Miss India USA

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Miss India USA
Formation1980
FounderDharmatma Saran
Founded atNew York City, United States
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersNew York City
Location
  • United States
Membership (1990–present)
Miss India Worldwide
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 Vaidehi Dongre from Michigan.

Titleholders[edit]

Year Miss India USA State Represented
1980 Surita Mansukhani  Illinois
1981 Sabina Paul Template:Country data Pennsylvania
1982 Rani Chandran  Illinois
1983 Neeta Puri Template:Country data New York
1984 Sandhya Satia Template:Country data New York
1985 Radhika Rao Template:Country data Massachusetts
1986 Vidya Chandra Sekhar Template:Country data Michigan
1987 Luckmi Anantha Template:Country data Texas
1988 Vaishali Mathur Template:Country data Texas
1989–1990 Simi Chaddha  Illinois
1991 Bela Bajaria Template:Country data California
1992 Icha Singh  Georgia
1993 Rathna Kanchrela  Georgia
1994 Kavita Chabra Template:Country data California
1995 Pooja Kumar Template:Country data Missouri
1996 Priya Ayyar Template:Country data Washington
1997 Nileem Shah Template:Country data New Jersey
1999 Sharan Kaur Template:Country data California
2000 Ritu Upadhyay  Illinois
2001 Stacy Isaac Template:Country data Florida
2002 Priya Arora Template:Country data Arizona
2003 Meghna Nagarajan  Georgia
2004 Reshoo Pande Template:Country data Mississippi
2005 Trina Chakravarty Template:Country data Florida
2006 Ayushka Singh Gharib Template:Country data Nevada
2007 Richa Gangopadhyay Template:Country data Michigan
2008 Nikkitasha Marwaha Template:Country data Washington, D.C.
2009 Priyanka Singha Template:Country data California
2010 Natasha Arora Template:Country data Texas
2011 Chandan Kaur Template:Country data New York
2012 Priyam Bhargava Template:Country data Washington, D.C.
2013 Monica Gill[1] Template:Country data Massachusetts
2014 Pranathy Sharma Gangaraju[2]  Georgia
2015 Karina Kohli[3] Template:Country data New York
2016 Madhu Valli[4] Template:Country data Virginia
2017 Shree Saini[5] Template:Country data Washington
2019 Kim Kumari[6] Template:Country data New Jersey
2019–2020 Aaishwariya Gulani[7] Template:Country data Florida
2021 Vaidehi Dongre Template:Country data Michigan

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Monica Gill crowned Miss India USA 2013". The Economic Times. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  2. "Pranathy Gangaraju Crowned As Miss India USA 2014". AffairsCloud. 18 December 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2014.
  3. "Karina Kohli Crowned Miss India USA 2015". India Journal. 16 December 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  4. Jamal, Ashraf (21 December 2016). "Hip hop artist Madhu Valli crowned Miss India USA". Connected to India. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. "Shree Saini from Washington has been crowned Miss India USA 2017". India Today. Press Trust of India. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. "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.
  7. 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.