New York  :

Nina Davuluri, who was crowned Miss America 2014, credits her Indian roots and culture for having won the coveted beauty title, The Hindu reported.

Davuluri, on her recent visit to Vijayawada to meet her extended relatives, said: “The fact that I am rooted in Indian culture helped me win Miss America pageant.”

She added: “My last visit to Vijayawada city was in 2009. The city has changed a lot but people are the same, warm and affectionate.”

As a child, Davuluri learned classical dancing in Vijayawada.  The dusky beauty also revealed that she would not join the entertainment industry like other Indian beauty queens, but would keep herself “engaged in service to society, especially in the field of women empowerment.” — SG

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