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REPORT: First Miss America of Indian heritage stirs racism on social media

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16-09-2013 | 09:57

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REPORT: First Miss America of Indian heritage stirs racism on social media

The Miss America pageant has crowned its first winner of Indian heritage.

Moments after winning the 2014 crown, 24-year-old Nina Davuluri described how delighted she is that the nearly century-old pageant sees beauty and talent of all kinds.

Davuluri's victory led to some negative comments on Twitter from users upset that someone of Indian heritage had won the pageant.

This report will shed light on the racism targeting Davuluri in the wake of her victory.

To watch the full LBCI report, please click on the video above.

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