Miss America

Last night, 9/15/2013, a new Ms. America was crowned. Nina Davuluri is her name and she was crowned Ms. New York previously. The major controversy that has recently come upabout her is that she is from Indian decent. Although she is not the first Asian-American to be crowned this has struck a chord on some people. Some tweets are calling her and Arab and a terrorist. Davuluri is quoted saying " “I have to rise above that. I always viewed myself as first and foremost American.”  Dauluri is a Syracuse native that hopes to become a doctor with the help of the 50,000 dollar scholarship she wins as a result of becoming Miss America. 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/2014-miss-america-pageant-underway-in-atlantic-city-back-after-a-6-year-stint-in-las-vegas/2013/09/15/327e1da4-1e6c-11e3-9ad0-96244100e647_story.html