Indian-origin woman crowned runners-up at Miss USA 2017
Chhavi Verg, an Indian-born, Hindi and Spanish-speaking business student, was named runners-up at Miss USA 2017. "I want to show Americans that the definition of what it means to be American is changing," said Chhavi. Scientist and activist KÃ¡ra McCullough, who works as a radiochemist with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that regulates nuclear plants, was crowned Miss USA 2017. 