“It was something I wasn’t surprised about,” Davuluri told the News over breakfast at midtown’s The Lambs Club. For the first time America's top beauty queen is a woman of Indian origin. Davuluri was born to Telugu parents of Hindu faith. Her mother Sheila Ranjani, software engineer, and father Davuluri Koteshwara Choudhary both hailed originally from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. In 1981, they left for Missouri (United States), where her father worked as a gynecologist. Her maternal aunt and uncle in India are also doctors and run a nursing home, while her father’s siblings are doctors in the United States. The new Miss America is Nina Davuluri, a 24-year-old from the state of New York who wants to be a doctor. She called her crowning 15th Sept (Sunday) night at the Atlantic City pageant in which she performed a traditional Bollywood dance a victory for diversity in America. Even with 15 years of training in Indian dance, Davuluri took her preparations for Miss America to the next level. Before the pageant, Davuluri flew to Los Angeles to train with So You Think You Can Dance choreographer Nakul Dev Mahajan."It was the first time Bollywood has been performed on the Miss America stage. It's an honor for me and my community," Davuluri told ABC television the next day morning. “I'm so happy this organization has embraced diversity," she said at the news conference. "I'm thankful there are children watching at home who can finally relate to a new Miss America". Next, she’ll apply to medical school with help from the $50,000 scholarship she won on 15th Sept.
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