Davuluri, 24, gained the title as the nationally televised pageant returned house to Atlantic City.
She succeeds another Miss New York, Mallory Hagan, whose tenure was lower short when the pageant moved again to Atlantic City after a six-yr stint in Las Vegas, where winners were chosen in January.
Davuluri carried out a classical Bollywood fusion dance for her talent competition.
After the traditional frolic in the Atlantic City surf Monday morning, she will head to the scene of a devastating boardwalk hearth in the New Jersey communities of Seaside park and Seaside Heights on Monday afternoon.
The pageant had pitted fifty three contestants - one from each state, plus the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands - in swimsuit, night gown, talent and interview competitions.
"This is where we belong," Sam Haskell, CEO of the Miss America Organization, told The Associated Press. "This is the home of Miss America, and this is where we're going to stay."
A lot consideration had been given to Miss Kansas, Theresa Vail, who's believed to be the first Miss America contestant to overtly display tattoos. She has the Serenity Prayer on her rib cage and a military insignia on the back of a shoulder. While different contestants wore glamorous costumes and elaborately embellished footwear throughout Saturday night time's "show-us-your-shoes" parade on the Boardwalk, Vail wore camouflage gear and Military boots.
In a Twitter message Sunday, Vail wrote: "Win or not tonight, I have accomplished what I set out to do. I have empowered women. I have opened eyes."
Vail made it to the Prime 10 and gained a nationwide voters' selection award propelling her into the semi-finals.
Another noteworthy contestant was Miss Florida, Myrrhanda Jones, who made it into the top 5 while wearing a bejeweled knee brace. She tore ligaments in her knee while rehearsing her baton twirling routine on Thursday. Sunday night time, she carried out the routine flawlessly.