Thursday 19 September 2013

Indian-American Nina Davuluri clinches Miss America 2014

24 year old Nina Davuluri has been crowned Miss America 2014 thus becoming the very first girl of Indian origin to win US national beauty pageant.


Introduction:
  • Born to Telugu parents Davuluri Koteshwara Choudhary (gynecologist) and Sheila Ranjani, both hailing from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh.
  • Born inside a family of doctors she desires to become a cardiologist.
Road to glory:
  • Miss Syracuse 2013
  • Miss Ny 2013
  • Miss America 2014
Controversy:
  • Her victory unexpectedly sparked a flood of racist criticism on social networking mainly as a result of misidentification as Muslim or Arab.
  • Incidents where linked her to terrorist groups for example Al Qaeda.
  • She bravely taken care of immediately this with saying "I need to rise above that, I always viewed myself as first of all American".
Miss America Pageant:
  • It's a national beauty competition that awards scholarships (Fifty dollars,000) to young women in the 50 states plus Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and also the U.S. Virgin Islands.
  • The winner is awarded the title of "Miss America" for just one year and $50,000 as prize money/ scholarship.
  • Your competition is held in Atlantic City, Nj with exception from 2006- Jan 2013 (Vegas)
  • The 2014 pageant (87th overall) pitted 53 contestants Body from each state, plus Dc, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
Events
  • Swimming wear, Evening gown, Talent and Interview competitions.
More:
  • Nina Davuluri may be the second consecutive Miss Ny to win the Miss America crown, after Mallory Hagan
  • Mallory Haganwon had won the pageant in January 2013 (Vegas) thus getting to hold the crown for just 8 instead of 12 months. 
  • The organizer will compensate her with this shortened reign
  • Margaret Gorman: first Miss America in 1921.

1 comment:

  1. Nina Davuluri has all the rights to win the miss america pageant the post on her ethnicity was totally unacceptable. People should understand the concept of decent and heritage because Nina Davuluri is of indian decent but she is an american. Many have called Nina Davuluri a foreigner which she is not she was born in america just because she is of indian decent does not mean people have the right to hate on her.

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