Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Ambegaokar crowned Queen of Azalea Festival in North Carolina
In a historic year when the United States seems taken over by Bollywood song and dance with ‘Slumdog Millionaire', and all things Indian are taking on a new light, it is almost predictable that the Queen of one of the longest running festivals should be an ‘All American' girl of Indian origin Amrapali Ambegaokar.
The North Carolina Azalea Festival announced it had chosen Ambegaokar as its Queen Azalea for the 62nd anniversary of the festival.
"I am honored and thrilled to be chosen as the current ‘Queen Azalea 2009'! It makes me so proud to be American - truly American where culture, color, ethnicity barriers are dissolved into a celebration of one another's spirit - the human spirit!" Ambegaokar declared in an announcement by the festival March 23.
But Ambegaokar is already a well-known for being ‘Miss Asian America', ‘Miss India USA' and ‘Miss India North America' in the past.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
The North Carolina Azalea Festival announced it had chosen Ambegaokar as its Queen Azalea for the 62nd anniversary of the festival.
"I am honored and thrilled to be chosen as the current ‘Queen Azalea 2009'! It makes me so proud to be American - truly American where culture, color, ethnicity barriers are dissolved into a celebration of one another's spirit - the human spirit!" Ambegaokar declared in an announcement by the festival March 23.
But Ambegaokar is already a well-known for being ‘Miss Asian America', ‘Miss India USA' and ‘Miss India North America' in the past.
To read the full article, click here..
To read the ePaper, visit: http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: All American, Amrapali Ambegaokar, Bollywood song, historic year, Miss Asian America, North Carolina Azalea Festival, Queen Azalea 2009, Slumdog Millionaire, United states
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