"As A Brown Girl, I Saw...": Indian-Origin White House Hopeful Nikki Haley
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Haley, 51, is the two-term Governor of South Carolina and the former US Ambassador to the United Nations.
Republican leader Nikki Haley has said that as a "brown girl" growing up in a black-and-white world, she saw the "promise of America" unfold before her, as she proudly flaunted her Indian heritage in her first public appearance as a White House hopeful.
Haley, 51, is the two-term Governor of South Carolina and the former US Ambassador to the United Nations.
Addressing her enthusiastic supporters at a well-attended event here in the coastal city of South Carolina on Wednesday, Haley said: "I'm more confident than ever that we can make this vision real in our time - because that's what I've seen my entire life. As a brown girl, growing up in a black-and-white world, I saw the promise of America unfold before me."
In her speech to officially launch her 2024 US presidential bid, Haley leaned on her experience at the UN, her background as the child of Indian immigrants.
