10 things you should know about Nina Davuluri

Updated: September 17, 2013 18:20 IST

Nina Davuluri, the first Miss America of Indian-origin, has a degree in Brain Behaviour and Cognitive Medicine from University of Michigan. She plans to be apply to medical school with her prize money, and be a doctor like her father.

10 things you should know about Nina Davuluri
Nina Davuluri, the first Miss America of Indian-origin, has a degree in Brain Behaviour and Cognitive Medicine from University of Michigan. She plans to be apply to medical school with her prize money, and be a doctor like her father.
10 things you should know about Nina Davuluri
For her talent routine in the Miss America pageant, Nina danced to the song Dhoom Tana from the film Om Shanti Om, starring Shah Rukh Khan and Deepika Padukone. Her routine was choreographed by So You Think Can Dance's Nakul Dev Mahajan.
10 things you should know about Nina Davuluri
Nina has been trained in Kuchipudi and Bharatnatyam.
10 things you should know about Nina Davuluri
The final two contestants in the Miss America pageant were both Asian-American – runner-up Crystal Lee is of Chinese-origin – a fact that Nina acknowledged, telling host Lara Spencer “We're both so proud.”
10 things you should know about Nina Davuluri
Nina speaks Telugu fluently and visits her family in India every year.
10 things you should know about Nina Davuluri
She will serve as the official national goodwill ambassador for the children's charity group Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.
10 things you should know about Nina Davuluri
Nina says she's a 'Type A personality', and makes it a priority to stay organised.
10 things you should know about Nina Davuluri
Nina has struggled with obesity and bulimia, losing an incredible 60 pounds before winning Miss New York.
10 things you should know about Nina Davuluri
Nina was born in Syracuse and moved to Oklahoma at age four. She then moved to Michigan at 10, and finally to Fayetteville, NY six years ago.

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