Indian American teen Aarya Walvekar crowned Miss India USA 2022

Aarya Walvekar, an Indian American from Virginia, was crowned Miss India USA in 2022 in New Jersey. She took to Instagram to share pictures from the event,

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The 18-year-old teenager is an aspiring actress. “It has been my childhood dream to see myself on the silver screen and work in films and TV,”

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Reports said that Aarya is a senior at Virginia’s Briar Woods High. She is also the founder of Euphoria Dance Studio which provides affordable dance lessons to children.

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This year nearly 74 contestants from 30 states participated in the event, across three categories — namely, Miss India USA, Mrs India USA and Miss Teen India USA.

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The crown for Miss Teen India USA was won by Akashi Jain from Washington and Tanvi Grover from New York won the crown for Mrs India USA.

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18-year-old Indian American Aarya Walvekar from Virginia has been crowned Miss India USA 2022 at the annual pageant held in New Jersey.

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