Vaidehi Dongre, a 25-year-old, from Michigan has been crowned as Miss India USA in 2021. She has shared her big win through an Instagram post.
While sharing the post and she wrote, “Humbled & honored to represent Indian immigrants living in the US as the new Miss India USA. This journey has been a whirlwind but at the root of it, I have always strived to be a role model for young girls, celebrate my rich South Asian heritage, and leave a lasting positive impact on my community. Miss India USA 2021 Next up, Miss India Worldwide!”
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She further thanked all associated people and wrote, “To IFC & Dharmatma Saran & Neelam Saran Ji, thank you for giving young girls of South Asian origin a platform to make an impact and welcoming me into the Miss India USA Family. I hope to make you so proud.
-To my gurus for their forever blessings and guidance @shambhavi_dandekar @diya404 @smvv123
-To the village that raised me, supported me and taught me everything I know
-Aai and Baba- the values you inculcated in me and Vineet at such a young age have given me strength in times of hardship and light in times of darkness. Making sure that I learned the roots of where I come from: Marathi, Hindi, reading & writing, mythology, culture, food, love, spirituality, all whilst living in the US was no easy feat, thank you.”
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Arshi Lalani from Georgia stood as the first runner up and Mira Kasari from North Carolina was declared as the second runner-up in the beauty pageant.
Vaidehi Dongre is a graduate of the University of Michigan and currently, she is working as a business development manager.