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Miss New York executed the classic maneuver of answering the question she wanted to be asked instead of the question she got. On CBS newscaster Julie Chen’s disclosure that she had had eyelid surgery, Davuluri blabbed about how plastic surgery isn’t for her but a personal choice she won’t criticize before seguing into how “Miss America is evolving” and the importance of diversity and being “confident in who you are.”
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Miss America 2014
Miss New York - Nina DavuluriTop 5
Miss New York - Nina Davuluri
Miss California - Crystal Lee
Miss Oklahoma - Kelsey Griswold
Miss Florida - Myrrhanda Jones
Miss Minnesota - Rebecca Yeh
Top 10 (In Random Order)
Miss Oklahoma - Kelsey Griswold
Miss New York - Nina Davuluri
Miss Kansas - Theresa Vail
Miss California - Crystal Lee
Miss Connecticut - Kaitlyn Tarpey
Miss Georgia - Carly Mathis
Miss Texas - Ivana Hall
Miss Minnesota - Rebecca Yeh
Miss Maryland - Christina Denny
Miss Florida - Myrrhanda Jones
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There she is! Sunday night, Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, was crowned Miss America 2014. The 24-year-old beauty bested 52 other contestants, one from each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, after two hours of swimsuit, evening gown, talent, and interview competitions that aired from Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Below, check out five interesting facts about the 87th Miss America.
1. She’s “making history.”
The last two contestants standing at the end of the competition were Davuluri and Miss California, Crystal Lee, who became the first runner-up. Before the winner was announced, Davuluri said into the microphone: “We’re both so proud. We’re making history right here, standing here as Asian-Americans.”
She was right: Davuluri is the first Miss America of Indian heritage. She was born in Syracuse, New York, to Indian parents.
Miss New York and Miss California await the competition results. (Getty Images)
“I’m so happy this organization has embraced diversity,” Davuluri said in a press conference after her win. “I’m thankful there are children watching at home who can finally relate to a new Miss America.”
Davuluri is also the second consecutive Miss New York to win the Miss America crown, succeeding Mallory Hagan. And exactly 30 years ago, in 1983, Vanessa Williams became the first black Miss America.
2. She has already faced controversy.
Davuluri’s win quickly drew congratulations via social media—but also triggered a slew of racist remarks on Twitter from people angry that a woman of Indian descent had won Miss America.
But the winner, whose pageant platform is “celebrating diversity through cultural competency,” didn’t seem bothered. “I have to rise above that,” she said. “I always viewed myself as first and foremost American.”
3. She has brains as well as beauty.
Davuluri graduated from the University of Michigan with a degree in brain behavior and cognitive science, earning Dean’s List, Michigan Merit Award, and National Honor Society Award honors along the way. She paid for part of her tuition with pageant scholarships totaling $25,000, which she earned throughout her teens.
Next, she’ll apply to medical school with help from the $50,000 scholarship she won last night. Ultimately, Davuluri hopes to become a cardiologist. Medical aptitude seems to run in the family: her older sister, Meena, is a third-year medical student and her father works as an obstetrician/gynecologist in New York.
4. She has struggled with an eating disorder.
Davuluri has opened up about her battle with bulimia and being overweight. “People who’ve been overweight, especially women, feel like at a moment’s notice we can go back to where we were,” she told the Syracuse Post-Standard in July.
Davuluri said she lost more than 50 pounds before competing in the Miss New York pageant earlier this year. “[Struggling with weight] makes you more sympathetic, more empathetic. You don’t judge. I’ve been there, and if I can pull myself out of where I’ve been, anyone can.”
The subject of beauty also came up during Davuluri’s interview. Judge Carla Hall, one of the hosts of The Chew, asked Davuluri about Julie Chen‘s recent admission that she had plastic surgery to “make her eyes appear less Asian.” “What message does this send to young women?” Hall asked.
Davuluri’s response was confident and seemingly predictive of her later victory. “Unfortunately, I don’t agree with plastic surgery, however, I can understand that from her standpoint,” she replied. “But more importantly, I’ve always viewed Miss America as the girl next door, and the girl next door is evolving as diversity in America evolves. She’s not who she was ten years ago, and she’s not going to be the same person come ten years down the road.”
5. She trained with pros for her talent performance.
Even though she missed her cue to begin her talent performance, Davuluri still pulled off an exciting classic Bollywood fusion dance routine. “It’s the first time Bollywood has ever been performed on the Miss America stage and it’s such an honor for myself, my family and the Indian community, as well,” she said.
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.
So, what’s next for Miss America 2014? Davuluri will travel to Seaside Heights, New Jersey, to visit the site of last week’s devastating boardwalk fire. Then, she’ll begin her year-long national speaking tour, during which she’ll traveling about 20,000 miles a month to a different city every other day to promote her platform.
“It was not surprising, knowing my granddaughter’s determination and talents,” Davuluri’s grandmother, Koteshwaramma Choudhary, told Rediff.com of her granddaughter’s win. “I am immensely happy for my granddaughter as it is a great achievement. She finally reached her dream goal. But I know she will not rest and will go further ahead.”
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