Ready to break a sweat, Rita's ensemble consisted of a multicoloured, striped sports bra and cropped, periwinkle leggings. And though her shoes came off during class, the R.I.P. songstress teamed her tight pieces with a pair of black Nike sneakers and white ankle socks. She appeared to be make-up free - beneath her retro-inspired sunglasses - as her blonde locks were swept back, away from her face.

Newly crowned Miss America Nina Davuluri continued on her whirlwind national media tour yesterday, with a pit stop in Manhattan.

The 24-year-old from Syracuse, New York, stepped out in a fuchsia floral-print dress and her dazzling pageant crown as she appeared on ABC's Live with Kelly and Michael.

During her interview, the aspiring doctor said her motivation for entering the famous beauty contest was to make history as 'the first Indian Miss America.'

'For me Miss America has always been known as "the girl next door", but the girl next door is evolving as the diversity in America evolves.

'You know, she's not who she was ten years ago and she's not going to be the same person come ten years down the road.'

However, while the majority of people online rushed to congratulate the new Miss America on Sunday evening, racist comments also began to trickle onto the web.

Meredith Talley (@MeredithRoanell) tweeted: 'This is Miss America... Not Miss Foreign Country.'

Her Twitter profile disappeared shortly after her comments, which was shared by numerous people, most of whom were shocked.

And Kat (@KathrynRyan50), who says on her Twitter profile that she is happily in love with her 'savior Jesus Christ', posted: 'Shes (sic) like not even american and she won miss america.'

But Miss Davuluri shrugged off the hateful comments and was pictured celebrating her title as she splashed in the Atlantic Ocean in Atlantic City on Monday morning.

From Daily Mail