Femina Miss India Explained

Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:Mumbai
Leader Title:National director
Femina Miss India
Owner:Vineet Jain
Location:India
Parent Organisation:The Times Group

Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.[1] It is organised by Femina, a women's magazine published by The Times Group.[2] [3]

The reigning Femina Miss India (Femina Miss India World) titleholder is Nandini Gupta of Rajasthan who was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Sini Shetty on 15 April 2023 in Imphal, Manipur.

History

The first Miss India was Esther Abraham, from Calcutta, who won in 1947.[4] [5] The pageant was organised by the local press.

In 1952, two Miss India pageants were held: Indrani Rehman and Nutan were the winners of the pageants.[6] Nutan was crowned as Miss Mussorie.[7] The pageant was held by the local press. Rehman was crowned at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai in April 1952. Rehman later represented India at the inaugural edition of Miss Universe, Miss Universe 1952.[8]

In 1953, Peace Kanwal from Punjab was crowned Miss India 1953 at the Kardar-Kolynos pageant. The pageant was organised by Abdur Rashid Kardar.[9] Who later established herself as a Bollywood actress.[10]

In 1954, Leela Naidu from Maharashtra was crowned Miss India, and the same year was featured in Vogue magazine's list of the world's ten most beautiful women.[11]

There was no Miss India pageant from 1955 to 1958. In 1959, Eve's Weekly organised its very first Miss India contest called Eve's Weekly Miss India to send India's representatives to the Miss World pageant. Fleur Ezekiel was crowned the eventual winner. She represented India at Miss World 1959 held in London, United Kingdom.

The first Femina Miss India pageant was held in 1964, where Meher Castelino Mistri of Maharashtra was crowned as the first Femina Miss India. She represented India at Miss Universe 1964 held in the United States and Miss Nations 1964 held in Spain.[12]

Reita Faria was the first Miss India to win an international beauty pageant. She was crowned Miss World 1966 in London, United Kingdom.[13] She was the winner of Eve's Weekly Miss India contest. The same year Femina Miss India winner Yasmin Daji represented India at Miss Universe 1966 and was the third runner-up at the event. She was the first Femina Miss India Winner to be placed at an international beauty pageant.[14]

Zeenat Aman was the first Femina Miss India titleholder to win an international pageant. She was crowned Femina Miss India Asia Pacific and also won Miss Asia Pacific 1970 held in the Philippines.[15]

Meenakshi Seshadri, was the youngest contestant to win Miss India at the age of 17 in 1981. She became a Bollywood actress, appearing in the films 'Hero', 'Damini', 'Ghayal' and 'Ghatak'. She left her acting career when she married.

In 1994, Sushmita Sen won the pageant and became the first Indian to be crowned Miss Universe. In the same year, the first runner-up, Aishwarya Rai, won Miss World in South Africa. The top three placements, Lara Dutta, Priyanka Chopra and Dia Mirza respectively went on to win Miss Universe 2000, Miss World 2000 and Miss Asia Pacific International 2000.

In 2002, the third winner of Femina Miss India contest represented India at Miss Earth instead of Miss Asia Pacific.[16]

In 2000, international dance choreographer Sandip Soparrkar joined the contestants as official dance and grooming expert. His association continued with the pageant along with experts from other fields such as Dr. Sandesh Mayekar for smile design, Dr. Jamuna Pai for skin and hair and Sabira Merchant for etiquette.

In 2010, Tantra Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (TEPL), in partnership with Sushmita Sen, began a new pageant called I Am She – Miss Universe India and acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Miss Universe. The winner of this pageant participated in the Miss Universe pageant from 2010 to 2012. Consequently, from 2010, Femina Miss India crowned three winners as Femina Miss India World, Femina Miss India Earth and Femina Miss India International, with the third winner representing India at the Miss International pageant.[17]

Competition irregularities

India in international pageants

Current Franchises
Current franchises
Pageant Year(s) competed
Miss World1971, 1974, 1976–present
Miss Supranational2013–present
Former Franchises
Pageant Year(s) competed
Miss Universe1964–1987, 1989–2009, 2013–2023
Miss Grand International2015–2019, 2021
Miss International1991–2014
Miss Earth2001–2014
Miss Universal Peace and Humanity2014
Miss United Continent2013–2019
Miss Intercontinental2017
Miss Asia Pacific World2013
Miss Heritage2013
Miss Tourism International1994, 2006
Miss Asia Pacific International1968–2005
Miss Tourism2005, 2007
Miss Teenage Intercontinental1975–1978
Miss World Amber / Miss Ambar Del Mundo1978
International Teen Princess1974, 1970
Queen of Pacific1969–1972, 1974, 1975
Miss Nations1964

Miss India has been participating in the Miss Universe pageant since 1952, starting with Indrani Rehman and in the Miss World pageant since 1959, starting with Fleur Ezekiel.[6]

In 1991, Femina Miss India also acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Miss International pageant.[21]

In 2002, the third title was changed to Femina Miss India-Earth, to designate India's representation at the newly launched Miss Earth pageant, focused on the cause of environmental advocacy and a finalist was sent to Miss International.

From 2007 to 2009, three equal winners were selected going to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Earth.[22] [23] In 2010, I Am She - Miss Universe India acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Miss Universe. Later, in 2013 The Times Group again acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Miss Universe and launched a new pageant for Miss Universe named Miss Diva.

In 1970, Zeenat Aman won Miss Asia Pacific 1970. She became the first Indian and South Asian woman to win the title.[24]

In 1994, Sushmita Sen won the Miss Universe title after winning the Miss India crown and became the first Indian woman ever to win the Miss Universe crown.[25] The same year the runner-up of Miss India, Aishwarya Rai, won the Miss World title.[26] Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai established themselves in the Bollywood industry after winning their titles.[27] [28] [29]

The success of Sen and Rai spawned coaching institutions which were set up to groom young women in pageant participation skills. The number of participants in the preliminary rounds of the pageant has increased considerably. Miss India World 1997, Diana Hayden won the title of Miss World 1997. In 1999, the Miss India World Yukta Mookhey went on to win the Miss World that year.[30] [31]

In 2000, three of the Miss India winners won their respective international pageants — Lara Dutta (Miss Universe), Priyanka Chopra (Miss World) and Diya Mirza Miss Asia Pacific. The other country to have won all three major titles in one year were Australia in 1972.[32]

In 2010, after the introduction of I Am She - Miss Universe India, the third title was changed to Femina Miss India-International and the winner represented India at Miss International pageant.

In 2010, Nicole Faria became the first Indian to win the Miss Earth title in Vietnam, which leaves Miss International as the only major international pageant that has not been won by an Indian contestant.[33]

In 2012, Himangini Singh Yadu won Miss Asia Pacific World 2012 and became first Indian and Asian to win the pageant. She was sent by I Am She - Miss Universe India pageant.[34]

In 2013, Srishti Rana won Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 giving India a rare back to back victory. She is the second Indian and first Miss Diva Winner to win Miss Asia Pacific World Crown. She is also the first Indian delegate to win an international pageant that has been sent by Femina Miss India's sister pageant, Miss Diva.[35]

In 2014, Asha Bhat, Miss Diva Supranational 2014 won Miss Supranational 2014 and became the first Indian woman to win the crown.[36] Asha is the second Asian to win the crown. The same year Ruhi Singh who was crowned the first Femina Miss India Universal Peace and Humanity won the first Miss Universal Peace and Humanity pageant held in Lebanon.[37]

After May Myat Noe, the winner of Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 pageant was dethroned,[38] the organisation organised another pageant named Miss Asia Pacific 2014 Supertalent of the World Season 5 under Miss Asia Pacific World title, Swetha Raj who represented India won the crown, giving India a rare back to back to back victory, India is the only country to win any international pageant three years in a row, however Swetha was sent by Miss India Australia organisation.[39]

International winners

Reita Faria of India won Miss World 1966, and became the first Asian to do so, with India winning its first Big Four title.[40] Sushmita Sen was crowned Miss Universe 1994, becoming the country's first Miss Universe winner.[41] Later that year, Aishwarya Rai added to India's winning streak by becoming Miss World 1994, making the country the last in the twentieth century to win both Miss Universe and Miss World in the same year.[42]

Diana Hayden won the Miss World title in 1997.[43] Actor and model Yukta Mookhey was later crowned Miss World 1999.[44] Six years after Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai's double wins, Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra repeated this in 2000, marking the most recent time (as of) that any country has won back-to-back at Miss World and, to date, the only time that any country won Miss Universe and Miss World in the same year in the 21st century.[45] [46] India's appearances at the Miss Universe semifinals from 1992 to 2002 made it the first country in the Eastern Hemisphere to place annually at the pageant for at least 10 consecutive years.

At Miss Earth 2010, Nicole Faria from Bangalore became the first Indian woman to win. Manushi Chhillar won the Miss World 2017 title.[47] [48] In 2021, Harnaaz Sandhu became the third Indian woman to win Miss Universe title, becoming the most recent Big 4 pageant titleholder from India as of .

The following is the list of Indian winners in the Big Four international beauty pageants:

Winners of major international Beauty pageant
PageantTitlesWinning year(s)Winner(s)
Miss World6
1966Reita Faria
1994Aishwarya Rai
1997Diana Hayden
1999Yukta Mookhey
2000Priyanka Chopra
2017Manushi Chhillar
Miss Universe3
1994Sushmita Sen
2000Lara Dutta
2021Harnaaz Sandhu
Miss Earth1
2010Nicole Faria
Miss International0
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The following is the list of Indian winners in various other international pageants:

Winners of other International Beauty pageant
PageantTitlesWinning year(s)Winner(s)
Miss Supranational22014Asha Bhat
2016Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty
Miss Asia Pacific World3
2012Himangini Singh Yadu
2013Srishti Rana
2014Shweta Raj
Miss Asia Pacific International3
1970Zeenat Aman
1973Tara Anne Fonseca
2000Dia Mirza
Miss Tourism2
2005Sonal Chauhan
2007Priyanka Shah
Miss Teenage Intercontinental11978Elizabeth Anita Reddi
Miss World Amber / Miss Ambar Del Mundo11978Mala Rai Singhani
International Teen Princess11974Radha Bartake

Multiple victories in the same year

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

width=60Yearwidth=400Pageantwidth=400Winnerwidth=200Number of titles
1994Miss UniverseSushmita Sen2
Miss WorldAishwarya Rai
2000Miss UniverseLara Dutta3
Miss WorldPriyanka Chopra
Miss Asia Pacific InternationalDia Mirza
2016Mister WorldRohit Khandelwal2
Miss SupranationalSrinidhi Shetty

Femina Miss India Titleholders (2017–present)

width=2%Editionwidth=5%Yearwidth=10%Final VenueFemina Miss India World1st Runner-up2nd Runner-upwidth=4%Entrants
542017Yash Raj Studios, MumbaiHaryana
Manushi Chhillar		Jammu & Kashmir
Sana Dua
(Miss India United Continents 2017)		Bihar
Priyanka Kumari
(Miss India Intercontinental 2017)		30
552018DOME, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, MumbaiTamil Nadu
Anukreethy Vas		Haryana
Meenakshi Chaudhary
(Miss Grand International India 2018)		Andhra Pradesh
Shreya Rao Kamavarapu		30
562019Rajasthan
Suman Rao		Chhattisgarh
Shivani Jadhav
(Miss Grand International India 2019)		Bihar
Shreya Shanker
(Miss United Continents India 2019)		30
572020Hyatt Regency, MumbaiTelangana
Manasa Varanasi		Haryana
Manika Sheokand
(Miss Grand International India 2021)		Uttar Pradesh
Manya Singh		31
582022Jio World Convention Centre, MumbaiKarnataka
Sini Sadanand Shetty		Rajasthan
Rubal Shekhawat		Uttar Pradesh
Shinata Chauhan		30
592023Imphal, ManipurRajasthan
Nandini Gupta		Delhi
Shreya Poonja		Manipur
Thounaojam Strela Luwang		30
602024TBATBATBATBA30

Femina Miss India Editions

YearDateFemina Miss IndiaEntrantsPresenter(s)Pageant venueBroadcaster
align=center 2000align=center January 15, 2000align=center Lara Duttaalign=center 26align=center Cyrus Broacha, Aman Verma & Malaika Aroraalign=center Holiday Inn, Punealign=center rowspan=6Sony TV
align=center 2001align=center January 27, 2001align=center Celina Jaitlyalign=center 30align=center Aman Verma, Malaika Arora, Sukhbiralign=center Mumbai
align=center 2002align=center January 19, 2002align=center Neha Dhupiaalign=center 26align=center Malaika Arora, Raageshwari Loombaalign=center NAC Grounds, Hyderabad
align=center 2003align=center January 31, 2003align=center Nikita Anandalign=center 26align=center Aman Verma, Malaika Aroraalign=center ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton, Mumbai
align=center 2004align=center March 26, 2004align=center Tanushree Duttaalign=center 29align=center Gul Panag, Ronit Royalign=center Bandra Kurla Complex, Mumbai
align=center 2005align=center March 27, 2005align=center Amrita Thaparalign=center 23align=center Mona Singh, Samir Sonialign=center ITC Grand Central, Mumbai
align=center 2006align=center March 18, 2006align=center Neha Kapuralign=center 25align=center Mini Mathur, R. Madhavanalign=center Grand Hyatt Mumbai Hotel & Residences, Mumbaialign=center rowspan=2Sony TV & Zoom TV
align=center 2007align=center April 8, 2007align=center Sarah-Jane Diasalign=center 24align=center Sajid Khan, Mona Singhalign=center rowspan=2Sun-n-Sand Hotel, Mumbai
align=center 2008align=center April 5, 2008align=center Parvathy Omanakuttanalign=center 30align=center Dia Mirza, R. Madhavanalign=center Sony TV
align=center 2009align=center April 5, 2009align=center Pooja Chopraalign=center 20align=center Malaika Arora, R. Madhavanalign=center Sahara Star, Mumbaialign=center rowspan=3Sony TV & Zoom TV
align=center 2010align=center April 30, 2010align=center Manasvi Mamgaialign=center 18align=center Mandira Bedi, Rohit Royalign=center National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai
align=center 2011align=center April 14, 2011align=center Kanishtha Dhankharalign=center 20align=center Manish Paul, Sonu Soodalign=center Novotel, Juhu Beach, Mumbai
align=center 2012align=center March 30, 2012align=center Vanya Mishraalign=center 20align=center Karan Tacker, Karan Wahi & Gurmeet Choudharyalign=center Bhavan’s College Ground, Andheri (West), Mumbaialign=center Zoom TV
align=center 2013align=center March 24, 2013align=center Navneet Kaur Dhillonalign=center 23align=center Manish Paulalign=center rowspan=5Yash Raj Studios, Mumbaialign=center rowspan=2Colors TV
align=center 2014align=center April 5, 2014align=center Koyal Ranaalign=center 24align=center Manish Paul, Riteish Deshmukh
align=center 2015align=center March 28, 2015align=center Aditi Aryaalign=center 21align=center Manish Paulalign=center rowspan=2Colors TV & Zoom TV
align=center 2016align=center April 9, 2016align=center Priyadarshini Chatterjeealign=center 21align=center Karan Johar, Manish Paul & Shahrukh Khan
align=center 2017align=center June 25, 2017align=center Manushi Chhillaralign=center 30align=center Karan Johar, Riteish Deshmukhalign=center rowspan=6Colors TV
align=center 2018align=center June 19, 2018align=center Anukreethy Vasalign=center 30align=center Ayushmann Khurrana, Karan Joharalign=center rowspan=2DOME, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai
align=center 2019align=center June 15, 2019align=center Suman Raoalign=center 30align=center Karan Johar, Manish Paul
align=center 2020align=center February 10, 2021align=center Manasa Varanasialign=center 31align=center Aparshakti Khuranaalign=center Hyatt Regency, Mumbai
align=center 2022align=center July 3, 2022align=center Sini Shettyalign=center 30align=center Manish Paulalign=center Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai
align=center 2023align=center April 15, 2023align=center Nandini Guptaalign=center 30align=center Manish Paul, Bhumi Pednekaralign=center Indoor Stadium, Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, Imphal, Manipur
align=center 2024align=center October, 2024

Miss Diva

See main article: Miss Diva. Established in 2013, Miss Diva 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 Miss Universe competition through an annual national pageant.

In addition to Miss Universe, Miss Diva also sent delegates to Miss International (in 2013), Miss Supranational (since 2013), Miss Asia Pacific World (in 2013), and Miss Earth (in 2014).

However, in 2024, the Miss Diva organization withdrew its license to participate in Miss Universe. They have hinted at a possible return in the future. Currently, Miss Diva sends representatives only to the Miss Supranational pageant. The most recent delegate they sent competed in the 2024 edition.

Representatives to the Big Four pageants

The following women have represented India in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[49] [50] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Earth.[51] [52] [53]

Color key
  • : Declared as Winner
  • : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  • : Ended as one of the Finlaist/Semi-finalists
  • : Unplaced but given special award(s)

Miss World

YearDelegateStatePlacement & Performance
Placements
1959Fleur EzekielMaharashtraUnplaced
1960Iona PintoMaharashtraUnplaced
1961Veronica Leonora TorcatoMaharashtraUnplaced
1962Ferial KarimMaharashtraTop 15
1966Reita FariaMaharashtraMiss World 1966
1968Jane CoelhoNew DelhiUnplaced
1969Adina ShellimMaharashtraUnplaced
1970Heather Corinne FavilleMaharashtraTop 15
1971Prema NarayanAndhra PradeshUnplaced
1972Malathi BasappaKarnataka4th Runner-up
1974Kiran DholakiaMaharashtraUnplaced
1975Anjana SoodHimachal PradeshTop 15
1976Naina BalsavarMaharashtracolspan="2" 1
1977Veena PrakashMaharashtracolspan="2" 2
1978Kalpana IyerTamil NaduTop 15
1979Raina Winifred MendonicaMaharashtraUnplaced
1980Elizabeth Anita ReddiAndhra PradeshTop 15
1981Deepti DivakarAndhra PradeshUnplaced
1982Uttara MhatreMaharashtraUnplaced
1983Sweety GrewalPunjabUnplaced
1984Suchita KumarMaharashtraUnplaced
1985Sharon Mary ClarkeMaharashtraUnplaced
1986Maureen Mary LestourgeonMaharashtraUnplaced
1987Manisha KohliPunjabUnplaced
1988Anuradha KotturMaharashtraUnplaced
1989Shabnam PatelMaharashtraUnplaced
1990Naveeda MehdiMaharashtraUnplaced
1991Ritu SinghNew DelhiTop 10
1992Shyla LopezKarnatakaUnplaced
1993Karminder KaurPunjabUnplaced
1994Aishwarya RaiKarnatakaMiss World 1994
1995Preeti MankotiaPunjabUnplaced
1996Rani JeyrajTamil NaduTop 5
1997Diana HaydenAndhra PradeshMiss World 1997
1998Annie ThomasKeralaUnplaced
1999Yukta MookheyMaharashtraMiss World 1999
2000Priyanka ChopraBiharMiss World 2000
2001Sara CornerKarnatakaUnplaced
2002Shruti SharmaUttar PradeshTop 20
2003Ami VashiGujaratTop 5
2004Lakshmi PanditMaharashtracolspan="2" style="text-align:center;" 3
Sayali BhagatMaharashtraUnplaced
2005Sindhura GaddeAndhra PradeshTop 15
2006Natasha SuriMaharashtraTop 17
2007Sarah Jane DiasKarnatakaUnplaced
2008Parvathy OmanakuttanKerala1st Runner-up
2009Pooja ChopraMaharashtraTop 16
2010Manasvi MamgaiUttarakhandUnplaced
2011Kanishtha DhankharHaryanaTop 31
2012Vanya MishraPunjabTop 7
2013Navneet Kaur DhillonPunjabTop 20
2014Koyal RanaNew DelhiTop 11
2015Aditi AryaNew DelhiUnplaced
2016Priyadarshini ChatterjeeAssamTop 20
2017Manushi ChhillarHaryanaMiss World 2017
2018Anukreethy VasTamil NaduTop 30
2019Suman RaoRajasthan2nd Runner-up
2021Manasa VaranasiTelanganaTop 13
2023Sini Sadanand ShettyKarnatakaTop 8
2025Nandini GuptaRajasthanTBA

Miss Universe

YearDelegateStatePlacement & Performance
Placements
1952Indrani RehmanTamil NaduUnplaced
1964Meher Castelino MistriMaharashtraUnplaced
1965Persis KhambattaMaharashtraUnplaced
1966Yasmin DajiMaharashtra3rd Runner-up
1967Nayyara MirzaDelhiUnplaced
1968Anjum Mumtaz BargMaharashtraUnplaced
1969Kavita BhambhaniMaharashtraUnplaced
1970Veena SajnaniMaharashtraUnplaced
1971Raj GillMaharashtraUnplaced
1972Roopa SatyanDelhiTop 12
1973Farzana HabibMaharashtraTop 12
1974Shailini Bhavnath DholakiaMaharashtraTop 12
1975Meenakshi KurpadMaharashtraUnplaced
1976Naina Sudhir BalsavarUttar PradeshUnplaced
1977Bineeta BoseMaharashtraUnplaced
1978Alamjeet Kaur ChauhanPunjabUnplaced
1979Swaroop SampatMaharashtraUnplaced
1980Sangeeta BijlaniMaharashtraUnplaced
1981Rachita KumarMaharashtraUnplaced
1982Pamela Chaudry SinghDelhiUnplaced
1983Rekha HandeKarnatakaUnplaced
1984Juhi ChawlaPunjabUnplaced
1985Sonu WaliaDelhiUnplaced
1986Mehr JessiaMaharashtraUnplaced
1987Priyadarshini PradhanDelhiUnplaced
1989Dolly MinhasPunjabUnplaced
1990Suzanne SablokMaharashtraTop 10
1991Christabelle HowieTamil NaduUnplaced
1992Madhu SapreMaharashtra2nd Runner-up
1993Namrata ShirodkarMaharashtraTop 6
1994Sushmita SenDelhiMiss Universe 1994
1995Manpreet BrarDelhi1st Runner-up
1996Sandhya ChibKarnatakaTop 10
1997Nafisa JosephKarnatakaTop 10
1998Lymaraina D'SouzaMaharashtraTop 10
1999Gul PanagPunjabTop 10
2000Lara DuttaKarnatakaMiss Universe 2000
2001Celina JaitleyWest Bengal4th Runner-up
2002Neha DhupiaDelhiTop 10
2003Nikita AnandDelhiUnplaced
2004Tanushree DuttaJharkhandTop 10
2005Amrita ThaparPunjabUnplaced
2006Neha KapurDelhiTop 20
2007Puja GuptaDelhiTop 10
2008Simran Kaur MundiMaharashtraUnplaced
2009Ekta ChowdharyHaryanaUnplaced
2010Ushoshi SenguptaWest BengalUnplaced
2011Vasuki SunkavalliAndhra PradeshUnplaced
2012Shilpa SinghBiharTop 16
2013Manasi MogheMaharashtraTop 10
2014Noyonita LodhKarnatakaTop 15
2015Urvashi RautelaUttarakhandUnplaced
2016Roshmitha HarimurthyKarnatakaUnplaced
2017Shraddha ShashidharTamil NaduUnplaced
2018Nehal ChudasamaGujaratUnplaced
2019Vartika SinghUttar PradeshTop 20
2020Adline CastelinoKarnataka3rd Runner-up
2021Harnaaz SandhuPunjabMiss Universe 2021
2022Divita RaiKarnatakaTop 16
2023Shweta ShardaPunjabTop 20
The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss Universe in the years 1953–1963 and 2024.

Miss Supranational

YearDelegateAgeHometownCompetition performance
Placements
2013Vijaya Sharma20New DelhiTop 20
2014Asha Bhat22KarnatakaMiss Supranational 2014
2015Aafreen Rachael Vaz24KarnatakaTop 10
2016Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty24KarnatakaMiss Supranational 2016
2017Peden Ongmu Namgyal22SikkimTop 25
2018Aditi Hundia21RajasthanTop 25
2019Shefali Sood24Uttar PradeshTop 25
2021Aavriti Choudhary23Madhya PradeshTop 12
2022Ritika Khatnani20MaharashtraTop 12
2023Pragnya Ayyagari21TelanganaTop 12
2024Sonal Kukreja26RajasthanTop 12
The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss Supranational in the years 2009–2012.

Former franchises

Miss International

YearDelegateStatePlacement & Performance
Placements
1960Iona PintoMaharashtra1st Runner-Up
1961Diana ValentineNew DelhiUnplaced
1962Sheila ChonkarMaharashtraUnplaced
1968Sumita SenWest BengalTop 15
1969Wendy Leslie VazMaharashtraUnplaced
1970Patricia D'SouzaNew DelhiTop 15
1971Samita MukherjeeWest BengalUnplaced
1972Indira MuthannaKarnatakaUnplaced
1974Leslie Jean HartnettNew DelhiUnplaced
1975Indira Maria BredemeyerMaharashtra2nd Runner-Up
1976Nafisa AliMaharashtra2nd Runner-up
1978Sabita DhanrajgirPunjabUnplaced
1979Nita PintoMaharashtraUnplaced
1980Ulrika Karen BredemeyerMaharashtraUnplaced
1981Meenakshi SeshadriTamil NaduUnplaced
1982Betty O'ConnorMaharashtraUnplaced
1983Sahila ChadhaPunjabUnplaced
1984Nalanda Ravindra BhandarWest BengalTop 15
1985Vinita Seshadri VasanBangaloreUnplaced
1986Poonam Pahlet GidwantMaharashtraUnplaced
1987Erika Maria D'SouzaMaharashtraTop 15
1988Shikha SwaroopMaharashtraUnplaced
1991Preeti MankotiaKarnatakaTop 15
1992Kamal SandhuNew DelhiUnplaced
1993Pooja BatraPunjabTop 15
1994Francesca HartMaharastraUnplaced
1995Priya GillPunjabUnplaced
1996Fleur Dominique XavierMaharashtraUnplaced
1997Diya AbrahamKerala1st Runner-Up
1998Shwetha JaishankerTamil Nadu2nd Runner-Up
1999Srikrupa MuraliKarnatakaUnplaced
2000Gayatri JoshiMaharashtraTop 15
2001Kanwal ToorNew DelhiTop 15
2002Gauahar KhanMaharashtraUnplaced
2003Shonali NagraniNew Delhi1st Runner-Up
2004Mihika VermaMaharashtraTop 15
2005Vaishali DesaiGujaratUnplaced
2006Sonal SehgalWest BengalTop 12
2007Esha GuptaNew DelhiUnplaced
2008Radha BrahmbhattGujaratUnplaced
2009Harshita SaxenaGoaUnplaced
2010Neha HingeMadhya PradeshTop 15
2011Ankita ShoreyJammu & KashmirUnplaced
2012Rochelle Maria RaoTamil NaduTop 15
2013Gurleen GrewalPunjabUnplaced
2014Jhataleka MalhotraMaharashtraUnplaced
The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss International in the years 1963–1967, 1972, 1977, 1989, 1990, 2015 and onward.

Miss Earth

See main article: Miss Earth India.

YearDelegateStatePlacement & Performance
Placements
2001Shamita SinghaMaharashtraTop 10
2002Reshmi GhoshWest BengalUnplaced
2003Shweta VijayKeralaUnplaced
2004Jyoti BrahminWest BengalTop 16
2005Niharika SinghUttarakhandUnplaced
2006Amruta PatkiMaharashtraMiss Air (1st Runner-Up)
2007Pooja ChitgopekarKarnatakaMiss Air (1st Runner-Up)
2008Tanvi VyasGujaratUnplaced
2009Shriya KishoreMaharashtraTop 16
2010Nicole FariaKarnatakatext-align:center;"Miss Earth 2010
2011Hasleen KaurNew DelhiUnplaced
2012Prachi MishraUttar PradeshUnplaced
2013Sobhita DhulipalaAndhra PradeshUnplaced
2014Alankrita SahaiNew DelhiUnplaced
The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss Earth in the year 2015 and onward.

Miss Grand International

See main article: Miss Grand India.

YearDelegateStatePlacement & Performance
Placements
2015Vartika SinghUttar Pradesh2nd Runner-Up
2016Pankhuri GidwaniUttar PradeshUnplaced
2017Anukriti GusainUttarakhandTop 20
2018Meenakshi ChoudharyHaryana1st Runner-up
2019Shivani JadhavChhattisgarhUnplaced
2021Manika SheokandHaryanaTop 20
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

YearDelegateStatePlacement & Performance
Placements
2013Purva RanaHimachal PradeshVice Queen
2014Gail Nicole Da SilvaGoa1st Runner-up
2015Sushrii Shreya MishraaOdisha3rd Runner-up
2016Lopamudra RautMaharashtra2nd Runner-up
2017Sana DuaJammu and KashmirTop 10
2018Gayatri BharadwajDelhiTop 10
2019Shreya ShankerBiharUnplaced
The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss United Continents in the year 2020 and onward.

Miss Intercontinental

YearDelegateStatePlacement & Performance
Placements
1975Nivurti NunimNew Delhi2nd Runner-up
1976Kalpana IyerNew DelhiTop 19
1977Karuna IyerNew DelhiUnplaced
1978Elizabeth Anita ReddiAndhra PradeshMiss Intercontinental 1978
1997Lara DuttaKarnatakaMiss Intercontinental 1997
1998Tora KhasigarNew DelhiUnplaced
1999Aanchal KumarNew DelhiTop 12
2001Koena MitraWest BengalTop 12
2002Rakhee ChaudharyNew DelhiTop 12
2003Deepti GujralNew Delhi3rd Runner-up
2004Nirupama NatraianNew DelhiUnplaced
2005Deepa RajanNew DelhiUnplaced
2008Sonia JainNew DelhiUnplaced
2011Ipsita PatiAndhra PradeshTop 15
2012Bobby LayalNew DelhiTop 10
2013Sharon FernándezNew DelhiUnplaced
2014Chandni SharmaNew DelhiUnplaced
2015Sneha Priya RoyNew DelhiTop 17
2016Aarushi SharmaHimachal PradeshUnplaced
2017Priyanka KumariNew DelhiUnplaced
2018Suman ChellaniNew DelhiUnplaced
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

YearDelegateStatePlacement & Performance
Placements
1968Anabella CrawfordNew DelhiUnplaced
1969Tasneem Fakir MohammedNew DelhiUnplaced
1970Zeenat AmanBombay StateMiss Asia Pacific International 1970
1971Urmila SanandanNew DelhiUnplaced
1972Samita MukherjeeNew DelhiUnplaced
1973Tara Anne FonsecaKarnatakaMiss Asia Pacific International 1973
1974Marilyn Theresa FerreiraNew DelhiUnplaced
1975Seema MarwahaNew DelhiUnplaced
1976Anna Adriane BredemeyerNew Delhi2nd Runner-up
1977Marianne De SouzaNew Delhi1st Runner-up
1978Preeti KoppikarNew DelhiUnplaced
1979Maureen Mary LestourgeonNew Delhi1st Runner-up/Relinquished
1980Upneet PannuNew DelhiUnplaced
1981Mehjabeen Ayub KhanNew DelhiUnplaced
1982Aparna SharmaNew DelhiUnplaced
1983Monica LakhmanaNew DelhiUnplaced
1985Seema MalhotraNew DelhiSemi-finalist
1986Ana VasanNew DelhiUnplaced
1987Jasleem KaurNew DelhiUnplaced
1988Viola AntonyNew DelhiUnplaced
1989Anuradha RamaniNew DelhiUnplaced
1992Mehroo Jal MistryNew DelhiUnplaced
1993Namrata ShirodkarMaharashtra1st Runner-up
1994Shweta MenonChandigarhTop 10
1995Ruchi MalhotraNew Delhi1st Runner-up
1996Mini MenonNew DelhiTop 10
1997Divya ChauhanNew Delhi1st Runner-up
1998Vikkitha AggarwalNew DelhiUnplaced
1999Shivangi ParikkhNew DelhiUnplaced
2000Dia MirzaAndhra PradeshMiss Asia Pacific International 2000
2001Maheshwari ThiagaranjanNew DelhiUnplaced
2002Tina ChatwalNew Delhi2nd Runner-up
2003Shonal RawatWest Bengal1st Runner-up
2005Simran ChandokNew DelhiUnplaced
2016Shiva Shrishti VyakaranamNew DelhiTop 10
2017Sonika RoyNew DelhiUnplaced
2018Abhilasha AgarwalNew DelhiUnplaced
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

YearDelegateStatePlacement & Performance
Placements
2011Tanvi SinglaNew Delhi3rd Runner-up
2012Himangini Singh YaduMadhya PradeshMiss Asia Pacific World 2012
2013Srishti RanaHaryanaMiss Asia Pacific World 2013
2014Swetha RajNew DelhiMiss Asia Pacific World 2014
2014Anukriti GusainUttarakhand4th Runner-up
2016Akanksha DhimanNew DelhiUnplaced
In 2014, May Myat Noe of Myanmar 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

Number of wins under
Mister India
PageantWins
Mister World1
Mister Supranational1
Along with Femina Miss India and Miss Diva, the Times Group also organised Mister India pageant to select representative for Mister World and Mister Supranational.

Prateik Jain was the first Mister World India under The Times Group and Jitesh Thakur was the first ever Mister Supranational India.

International victories

In 2016, Rohit Khandelwal became the first Indian and thus the first Asian to win the Mister World contest title.

In 2018, Prathamesh Maulingkar became the first Indian and thus the first Asian to win the Mister Supranational contest title. This marked India, the only country to win both Miss and Mister Supranational titles.

Titleholders

width:07%;" Yearwidth:30%;" Titleholderswidth:20%;" Runner-upwidth:30%;" Mister India's achievements and placement
2024Mister India World 2024
Gokul Ganesan		NoneMister World 2024TBD
2021Mister Supranational India 2021
Rahul Rajasekharan		NoneMister Supranational 2021
Rahul Rajasekharan
(Top 10; Mister Supranational Asia)
2019Mister Supranational India 2019
Varun Verma		NoneMister Supranational 2019
Varun Verma
(Top 10; Mister Supranational Asia)
2017Mister India World 2017
Jitesh Singh Deo

Mister Supranational India 2018
Prathamesh Maulingkar

1st Runner-up
Abhi Khajuria

2nd Runner-up
Pavan Rao

Mister Suprantional 2018

Mister Suprantional 2018
Prathamesh Maulingkar
(Winner; Best Body)

2016Mister India World 2016
Vishnu Raj Menon

Mister Supranational India 2017
Altamash Faraz

1st Runner-up
Varun Verma

2nd Runner-up
Devash khanduja

Mister World 2019
Vishnu Raj Menon
(Unplaced)

Mister Suprantional 2017
Altamash Faraz
(Top 10; Mister Supranational Asia & Oceania )

2015Mister India World 2015
Rohit Khandelwal

Mister Supranational India 2016
Jitesh Thakur

1st Runner-up
Rahul Rajasekharan

2nd Runner-up
Prateek Gujral

Mister World 2016
Rohit Khandelwal
(Winner)

Mister Suprantional 2016
Jitesh Thakur
(2nd Runner-up;Mister Supranational Asia)

2014Mister India World 2014
Prateik Jain		1st Runner-up
Puneet Beniwal

2nd Runner-up
Bharat Raj

Mister World 2014
Prateik Jain
(Top 10;Mister World Asia and Oceania)

Representatives to the Big Four pageants

Current franchise

Mister World
YearDelegateAgeHometownCompetition performance
Placements
2014Prateik Jain25Bangalore
2016Rohit Khandelwal27HyderabadMister World 2016
2019Vishnu Raj Menon28ThrissurUnplaced
2024Gokul Ganesan24Chennai

Former franchise

Mister Supranational
YearDelegateAgeHometownCompetition performance
Placements
2016Jitesh Naresh Thakur27Rajasthan
2017Altamash Faraz26New DelhiTop 10
2018Prathamesh Maulingkar27TivimMister Supranational 2018
2019Varun Verma27New DelhiTop 10
2021Rahul Rajasekharan32ThrissurTop 10
The Mister India organization did not send a delegate to Mister Supranational in the year 2023 and onward.

International titleholder gallery

Mister India

Titleholder gallery

Mister India

See also

Notes and References

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