No sooner had the tiara been placed atop her head than a barrage of racist tweets flooded the Internet.
"If you're #Miss America you should have to be American," said one.
"WHEN WILL A WHITE WOMAN WIN #MISSAMERICA? Ever??!!" screamed another.
Nina Davuluri is American. She just happens to be of Indian descent. In fact, she's the first Indian-American to be crowned Miss America.
http://www.cnn.com/...
"Miss America? You mean Miss 7-11," wrote Jalin Leatherman, referring to a stereotype about Indian people owning convenience stores.
Others connected her to the Islamist militant organisation Al Qaeda, even though she is not Muslim.
"Miss America right now or miss Al Qaeda?" tweeted Shannon McCann.
"How can a Muslim win Miss AMERICA," wrote Max Orr.
http://tvnz.co.nz/...
Addressing the comments, Davuluri stated (via The AP): "I have to rise above that.
"I always viewed myself as first and foremost American."
http://www.digitalspy.com/...
Does being an "American" mean you have to be a racist a-hole?