Sam Peel
Banned
the newly crowned miss america has received vile twitter abuse expressing anger a "terrorist", "foreigner" and "muslim" won - despite the fact she is a hindu-practising american of indian descent.
nina davuluri took the title in atlantic city on sunday night and thanked the organisers who she said had "embraced diversity".
entrants this year included a tattooed army veteran and a woman without part of her lower arm a number of twitter users did not share her enthusiasm.
@dallasrobinson8
dallas robinson i am literarily soo mad right now a arab�� won #missamerica
september 16, 2013 2:58 am via twitter for iphone reply retweet favorite
@jakeamick5
jake amick how the fukk does a foreigner win miss america? She is a arab! #idiots
september 16, 2013 2:58 am via twitter for iphone reply retweet favorite
@emi_adkins
emily it's called miss america. Get outta here new york you look like a terrorist. #bye #americanforamerica
september 16, 2013 2:13 am via twitter for iphone reply retweet favorite
emily if a muslim wins this pageant. Lord help me.
september 16, 2013 2:46 am via twitter for iphone reply retweet favorite
outspoken right-wing fox news commentator, todd starnes, suggested davuluri "didn't represent american values" - which he then helpfully outlined.
@toddstarnes
toddstarnes the liberal miss america judges won't say this - but miss kansas lost because she actually represented american values. #missamerica
september 16, 2013 2:53 am via tweetdeck reply retweet favorite
toddstarnes apparently the liberal miss america pageant judges weren't ready for a patriotic, gun-toting, deer-hunting miss america. #missamerica
september 16, 2013 2:47 am via tweetdeck reply retweet favorite
thankfully however, for every ignorant tweet there were many more others who defended davuluri who is the first woman of indian descent to win the contest.
@dmbosstone
patrick pho woke up to find out that the first miss america of indian descent was crowned last night. Love it! http://t.co/rqukynu7nz
september 16, 2013 12:36 pm via buffer reply retweet favorite
@daninanfrito
danfito really disappointed with how the people in our country are acting because of the miss america winner. She's an american, get over it.
september 16, 2013 12:35 pm via twitter for iphone reply retweet favorite
