UmaSofia Srivastava
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UmaSofia Srivastava is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2023. She had previously won Miss Teen USA 2023. Srivastava was the first competitor from New Jersey to have won Miss Teen USA.
Raised in Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey, Srisvatava has attended the Academy of Saint Elizabeth, transferring from Parsippany Hills High School after ninth grade.[1]
Pageantry
[edit]Miss Teen USA 2023
[edit]After winning Miss New Jersey Teen USA, Srivastava represented New Jersey and won Miss Teen USA 2023 in Reno, Nevada, on September 28, 2023.[2][3] She became the first titleholder of Mexican-Indian American descent and the second consecutive titleholder of Indian descent after Faron Medhi of Nebraska won in 2022.[4][5][6][7] On May 7, 2024, she resigned her Miss Teen USA title, stating that her values "no longer fully align with the direction of the organization".[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ Cahill, Frank L. "UmaSofia Srivastava Will Compete in Miss Teen USA Pageant", Parsippany Focus, April 28, 2023. Accessed October 28, 2024. "UmaSofia Srivastava, 15, of Parsippany, is a high school sophomore at the Academy of St. Elizabeth. She attended Mt. Tabor Elementary School, Brooklawn Middle School, and her freshman year at Parsippany Hills High School."
- ^ "Mexican-Indian high school student crowned Miss Teen USA". Tribune India.
- ^ "USA: भारतवंशी छात्रा उमा सोफिया श्रीवास्तव बनी मिस टीन यूएसए - Indian origin student Uma Sofia Srivastava becomes Miss Teen USA student of Mexican Indian high school". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Lazarus Caplan, Anna (September 29, 2023). "New Jersey's UmaSofia Srivastava Wins Miss Teen USA 2023: 'I Am So Grateful and Honored'". people.com. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ Staff Writer (October 5, 2023). "The Little Jaguar: 16-year-old UmaSofia Srivastava of New Jersey Crowned Miss Teen USA". American Kahani. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "UmaSofia Srivastava's journey to becoming Miss Teen USA". Global Indian Youth. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "Mexican-Indian High School Student Crowned Miss Teen USA". Free Press Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ Moses, Claire (May 8, 2024). "Miss Teen USA Resigns From Her Post, Following Miss USA". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Pilkington, Ed (May 9, 2024). "Miss Teen USA steps down two days after Miss USA resigned from her role". The Guardian. Retrieved May 9, 2024.