Eighteen-year-old
Indian-American Emily Shah has won Miss New Jersey USA 2014 title, following in
the footsteps of Nina Davuluri, who was crowned Miss America recently.
Emily
would now compete for Miss America and Miss Universe titles.
Davuluri
had won the coveted beauty pageant in September. Emily was the youngest among
more than 130 contestants for the New Jersey pageant held over the weekend.
She will
represent New Jersey at the Miss USA Pageant in 2014. The winner of the Miss
USA Pageant will represent the United States in the 2014 Miss Universe
competition.
She was
first runner-up at the 2013 Miss New Jersey Teen USA Pageant and first
runner-up for Miss Teen World 2012.
If Shah
is crowned Miss USA, she will become the first New Jersey titleholder to wear
the U.S. national crown.
She
featured in Hollywood movies like 'The Great New Wonderful' with Naseerudin
Shah and Bollywood films such as 'Out of Control' alongside Riteish Deshmukh,
'Ta Ra Rum Pum', 'Jaaneman' among others.
She is
daughter of Los Angeles-based Prashant Shah, who has been associated with
several Bollywood production houses such as with Karan Johar's, Rakesh Roshan
and Shahrukh Khan, in various capacities.
Emily plans
to work in action films and is currently working as an assistant of stunt team
of Hollywood movie 'Run All Night' starring Liam Neeson and Ed Harris.
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