By Katie Mercogliano ’14

There is much talk about Nina Davuluri and her historic accomplishment of being the first woman of Indian descent crowned Miss America. Many are raving about how Davuluri winning proves the perception of beauty is changing. But in reality, how great is this so-called change? Yes, the new Miss America doesn’t have the typical blonde hair and blues eyes, but that isn’t really revolutionary. All this major “feat” really means is that it doesn’t matter what color you are as long as you are parading around in 10 pounds of makeup, a perfect bikini bod and a fake smile. It is great that Davuluri is outspoken about being proud of her heritage, as everyone should be. But she shouldn’t be idolized for simply winning an outdated pageant that has been objectifying women for decades.