Shriya Boppana (born January 8, 1999) is an Indian-American beauty pageant titleholder, award-winning activist, and on-air personality who was crowned as the winner of Miss India America 2020 [1] and 1st Runner Up at Miss Grand US Virgin Islands 2024. Boppana is a broadcast journalist currently at WDCA (locally known as "FOX 5 Plus") in Washington, D.C. [2] and a consulting analyst at Accenture. [3]
Boppana was raised in Herndon, Virginia. [4] She graduated from Herndon High School [4] in 2017 and later received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University in 2021. [5] [6]
In September 2020, Boppana placed 1st Runner Up at Miss India DC 2020 [5] [7] and was later awarded Miss India America 2020. [8]
In August 2022, Boppana placed 1st Runner Up at Miss Earth DC 2022. [1]
On 25 March 2024, Boppana placed 1st Runner Up at Miss Grand US Virgin Islands 2024, preliminary to Miss Grand International.
In 2021, Boppana founded Becoming A Voice, a resource creation center for gender and sex crime advocacy content. [9]
On 21 July 2022, the Malala Fund (founded by Malala Yousafzai) featured Boppana's activism journey on their social media. [10]Malala later featured Boppana in her 2022 International Day of the Girl video on Tik Tok. [11]
In 2023, Boppana made the inaugural Forbes 30 Under 30: Austin local list as an activist and TV personality for her anti-sex trafficking work with Becoming A Voice. [2] In April, she was inducted into the Fairfax County Public Schools Hall of Fame also for her anti-sex trafficking and youth empowerment advocacy with Becoming A Voice. [12]
'Becoming A Voice with Shriya Boppana' produced by Global Television Networks first aired on the show, Capital Forum, on WDCA (locally known as "FOX 5 Plus") in February 2021. [13] The segment aired six episodes in season one and was renewed for season two in 2023. [13]
On 3 August 2021, Boppana was featured in an episode of WJLA (locally known as " ABC 7 News") 'Future Leaders of America.' [4]
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