‘ I did it . Great . Grand Ma . Kiss me good luck’ were the words of Nina Davaluri , the 24 year old New york born Vijayawada girl who won the Miss America title to her grand mother Koteswaramma .
Her maternal grandmother V Koteshwaramma, who runs the Montessori institutions was elated at her grand daughter's feat. Nina's family hails from Vijayawada and the coastal city celebraed Nina's victory with special pujas and prayers by the family and her admirers at the famous Durga temple .
Daughter in a doctors family Dr. Shiela Ranjani and her father Dr. Koteswara Chowdhary Nina was born and brought up in America.
Whenever in India Nina made it a point to stay in Hyderabad for her best delicacies from Paradise and Bawarchi .'We also went to Gokul Chat for eating pav-ragada' she said . Nina who was in India an year ago also did not forget to visit the Abbayi hotel in Vijayawada��
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