Shriya Boppana (born January 8, 1999) is an Indian-American beauty pageant titleholder, award-winning activist, and on-air personality who was crowned as the winner of Miss India America 2020[1] and 1st Runner Up at Miss Grand US Virgin Islands 2024. Boppana is a broadcast journalist currently at WDCA (locally known as "FOX 5 Plus") in Washington, D.C.[2] and a consulting analyst at Accenture.[3][4]
Early life
editBoppana was raised in Herndon, Virginia.[5] She graduated from Herndon High School[5] in 2017 and later received a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Carnegie Mellon University in 2021.[6][7] She currently attends Duke University's Fuqua School of Business for her Master of Business Administration as a Forte Foundation Fellow and a Fuqua Impact Scholar.[4]
Pageantry
editIn September 2020, Boppana placed 1st Runner Up at Miss India DC 2020[6][8] and was later awarded Miss India America 2020.[9]
In August 2022, Boppana placed 1st Runner Up at Miss Earth DC 2022.[1]
On 25 March 2024, Boppana placed 1st Runner Up at Miss Grand US Virgin Islands 2024, preliminary to Miss Grand International.
Advocacy
editIn 2021, Boppana founded Becoming A Voice, a resource creation center for gender and sex crime advocacy content.[10]
On 21 July 2022, the Malala Fund (founded by Malala Yousafzai) featured Boppana's activism journey on their social media.[11] Malala later featured Boppana in her 2022 International Day of the Girl video on Tik Tok.[12]
In 2023, Boppana made the inaugural Forbes 30 Under 30: Austin local list as an activist and TV personality for her anti-sex trafficking work with Becoming A Voice.[2] In April, she was inducted into the Fairfax County Public Schools Hall of Fame also for her anti-sex trafficking and youth empowerment advocacy with Becoming A Voice.[13]
On-Air Personality
edit'Becoming A Voice with Shriya Boppana' produced by Global Television Networks first aired on the show, Capital Forum, on WDCA (locally known as "FOX 5 Plus") in February 2021.[14] The segment aired six episodes in season one and was renewed for season two in 2023.[14]
On 3 August 2021, Boppana was featured in an episode of WJLA (locally known as "ABC 7 News") 'Future Leaders of America.' [5]
References
edit- ^ a b Santaella, Francisco. "MEET SHRIYA BOPPANA, THE INDIAN-AMERICAN BEAUTY QUEEN INTENT ON MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE". Flaunt Magazine.
- ^ a b Team, Forbes Under 30. "30 Under 30 Local 2023: Austin". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
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- ^ a b University, Carnegie Mellon (2024-06-26). "Using her Voice - CMU alumna and activist Shriya Boppana finds support for her cause on the beauty pageant stage - Engage with CMU - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu. Retrieved 2024-07-14.
- ^ a b c Lynn, Kellye (2021-08-03). "Herndon resident uses platform to uplift others, giving a voice to the voiceless". WJLA. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ a b University, Carnegie Mellon. "Advocacy Through Pageantry - News - Carnegie Mellon University". www.cmu.edu.
- ^ Legatt, Dr Aviva. "Networking For College Admissions". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Shriya Boppana: Miss India America's life is all about giving back". Global Indian Youth. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Pageant Queen Turned Tech Entrepreneur changes the Creator Economy". www.ibtimes.sg. 2023-03-01. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ "Becoming a Voice". becomingavoice.org. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "TikTok - Make Your Day". www.tiktok.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "FCPS Hall of Fame". Educate Fairfax. Retrieved 2024-04-10.
- ^ a b Becoming A Voice with Shriya Boppana (Talk-Show), Shriya Boppana, Global Television Network, Fox 5 WTTG-DC, 2021-02-27, retrieved 2024-04-11
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