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America's newly-crowned beauty queen Nina Davuluri has the subject of a torrent of racist abuse. She is the first woman of Indian descent to be Miss America, but was with a deluge of insults after she the pageant on Sunday night. Many people messages on Twitter why a "non-American" had become Miss America. Many tweeters her as an Arab, while others said she looked like a terrorist. One tweeter said: "Well they just a Muslim for Miss America. That must've made Obama happy. Maybe he had a vote." Ms Davuluri was born in New York and up in Oklahoma and Michigan. She was following the Hindu faith.

The media in India has been full of stories on the "shocking tweets". The Times of India : "The tiara had barely been on her head and the customary tears of joy had just when racist taunts on social media, the moment of triumph for the first ever Miss America of Indian origin." Ms Davuluri aside the negative comments and said she was not bothered what a minority of people . She said: "I have to rise above that. I always viewed myself as first and foremost American." She added: "I'm so happy this organization has diversity." She added: "I'm thankful there are children at home who can finally to a new Miss America."

 


 
 
 

 

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