𒁏Twenty-five-year-old Vaidehi Dongre from Michigan was crowned Miss India USA 2021 while Arshi Lalani from Georgia was declared the first runner up at the beauty pageant held over the weekend.
🐎Dongre, 25, graduated from the University of Michigan, majoring in international studies. She works as a business development manager with a major corporation.
🔥"I want to leave a positive lasting impact on my community and focus on women's financial independence and literacy," Vaidehi said.
🍬She also won the 'Miss Talented' award for her flawless performance of Indian classical dance Kathak.
🐻Lalani, 20, dazzled everyone with her performance and confidence and was declared the first runner up. She suffers from brain tumour.
ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚNorth Carolina's Mira Kasari was declared the second runner up.
♈Diana Hayden, Miss World 1997, was the chief guest and chief judge for the pageant.
🐈As many as 61 contestants from 30 states participated in three different pageants - Miss India USA, Mrs India USA and Miss Teen India USA. Winners of all three categories get complimentary tickets to travel to Mumbai to take part in worldwide pageants.
🍌Started by New York-based eminent Indian-Americans Dharmatma and Neelam Saran under the banner of Worldwide Pageants around 40 years ago, Miss India USA is the longest-running Indian pageant outside India.
