Miss India USA
| Formation | 1980 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Dharmatma Saran |
| Founded at | New York City, United States |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Location |
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Membership (1990–present) | Miss India Worldwide |
Official language | English |
| Owner | Dharmatma Saran |
Chairman | Dharmatma Saran |
Parent organization | India Festival Committee |
| Website | Official Website |
Miss India USA is a beauty contest for Indian origin girls who are residents of the United States. The pageant was established by India Festival Committee head by Dharmatma Saran in the year 1980. The winner of the Miss India USA pageant represented United States at the Miss India Worldwide pageant.
The Current Miss India USA is Karina Kohil from New York City.
Titleholders
| Year | Miss India USA | State Represented |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Surita Mansukhani |  Illinois
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| 1981 | Sabina Paul |  Pennsylvania
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| 1982 | Rani Chandran | Illinois
|
| 1983 | Neeta Puri |  New York
|
| 1984 | Sandhya Satia | New York
|
| 1985 | Radhika Rao |  Massachusetts
|
| 1986 | Vidya Chandra Sekhar |  Michigan
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| 1987 | Luckmi Anantha |  Texas
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| 1988 | Vaishali Mathur | Texas
|
| 1989 & 1990 | Simi Chaddha | Illinois
|
| 1991 | Bela Bajaria |  California
|
| 1992 | Icha Singh |  Georgia
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| 1993 | Rathna Kanchrela | Georgia
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| 1994 | Kavita Chabra | California
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| 1995 | Pooja Kumar |  Missouri
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| 1996 | Priya Ayyar |  Washington
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| 1997 | Nileem Shah |  New Jersey
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| 1999 | Sharan Kaur | California
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| 2000 | Ritu Upadhyay | Illinois
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| 2001 | Stacy Isaac |  Florida
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| 2002 | Priya Arora |  Arizona
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| 2003 | Meghna Nagarajan | Georgia
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| 2004 | Reshoo Pande |  Mississippi
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| 2005 | Trina Chakravarty | Florida
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| 2006 | Ayushka Singh Gharib |  Nevada
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| 2007 | Richa Gangopadhyay | Michigan
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| 2008 | Nikkitasha Marwaha |  Washington, D.C.
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| 2009 | Priyanka Singha | California
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| 2010 | Natasha Arora | Texas
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| 2011 | Chandan Kaur | New York
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| 2012 | Priyam Bhargava | Washington, D.C.
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| 2013 | Monica Gill Marok [1] | Massachusetts
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| 2014 | Pranathy Sharma Gangaraju [2] | Georgia
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| 2015 | Karina Kohli | New York
|
References
- ^ "Miss India USA Monica Gill crowned Miss India Worldwide 2014". IANS. news.biharprabha.com. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ "Pranathy Gangaraju crowned Miss India USA 2014". affairscloud.com. Retrieved 18 December 2014.