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- ↑ Moses, Claire (May 8, 2024). "Miss Teen USA Resigns From Her Post, Following Miss USA". The New York Times– via NYTimes.com.
- ↑ Pilkington, Ed (May 9, 2024). "Miss Teen USA steps down two days after Miss USA resigned from her role". The Guardian . Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ↑ "Mexican-Indian high school student crowned Miss Teen USA". Tribune India .
- ↑ "USA: भारतवंशी छात्रा उमा सोफिया श्रीवास्तव बनी मिस टीन यूएसए - Indian origin student Uma Sofia Srivastava becomes Miss Teen USA student of Mexican Indian high school". Jagran (in Hindi). Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ↑ "New Jersey's UmaSofia Srivastava Wins Miss Teen USA 2023: 'I Am So Grateful and Honored'". people.com. September 29, 2023. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ↑ Staff Writer (October 5, 2023). "The Little Jaguar: 16-year-old UmaSofia Srivastava of New Jersey Crowned Miss Teen USA". American Kahani. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ↑ "UmaSofia Srivastava's journey to becoming Miss Teen USA". Global Indian Youth. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ↑ "Mexican-Indian High School Student Crowned Miss Teen USA". Free Press Journal. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
