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The Miss America Nina Davuluri has received a of racist abuse after she won the on Sunday. She is the first woman of Indian to win. On Twitter, people questioned a "non-American" is Miss America. Many tweeters mistook her an Arab or a terrorist. One tweeter said: "They just a Muslim for Miss America. That must've made Obama ." Ms Davuluri was in New York and grew up a Hindu.

This is news in India. A newspaper wrote the racism started as as Nina received the and before her tears were . It said the tweets ruined "the of triumph for the first Miss America of Indian ". Ms Davuluri ignored the , saying: "I have to rise above that. I always viewed as first and American." She was happy the contest embraced diversity and happy that children could see a new Miss America.

 


 
 
 

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