julie was a Sophomore attending Oklahoma State University when she won the Miss Indian USA title.