Who is Vijayapriya, the woman who represented Nithyananda's 'nation' at UN?

Vijayapriya Nithyananda, whose pics at a recent UN meet went viral, has claimed she's the permanent UN ambassador of Kailasa, which is rape-accused self-styled godman Nithyananda's purported nation. Vijayapriya is reportedly from the US, studied Microbiology in Canada, and claims to have achieved "outstanding academic performance" in college. The UN said Kailasa attended the meeting as an NGO.