The 24-year old winner, Davuluri, is a native of Syracuse who wants to
be a doctor. She will be applying to medical school, with the help of
a US$50,000 scholarship she won as part of the pageant title.
"I'm so happy this organisation has embraced diversity," she said
after winning the crown in Atlantic City, New Jersey on the 16th of
September. "I'm thankful there are children watching at home who can
finally relate to a new Miss America."
Davuluri's victory has however led to some negative comments on
Twitter from users upset that someone of Indian heritage had won the
pageant. Many wrongly described her as an Arab who looks like a
terrorist.
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