达吾鲁莉在2013年赢得美国小姐的桂冠后，利用自己的影响力激励青少年，特别是年轻女孩，学习科学、技术、工程学和数学（英文首字母缩写为“STEM”）。她强调了上述学科能够打开从事范围广泛的各种职业的大门。她在接受《美国新闻》（U.S.
News）的采访时说：“我认为我们往往局限于工程师和电脑程序员的范畴。年轻女孩很少能够打破框框认识 STEM教育。”
https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014_Nina-Davuluri-copy113-682x1024.jpg2014年美国小姐尼娜·达吾鲁莉(图片由Miss
America提供)
达吾鲁莉最初参加选美比赛的目的是筹措大学学费。她的比赛成绩和学业成绩都很出色，赢得了一系列选美比赛的桂冠，并获得了密歇根大学（University
of
Michigan）大脑行为与认知科学学位。自从达吾鲁莉给新一届冠军戴上美国小姐桂冠以来，她继续参加提倡科学、技术、工程学和数学教育，以及增进性别平等和多样性的活动。
“技术女孩”（TechGirls）等项目向全世界的女学生展示了STEM教育的潜力。“全球科学技术创新”项目（GIST）通过发现并支持最有才华的科技企业家来推动新兴经济的发展。
美国小姐选美活动自1921年以来每年都在新泽西州大西洋城（Atlantic City, New
Jersey）举行。年龄介于17岁到24岁之间的美国女性可以报名参赛，展示口才、才艺、模特造型和姿态。当选美国小姐的获胜者将得到一笔数目不小的奖学金，并参加为期一年的演讲活动，推动自己所热衷的事业。
Meet Nina
Davuluri, the first Miss
America of Indian descent.
She was also the first Miss America to have
earned a science degree.
After winning the Miss America crown in 2013,
Davuluri used the position to promote education in
the “STEM”
subjects (science, technology,
engineering and math), especially among young girls. She stressed
how a STEM education opens doors
to a broad range of career opportunities. “I think a lot of
times, we are in those confines of engineer,
computer programmer,” she told U.S.
News. “Oftentimes young girls can’t think
outside the box of what STEM is.”
https://share.america.gov/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/2014_Nina-Davuluri-copy113-682x1024.jpgMiss
America 2013, Nina Davuluri (Courtesy photo)
Davuluri
first became involved in beauty pageants as a way to help pay for
college. She excelled at both, winning a number of
pageants and earning a degree in brain behavior
and cognitive science from the University of
Michigan. Since passing her crown to a new Miss America, Davuluri
has continued to make appearances promoting STEM education, gender
equality and diversity.
Programs
such as TechGirls illustrate
the potential of STEM learning for
girls worldwide. GIST (Global
Innovation through Science and Technology) boosts emerging
economies by identifying and supporting
their brightest technology entrepreneurs.
The
Miss America pageant has been held annually in
Atlantic City, New Jersey, since 1921. Each year
an American woman between the ages of 17 and 24 is selected based
on speaking ability, talent, modeling, and
poise. The winner receives a
substantial scholarship and embarks on a year-long speaking tour
to promote a cause.
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