Esha Chandra Kode (16) from Connecticut won the Miss Teen India USA 2019 crown out of 75 finalists from all over the United States. The annual pageant also celebrated the thirty seventh anniversary of Miss India USA. Her parents Samatha and Sreenivas are migrated to USA from Vijayawada.
Started by the New York-based community leaders Dharmatma Saran and Neelam Saran, under the banner of the India Festival Committee, 35 years ago, Miss India USA is the longest running Indian pageant outside India. The committee has been conducting the Miss Teen India USA pageant since 2012 and the Mrs. India USA contest since 2013.
Eash Kode will now participate in the India Worldwide pageant to be held in Mumbai in 2020.