Statue of sailor kissing nurse vandalised with ‘#MeToo’

Washington: A statue depicting the famous scene of a sailor kissing a woman in New York’s Times Square as people celebrate the end of World War II has been vandalised with red spray paint spelling out #MeToo. The graffiti covers the ankle-to-knee area of the left leg of the woman being kissed. The vandalism is believed to have been committed on Monday, a day after the death of the sailor in the iconic photo, George Mendonsa, at the age of 95. In that image, taken by photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt for Life magazine, Mendonsa is seen ecstatically bending over and kissing a woman in a white nurse’s uniform. AFP

Kim Kumari of New Jersey crowned Miss India USA  

Washington: Kim Kumari of New Jersey has been crowned Miss India USA 2019 which saw the participation of a record number of 75 contestants from 26 American states. At a glittering pageant held in New Jersey, Renuka Joseph of New York and Aanchal Shah of Florida were, respectively, declared the first and second runner-ups. Organised by the India Festival Committee, the annual Miss India USA is the longest running Indian pageant outside India. This year a record number of 75 contestants from 26 states participated in the pageant. PTI