Vaidehi Dongre Crowned Miss India USA 2021; Dedicates Win To Aai-Baba
Vaidehi Dongre, born in India and raised in America, was recently crowned Miss India USA 2021. Vaidehi Dongre who is a business development manager, has dedicated her big win to her parents.
Vaidehi
Dongre,
born
in
India
and
raised
in
America,
was
recently
crowned
Miss
India
USA
2021.
Vaidehi
Dongre
who
is
a
business
development
manager,
has
dedicated
her
big
win
to
her
parents.
"I
want
to
leave
a
positive
lasting
impact
on
my
community
and
focus
on
women's
financial
independence
and
literacy," said
Dongre
on
winning
the
crown.
Dongre,
who
has
majored
in
international
studies
from
the
University
of
Michigan,
also
won
the
'Miss
Talented'
title
in
the
pageant.
She
had
given
a
flawless
performance
of
Indian
classical
dance
from
Kathak,
leaving
many
impressed.
Dongre
expressed
her
happiness
in
a
post
on
Instagram.
She
shared
pictures
from
the
winning
moment
and
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.
#MissIndiaUSA2021
Next
up,
Miss
India
Worldwide!"
She
also
dedicated
the
post
to
her
parents
and
added,
"-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."
According
to
reports,
the
former
Miss
World
Diana
Hayden
was
the
chief
guest
and
chief
judge
for
the
pageant.
Vaidhehi
was
the
winner
among
61
contestants
from
30
states
participating
in
three
different
pageants
-
Miss
India
USA,
Mrs
India
USA
and
Miss
Teen
India
USA.
Arshi
Lalani
from
Georgia
was
declared
the
first
runner-up
and
North
Carolina's
Mira
Kasari
was
declared
the
second
runner-
up.
The
winners
reportedly
got
complimentary
tickets
to
travel
to
Mumbai,
India
to
take
part
in
worldwide
pageants.