Femina Miss India 2017 was the 54th edition of the

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beauty pageant held on 25 June 2017 at

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, Mumbai.

Priyadarshini Chatterjee Priyadarshini Chatterjee (born 5 September 1996) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India 2016, Femina Miss India in 2016. She represented India at the Miss World 2016 pageant. She is the first northea ...

of Delhi crowned

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as her successor. Sana Dua of

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was crowned first runner up and Priyanka Kumari of

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was crowned second runner Up. As Femina Miss India 2017, Manushi Chhillar represented India at

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where she was crowned Miss World 2017. After the

2017 pageant, Sana Dua, first runner Up 2017, was announced as India's representative to Miss United Continents 2017 that was held in September 2017 in Ecuador, where she reached the top 10. Priyanka Kumari, Femina Miss India second runner up 2017, was announced as India's representative to Miss Intercontinental 2017 which was held on 25 January 2018 in Egypt, where she won the best national costume subtitle award.

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, Femina Miss India Uttrakhand 2017, was announced as India's representative to Miss Grand International 2017 that was held on 25 October 2017 in Vietnam, where she placed in the top 20.

New Format

This year saw a change in the format of the fbb Colors Femina Miss India contest, with the competition travelling to all 30 states of the country to hunt for the best talent from each state. The winners were mentored by four celebrities - *

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(North Zone) *

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( South Zone) *

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(East Zone) * Waluscha de Sousa (West Zone) The state winners further participated in the grand finale of fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017. The process started with auditioning Miss India aspirants from each state, where three girls from every state were selected to go forward to the zonal stage. The zonal events were held in Delhi (North Zone), Bengaluru ( South Zone), Kolkata (East Zone) and Pune (West Zone). Each zonal event had the three state finalists from the respective states under that zone competing for the state crown. The

Organisation had removed the bikini round for audition. So, there was no swimsuit competition from this event onwards. The organisation also brought down the height criteria to 5.5" and above.

Results

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Sub Title Awards

Best National Costume

Body Beautiful

Miss Active

Contestants

The following is the list of the official delegates of Miss India 2019 representing 30 states of the country: ;Color key

Crossovers

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: Shefali Sood Miss Supranational India *

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: Aditi Hundia (Miss Diva - Supranational) *

: Shefali Sood (Top 10) *

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:Srishti Vyakarnam (top11) ;

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*2014: Anukriti Gusain (4th Runner up) ;

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*2016: Srishti Vyakaranam (Top 10) ;

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(Top 5) *

: Navpreet Kaur (Top 5) ; Miss India Worldwide India *2014: Audrey D'Silva (2nd Runner up)

Hosts

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Ritesh Deshmukh Riteish Deshmukh (born 17 December 1978) is an Indian actor, filmmaker and television presenter who predominantly works in Hindi cinema, Hindi and Marathi cinema, Marathi films. Known for his comic portrayals, Deshmukh is a recipient of several ...

Judges

Stephanie Del Valle Stephanie del Valle Díaz (born December 30, 1996) is a Puerto Rican musician, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2016. She became the second contestant from Puerto Rico to win the Miss World title, after Wilnelia Merced in 19 ...

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- Bollywood Actress *

Arjun Rampal Arjun Rampal (born 26 November 1972) is an Indian actor and model who mainly works in Hindi films. He made his acting debut in Rajiv Rai's romance film ''Pyaar Ishq Aur Mohabbat'' (2001) and has since gone on to Arjun Rampal filmography, act in ...

- Bollywood Actor *

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- Bollywood Actress *

Abhishek Kapoor Abhishek Kapoor (born 6 August 1971) is an Indian film director, former actor, writer and producer who works in Hindi cinema. He is known for his work in the musical drama ''Rock On!!'' (2008), the buddy sports drama '' Kai Po Che!'' (2013), the ...

- Director and Producer *

Vidyut Jammwal Vidyut Dev Singh Jammwal (born 10 December 1980) is an Indian actor, martial artist and film producer who predominantly works in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu films. He is also a practitioner of Kalaripayattu, which he showcased in the film '' Jungl ...

- Bollywood Actor *

Manish Malhotra Manish Malhotra (born 5 December 1966) is an Indian fashion designer, couturier, costume stylist, entrepreneur, filmmaker, and revivalist based in Mumbai, India. The founder of the eponymous label, Manish Malhotra, he sometimes took part in t ...

- Fashion Designer

Panelists

*Personality Development Expert: Sanjeev Datta and Viram Datta *Make-Up Coach: Clint Fernandes *Fitness Partner: Samir and Namrata Purohit *Skincare Expert: Dr Jamuna Pai *Smile Care Expert: Dr Sandesh Mayekar *Fashion Director: Kavita Lakhani

References

External links

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