Formation | 1980 |
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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 | www.worldwidepageants.com |
Miss India USA is a beauty pageant for young women of Indian descent who are residents of the United States. The pageant was established in 1980 by the India Festival Committee headed by Dharmatma Saran. The winner of the Miss India USA pageant represents the United States at the Miss India Worldwide pageant.
The current titleholder of Miss India USA is Aarya Walvekar [1] from Virginia.
Year | Miss India USA | State Represented |
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1980 | Surita Mansukhani | Illinois |
1981 | Sabina Paul | Pennsylvania |
1982 | Rani Chandran | Illinois |
1983 | Neeta Puri | New York |
1984 | Sandhya Satia | New York |
1985 | Radhika Rao | Massachusetts |
1986 | Vidya Chandra Sekhar | Michigan |
1987 | Luckmi Anantha | Texas |
1988 | Vaishali Mathur | Texas |
1989–1990 | Simi Chaddha | Illinois |
1991 | Bela Bajaria | California |
1992 | Icha Singh | Georgia |
1993 | Rathna Kanchrela | Georgia |
1994 | Kavita Chabra | California |
1995 | Pooja Kumar | Missouri |
1996 | Priya Ayyar | Washington |
1997 | Nileem Shah | New Jersey |
1999 | Sharan Kaur | California |
2000 | Ritu Upadhyay | Illinois |
2001 | Stacy Isaac | Florida |
2002 | Priya Arora | Arizona |
2003 | Meghna Nagarajan | Georgia |
2004 | Reshoo Pande | Mississippi |
2005 | Trina Chakravarty | Florida |
2006 | Ayushka Singh Gharib | Nevada |
2007 | Richa Gangopadhyay | Michigan |
2008 | Nikkitasha Marwaha | District of Columbia |
2009 | Priyanka Singha | California |
2010 | Natasha Arora | Texas |
2011 | Chandan Kaur | New York |
2012 | Priyam Bhargava | District of Columbia |
2013 | Monica Gill [2] | Massachusetts |
2014 | Pranathy Sharma Gangaraju [3] | Georgia |
2015 | Karina Kohli [4] | New York |
2016 | Madhu Valli [5] | Virginia |
2017 | Shree Saini [6] | Washington |
2019 | Kim Kumari [7] | New Jersey |
2019–2020 | Aaishwariya Gulani [8] | Florida |
2021 | Vaidehi Dongre | Michigan |
2022 | Aarya Walvekar [1] | Virginia |