As Founder of the National Sikh Youth Program, Colorado Bhangra Team (Punjabi Indian folk dance), and CU Boulder Sikh Student Association, Serene is passionate about challenging stereotypes and spreading love. A former America’s Junior Miss, Serene’s pageantry experience inspires her to empower women worldwide, which has led her to create The Serenity Project nonprofit to empower at-risk women, work for Mrs. Obama and the Global Girls Alliance to improve girls’ education, and represent the United States as a Dalai Lama Fellow, Top 60 in the world Global Changemaker, and most recently... a 2019 Rhodes Scholar, the very first female in the history of the University of Colorado to win this prestigious award.