DOUGLAS, Ga. (WALB) — A Coffee County teenager has made pageant history — and she is just getting started. Kiran Reddy, 18, was named Miss Georgia Teen USA this year, becoming the first Indian American to win the title in the state’s history. The Coffee High School valedictorian said the milestone did not sink in right away. “It didn’t feel real until like a week into it,” Reddy said. Raised to serve — inside and outside the hospital Long before she wore a crown, Reddy was following her father, Dr. Reddy, through the halls of his medical practice. “Growing up in his office, I fell in love with just seeing him interact with the patients,” she said. “I remember playing with his stethoscope.” That early exposure turned into action. Reddy volunteers in the nursery of the labor and delivery wing at Coffee Regional Medical Center — work she said pointed her toward a career in obstetrics and gynecology. “That’s where I fell in love with women’s health and the OBGYN field,” Reddy said. “So that’s what I hope to pursue in the future.” She plans to enroll at the University of Georgia this fall on a pre-med track. After completing her education, she said she intends to return to Douglas to pr
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