Miss New York Nina Davuluri became the first Indian-American woman to be crowned Miss America. "I have always viewed Miss America as the girl next door, and the girl next door is evolving as the ...

Social media was abuzz overnight in the wake of Nina Davuluri being crowned as Miss America 2014. And a lot of the tweets were attacks on the fact that she is the first woman of Indian descent to win ...

As the first Indian-American to win the Miss America crown in 2014, Nina Davuluri said at a lecture on Tuesday that the Miss America Organization is often misunderstood. “It felt so timely for this ...

Davuluri was the first Indian American woman to earn the Miss America title, and the second Asian American Miss America in the pageant’s history. Davuluri’s win, and the diversity of backgrounds of ...

Everyone can watch as the contestants for Miss America perform their talents, cross the stage in swimsuits and evening wear, and answer an onstage question. But it may be what is not seen that really ...

Two sets of bangles, part of a lehenga costume worn by Nina Davuluri in the Miss America 2014 pageant. Davuluri, the first Miss America titleholder of Indian descent, performed a Bollywood-style dance ...