There she is: Miss America 2014! Besting fifty two different beauty queens (50 U.S. states plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Island), Miss New York Nina Davuluri received the coveted crown in the pageant, which aired continue to exist ABC from Atlantic City, NJ on Sunday Sept. 15. The triumph of the 24-year-old from Syracuse, New York marks a milestone in the history of the establishment: Davuluri is the very first girl of Indian descent to win the crown.
Davuluri paid tribute to her heritage with a spirited Bollywood quantity all through the efficiency phase of the display — although she missed her cue twice, with hostess Lara Spencer compelled to yell her identify three times earlier than Davuluri went onstage. During the always-interesting Q&A portion of the contest, the sweetness addressed considered one of final week's biggest stories on Us Weekly: The Talk host Julie Chen's revelation that she had gone through plastic surgery to make her eyes look "less Asian" and thus support her occupation probabilities.
"I don't agree with plastic surgery, however I can understand that from a standpoint," Davuluri, an aspiring doctor, stated. "More importantly I've always viewed Miss America as the girl next door. And Miss America is always evolving… I wouldn't want to change someone's looks. Be confident in who you are."
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To win this 12 months's name, Davuluri bested Miss California Crystal Lee (the runner-up earned both her B.A. and M.A. at Stanford in simply 4 years, and is fluent in Mandarin), Miss Oklahoma Kesley Griswold (2d runner-up), Miss Florida Myrrhanda Jones (the third runner up memorably wore a knee brace during the swimsuit festival) and Miss Minnesota Rebecca Yeh (fourth runner up).
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