Miss India, also known as Femina Miss India, is a national beauty pageant in India that selects representatives to compete in the

Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Mi ...

competition, one of the

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. It is organized by '' Femina'', a women's magazine published by

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. The current Femina Miss India World is

Nikita Porwal Nikita Porwal is an Indian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India World 2024. Porwal will represent India at Miss World 2026. Early life and career Porwal was born and bought up in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh to Ashok Porwal ...

from Madhya Pradesh. She was crowned by the previous titleholder,

Nandini Gupta Nandini Gupta (Hindi: नंदिनी गुप्ता) is an Indian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India World 2023. Gupta represented India at Miss World 2025 and placed in the top 20. Early life and education ...

, on 16 October 2024 in Mumbai.

History

The first Miss India was Esther Abraham, from Calcutta, who won the title in 1947. The pageant was organized by the local press. Miss India Indrani Rehman

In 1952, two Miss India pageants were held.

Indrani Rehman Indrani Rahman (19 September 1930, Chennai – 5 February 1999, New York City) was an Indian classical dancer of Bharata Natyam, Kuchipudi, Kathakali, Odissi and the country's first beauty pageant titleholder. she popularised in the west and l ...

and

Nutan Nutan Samarth-Bahl ( Samarth; 4 June 1936 – 21 February 1991), known mononymously as Nutan was an Indian actress who worked in Hindi films. Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Indian cinema, Nutan was noted for her natu ...

were the winners. Nutan was crowned Miss Mussorie, while Rahman was crowned at

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in Mumbai. Rahman later represented India at the first Miss Universe pageant in

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, ...

. In 1953, Peace Kanwal from

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was crowned Miss India at the Kardar-Kolynos pageant, organized by filmmaker

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. She later became a Bollywood actress. In 1954,

Leela Naidu Leela Naidu (1940 – 28 July 2009) was an Indian actress who starred in a small number of Hindi and English films, including '' Yeh Raste Hain Pyar Ke'' (1963), based on the real-life Nanavati case, and ''The Householder'', Merchant Ivory Pr ...

from

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was crowned Miss India. That same year, she was featured in

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magazine's list of the world's ten most beautiful women. There was no Miss India pageant between 1955 and 1958. In 1959, Eve's Weekly organized its first Miss India contest, with

Fleur Ezekiel Fleur Ezekiel is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Eve's Weekly Miss India 1959 and represented India at Miss World 1959. She was the first winner of Eve's Weekly Miss India pageant. She was Indian of Jewish ance ...

winning the title. She went on to represent India at

Miss World 1959 Miss World 1959 was the ninth Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom, London, United Kingdom on 10 November 1959. At the end of the event, the Chief Barker of the Variety Club of Great Britain crowned Corine Rottschäfer of Holland a ...

in London. The first Femina Miss India pageant was held in 1964. Meher Castelino Mistri of Maharashtra was crowned the winner and represented India at

Miss Universe 1964 Miss Universe 1964 was the 13th Miss Universe pageant, held on at the Miami Beach Convention Hall in Miami Beach, Florida, United States 1 August 1964. At the end of the event, Iêda Maria Vargas of Brazil crowned Corinna Tsopei of Kingdom of Gr ...

in the United States and Miss Nations 1964 in Spain.

Reita Faria Reita Faria Powell (née Faria; born 23 August 1943) is an Indian physician, former model and the winner of Miss World 1966 pageant. She is the first Miss World winner to be qualified as a medical doctor. Early life Reita Faria was born in t ...

became the first Miss India to win an international pageant, being crowned

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in London. She was the winner of the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest. That same year,

Yasmin Daji Yasmin Daji (born 1947) is an Indian doctor, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Femina Miss India 1966. She represented India at Miss Universe 1966, where she was crowned 3rd Runner Up. Early life and education She was born in ...

, the Femina Miss India winner, represented India at

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and placed third runner-up.

Zeenat Aman Zeenat Amanullah Khan (born 19 November 1951), known professionally as Zeenat Aman, is an Indian actress and model who mainly works in Hindi films. One of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema, she established herself as one of the highest paid ...

was the first Femina Miss India winner to claim an international title when she won Miss Asia Pacific 1970 in the Philippines. She later became a well-known Bollywood actress In 1981,

Meenakshi Seshadri Meenakshi Seshadri Mysore (; née Seshadri; born 16 November 1963) as Shashikala Seshadri, is an Indian former actress and beauty pageant titleholder who worked primarily in Hindi, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. Sesh ...

became the youngest Miss India at age 17. She too later became a Bollywood actress. In 1994,

Sushmita Sen Sushmita Sen (; born 19 November 1975) is an Indian actress and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss Universe 1994, becoming the first Indian people, Indian woman to win the title. Sen has since predominantly worked in Hindi films, ...

became the first Indian to win Miss Universe, while

Aishwarya Rai Aishwarya Rai Bachchan (; Rai; born 1 November 1973) is an Indian actress who is primarily known for her work in Hindi and Tamil language, Tamil films. Rai won the Miss World 1994 pageant and later established herself as one of the most-popu ...

, the first runner-up, went on to win Miss World the same year. In 2000, all three winners from the Femina Miss India pageant—

Lara Dutta Lara Dutta Bhupathi ( Dutta; born 16 April 1978) is an Indian actress. She won the Miss Universe 2000, and has since predominantly worked in Hindi films and series. Dutta is a recipient of a Filmfare Awards, Filmfare Award and established hers ...

Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra Jonas (; born 18 July 1982) is an Indian actress and producer. The winner of the Miss World 2000 pageant, Chopra is India's highest-paid actress and has received numerous accolades, including two National Film Awards and fiv ...

and

Dia Mirza Dia Mirza Rekhi (born Dia Handrich; 9 December 1981) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi films. She won the title of Miss Asia Pacific International in 2000 after being crowned Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 2000. Mirza made her ...

—won Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Asia Pacific International, respectively. In 2002, the third winner of the Femina Miss India contest began representing India at

Miss Earth Miss Earth is an annual international major beauty pageant based in the Philippines that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, it is one ...

instead of Miss Asia Pacific. In 2008, international choreographer

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joined as the official dance and grooming expert for the contestants, alongside experts like Dr. Sandesh Mayekar for smile design, Dr. Jamuna Pai for skin and hair care, and

Sabira Merchant Sabira Merchant (née Vazirali) (born 4 August 1942) is a Miss India trainer and actor based in Mumbai. She is a top etiquette trainer in India. Background Merchant was born in Bombay to Goolshen and Abdulhusein M. Thariani, the fifth child. Sh ...

for etiquette. In 2010, Tantra Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (TEPL) partnered with Sushmita Sen to launch a new pageant, I Am She – Miss Universe India, acquiring the rights to send India's representatives to Miss Universe. Winners of this pageant represented India at Miss Universe from 2010 to 2012. From 2010, Femina Miss India began crowning three winners: Femina Miss India World, Femina Miss India Earth, and Femina Miss India International, with the latter representing India at Miss International.

Competition irregularities

In 1989,

Kalpana Pandit Kalpana Pandit (born 20 January 1967) is an Indian actress, model, and emergency physician. She owns the film production company ''House of Pandit (TM)''. She is known for her works in Bollywood, and Kannada cinema. In 2008, she hosted the tech ...

, who was initially declared the winner, was disqualified after it was found that she had misrepresented her nationality by holding a U.S. passport.

Dolly Minhas Dolly Mattoo (née Minhas) (born 8 February 1968) is an Indian actress, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss India Universe 1988 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1989. She has acted in Hindi, Punjabi, Telugu ...

was then crowned the winner. In 2004, Lakshmi Pandit, Kalpana Pandit's sister, was named the winner but later gave up the title due to her marriage.

Sayali Bhagat Sayali Bhagat is an Indian actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the title of Femina Miss India World title in 2004 and represented India at Miss World. Early life She studied at Fravashi Academy, Nasik, and completed her graduation ...

was subsequently awarded the title. In 2008, a controversy occurred when

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President Maureen Wadia sent a legal notice to Harshita Saxena, the newly crowned Femina Miss India Earth 2008, for violating an exclusive two-year contract she had signed in 2006. The contract required Saxena to seek written permission from Gladrags before participating in other beauty contests. As a result, Saxena surrendered her title, and

Tanvi Vyas Tanvi Vyas (, ; born 30 September 1985) is an Indian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who made her acting debut in the "Tamil" film ''Eppadi Manasukkul Vanthai'' in 2012. Prior to that, she was a graphic designer and later was crowned Fe ...

was crowned Miss India Earth. Vyas went on to represent India at

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. Saxena later placed fourth in the Femina Miss India 2009 competition and represented India at

Miss International 2009 Miss International 2009 was the 49th Miss International pageant, held at the Sichuan International Tennis Center in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, on November 28, 2009. The pageant was originally scheduled to be held on November 7, 2009 at The Venetia ...

India in international pageants

Miss India has been sending representatives to the Miss Universe pageant since 1952, starting with Indrani Rehman, and to the Miss World pageant since 1959, with Fleur Ezekiel. In 1970, Zeenat Aman became the first Indian and South Asian woman to win the Miss Asia Pacific title. In 1991, Femina Miss India gained the rights to send Indian contestants to the Miss International pageant. In 1994, Sushmita Sen won Miss Universe, becoming the first Indian woman to hold the title. That same year,

, the runner-up at Miss India, won Miss World. Both Sen and Rai later pursued successful careers in Bollywood. Their success led to the rise of grooming institutions that prepared young women for pageants, significantly increasing participation.

Diana Hayden Diana Hayden (born 1 May 1973) is an Indian actress, television host, model and the winner of Miss World 1997 pageant. She is the third Indian woman to win the title of Miss World. She also won three sub-titles during the pageant and is the on ...

, Miss India World 1997, won Miss World that same year. In 1999,

Yukta Mookhey Yukta Inderlal Mookhey is an Indian civic activist and the winner of Miss World 1999 pageant. She is the fourth Indian woman to win Miss World and was previously crowned as Femina Miss India World in 1999. She is a former model and actress, and ...

, Miss India World, also won Miss World. In 2000, all three Miss India winners:

(Miss Universe),

(Miss World), and

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(Miss Asia Pacific) won their respective international titles. Australia is the only other country to have achieved this in 1972. In 2002, the third title in Femina Miss India was renamed Femina Miss India-Earth to send representatives to the newly launched Miss Earth pageant, focused on environmental advocacy. A finalist was then sent to Miss International. From 2007 to 2009, three equal titleholders represented India at Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Earth. In 2010, the rights to send contestants to Miss Universe were transferred to a new pageant,

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. By 2013, The Times Group reacquired the Miss Universe rights and launched the Miss Diva pageant. In 2010, the third title at Femina Miss India was renamed Femina Miss India-International, with winners representing India at Miss International. That same year,

Nicole Faria Nicole Faria Powar (née Faria; born 9 February 1990) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss Earth 2010 pageant. She is the brand ambassador for various brands including Clean & Clear and Swiss luxury wristwatches, Frédérique ...

became the first Indian to win the Miss Earth title in

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, leaving Miss International as the only major global pageant India has yet to win. In

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became the first Indian and Asian to win the Miss Asia Pacific World title, sent by the I Am She - Miss Universe India pageant. In

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Srishti Rana Srishti Rana is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She participated in Miss Diva - Miss Universe India 2013 and won the title of Miss India Asia Pacific 2013. She went on to represent India at Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 in Oct ...

won the same title, marking a rare back-to-back victory for India and becoming the first Miss Diva winner to claim the Miss Asia Pacific World crown. In 2014,

Asha Bhat Asha Bhat (born 5 September 1992) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss Supranational 2014 pageant. She is the first Indian to win the title. Bhat made her acting debut with the 2019 Hindi film '' Junglee''. She has since appea ...

won

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, becoming the first Indian woman to win the title and the second Asian overall. That same year,

Ruhi Singh Ruhi Dilip Singh (born 12 October 1995) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She primarily appears in Hindi films and television. She participated in Femina Miss India East 2011, the preliminary for Femina Miss India contes ...

, the first Femina Miss India Universal Peace and Humanity, won the Miss Universal Peace and Humanity pageant in

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. India also achieved a rare triple victory at the Miss Asia Pacific World pageant, with Swetha Raj winning in

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after the previous winner was dethroned. She was sent by the Miss India Australia organization.

International winners

Reita Faria from India won Miss World in 1966, becoming the first Asian woman to achieve this honor and marking India's first major international pageant victory. In 1994, Sushmita Sen became the first Indian to win Miss Universe. That same year, Aishwarya Rai was crowned Miss World, making India the last country in the 20th century to win both Miss Universe and Miss World in the same year. Diana Hayden won Miss World in 1997, followed by Yukta Mookhey in 1999. In 2000, Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra repeated India's earlier success, with Dutta winning Miss Universe and Chopra winning Miss World. This remains the most recent time (as of 2024) that a country has won both titles in the same year and the only time it has happened in the 21st century. In 2010, Nicole Faria from Bangalore became the first Indian woman to win Miss Earth.

Manushi Chhillar Manushi Chhillar (born 14 May 1997) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of Miss World 2017 pageant. She represented her state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant and won the title of Femina Miss India, Femina Miss India Wor ...

won

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, and in

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Harnaaz Sandhu Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu (born 3 March 2000) is an Indian model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder best known for winning the title of Miss Universe 2021. The third entrant from India to win Miss Universe, Sandhu was previously crowned Femina ...

became the third Indian woman to win Miss Universe, the latest Big Four titleholder from India as of 2024. Here is a list of Indian winners in the Big Four international beauty pageants: The following is the list of Indian winners in various other international pageants:

Multiple victories in the same year

The following is the list of India's multiple victories in major international pageants:

Femina Miss India Titleholders (2017–present)

Femina Miss India Editions

Miss Diva

Established in 2013,

Miss Diva The Miss Diva is a part of Femina Miss India pageant that primarily selects India's representatives to Miss Supranational pageant in Poland and Miss Cosmo International in Vietnam. From 2013 to 2023, the primary winner of Miss Diva represen ...

is a separate pageant organization from Femina Miss India, though both are owned by the Times Group. Its primary objective is to select India's representative for the

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competition through an annual national pageant. In addition to Miss Universe, Miss Diva also sent delegates to

Miss International Miss International (''Miss International Beauty'' or ''The International Beauty Pageant'') is a Japan-based international major beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest page ...

(in 2013),

(since 2013),

Miss Asia Pacific World Miss Asia Pacific World is an annual beauty pageant held in South Korea. It has been subject to a number of controversies over rankings, bribes, and breast augmentation surgeries. In the 2014 Miss Asia Pacific World competition, May Myat Noe of ...

(in 2013), and

(in 2014). However, in 2024, the Miss Diva organization withdrew its license to participate in

. They have hinted at a possible return in the future. Currently, Miss Diva sends representatives to the

and, starting in 2025, to the

Miss Cosmo Miss Cosmo ( mis•''ˈkɒzmɒ'') is an annual international beauty pageant organized by UNICorp and UNIMedia in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. It was founded in August 2023 under the leadership of Trần Việt Bảo Hoàng, with its inaugural co ...

pageant. The most recent delegate they sent competed in the

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edition.

Representatives to the Big Four pageants

The following women have represented India in the

, the four major international beauty pageants for women. These are

. ;Color key

Current franchise

Miss World

* The Femina Miss India did not send delegates in 1959–1970, 1972, 1975. Femina got the franchise in 1976. Femina also sent delegates to

in 1971 and 1974. * : For

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, India withdrew in protest against the presence of two South African entries - one white and one black - in conformity with the apartheid policy of racial separation. * : For

Miss World 1977 Miss World 1977 was the 27th edition of the Miss World pageant, held on 17 November 1977 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Mary Ann-Catrin Stävin from Sweden. She was crowned by Miss World 1976, Cindy Breakspe ...

, India withdrew in protest against

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. Black women were not allowed to compete in Miss South Africa (there were two competitions one for whites, that winner was sent to the international one; and another for blacks). Thus only white contestants were sent from South Africa till Apartheid came to an end in the early 1990s. * : The candidate was disqualified from participating because she was married. * : For the year 2020, due to the impact of

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, no pageant held. * : For the year 2022,

Miss World 2021 Miss World 2021 was the 70th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on 16 March 2022. The coronation was originally scheduled to be held on 16 December 2021 at the José Miguel Agrelot Co ...

was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the

outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022. * : For the year 2024,

Miss World 2023 Miss World 2023 was the 71st edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, on 9 March 2024. At the end of the event, Krystyna Pyszková of the Czech Republic was crowned by the previo ...

was rescheduled to 9 March 2024, no edition started in 2023.

Miss Universe

The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to

in the years 1953–1963 and 2024.

Miss Supranational

The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to

in the years 2009–2012.

Miss Cosmo

Former franchises

Miss International

The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to

in the years 1963–1967, 1972, 1977, 1989, 1990, 2015 and onward.

Miss Earth

The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to

in the year 2015 and onward.

Miss Grand International

The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss Grand International in the years 2013, 2014, 2020, 2022 and onward.

Miss United Continents

The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss United Continents in the year 2020 and onward.

Miss Intercontinental

The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss Intercontinental in the years 1979–96, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2019 and onward.

Miss Asia Pacific International

The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss Asia Pacific International in the years 1984, 1990, 1991, 2004, 2006–2015, 2019 and onward.

Miss Asia Pacific World

In 2014,

May Myat Noe May Myat Noe aka That Htet Aung (; on 13 October 1998) is a Burmese actress, fashion model and beauty pageant title holder. She is best known for winning Miss Asia Pacific World in 2014, as well as being a finalist in the fourth season of '' As ...

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was initially crowned but was later dethroned. The organizers held a new pageant, where Swetha Raj of India emerged victorious, securing India a rare three-peat win in an international pageant.

Mister India

Along with Femina Miss India and

, the

Times Group Bennett Coleman and Company Limited (BCCL), d/b/a the Times Group, is an Indian media conglomerate based in Mumbai. Notable media properties owned and operated by the group include India's largest selling daily English-language newspaper ''The ...

also organised Mister India pageant to select representative for

Mister World Mister World competition is an international male beauty pageant founded by the Miss World Organization. The competition was founded in 1996. The entrants compete in various activities including waterskiing, mountain biking, and marathon runnin ...

and

Mister Supranational Miss Supranational is an annual international beauty pageant, started in 2009, and with most contests held in Poland. A parallel male contest, Mister Supranational, was launched in 2016, also in Poland. The current organizers of Miss and Mist ...

Prateik Jain Prateek Jain (born 14 June 1989) is an Indian model, actor and the winner of Provogue MensXP Mister World India 2014. He represented India at Mister World 2014 and was among Top 10 Finalists. In 2015, he won Asian Supermodel Contest held in Chi ...

was the first Mister World India under

and Jitesh Thakur was the first ever Mister Supranational India.

International victories

Rohit Khandelwal at Femina Miss India 2018 cropped

In 2016, Rohit Khandelwal became the first Indian and thus the first Asian to win the

contest title. In 2018,

Prathamesh Maulingkar Prathamesh Maulingkar (born 4 April 1991 in Tivim) is an Indian model and a former association football, footballer. He won the title of Mister Supranational in 2018. He had played as a centre back for Dempo S.C., Dempo in the I-League. Maulin ...

became the first Indian and thus the first Asian to win the

contest title. This marked India, the only country to win both

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titles.

Titleholders

Representatives to the Big Four pageants

Current franchise

;

The Mister India organisation did not send a delegate to Mister Supranational in the year 2022 and did not renew the franchise in 2023 & 2024. The renewed the Mister Supranational franchise in 2025.

International titleholder gallery

Miss Universe

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Miss Universe 2021 Miss Universe 2021 was the 70th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel on 13 December 2021. At the end of the event, Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe 2021 by Andrea Meza of Mexico. It was India's f ...

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Miss Universe 2000 Miss Universe 2000 was the 49th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Eleftheria Indoor Hall in Nicosia, Cyprus on 12 May 2000. At the end of the event, Mpule Kwelagobe of Botswana crowned Lara Dutta of India as Miss Universe 2000. It is the co ...

and
Miss Intercontinental 1997 Image:Sushmita Sen at the Dior store launch.jpg,

Miss Universe 1994 Miss Universe 1994 was the 43rd Miss Universe pageant, held on 21 May 1994 at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City, Philippines. Seventy-seven contestants competed during this year. Outgoing titleh ...

Miss World

Image:Manushi Chhillar at a press conference, 2017.jpg,

Image:Priyanka At Nikon Camera Launch.jpg,

Miss World 2000 Miss World 2000 was the 50th anniversary of the Miss World pageant, held at the Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom on 30 November 2000. Portions of the pageant were also filmed in the Maldives. At the end of the event, Yukta Mookhey of ...

Image:Yukta Mookhey at the launch of Marc Cain store (cropped).jpg,

Miss World 1999 Miss World 1999, the 49th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 1999 at the Olympia Hall in London, United Kingdom. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates ...

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Miss World 1997 Miss World 1997, the 47th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 22 November 1997 at the Plantation Club Seychelles in Baie Lazare, Seychelles. 86 delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India's Diana Hayden ca ...

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Miss World 1994 Miss World 1994, the 44th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 19 November 1994 and marked the third consecutive staging of Miss World in Sun City, South Africa. 87 contestants from around the world competed for the title. Lisa Hann ...

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Miss Supranational

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Srinidhi Shetty Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty (born 21 October 1992) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant title holder, who primarily works in Kannada and Telugu films. She won the Miss Supranational pageant in 2016, becoming the second Indian to win the c ...

Miss Supranational 2016 Miss Supranational 2016 was the eighth Miss Supranational pageant, held at the MOSIR Arena in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland, on December 2, 2016. Stephanía Stegman of Paraguay crowned Srinidhi Shetty of India as her successor at the end of the even ...

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Miss Supranational 2014 Miss (pronounced ) is an English-language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, i ...

Miss Earth

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Miss Earth 2010 Miss Earth 2010 was the 10th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the Vinpearl Land Amphitheater in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on December 4, 2010. Larissa Ramos of Brazil crowned Nicole Faria of India as her successor at the end of the event. ...

Miss Tourism International

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Manasvi Mamgai Manasvi Mamgai is an Indian actress, model, social worker and beauty pageant winner. She won the titles of Miss India Tourism International and Miss Tourism International 2008 and Femina Miss India 2010. She also represented India at Miss ...

Miss Tourism International Miss Tourism International is an annual international beauty pageant run and owned by Malaysia–based D’Touch International Sdn. Bhd. Foundation. The current Miss Tourism International is Liana Barrido from the Philippines. She will crown he ...

2009 Image:Priyanka Shah at Rohhit Verma's sister Swati's birthday bash.jpg,

Priyanka Shah Priyanka Shah is an Indian former netball player, actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She is the winner of Miss Tourism India 2007 and a finalist in Femina Miss India 2007. She is also the winner of Get Gorgeous 2005. Early life and care ...

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Sonal Chauhan Sonal Chauhan (born 16 May 1985/1987) is an Indian actress, singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She predominantly works in Telugu and Hindi films. She won the title of Femina Miss India in 2005 and Miss World Tourism in 2005. She m ...

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Mister India

Image:Rohit Khandelwal at Femina Miss India 2018 cropped.jpg, Rohit Khandelwal,

Mister World 2016 Mister World 2016 was the 9th edition of the Mister World competition, held at the Floral Hall of the Southport Convention Centre in Southport, England, on July 19, 2016. At the end of the event, Nicklas Pedersen of Denmark was succeeded by ...

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Mister Supranational 2018

Titleholder gallery

Femina Miss India Universe

File:Celina Jaitly at the promotion event (cropped).jpg, Celina Jaitley,

Miss Universe 2001 Miss Universe 2001 was the 50th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, held at the Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico on May 11, 2001. At the conclusion of the event, Lara Dutta of India crowned Denise Quiñones of Puer ...

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Sangeeta Bijlani Sangeeta Bijlani (born 9 July 1960) is an Indian former actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who is known for winning the title of Femina Miss India 1980. She represented India at Miss Universe 1980.

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Femina Miss India Universe 1980 Image:Juhi Chawla.jpg,

Juhi Chawla Juhi Chawla Mehta ( Chawla; born 13 November 1967) is an Indian actress. She established herself as one of the leading actresses of Hindi cinema from the late 1980s through the early 2000s. Recognised for her comic timing and vivacious on-screen ...

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Femina Miss India Universe 1984 Image:SonuWalia.jpg,

Sonu Walia Sonu Walia is an Indian former actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Femina Miss India Universe 1985. Her birth name is Sanjeet Kaur Walia. She is best known for her role in the film '' Khoon Bhari Maang'' (1988) for whic ...

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Femina Miss India Universe 1985 Image:Mehr jessia rampal.jpg,

Mehr Jesia Rampal Mehr Jesia (born 30 November 1970) is an Indian producer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Femina Miss India Universe 1986 and represented India at Miss Universe 1986. Early life and background Jesia was born into a P ...

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Femina Miss India Universe 1986 Image:GulPanag.jpg,

Gul Panag Gulkirat Kaur Panag (born 3 January 1979) is an Indian actress, voice actress, and model. She was crowned Femina Miss India Universe 1999 and represented India at Miss Universe 1999. She began her career in Hindi films with the 2003 film '' D ...

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Femina Miss India 1999 Image:Neha Dhupia.jpg,

Neha Dhupia Neha Dhupia (born 27 August 1980) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the title of Femina Miss India in 2002 and represented India at Miss Universe 2002. She is primarily known for her work in Hindi films and t ...

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Femina Miss India Universe 2002 Image:Thanusree.jpg,

Tanushree Dutta Tanushree Dutta (pronounced ; born 19 March 1984) is an Indian former actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Femina Miss India Universe 2004 and then represented her country at Miss Universe 2004 in Ecuador where she placed Top ...

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Femina Miss India Universe 2004 Image:PujaGupta02.jpg,

Puja Gupta Puja Gupta is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She predominantly works in Hindi films. She won the title of Femina Miss India in 2007 and represented India at Miss Universe 2007 where she made it in top 10 finalists. L ...

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Femina Miss India Universe 2007 Image:Simran Kaur Mundi.jpg,

Simran Kaur Mundi Simran Kaur Mundi is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She works in Hindi films. She won the title of Femina Miss India, Femina Miss India Universe 2008 and represented India at Miss Universe 2008. She made her acting deb ...

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Femina Miss India Universe 2008

Femina Miss India World

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Parvathy Omanakuttan Parvathy Omanakuttan is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India, Femina Miss India World 2008 and represented India at Miss World 2008 where she was crowned as Miss World 2008 Runner Up. She was ...

Miss World 2008 Miss World 2008 was the 58th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 13 December 2008. Zhang Zilin of China crowned Ksenia Sukhinova of Russia as her successor at the end of t ...

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Shruti Sharma Shruti Sharma (Born as Sadia Afridi) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the title of Femina Miss India World and represented India at Miss World 2002 pageant held at London, England and made it to the semi-fi ...

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Femina Miss India World 2004 Image:Natasha Suri Portrait.JPG, Natasha Suri,
Femina Miss India World 2006 Image:Sarah-Jane Dias on Day 3 of Lakme Fashion Week 2017.jpg,

Sarah-Jane Dias Sarah-Jane Dias is an India, Indian actress, TV host, video jockey, Model (person), model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Femina Miss India, Femina Miss India World in 2007 and represented India at Miss World 2007. She was a ...

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Femina Miss India world 2007 Image:Manasvi Mamgai at DJ Party (cropped).jpg,

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Femina Miss India world 2010,

2008 Image:Miss India Navneet Kaur Dhillon unveils Ponds BB+ cream.jpg,

Navneet Kaur Dhillon Navneet Kaur Dhillon is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented India at Miss World 2013. She was the winner of Pond's 50th edition of Femina Miss World India 2013 that was held in Mumbai on 24 March 2013. She w ...

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Femina Miss India World 2013 Image:Aditi Arya at Femina Miss India 2016 event.jpg,

Aditi Arya Aditi Arya Kotak (born 18 September 1993) is an Indian actress, model, research analyst and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India World in 2015. She represented India at Miss World 2015 pageant. Early life Arya was bor ...

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Femina Miss India World 2015 Image:Anukreety Vas at Times Now NRI of the year award, 2018 (cropped).jpg,

Anukreethy Vas Anukreethy Vas (born September 28, 1999) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India 2018. She represented India at the 68th edition of Miss World pageant held in Sanya, China on 8 December 2018 ...

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Femina Miss India World 2018

Femina Miss India Earth

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Amruta Patki Amruta Patki (16 August 1985) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Femina Miss India 2006 subsequently winning the Femina Miss India Earth title and represented India at Miss Earth 2006 Miss Earth 2006 was the s ...

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Miss Earth Air 2006 Image:Shamita Singha at the launch of Spanish women's brand 'Vinegar' in Hyderabad.jpg,

Shamita Singha Shamita Singha is an Indian fashion model, television anchor, VJ and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Femina Miss Earth India 2001 and later competed in Miss Earth 2001, where she was one of the semifinalists. Career Singha is a ...

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Femina Miss India Earth 2001 Image:Niharika Singh - Flickr - Strange Sadhu™ Films.jpg,

Niharika Singh Niharika Singh is an Indian film actress, producer and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Earth India and represented India at Miss Earth 2005. She made her acting debut with the critically acclaimed drama ''Miss Lovely'', which competed ...

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Femina Miss India Earth 2005 Image:SobhitaDhulipalaMeerut.jpg,

Sobhita Dhulipala Sobhita Dhulipala (; born 31 May 1992) is an Indian actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She won runner-up title Femina Miss India Earth 2013 at Femina Miss India 2013 pageant and represented India at Miss Earth 2013. Dhulipala made her ac ...

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Femina Miss India Earth 2013

Femina Miss India International

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Shonali Nagrani Shonali Nagrani is an Indian actress, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder. She hosted Indian Premier League. She has also appeared in Hindi language films. She entered the Femina Miss India pageant in 2003 and was crowned Femina Miss India ...

Miss International 2003 Miss International 2003, the 43rd Miss International pageant, was held on October 8, 2003 at Radisson Miyako Hotel in Tokyo, Japan. Forty-five beauties from all over the world competed to win the coveted title held by Christina Sawaya of Lebanon. ...

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Pooja Batra Pooja Batra Shah (born 27 October 1975) is an Indian-American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She primarily works in Hindi films. She won the runner-up title at the Femina Miss India contest in 1993 and was crowned Femina Miss ...

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Femina Miss India International 1993 Image:Gauhar khan trussardi watch.jpg,

Gauahar Khan Gauahar Khan (born 23 August 1983) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is Winner of Bigg Boss season 7, Gauhar appears in Hindi films and television. She started her career as a model and participated in the Femina ...

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Femina Miss India International 2002 Image:Vaishali Desai in KKD shoot.jpg, Vaishali Desai,
Femina Miss India International 2005 Image:Esha Gupta promotes 'Jannat 2' (2).jpg,

Esha Gupta Esha Gupta (; born 28 November 1985) is an Indian actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. She works in Hindi films. She was crowned Femina Miss India International 2007 and represented India at Miss International 2007. She made her a ...

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Femina Miss India International 2007 File:Neha Hinge (1).jpg,

Neha Hinge Neha Hinge is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned as Femina Miss India International in Femina Miss India 2010 pageant and represented India in Miss International 2010 held in Tokyo in Japan where she mad ...

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Femina Miss India International 2010 Image:Rochelle Maria Rao at Godrej Eon's 'Woman of Substance Award 2013' 02.jpg,

Rochelle Rao Rochelle Rao Sequeira (née Rao; born 25 November 1988) is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Femina Miss India International in 2012 and represented India at the Miss International 2012. She was a conte ...

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Femina Miss India International 2012

Femina Miss Grand India

File:Meenakshi Chaudhary at Times Now NRI of the year award, 2018.jpg,

Meenakshi Chaudhary Meenakshi Chaudhary (born 5 March 1997) is an Indian actress and beauty pageant titleholder who works predominantly in Telugu and Tamil films. She represented the state of Haryana at the Femina Miss India 2018 pageant, where she was crowned as ...

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Vartika Singh , hair_color = Black hair, Black , eye_color = Eye color#Brown, Brown Vartika Brij Nath Singh is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed as Miss Diva 2019, Miss Universe India 2019 and represented India at the Mi ...

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Miss Grand International 2015 - 2nd Runner-up File:Anukriti Gusain received Mahatma Gandhi Award.jpg,

Anukriti Gusain Anukriti Gusain (born 25 March 1994) is an Indian politician and social activist from Uttarakhand, affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She has been actively involved in politics, focusing on social welfare and community developmen ...

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Miss Grand India 2017

Femina Miss India Asia Pacific

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Shweta Menon Shwetha Menon (born 23 April 1974) is an Indian actress, model, television anchor and beauty pageant titleholder. She has won '' Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994''. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides ap ...

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Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994

Mister India

Image:Vishnu Raj Menon at Miss Diva 2018 Sub contest.jpg,

Vishnu Raj Menon Vishnu Raj Menon is an Indian model and a beauty pageant titleholder who won Mr. India 2016. Early life and career Vishnu was born on 10 June 1991 in Pattikkad, Thrissur, Kerala, India. His father, Surendran is a retired PWD engineer, while ...

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Mister India World 2017

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History

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India in international pageants

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Multiple victories in the same year

Femina Miss India Titleholders (2017–present)

Femina Miss India Editions

Miss Diva

Representatives to the Big Four pageants

Current franchise

Miss World

Miss Universe

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Miss Cosmo

Former franchises

Miss International

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Miss United Continents

Miss Intercontinental

Miss Asia Pacific International

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Mister India

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Current franchise

International titleholder gallery

Miss Universe

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Miss Earth

Miss Tourism International

Mister India

Titleholder gallery

Femina Miss India Universe

Femina Miss India World

Femina Miss India Earth

Femina Miss India International

Femina Miss Grand India

Femina Miss India Asia Pacific

Mister India

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