Nina Davuluri

Nina Davuluri ( April 20, 1989 in Syracuse, New York) is an American beauty queen and winner of the Miss America Election 2014. She is the first Indian-born Miss America.

Childhood and youth

Nina Davuluri arrived in Syracuse on the world after their parents, a computer specialist and a gynecologist in 1981 from Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh (India) had immigrated to the United States. With just a few weeks she came to her grandmother to Vijayawada, until she was brought by her parents returned to the U.S. at the age of two and a half years. As a school child, she lived for some time in Oklahoma until she moved at age 10 with her family to St. Joseph, Michigan. After her high school graduation in 2007, the family moved to Fayetteville, New York. Davuluri continued her education at the University of Michigan, where he obtained her degree in 2012 BS in " Brain, Behavior and Cognitive Science ", such as cognitive psychology and behavioral research.

Miss America

In 2006 she was at the Miss Teen America Second choice. On the Miss America choice they had prepared for a whole year and convinced inter alia through a mix of classical Indian dance and Bollywood dance, which was first demonstrated in the history of the competition. After her victory on September 15, 2013 Davuluri been the target of numerous racist attacks on social networks.

Beliefs

Davaluri speaks publicly about her weight loss of 24 kg two years before the competition and also about their eating disorders; she suffered from bulimia. In an interview she regrets that many people chasing false, unattainable and conflicting ideals of beauty. As an example, she mentions the contrary rated tint of the skin, " Braunsein ", in India and in the United States:

" And so, in India, you know, the lighter or more fair skin you are, you're supposedly Considered more beautiful. And I grew up with that, you know, in my own household Because my parents are from India. So my family would always say, oh, do not go out in the sun, you're going to get too dark, or things like that. But then with my peers, They would say, oh, my goodness, you're so tan. Your skin is so beautiful. And it 's really sad we did always try to attain Those ideals did Are not important. "

"For in India, you know, it is probably so that you will be judged more beautiful, ever paler and lighter your skin is. So I grew up, you know, because my parents are from India. So my family has always warned me go ' just do not get out in the sun, you will otherwise too dark ', and similar stories. But then with my friends, who thought, Oh, my goodness, you're so pretty brown. Your skin is so beautiful. ' And it's really sad that we always try to achieve the ideals that are not important. "

The prize money of $ 50,000 will use Davuluri to fund a medical degree.