telugu born april miss america american public speaker advocate civil rights humanitarian causes contestant indian descent win second asian american shortly target racist commentary american social media win instigated dialogue india indian topic drew experiences promote platform celebrating diversity cultural year ending reign september continued travel united_states india speaker advocate diversity gender equality promotion stem education early life education born april syracuse new_york parents india mother information technology specialist father older sister weeks old brought live grandmother aunt stayed half years old parents brought united_states returning india summer order study indian dance fluent telugu moved oklahoma years old lived moving michigan years later asian americans pacific event noted marked turning point life seventh grade time recalls conservative community lived family went little indian family lived block nice kept type family terrorist family block stated house family began receive hate mail period life foundation future miss american platform celebrating diversity cultural goal confront bullying actively learning talk diversity open respectful way child studied ballet tap jazz dance later joseph high school marching band played varsity tennis science team graduated year parents moved new_york chose stay michigan beginning college later transferring university_of_michigan alpha dean list received graduated moving family new_york took pre courses halfway tenure announced applying medical school instead plans attend business school future miss michigan outstanding teen miss new_york age interested beauty sister won title young enter local involved miss america teen division michigan learned earn scholarship money college won miss outstanding teen followed miss michigan outstanding teen runner miss america outstanding teen winning nearly scholarship money stopped competing years focused instead undergraduate education graduating university_of_michigan returned competing order fund graduate school new_york resident won title miss followed second place miss new_york tried following year won title crowned miss new_york shortly winning miss new_york title held party hotel room fellow contestant neighboring room later claimed heard refer previous miss new york later went miss america fat party denied making comments later saying good friends official miss america stated situation investigated fully july validity story whatsoever miss new_york spoke let know validity apologize offended way addition spoken publicly losing pounds struggle belief don need certain size healthy miss america indian american win miss america second miss new_york row held title miss america september september followed footsteps previous miss syracuse miss new_york miss america african american winner second asian american contestant crowned filipino american npr commented aspect win noting asian americans competing crown highest number history finalists contest initially requirements contestants good health white race drawing background danced song film talent performance routine time bollywood appeared miss america stage developed conjunction fusion bollywood indian classical dance crowned said told going win bollywood talent singing winning final moments hosts approached contestants left stage miss california crystal lee asked feeling replied lee proud making history right standing asian americans later described surreal wanted help effect change beauty standards branding associated girl door meant blonde hair blue eyes exceptions girl door evolve country younger wanted fit aware growing didn fit mould wanted help change meant young girls wouldn feel like aftermath shortly crowned miss america target racist commentary american social media news media compared response backlash miss america additionally linked experience faced miss america comments demanded know chosen soldier miss muslim arab terms word terrorist associated groups noted date relative september anniversary generally expressed anti indian sentiments anti arab sentiments later said prepared social media response faced similar situation months earlier crowned miss new_york responded backlash solidarity students yale_university created videos ran photo campaigns denouncing social media attacks miss gave interviews discredit comments actor civil rights activist original star trek posted comment facebook stating normally doesn care indian american winning arab shaking head tell wondering learned university_of_michigan student stated doesn like beauty hates racism indian miss new_york indian miss america cause celebration finally immediate past president young democrats america argued racist attack prominent woman color attack shouldn tolerated disdain woman choices african american woman ethnic know constant sting comes hearing american matter accomplish america editorial staff hindu highlighted different narrative india indian win editorial suggested hold title india dark year old stood chance india far entering beauty contest likely grown hearing remarks colour skin going storyline cream advertisements person low self esteem friends dean echoed sentiments stated following footsteps darker skinned indian women recognized america talent beauty like women second india similar remarks appeared social media numerous editorials discussed subject reporters american media stating interested involved dark beautiful campaign platform year promoted platform celebrating diversity cultural stem science technology engineering mathematics education high school college students elaborated platform yale_university talk social media form activism describing circles unity encouraged students view social media tool spread cultural awareness combat ignorance visit pennsylvania year old suspended inviting question answer session requested suspension lifted facebook post school administrators said maintain standards student behavior later stated regretted joke overshadowed platform extending campaign celebrating diversity adoption mixed breed dogs animal shelters met president barack_obama children miracle network hospital champions white house speaker advocate completing year september worked public speaker advocate diversity gender equality promotion stem education capacity spoken political diplomatic venues september shared stage pbs anchor hosts madison square garden talk indian prime minister participated july year later traveled mumbai official march tour discuss women education tour focused events connected including talk continues speak subjects diversity stem college campuses october talk discussed harassment faced childhood following month spoke women stem march spoke harvard gender equality campaign later month discussed subject diversity princeton accolades india abroad face future award june elected trustee february miss america elected board august fashion designer announced designed shoe honor miss new_york duke stands september india disturbing obsession fair skin time september defending miss america racial comments meets time september star trek groundbreaking miss america winner miss home crown september miss america choreographer tells bollywood fusion dance came september talent performance america moment september vote miss new york august
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