Miss India USA

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Miss India USA
Formation1980
FounderDharmatma Saran
Founded at New York City, United States
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters New York City
Location
  • United States
Membership Miss India Worldwide (1990present)
Official language
English
OwnerDharmatma Saran
Chairman
Dharmatma Saran
Parent organization
India Festival Committee
Website www.worldwidepageants.com

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.

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The current titleholder of Miss India USA is Caitlin Sandra Neil. [1]

Titleholders

YearMiss India USAState Represented
1980Surita MansukhaniFlag of Illinois.svg Illinois
1981Sabina PaulFlag of Pennsylvania.svg Pennsylvania
1982Rani ChandranFlag of Illinois.svg Illinois
1983 Neeta Puri Flag of New York.svg New York
1984Sandhya SatiaFlag of New York.svg New York
1985Nimisha PatelFlag of New York.svg New York
1985Radhika RaoFlag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts
1986Vidya Chandra SekharFlag of Michigan.svg Michigan
1987Luckmi AnanthaFlag of Texas.svg Texas
1988Vaishali MathurFlag of Texas.svg Texas
1989–1990Simi ChaddhaFlag of Illinois.svg Illinois
1991Bela BajariaFlag of California.svg California
1992Icha SinghFlag of the State of Georgia (1956-2001).svg Georgia
1993Rathna KanchrelaFlag of the State of Georgia (1956-2001).svg Georgia
1994Kavita ChabraFlag of California.svg California
1995 Pooja Kumar Flag of Missouri.svg Missouri
1996Priya AyyarFlag of Washington.svg Washington
1997Nileem ShahFlag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
1999Sharan KaurFlag of California.svg California
2000Ritu UpadhyayFlag of Illinois.svg Illinois
2001Stacy IsaacFlag of Florida.svg Florida
2002Priya AroraFlag of Arizona.svg Arizona
2003Meghna NagarajanFlag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
2004Reshoo PandeFlag of Mississippi (1996-2001).png Mississippi
2005Trina ChakravartyFlag of Florida.svg Florida
2006Ayushka Singh GharibFlag of Nevada.svg Nevada
2007 Richa Gangopadhyay Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan
2008 Nikkitasha Marwaha Flag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia
2009Priyanka SinghaFlag of California.svg California
2010Natasha AroraFlag of Texas.svg Texas
2011Chandan KaurFlag of New York.svg New York
2012Priyam BhargavaFlag of Washington, D.C.svg District of Columbia
2013 Monica Gill [2] Flag of Massachusetts.svg Massachusetts
2014Pranathy Sharma Gangaraju [3] Flag of Georgia (U.S. state).svg Georgia
2015Karina Kohli [4] Flag of New York.svg New York
2016Madhu Valli [5] Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia
2017 Shree Saini [6] Flag of Washington.svg Washington
2019Kim Kumari [7] Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
2019–2020Aaishwariya Gulani [8] Flag of Florida.svg Florida
2021Vaidehi DongreFlag of Michigan.svg Michigan
2022Aarya Walvekar [9] Flag of Virginia.svg Virginia
2023Rijul Maini [10] [1] Flag of Michigan.svg Michigan
2024Caitlin Sandra Neil [11] Flag of California.svg California

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Indian-American Medical Student Rijul Maini Crowned Miss India USA 2023". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  2. "Monica Gill crowned Miss India USA 2013". The Economic Times . 26 November 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. "Pranathy Gangaraju Crowned As Miss India USA 2014". AffairsCloud. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  4. "Karina Kohli Crowned Miss India USA 2015". India Journal. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. Jamal, Ashraf (21 December 2016). "Hip hop artist Madhu Valli crowned Miss India USA". Connected to India. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. "Shree Saini from Washington has been crowned Miss India USA 2017". India Today . Press Trust of India. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  7. "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.
  8. 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.
  9. "Who Is Aarya Walvekar? Winner Of Miss India USA 2022". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
  10. "From medical school to pageant queen: Rijul Maini wins Miss India USA 2023". The Economic Times. December 13, 2023. Retrieved 2024-09-08.
  11. "Chennai-born crowned Miss India USA 2024". The Hindu. 23 December 2024.