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

The media India has been full stories the "shocking tweets". The Times of India wrote: "The tiara had barely been placed her head and the customary tears joy had just emerged when racist taunts erupted social media, marring the moment triumph for the first ever Miss America of Indian origin." Ms Davuluri brushed aside the negative comments and said she was not bothered what a minority people thought. 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 embraced diversity." She added: "I'm thankful there are children watching home who can finally relate to a new Miss America."