Miss India USA is a beauty pageant for young women of Indian descent who are residents of the United States. The pageant was established in 1980 by the India Festival Committee headed by Dharmatma Saran. The winner of the Miss India USA pageant represents the United States at the Miss India Worldwide pageant.
| Formation | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Dharmatma Saran |
| Founded at | New York City, United States |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Location |
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Membership (1990–present) | Miss India Worldwide |
Official language | English |
| Owner | Dharmatma Saran |
Chairman | Dharmatma Saran |
Parent organization | India Festival Committee |
| Website | www.worldwidepageants.com |
The current titleholder of Miss India USA is Rijul Maini.[1]
Titleholders
edit| Year | Miss India USA | State Represented |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Surita Mansukhani |  Illinois
|
| 1981 | Sabina Paul |  Pennsylvania
|
| 1982 | Rani Chandran | Illinois
|
| 1983 | Neeta Puri |  New York
|
| 1984 | Sandhya Satia | New York
|
| 1985 | Radhika Rao |  Massachusetts
|
| 1986 | Vidya Chandra Sekhar |  Michigan
|
| 1987 | Luckmi Anantha |  Texas
|
| 1988 | Vaishali Mathur | Texas
|
| 1989–1990 | Simi Chaddha | Illinois
|
| 1991 | Bela Bajaria |  California
|
| 1992 | Icha Singh |  Georgia
|
| 1993 | Rathna Kanchrela | Georgia
|
| 1994 | Kavita Chabra | California
|
| 1995 | Pooja Kumar |  Missouri
|
| 1996 | Priya Ayyar |  Washington
|
| 1997 | Nileem Shah |  New Jersey
|
| 1999 | Sharan Kaur | California
|
| 2000 | Ritu Upadhyay | Illinois
|
| 2001 | Stacy Isaac |  Florida
|
| 2002 | Priya Arora |  Arizona
|
| 2003 | Meghna Nagarajan |  Georgia
|
| 2004 | Reshoo Pande |  Mississippi
|
| 2005 | Trina Chakravarty | Florida
|
| 2006 | Ayushka Singh Gharib |  Nevada
|
| 2007 | Richa Gangopadhyay | Michigan
|
| 2008 | Nikkitasha Marwaha |  District of Columbia
|
| 2009 | Priyanka Singha | California
|
| 2010 | Natasha Arora | Texas
|
| 2011 | Chandan Kaur | New York
|
| 2012 | Priyam Bhargava | District of Columbia
|
| 2013 | Monica Gill[2] | Massachusetts
|
| 2014 | Pranathy Sharma Gangaraju[3] | Georgia
|
| 2015 | Karina Kohli[4] | New York
|
| 2016 | Madhu Valli[5] |  Virginia
|
| 2017 | Shree Saini[6] | Washington
|
| 2019 | Kim Kumari[7] | New Jersey
|
| 2019–2020 | Aaishwariya Gulani[8] | Florida
|
| 2021 | Vaidehi Dongre | Michigan
|
| 2022 | Aarya Walvekar[9] | Virginia
|
| 2023 | Rijul Maini [10][1] | Michigan
|
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Indian-American Medical Student Rijul Maini Crowned Miss India USA 2023". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
- ^ "Monica Gill crowned Miss India USA 2013". The Economic Times. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
- ^ "Pranathy Gangaraju Crowned As Miss India USA 2014". AffairsCloud. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
- ^ "Karina Kohli Crowned Miss India USA 2015". India Journal. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Jamal, Ashraf (21 December 2016). "Hip hop artist Madhu Valli crowned Miss India USA". Connected to India. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Shree Saini from Washington has been crowned Miss India USA 2017". India Today. Press Trust of India. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Kim Kumari of New Jersey crowned Miss India USA 2019, Vidhi Dave wins Mrs. India USA, and Esha Chandra Kode is Miss Teen India USA". News India Times. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ Scavo, Megan (21 February 2020). "UCF Medical Student Crowned Miss India USA". med.ucf.edu. University of Central Florida College of Medicine. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ "Who Is Aarya Walvekar? Winner Of Miss India USA 2022". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "From medical school to pageant queen: Rijul Maini wins Miss India USA 2023". The Economic Times. December 13, 2023. Retrieved 2024-09-08.