Miss India USA

Not to be confused with Miss Indiana USA.
Miss India USA
Formation1980
FounderDharmatma Saran
Founded atNew York City, United States
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersNew York City
Location
  • United States
MembershipMiss India Worldwide (1990–present)
Official language
English
OwnerDharmatma Saran
Chairman
Dharmatma Saran
Parent organization
India Festival Committee
Websitewww.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.

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

Titleholders

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
2024 Caitlin Sandra Neil[9]  California

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "Who Is Aarya Walvekar? Winner Of Miss India USA 2022". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2023-10-10. Cite error: The named reference ":0" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  10. ^ "From medical school to pageant queen: Rijul Maini wins Miss India USA 2023". The Economic Times. December 13, 2023. Retrieved 2024-09-08.