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Nina Davuluri, American Indian, is Miss America!
The first runner-up is Miss California Crystal Lee, American Chinese.

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Like Miss World Miss Philippines Megan Young, she has also been a victim of racism.

William Thompson ‏@William12412056 6h
*Miss America Nina Davuluri brushes off racist remarks http://stofftree.com/HOME/index.php?id_thread=52447 …

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Sunny P. Pulikkattil ‏@sunnypeter 6h

Nina Davuluri, Megan Young; Victims of Same Devina DeDiva: Racial Malice Runs Deep – International Business Times: http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/512160/20131008/nina-davuluri-megan-young-devina-dediva-miss.htm#.UlO2GBrNYjE.twitter 

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Futile Democracy ‏@Futiledemocracy 15h

Ridiculous racist Tea Party-style tweets the moment Nina Davuluri was crowned Miss America: http://futiledemocracy.wordpress.com/2013/09/16/bad-day-for-bigots-iv-miss-murca/ … #shutdown #UniteBlue

 

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Video: World News, WATCH Miss New York Nina Davuluri Crowned Miss America 2014

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Video: Miss America 2013 Nina Davuluri Inspired Makeup Tutorial!

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As the first Indian-American winner in the Miss America pageant’s history, Nina Davuluri proves beauty comes in all skin types and tones! Congratulations Nina and hooray for this exciting multicultural beauty milestone.

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Karen Johnson ‏@KarenJohnsonTV 13m

“@MissAmerica: Lovely evening at Gracie Mansion for with host @MikeBloomberg! @NinaDavuluri pic.twitter.com/HlscNMXV21”stunning

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Sunny P. Pulikkattil ‏@sunnypeter 6h

Nina Davuluri, Megan Young; Victims of Same Devina DeDiva: Racial Malice Runs Deep – International Business Times: http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/512160/20131008/nina-davuluri-megan-young-devina-dediva-miss.htm#.UlO2GBrNYjE.twitter 

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Miss America, first person of Indian heritage, cheers diversity in the pageant

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https://www.facebook.com/NinaDavuluriMA
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https://www.facebook.com/DavuluriNina

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“I was the first Indian Miss New York, and I’m so proud to be the first Indian Miss America,” Nina Davuluri said after she won.

https://www.facebook.com/DavuluriNina

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CNN

Miss America crowns 1st winner of Indian descent

(CNN) — She’s the second consecutive New York beauty queen to take the Miss America title, but she’s the first Indian-American to wear the national crown — er, tiara — atop her perfectly coiffed head.

“I was the first Indian Miss New York, and I’m so proud to be the first Indian Miss America,” Nina Davuluri said after she won.

Davuluri’s resume goes considerably deeper than her heritage, however.

The 24-year-old Fayetteville, New York, native was on the dean’s list and earned the Michigan Merit Award and National Honor Society nods while studying at the University of Michigan, where she graduated with a degree in brain behavior and cognitive science.

Her father, who emigrated from India 30 years ago, is a gynecologist, and Davuluri said she’d like to become a physician one day as well.

“During her year as Miss America she will serve as spokesperson for STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) this year as she travels to Washington, D.C., to work with the Department of Education,” according to a Miss America statement.

She also is passionate about healthy lifestyles after battling obesity and bulimia when she was younger.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/16/showbiz/miss-america-racist-reactions/index.html

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First Miss America Of Indian Descent Embraces Discussion

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“I am living my American dream.”

CNN

First Miss America of Indian descent embraces discussion on diversity

(CNN) — Ready or not America, Nina Davuluri is the new girl next door.

That’s how the 24-year-old Indian-American woman sees herself, she explained to CNN’s Erin Burnett on Wednesday, three days after being crowned Miss America.

“I have always viewed Miss America as the girl next door,” Davuluri said. “But the girl next door is evolving, as the diversity of America evolves. She’s not who she was 10 years ago, and she’s not going to be the same person come 10 years down the road.”

The fact that her win Sunday spurred a torrent of racist reactions online — many along the lines that she doesn’t represent what the United States is — didn’t surprise Davuluri. She’d experienced it on a smaller scale when she became the first Miss New York of Indian descent.

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/09/18/us/miss-america-nina-davuluri/index.html

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BuzzFeed

A Lot Of People Are Very Upset That An Indian-American Woman Won The Miss America Pageant

“And the Arab wins Miss America, classic.”

posted on September 16, 2013 at 12:33am EDT  Ryan Broderick BuzzFeed Staff

When her win was announced, Twitter immediately exploded with hateful tweets, with people calling her Arab.

And the Arab wins Miss America. Classic

http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/a-lot-of-people-are-very-upset-that-an-indian-american-woman
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