What Indo-American public speaker and advocate was Miss America in 2014?
Nina Davuluri
Nina Davuluri
Nina Davuluri (born April 20, 1989) is an American public speaker and advocate, who is currently the host of the reality show, “Made In America,” on Zee TV America.
 As Miss America 2014, she was also the "first contestant of Indian descent to win the Miss America Competition" (as well as the second Asian American).
 Shortly after becoming Miss America, however, Davuluri became the target of xenophobic and racist commentary in social media.
 Her win also instigated dialogue in India and the Indian diaspora over the topic of colorism.
 Davuluri drew upon these experiences to promote her platform "Celebrating Diversity Through Cultural Competency" during her year as Miss America.
 Since ending her reign as Miss America in September 2014, Davuluri has continued to travel throughout the United States and India as a speaker and advocate for diversity, gender equality, and the promotion of STEM education.
Indian Americans
Indian Americans or Indo-Americans are Americans whose ancestry belongs to any of the many ethnic groups of the Republic of India.
 As the most socio-economically successful minority ethnic group in the U.S., Indian Americans comprise 4 million people, representing around 1% of the U.S. population as of 2015.
 Indian Americans are the country's third-largest Asian group alone or in combination with other races after Chinese Americans and Filipino Americans, according to 2015 American Community Survey data.
 The U.S. Census Bureau uses the term Asian Indian to avoid confusion with the indigenous peoples of the Americas commonly referred to as American Indians (or Native Americans).
Mary Katherine Campbell
Mary Katherine Campbell (December 18, 1905 – June 7, 1990) was the only person to win the Miss America pageant twice, and the second woman in history to win the title.
 Campbell was Miss America 1922 and Miss America 1923, and she was also 1st Runner Up at the 1924 Miss America Pageant.
 Competing as "Miss Columbus," Campbell was only sixteen years old at the time of her first crowning in 1922.
 She lied about her age by nearly one year to enter the pageant held in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
 She told everyone that she was born in May 1905 but later admitted that she had lied about her age.
 After the 1924 pageant, in which the judge's scores revealed that Campbell had almost won the title a third time, the Miss America Organization changed the rules so that "a contestant may only win the Miss America title once." Mary McNulty
Mary Jane McNulty of Fort Wayne, Indiana at 22 years of age was crowned Miss Indiana 1956 (Miss America Pageant).
 She was prior Miss Fort Wayne, Indiana.
 Her talent in the Miss Fort Wayne, Miss Indiana and Miss America Pageants was soft shoe dance.
 19 Miss Indiana’s have subsequently been runners up or semi-finalists in the Miss America Pageant since 1938 and Miss Indiana Katie Stam won the Pageant to become Miss America 2009 (84th Miss America). Vanessa Williams and Miss America
Vanessa Williams (born March 18, 1963) is an American actress, singer, and fashion designer.
 She initially gained recognition as the first African American recipient of the Miss America title when she was crowned Miss America 1984 in September 1983.
 Several weeks before the end of her reign, however, a scandal arose when "Penthouse" magazine bought and published unauthorized nude photographs of Williams.
 Williams was pressured to relinquish her title, and was succeeded by the first runner-up, Miss New Jersey 1983, Suzette Charles.
 Thirty-two years later, in September 2015, Williams served as head judge for the Miss America 2016 pageant.
 At the beginning of the event, Miss America CEO Sam Haskell made a public apology to Williams for the events of 1984. Miss America 2014
Miss America 2014, the 87th Miss America pageant (September 15, 2013), was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
 Miss America 2013, Mallory Hagan crowned the winner, Miss New York, Nina Davuluri, who served as Miss America until September 14, 2014. Miss America 1938
Miss America 1938, the 12th Miss America pageant, was held at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey on September 10, 1938.
 The decision by the 15 judges there that Miss Ohio, Marilyn Meseke, rather than Miss California, Claire James, as Miss America surprised the audience at the event.
 Famous Broadway producer Earl Carroll, "Murder at the Vanities", also disagreed with their choice and took the runner-up to New York City where he performed a coronation of Miss California as "the true Miss America" shortly after the official pageant.
 Carroll's actions resulted in widespread publicity of the incident. Caressa Cameron
Caressa Cameron-Jackson (born August 4, 1987) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Virginia 2009 and Miss America 2010.
 She is the eighth African American Miss America, the first African-American Miss Virginia to be crowned Miss America, and the first African American Miss America to win the title with a sitting African American president. Miss America 2015
Miss America 2015, the 88th Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Sunday, September 14, 2014.
 Miss America 2014, Nina Davuluri crowned the winner, Miss New York, Kira Kazantsev, making it the third consecutive year that a Miss New York won the Miss America crown; New York thus became the first state to have a Miss America winner three years in a row.
 It was broadcast on ABC, UniMás, and streamed to mobile devices via the WatchABC app as well as Xbox One consoles via its live TV functionality.
 Tickets for the 2015 Miss America competition went on sale in spring 2014. Miss America 2018
Miss America 2018 was the 91st Miss America pageant, though the Miss America Organization celebrated its 97th anniversary in 2017.
 This discrepancy is due to no national pageants being held from 1928-1932 or in 1934 because of financial problems associated with the Great Depression.
 The 2018 pageant was held in Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Sunday, September 10, 2017.
 This will be the first Miss America pageant to be held in Atlantic City since the Miss America Organization headquarters relocated to Boardwalk Hall.