Who Is Shree Saini? The First Indian-American To Win The Crown Of Miss World America 2021

Shree Saini made history when she got crowned as Miss World America 2021 in Los Angeles. The American model and motivational speaker is the first Indian-American to win the crown.

Saini in a statement said "I am happy and quite nervous. I can't express my feelings (in words). All the credit goes to my parents, especially my mother because of whose support I am here. Thank you Miss World America for this honour," post the crowning event.

Saini took to her Instagram to share the news. She wrote, "I am the first American of Indian origin and first Asian to be crowned Miss World America.” The official Instagram page for  America Miss World wrote, "Miss World America is proud to announce that Shree Saini has been elected to serve as Miss World America 2021!"

Shree Saini was born in Punjab in 1996 and has been residing in the United States from the age of five.

At the age of 12, Saini was diagnosed with a complete heart block and has had a permanent pacemaker. According to her website, she “began dancing at age 3, and continued to dance, even after receiving a pacemaker at 12 and being told she could never dance again. To regain her strength, Shree took extra dance classes and danced up to 6 hours a day for years. Shree is trained in ballet en pointe, contemporary, jazz, clogging and she even danced in her college hip hop team.”

Crowned by model and the winner of Miss World 1997 pageant Diana Hayden, Saini is noted to be the first Indian-origin contestant to represent America at a global stage.

In 2018, Saini was crowned Miss India Worldwide at a pageant held in the Fords City of New Jersey.

Trained in journalism from the University of Washington, the model has participated in various non-degree courses at prestigious universities such as Harvard University, Yale School of Drama, and Stanford University. As a trained ballerina, Saini has also been accepted to train at the premier dance company of Joffrey Ballet in Chicago, Illinois.

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