Caitlin Sandra Neil was born in India but has been in the U.S. for the past 14 years. She moved to Tracy with her family when she started high school and has been studying cognitive science for the past year at UC Davis.
Caitlin traveled to New Jersey to compete over the weekend.
"Pageants never really seemed in reach for me," Caitlin said. "It always felt like I would never be good enough and I am not pretty enough to begin with and my mom always wanted to do pageants when she was little and she was like just do it, just do it."
I know she could do it," said Caitlin's mom Angelin Reuben.
"As a father, I wasn't really aware of this fashion or into it initially," said Neil Reuben, Caitlin's father.
"I remember crying to them about balancing school and pursuing my dream," Caitlin said. "I felt like I had to choose one over the other."
"Being in the U.S., that gives her great ability to represent anything," Neil said.
"It is so amazing to see people praising this woman because I never had this type of loddles in my life and this is an amazing opportunity," Neil said.
For her talent, she sang and played piano. She said she spent a lot of time preparing with vocal lessons. It was her first time singing in front of a crowd.
Only the top five contestants made it to the final round, Q+A, where they answered a random question on the spot.
Caitlin is grateful to her parents, friends, coaches and church community who supported her and cheered her on.
She is looking forward to competing at Miss India Worldwide in Mumbai next year.
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