https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Miss_India_USA Miss India USA - Revision history 2026-08-18T10:52:37Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.43.6 https://en.bharatpedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miss_India_USA&diff=215694&oldid=prev 2601:600:A17F:84F0:5883:67F0:557F:38C8: Updated current titleholder in summary 2021-07-24T17:43:40Z <p>Updated current titleholder in summary</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox organization<br /> | name = Miss India USA<br /> | formation = 1980<br /> | type = [[Beauty pageant]]<br /> | headquarters = [[New York City]]<br /> | location = United States<br /> | membership = [[Miss India Worldwide]]<br /> | membership_year = 1990&amp;ndash;present<br /> | parent_organization = India Festival Committee<br /> | language = English<br /> | leader_title = Chairman<br /> | leader_name = Dharmatma Saran <br /> | founder = Dharmatma Saran<br /> | owner = Dharmatma Saran<br /> | founding_location = [[New York City]], United States<br /> | website = [http://www.worldwidepageants.com/ www.worldwidepageants.com]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Miss India USA&#039;&#039;&#039; 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.<br /> <br /> The current titleholder of Miss India USA is Vaidehi Dongre from Michigan.<br /> <br /> == Titleholders ==<br /> <br /> {| class=&quot;wikitable&quot;<br /> |- bgcolor=&quot;efefef&quot;<br /> ! Year<br /> ! style=&quot;background:#ccc;width: 15em&quot;|Miss India USA<br /> ! State Represented<br /> |-<br /> | 1980<br /> | Surita Mansukhani <br /> | {{Flag|Illinois}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1981<br /> | Sabina Paul <br /> | {{Flag|Pennsylvania}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1982<br /> | Rani Chandran <br /> | {{Flag|Illinois}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1983<br /> | [[Neeta Puri]]<br /> | {{Flag|New York}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1984<br /> | Sandhya Satia <br /> | {{Flag|New York}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1985<br /> | Radhika Rao <br /> | {{Flag|Massachusetts}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1986<br /> | Vidya Chandra Sekhar<br /> | {{Flag|Michigan}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1987<br /> | Luckmi Anantha<br /> | {{Flag|Texas}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1988<br /> | Vaishali Mathur<br /> | {{Flag|Texas}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1989–1990<br /> | Simi Chaddha<br /> | {{Flag|Illinois}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1991<br /> | Bela Bajaria<br /> | {{Flag|California}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1992<br /> | Icha Singh <br /> | {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1993<br /> | Rathna Kanchrela <br /> | {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1994<br /> | Kavita Chabra<br /> | {{Flag|California}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1995<br /> | [[Pooja Kumar]] <br /> | {{Flag|Missouri}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1996<br /> | Priya Ayyar<br /> | {{Flag|Washington}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1997<br /> | Nileem Shah<br /> | {{Flag|New Jersey}}<br /> |-<br /> | 1999<br /> | Sharan Kaur<br /> | {{Flag|California}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2000<br /> | Ritu Upadhyay<br /> | {{Flag|Illinois}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2001<br /> | Stacy Isaac<br /> | {{Flag|Florida}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2002<br /> | Priya Arora<br /> | {{Flag|Arizona}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2003<br /> | Meghna Nagarajan<br /> | {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2004<br /> | Reshoo Pande<br /> | {{Flag|Mississippi}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2005<br /> | Trina Chakravarty<br /> | {{Flag|Florida}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2006<br /> | Ayushka Singh Gharib<br /> | {{Flag|Nevada}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2007<br /> | [[Richa Gangopadhyay]]<br /> | {{Flag|Michigan}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2008<br /> | [[Nikkitasha Marwaha]]<br /> | {{Flag|Washington, D.C.}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2009<br /> | Priyanka Singha<br /> | {{Flag|California}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2010<br /> | Natasha Arora<br /> | {{Flag|Texas}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2011<br /> | Chandan Kaur<br /> | {{Flag|New York}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2012<br /> | Priyam Bhargava<br /> | {{Flag|Washington, D.C.}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2013<br /> | [[Monica Gill]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=Monica Gill crowned Miss India USA 2013 |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/nri/nris-in-news/monica-gill-crowned-miss-india-usa-2013/articleshow/26428492.cms|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=26 November 2013|access-date=10 July 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Flag|Massachusetts}}<br /> |-<br /> | 2014<br /> | Pranathy Sharma Gangaraju&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=Pranathy Gangaraju Crowned As Miss India USA 2014|url=http://www.affairscloud.com/pranathy-gangaraju-crowned-miss-india-usa-2014/|work=AffairsCloud|date=18 December 2014|access-date=18 December 2014}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{flag|Georgia (U.S. state)|name=Georgia}}<br /> |-<br /> |2015<br /> | Karina Kohli&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.indiajournal.com/indo-us/karina-kohli-crowned-miss-india-usa-2015 |title=Karina Kohli Crowned Miss India USA 2015 |date=16 December 2015 |website=India Journal |access-date=9 July 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Flag|New York}}<br /> |-<br /> |2016<br /> | Madhu Valli&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.connectedtoindia.com/hip-hop-artist-madhu-valli-crowned-miss-india-usa-357.html |title=Hip hop artist Madhu Valli crowned Miss India USA |date=21 December 2016 |last=Jamal |first=Ashraf |website=Connected to India |access-date=9 July 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Flag|Virginia}}<br /> |-<br /> |2017<br /> | [[Shree_Saini_(activist)|Shree Saini]]&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/lifestyle/what&#039;s-hot/story/shree-saini-miss-india-usa-2017-beauty-pageant-lifest-1108617-2017-12-19 |title=Shree Saini from Washington has been crowned Miss India USA 2017 |date=19 December 2017 |agency=Press Trust of India |work=[[India Today]] |access-date=9 July 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{Flag|Washington}}<br /> |-<br /> |2019 <br /> | Kim Kumari&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.newsindiatimes.com/kim-kumari-of-new-jersey-crowned-miss-india-usa-2019/ |title=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 |date=19 February 2019 |work=News India Times |access-date=9 July 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{ Flag|New Jersey}}<br /> |-<br /> |2019–2020<br /> | Aaishwariya Gulani&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=https://med.ucf.edu/news/ucf-medical-student-crowned-miss-india-usa/ |title=UCF Medical Student Crowned Miss India USA |last=Scavo |first=Megan |date=21 February 2020 |website=med.ucf.edu |publisher=[[University of Central Florida College of Medicine]] |access-date=9 July 2021}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> | {{ Flag|Florida}}<br /> |-<br /> |2021<br /> | Vaidehi Dongre<br /> | {{Flag|Michigan}}<br /> |}<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Indian Americans]]<br /> * [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region]]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Beauty pageants in the United States]]<br /> [[Category:Indian-American culture]]<br /> [[Category:American awards]]<br /> [[Category:Beauty pageants for people of specific ethnic or national descents]]</div> 2601:600:A17F:84F0:5883:67F0:557F:38C8