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America's newly-crowned beauty queen Nina Davuluri has been the [abject / subject] of a torrent of racist [abuse / abusive] . She is the first woman of Indian descent to be crowned Miss America, but was greeted with a [delusion / deluge] of insults after she won the [pungent / pageant] on Sunday night. Many people left messages on Twitter [questioned / questioning] why a "non-American" had become Miss America. Many tweeters misidentified her [was / as] an Arab, while others said she looked [likes / like] a terrorist. One tweeter said: "Well they [just / justly] picked a Muslim for Miss America. That must've made Obama happy. Maybe he had a vote." Ms Davuluri was born in New York and [grew / grown] up in Oklahoma and Michigan. She was raised following the Hindu [trust / faith] .

The [media / medium] in India has been full of stories on the "shocking tweets". The Times of India wrote: "The tiara had [rarely / barely] been placed on her head and the [customized / customary] tears of joy had just emerged when racist taunts erupted [on / in] social media, marring the moment of [triumph / triumphal] for the first ever Miss America of Indian [original / origin] ." Ms Davuluri brushed [aside / beside] the negative comments and said she was not bothered what a [minorities / minority] of people thought. She said: "I have to [raise / rise] above that. I always viewed myself as first and foremost American." She added: "I'm so happy this organization has embraced diversity." She added: "I'm thankful there are children watching at home who can finally [relate / relative] to a new Miss America."

 


 
 
 

 

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