Summary Davuluri performed a classical Bollywood fusion dance for her talent competition.
ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey (AP) - Nina Davuluri became the first contestant of Indian heritage and the second consecutive contestant from New York to win the Miss America pageant Sunday night.
The 24-year-old Davuluri won the title as the nationally televised pageant returned home to Atlantic City.
In a press conference after winning the title, the Syracuse native who wants to become a doctor said she s glad children watching the pageant "can finally relate to a new Miss America."
Davuluri performed a classical Bollywood fusion dance for her talent competition.
After the traditional frolic in the Atlantic City surf Monday morning, she will head to the scene of a devastating boardwalk fire in the New Jersey communities of Seaside park and Seaside Heights Monday afternoon.
