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Miss India, also known as Femina Miss India, is a national beauty pageant in India that selects representatives to compete in the Miss World competition, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.[1] It is organized by Femina, a women's magazine published by The Times Group.[2][3]
| Formation | 1952 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
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| Owner | Vineet Jain |
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Parent organisation | The Times Group |
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| Website | www |
The current Femina Miss India World is Nikita Porwal from Madhya Pradesh. She was crowned by the previous titleholder, Nandini Gupta, on 16 October 2024 in Mumbai.[4]
History
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The first Miss India was Esther Abraham, from Calcutta, who won the title in 1947. The pageant was organized by the local press.[5][6]
In 1952, two Miss India pageants were held. Indrani Rehman and Nutan were the winners.[7] Nutan was crowned Miss Mussorie, while Rahman was crowned at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai.[8] Rahman later represented India at the first Miss Universe pageant in 1952.[9]
In 1953, Peace Kanwal from Punjab was crowned Miss India at the Kardar-Kolynos pageant, organized by filmmaker Abdur Rashid Kardar. She later became a Bollywood actress.[10][11]
In 1954, Leela Naidu from Maharashtra was crowned Miss India. That same year, she was featured in Vogue magazine's list of the world's ten most beautiful women.[12]
There was no Miss India pageant between 1955 and 1958. In 1959, Eve's Weekly organized its first Miss India contest, with Fleur Ezekiel winning the title. She went on to represent India at Miss World 1959 in London.[13]
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 in the United States and Miss Nations 1964 in Spain.[14]
Reita Faria became the first Miss India to win an international pageant, being crowned Miss World 1966 in London.[15] She was the winner of the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest. That same year, Yasmin Daji, the Femina Miss India winner, represented India at Miss Universe 1966 and placed third runner-up.[16]
Zeenat Aman was the first Femina Miss India winner to claim an international title when she won Miss Asia Pacific 1970 in the Philippines.[17]
In 1981, Meenakshi Seshadri became the youngest Miss India at age 17. She later became a well-known Bollywood actress.[18]
In 1994, Sushmita Sen became the first Indian to win Miss Universe, while Aishwarya Rai, the first runner-up, went on to win Miss World the same year.[19]
In 2000, all three winners from the Femina Miss India pageant—Lara Dutta, Priyanka Chopra and Dia Mirza—won Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Asia Pacific International, respectively.[20]
In 2002, the third winner of the Femina Miss India contest began representing India at Miss Earth instead of Miss Asia Pacific.[21]
In 2008, international choreographer Sandip Soparrkar 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 for etiquette.[22]
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.[23] 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.[23]
Competition irregularities
In 1989, Kalpana Pandit, 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 was then crowned the winner.[24]
In 2004, Lakshmi Pandit, Kalpana Pandit's sister, was named the winner but later gave up the title due to her marriage. Sayali Bhagat was subsequently awarded the title.[25]
In 2008, a controversy occurred when Gladrags 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 was crowned Miss India Earth. Vyas went on to represent India at Miss Earth 2008. Saxena later placed fourth in the Femina Miss India 2009 competition and represented India at Miss International 2009.[26]
India in international pageants
| Current Franchises | ||
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| Current franchises | ||
| Pageant | Year(s) competed | |
| Miss World | 1971, 1974, 1976–present | |
| Miss Supranational | 2013–present | |
| Former Franchises | ||
| Pageant | Year(s) competed | |
| Miss Universe | 1964–1987, 1989–2009, 2013–2023 | |
| Miss Grand International | 2015–2019, 2021 | |
| Miss International | 1991–2014 | |
| Miss Earth | 2001–2014 | |
| Miss Universal Peace and Humanity | 2014 | |
| Miss United Continent | 2013–2019 | |
| Miss Intercontinental | 2017 | |
| Miss Asia Pacific World | 2013 | |
| Miss Heritage | 2013 | |
| Miss Tourism International | 1994, 2006 | |
| Miss Asia Pacific International | 1968–2005 | |
| Miss Tourism | 2005, 2007 | |
| Miss Teenage Intercontinental | 1975–1978 | |
| Miss World Amber / Miss Ambar Del Mundo | 1978 | |
| International Teen Princess | 1974, 1970 | |
| Queen of Pacific | 1969–1972, 1974, 1975 | |
| Miss Nations | 1964 | |
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.[7]
In 1970, Zeenat Aman became the first Indian and South Asian woman to win the Miss Asia Pacific title.[27]
In 1991, Femina Miss India gained the rights to send Indian contestants to the Miss International pageant.[28]
In 1994, Sushmita Sen won Miss Universe, becoming the first Indian woman to hold the title.[29] That same year, Aishwarya Rai, the runner-up at Miss India, won Miss World.[30] Both Sen and Rai later pursued successful careers in Bollywood.[31][32][33]
Their success led to the rise of grooming institutions that prepared young women for pageants, significantly increasing participation. Diana Hayden, Miss India World 1997, won Miss World that same year. In 1999, Yukta Mookhey, Miss India World, also won Miss World.[34][35]
In 2000, all three Miss India winners: Lara Dutta (Miss Universe), Priyanka Chopra (Miss World), and Diya Mirza (Miss Asia Pacific) won their respective international titles. Australia is the only other country to have achieved this in 1972.[36]
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.[37][38] In 2010, the rights to send contestants to Miss Universe were transferred to a new pageant, I Am She - Miss Universe India. 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 became the first Indian to win the Miss Earth title in Vietnam, leaving Miss International as the only major global pageant India has yet to win.[39]
In 2012, Himangini Singh Yadu became the first Indian and Asian to win the Miss Asia Pacific World title, sent by the I Am She - Miss Universe India pageant.[40] In 2013, Srishti Rana 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.[41]
In 2014, Asha Bhat won Miss Supranational, becoming the first Indian woman to win the title and the second Asian overall.[42] That same year, Ruhi Singh, the first Femina Miss India Universal Peace and Humanity, won the Miss Universal Peace and Humanity pageant in Lebanon.[43]
India also achieved a rare triple victory at the Miss Asia Pacific World pageant, with Swetha Raj winning in 2014 after the previous winner was dethroned.[44] She was sent by the Miss India Australia organization.[45]
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.[46] In 1994, Sushmita Sen became the first Indian to win Miss Universe.[47] 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.[48]
Diana Hayden won Miss World in 1997, followed by Yukta Mookhey in 1999.[49][50] 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.[51][52]
In 2010, Nicole Faria from Bangalore became the first Indian woman to win Miss Earth. Manushi Chhillar won Miss World 2017,[53][54] and in 2021, Harnaaz Sandhu became the third Indian woman to win Miss Universe, the latest Big Four titleholder from India as of 2024.[55]
Here is a list of Indian winners in the Big Four international beauty pageants:
| Pageant | Titles | Winning year(s) | Winner(s) |
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| Miss World | 6 | ||
| 1966 | Reita Faria | ||
| 1994 | Aishwarya Rai | ||
| 1997 | Diana Hayden | ||
| 1999 | Yukta Mookhey | ||
| 2000 | Priyanka Chopra | ||
| 2017 | Manushi Chhillar | ||
| Miss Universe | 3 | ||
| 1994 | Sushmita Sen | ||
| 2000 | Lara Dutta | ||
| 2021 | Harnaaz Sandhu | ||
| Miss Earth | 1 | ||
| 2010 | Nicole Faria | ||
| Miss International | 0 | ||
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The following is the list of Indian winners in various other international pageants:
| Pageant | Titles | Winning year(s) | Winner(s) |
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| Miss Supranational | 2 | 2014 | Asha Bhat |
| 2016 | Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty | ||
| Miss Asia Pacific World | 3 | ||
| 2012 | Himangini Singh Yadu | ||
| 2013 | Srishti Rana | ||
| 2014 | Shweta Raj | ||
| Miss Asia Pacific International | 3 | ||
| 1970 | Zeenat Aman | ||
| 1973 | Tara Anne Fonseca | ||
| 2000 | Dia Mirza | ||
| Miss Tourism | 2 | ||
| 2005 | Sonal Chauhan | ||
| 2007 | Priyanka Shah | ||
| Miss Teenage Intercontinental | 1 | 1978 | Elizabeth Anita Reddi |
| Miss World Amber / Miss Ambar Del Mundo | 1 | 1978 | Mala Rai Singhani |
| International Teen Princess | 1 | 1974 | Radha Bartake |
- In 1966 India won Miss World but the representative was sent by the Eve's Weekly Miss India organization.
- In 2012, India won Miss Asia Pacific World 2012 but the representative from India was sent by the organization I Am She - Miss Universe India.
- Asha Bhat (Miss Supranational 2014), Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty (Miss Supranational 2016) and Srishti Rana (Miss Asia Pacific World 2013) were the winners of Miss Diva, not Femina Miss India.
Multiple victories in the same year
The following is the list of India's multiple victories in major international pageants:
| Year | Pageant | Winner | Number of titles |
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| 1994 | Miss Universe | Sushmita Sen | 2 |
| Miss World | Aishwarya Rai | ||
| 2000 | Miss Universe | Lara Dutta | 3 |
| Miss World | Priyanka Chopra | ||
| Miss Asia Pacific International | Dia Mirza | ||
| 2016 | Mister World | Rohit Khandelwal | 2 |
| Miss Supranational | Srinidhi Shetty | ||
Femina Miss India Titleholders (2017–present)
Femina Miss India Editions
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.[56][57] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Earth.[58][59][60]
- 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)
Current franchise
Miss World
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement & Performance | |
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| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 1959 | Fleur Ezekiel | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1960 | Iona Pinto | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1961 | Veronica Leonora Torcato | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1962 | Ferial Karim | Maharashtra | Top 15 | |
| 1966 | Reita Faria | Maharashtra | Miss World 1966 | 2 Special Awards
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| 1968 | Jane Coelho | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1969 | Adina Shellim | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1970 | Heather Corinne Faville | Maharashtra | Top 15 | |
| 1971 | Prema Narayan | Andhra Pradesh | Unplaced | |
| 1972 | Malathi Basappa | Karnataka | 4th Runner-up | |
| 1974 | Kiran Dholakia | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1975 | Anjana Sood | Himachal Pradesh | Top 15 | |
| 1976 | Naina Balsavar | Maharashtra | Candidate withdrew from participation 1 | |
| 1977 | Veena Prakash | Maharashtra | Candidate withdrew from participation 2 | |
| 1978 | Kalpana Iyer | Tamil Nadu | Top 15 | 3 Special Awards
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| 1979 | Raina Winifred Mendonica | Maharashtra | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
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| 1980 | Elizabeth Anita Reddi | Andhra Pradesh | Top 15 | |
| 1981 | Deepti Divakar | Andhra Pradesh | Unplaced | |
| 1982 | Uttara Mhatre | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1983 | Sweety Grewal | Punjab | Unplaced | |
| 1984 | Suchita Kumar | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1985 | Sharon Mary Clarke | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1986 | Maureen Mary Lestourgeon | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1987 | Manisha Kohli | Punjab | Unplaced | |
| 1988 | Anuradha Kottur | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1989 | Shabnam Patel | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1990 | Naveeda Mehdi | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1991 | Ritu Singh | New Delhi | Top 10 | |
| 1992 | Shyla Lopez | Karnataka | Unplaced | |
| 1993 | Karminder Kaur | Punjab | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
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| 1994 | Aishwarya Rai | Karnataka | Miss World 1994 | 2 Special Awards
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| 1995 | Preeti Mankotia | Punjab | Unplaced | |
| 1996 | Rani Jeyraj | Tamil Nadu | Top 5 | 2 Special Awards
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| 1997 | Diana Hayden | Andhra Pradesh | Miss World 1997 | 3 Special Awards
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| 1998 | Annie Thomas | Kerala | Unplaced | |
| 1999 | Yukta Mookhey | Maharashtra | Miss World 1999 | 1 Special Award
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| 2000 | Priyanka Chopra | Bihar | Miss World 2000 | 1 Special Award
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| 2001 | Sara Corner | Karnataka | Unplaced | |
| 2002 | Shruti Sharma | Uttar Pradesh | Top 20 | |
| 2003 | Ami Vashi | Gujarat | Top 5 | 1 Special Award
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| 2004 | Lakshmi Pandit | Maharashtra | Candidate ineligible to participate 3 | |
| Sayali Bhagat1 | Maharashtra | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
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| 2005 | Sindhura Gadde | Andhra Pradesh | Top 15 | |
| 2006 | Natasha Suri | Maharashtra | Top 17 | 3 Special Awards
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| 2007 | Sarah Jane Dias | Karnataka | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
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| 2008 | Parvathy Omanakuttan | Kerala | 1st Runner-up | 3 Special Awards
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| 2009 | Pooja Chopra | Maharashtra | Top 16 | 2 Special Awards
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| 2010 | Manasvi Mamgai | Uttarakhand | Unplaced | 3 Special Awards
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| 2011 | Kanishtha Dhankhar | Haryana | Top 31 | 2 Special Awards
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| 2012 | Vanya Mishra | Punjab | Top 7 | 6 Special Awards
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| 2013 | Navneet Kaur Dhillon | Punjab | Top 20 | 3 Special Awards
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| 2014 | Koyal Rana | New Delhi | Top 11 | 9 Special Awards
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| 2015 | Aditi Arya | New Delhi | Unplaced | 6 Special Awards
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| 2016 | Priyadarshini Chatterjee | Assam | Top 20 | 2 Special Awards
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| 2017 | Manushi Chhillar | Haryana | Miss World 2017 | 5 Special Awards
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| 2018 | Anukreethy Vas | Tamil Nadu | Top 30 | 3 Special Awards
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| 2019 | Suman Rao | Rajasthan | 2nd Runner-up | 5 Special Awards
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| 2021 | Manasa Varanasi | Telangana | Top 13 | 2 Special Awards
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| 2023 | Sini Sadanand Shetty | Karnataka | Top 8 | 5 Special Awards
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| 2025 | Nandini Gupta | Rajasthan | TBA | |
| 2026 | Nikita Porwal | Madhya Pradesh | TBA | |
- The Femina Miss India did not send delegates in 1959–1970, 1972, 1975. Femina got the franchise in 1976. Femina also sent delegates to Miss World in 1971 and 1974.
- ^Note 1 : For Miss World 1976, 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.
- ^Note 2 : For Miss World 1977, India withdrew in protest against the presence of a white Miss South African representative.
- ^Note 3 : The candidate was disqualified from participating because she was married.
- ^Note 4 : For the year 2020, due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant held.
- ^Note 5 : For the year 2022, Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022.
- ^Note 6 : For the year 2024, Miss World 2023 was rescheduled to 9 March 2024, no edition started in 2023.
Miss Universe
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement & Performance | |
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| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 1952 | Indrani Rehman | Tamil Nadu | Unplaced | |
| 1964 | Meher Castelino Mistri | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1965 | Persis Khambatta | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1966 | Yasmin Daji | Maharashtra | 3rd Runner-up | 2 Special Awards
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| 1967 | Nayyara Mirza | Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1968 | Anjum Mumtaz Barg | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1969 | Kavita Bhambhani | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1970 | Veena Sajnani | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1971 | Raj Gill | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1972 | Roopa Satyan | Delhi | Top 12 | |
| 1973 | Farzana Habib | Maharashtra | Top 12 | |
| 1974 | Shailini Bhavnath Dholakia | Maharashtra | Top 12 | |
| 1975 | Meenakshi Kurpad | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1976 | Naina Sudhir Balsavar | Uttar Pradesh | Unplaced | |
| 1977 | Bineeta Bose | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1978 | Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan | Punjab | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
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| 1979 | Swaroop Sampat | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1980 | Sangeeta Bijlani | Maharashtra | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
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| 1981 | Rachita Kumar | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1982 | Pamela Chaudry Singh | Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1983 | Rekha Hande | Karnataka | Unplaced | |
| 1984 | Juhi Chawla | Punjab | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
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| 1985 | Sonu Walia | Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1986 | Mehr Jessia | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1987 | Priyadarshini Pradhan | Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1989 | Dolly Minhas | Punjab | Unplaced | |
| 1990 | Suzanne Sablok | Maharashtra | Top 10 | |
| 1991 | Christabelle Howie | Tamil Nadu | Unplaced | |
| 1992 | Madhu Sapre | Maharashtra | 2nd Runner-up | 3 Special Awards
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| 1993 | Namrata Shirodkar | Maharashtra | Top 6 | 2 Special Awards
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| 1994 | Sushmita Sen | Delhi | Miss Universe 1994 | 3 Special Awards
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| 1995 | Manpreet Brar | Delhi | 1st Runner-up | 3 Special Awards
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| 1996 | Sandhya Chib | Karnataka | Top 10 | |
| 1997 | Nafisa Joseph | Karnataka | Top 10 | |
| 1998 | Lymaraina D'Souza | Maharashtra | Top 10 | |
| 1999 | Gul Panag | Punjab | Top 10 | 3 Special Awards
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| 2000 | Lara Dutta | Karnataka | Miss Universe 2000 | 2 Special Awards
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| 2001 | Celina Jaitley | West Bengal | 4th Runner-up | 2 Special Awards
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| 2002 | Neha Dhupia | Delhi | Top 10 | |
| 2003 | Nikita Anand | Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2004 | Tanushree Dutta | Jharkhand | Top 10 | |
| 2005 | Amrita Thapar | Punjab | Unplaced | |
| 2006 | Neha Kapur | Delhi | Top 20 | |
| 2007 | Puja Gupta | Delhi | Top 10 | |
| 2008 | Simran Kaur Mundi | Maharashtra | Unplaced | 2 Special Awards
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| 2009 | Ekta Chowdhary | Haryana | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Ushoshi Sengupta | West Bengal | Unplaced | |
| 2011 | Vasuki Sunkavalli | Andhra Pradesh | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Shilpa Singh | Bihar | Top 16 | 1 Special Award
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| 2013 | Manasi Moghe | Maharashtra | Top 10 | |
| 2014 | Noyonita Lodh | Karnataka | Top 15 | 1 Special Award
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| 2015 | Urvashi Rautela | Uttarakhand | Unplaced | |
| 2016 | Roshmitha Harimurthy | Karnataka | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Shraddha Shashidhar | Tamil Nadu | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Nehal Chudasama | Gujarat | Unplaced | |
| 2019 | Vartika Singh | Uttar Pradesh | Top 20 | |
| 2020 | Adline Castelino | Karnataka | 3rd Runner-up | |
| 2021 | Harnaaz Sandhu | Punjab | Miss Universe 2021 | |
| 2022 | Divita Rai | Karnataka | Top 16 | |
| 2023 | Shweta Sharda | Punjab | Top 20 | |
The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss Universe in the years 1953–1963 and 2024.
Miss Supranational
| Year | Delegate | Age[α] | State | Competition performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | ||||
| 2013 | Vijaya Sharma | 20 | New Delhi | Top 20 | |
| 2014 | Asha Bhat | 22 | Karnataka | Miss Supranational 2014 | 2 Special Awards
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| 2015 | Aafreen Rachael Vaz | 24 | Karnataka | Top 10 | 4 Special Awards
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| 2016 | Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty | 24 | Karnataka | Miss Supranational 2016 | 2 Special Awards
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| 2017 | Peden Ongmu Namgyal | 22 | Sikkim | Top 25 | 2 Special Awards
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| 2018 | Aditi Hundia | 21 | Rajasthan | Top 25 | |
| 2019 | Shefali Sood | 24 | Uttar Pradesh | Top 25 | 1 Special Award
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| 2021 | Aavriti Choudhary | 23 | Madhya Pradesh | Top 12 | |
| 2022 | Ritika Khatnani | 20 | Maharashtra | Top 12 | 5 Special Awards
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| 2023 | Pragnya Ayyagari | 21 | Telangana | Top 12 | 4 Special Awards
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| 2024 | Sonal Kukreja | 26 | Rajasthan | Top 12 | 1 Special Award
|
The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss Supranational in the years 2009–2012.
Former franchises
Miss International
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 1960 | Iona Pinto | Maharashtra | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 1961 | Diana Valentine | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1962 | Sheila Chonkar | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1968 | Sumita Sen | West Bengal | Top 15 | |
| 1969 | Wendy Leslie Vaz | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1970 | Patricia D'Souza | New Delhi | Top 15 | |
| 1971 | Samita Mukherjee | West Bengal | Unplaced | |
| 1972 | Indira Muthanna | Karnataka | Unplaced | |
| 1974 | Leslie Jean Hartnett | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1975 | Indira Maria Bredemeyer | Maharashtra | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1976 | Nafisa Ali | Maharashtra | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 1978 | Sabita Dhanrajgir | Punjab | Unplaced | |
| 1979 | Nita Pinto | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1980 | Ulrika Karen Bredemeyer | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1981 | Meenakshi Seshadri | Tamil Nadu | Unplaced | |
| 1982 | Betty O'Connor | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1983 | Sahila Chadha | Punjab | Unplaced | |
| 1984 | Nalanda Ravindra Bhandar | West Bengal | Top 15 | |
| 1985 | Vinita Seshadri Vasan | Bangalore | Unplaced | |
| 1986 | Poonam Pahlet Gidwant | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1987 | Erika Maria D'Souza | Maharashtra | Top 15 | |
| 1988 | Shikha Swaroop | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1991 | Preeti Mankotia | Karnataka | Top 15 | |
| 1992 | Kamal Sandhu | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1993 | Pooja Batra | Punjab | Top 15 | |
| 1994 | Francesca Hart | Maharastra | Unplaced | |
| 1995 | Priya Gill | Punjab | Unplaced | |
| 1996 | Fleur Dominique Xavier | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1997 | Diya Abraham | Kerala | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 1998 | Shwetha Jaishanker | Tamil Nadu | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1999 | Srikrupa Murali | Karnataka | Unplaced | |
| 2000 | Gayatri Joshi | Maharashtra | Top 15 | |
| 2001 | Kanwal Toor | New Delhi | Top 15 | |
| 2002 | Gauahar Khan | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2003 | Shonali Nagrani | New Delhi | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2004 | Mihika Verma | Maharashtra | Top 15 | |
| 2005 | Vaishali Desai | Gujarat | Unplaced | |
| 2006 | Sonal Sehgal | West Bengal | Top 12 | |
| 2007 | Esha Gupta | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2008 | Radha Brahmbhatt | Gujarat | Unplaced | |
| 2009 | Harshita Saxena | Goa | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Neha Hinge | Madhya Pradesh | Top 15 | |
| 2011 | Ankita Shorey | Jammu & Kashmir | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Rochelle Maria Rao | Tamil Nadu | Top 15 | |
| 2013 | Gurleen Grewal | Punjab | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
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| 2014 | Jhataleka Malhotra | Maharashtra | Unplaced | 2 Special Awards
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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
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2001 | Shamita Singha | Maharashtra | Top 10 | 3 Special Awards
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| 2002 | Reshmi Ghosh | West Bengal | Unplaced | |
| 2003 | Shweta Vijay | Kerala | Unplaced | |
| 2004 | Jyoti Brahmin | West Bengal | Top 16 | |
| 2005 | Niharika Singh | Uttarakhand | Unplaced | |
| 2006 | Amruta Patki | Maharashtra | Miss Air (1st Runner-Up) | 1 Special Award
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| 2007 | Pooja Chitgopekar | Karnataka | Miss Air (1st Runner-Up) | |
| 2008 | Tanvi Vyas | Gujarat | Unplaced | |
| 2009 | Shriya Kishore | Maharashtra | Top 16 | |
| 2010 | Nicole Faria | Karnataka | Miss Earth 2010 | 2 Special Awards
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| 2011 | Hasleen Kaur | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2012 | Prachi Mishra | Uttar Pradesh | Unplaced | 12 Special Awards
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| 2013 | Sobhita Dhulipala | Andhra Pradesh | Unplaced | 5 Special Awards
|
| 2014 | Alankrita Sahai | New Delhi | Unplaced | 8 Special Awards
|
The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss Earth in the year 2015 and onward.
Miss Grand International
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2015 | Vartika Singh | Uttar Pradesh | 2nd Runner-Up | 3 Special Awards
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| 2016 | Pankhuri Gidwani | Uttar Pradesh | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Anukriti Gusain | Uttarakhand | Top 20 | 2 Special Awards
|
| 2018 | Meenakshi Choudhary | Haryana | 1st Runner-up | 3 Special Awards
|
| 2019 | Shivani Jadhav | Chhattisgarh | Unplaced | 3 Special Awards
|
| 2021 | Manika Sheokand | Haryana | Top 20 | 2 Special Awards
|
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
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2013 | Purva Rana | Himachal Pradesh | Vice Queen | 1 Special Award
|
| 2014 | Gail Nicole Da Silva | Goa | 1st Runner-up | 2 Special Awards
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| 2015 | Sushrii Shreya Mishraa | Odisha | 3rd Runner-up | 2 Special Awards
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| 2016 | Lopamudra Raut | Maharashtra | 2nd Runner-up | 2 Special Awards
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| 2017 | Sana Dua | Jammu and Kashmir | Top 10 | |
| 2018 | Gayatri Bharadwaj | Delhi | Top 10 | 1 Special Award
|
| 2019 | Shreya Shanker | Bihar | Unplaced | |
The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss United Continents in the year 2020 and onward.
Miss Intercontinental
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 1975 | Nivurti Nunim | New Delhi | 2nd Runner-up | 2 Special Awards
|
| 1976 | Kalpana Iyer | New Delhi | Top 19 | 1 Special Award
|
| 1977 | Karuna Iyer | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1978 | Elizabeth Anita Reddi | Andhra Pradesh | Miss Intercontinental 1978 | 2 Special Awards
|
| 1997 | Lara Dutta | Karnataka | Miss Intercontinental 1997 | |
| 1998 | Tora Khasigar | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1999 | Aanchal Kumar | New Delhi | Top 12 | |
| 2001 | Koena Mitra | West Bengal | Top 12 | |
| 2002 | Rakhee Chaudhary | New Delhi | Top 12 | |
| 2003 | Deepti Gujral | New Delhi | 3rd Runner-up | |
| 2004 | Nirupama Natraian | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2005 | Deepa Rajan | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2008 | Sonia Jain | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2011 | Ipsita Pati | Andhra Pradesh | Top 15 | |
| 2012 | Bobby Layal | New Delhi | Top 10 | |
| 2013 | Sharon Fernández | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2014 | Chandni Sharma | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2015 | Sneha Priya Roy | New Delhi | Top 17 | 1 Special Award
|
| 2016 | Aarushi Sharma | Himachal Pradesh | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Priyanka Kumari | New Delhi | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 2018 | Suman Chellani | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
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
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 1968 | Anabella Crawford | New Delhi | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 1969 | Tasneem Fakir Mohammed | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1970 | Zeenat Aman | Bombay State | Miss Asia Pacific International 1970 | 1 Special Award
|
| 1971 | Urmila Sanandan | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1972 | Samita Mukherjee | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1973 | Tara Anne Fonseca | Karnataka | Miss Asia Pacific International 1973 | |
| 1974 | Marilyn Theresa Ferreira | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1975 | Seema Marwaha | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1976 | Anna Adriane Bredemeyer | New Delhi | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 1977 | Marianne De Souza | New Delhi | 1st Runner-up | |
| 1978 | Preeti Koppikar | New Delhi | Unplaced | 2 Special Awards
|
| 1979 | Maureen Mary Lestourgeon | New Delhi | 1st Runner-up/Relinquished | |
| 1980 | Upneet Pannu | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1981 | Mehjabeen Ayub Khan | New Delhi | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 1982 | Aparna Sharma | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1983 | Monica Lakhmana | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1985 | Seema Malhotra | New Delhi | Semi-finalist | |
| 1986 | Ana Vasan | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1987 | Jasleem Kaur | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1988 | Viola Antony | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1989 | Anuradha Ramani | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1992 | Mehroo Jal Mistry | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1993 | Namrata Shirodkar | Maharashtra | 1st Runner-up | 1 Special Award
|
| 1994 | Shweta Menon | Chandigarh | Top 10 | |
| 1995 | Ruchi Malhotra | New Delhi | 1st Runner-up | 1 Special Award
|
| 1996 | Mini Menon | New Delhi | Top 10 | |
| 1997 | Divya Chauhan | New Delhi | 1st Runner-up | 1 Special Award
|
| 1998 | Vikkitha Aggarwal | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1999 | Shivangi Parikkh | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2000 | Dia Mirza | Andhra Pradesh | Miss Asia Pacific International 2000 | 2 Special Awards
|
| 2001 | Maheshwari Thiagaranjan | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2002 | Tina Chatwal | New Delhi | 2nd Runner-up | 1 Special Award
|
| 2003 | Shonal Rawat | West Bengal | 1st Runner-up | 3 Special Awards
|
| 2005 | Simran Chandok | New Delhi | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 2016 | Shiva Shrishti Vyakaranam | New Delhi | Top 10 | |
| 2017 | Sonika Roy | New Delhi | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 2018 | Abhilasha Agarwal | New Delhi | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
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
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2011 | Tanvi Singla | New Delhi | 3rd Runner-up | |
| 2012 | Himangini Singh Yadu | Madhya Pradesh | Miss Asia Pacific World 2012 | 1 Special Award
|
| 2013 | Srishti Rana | Haryana | Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 | 3 Special Awards
|
| 2014 | Swetha Raj | New Delhi | Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 | 1 Special Award
|
| 2014 | Anukriti Gusain | Uttarakhand | 4th Runner-up | |
| 2016 | Akanksha Dhiman | New Delhi | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
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 | |
|---|---|
| Pageant | Wins |
| Mister World | 1 |
| Mister Supranational | 1 |
Along with Femina Miss India and Miss Diva, the Times Group also organised Mister India pageant to select representative for Mister World[Note 1] 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
| Year | Titleholders | Runner-up | Mister India's achievements and placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Mister India World 2024 Gokul Ganesan |
None | Mister World 2024 Gokul Ganesan (Top 10) |
| 2021 |
Mister Supranational India 2021 |
None |
Mister Supranational 2021 |
| 2019 |
Mister Supranational India 2019 |
None |
Mister Supranational 2019 |
| 2017 |
Mister India World 2017 Mister Supranational India 2018 |
1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up |
Mister Suprantional 2018 Mister Suprantional 2018 |
| 2016 |
Mister India World 2016 Mister Supranational India 2017 |
1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up |
Mister World 2019 Mister Suprantional 2017 |
| 2015 |
Mister India World 2015 Mister Supranational India 2016 |
1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up |
Mister World 2016 Mister Suprantional 2016 |
| 2014 |
Mister India World 2014 |
1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up |
Mister World 2014 |
Representatives to the Big Four pageants
Current franchise
| Year | Delegate | Age[α] | State | Competition performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | ||||
| 2014 | Prateik Jain | 25 | Karnataka | Top 10 | 6 Special Awards
|
| 2016 | Rohit Khandelwal | 27 | Telangana | Mister World 2016 | 1 Special Award
|
| 2019 | Vishnu Raj Menon | 28 | Kerala | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 2024 | Gokul Ganesan | 24 | Tamil Nadu | Top 10 | 5 Special Awards
|
Former franchise
| Year | Delegate | Age[α] | State | Competition performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | ||||
| 2016 | Jitesh Naresh Thakur | 27 | Rajasthan | 2nd Runner-up | 3 Special Awards
|
| 2017 | Altamash Faraz | 26 | New Delhi | Top 10 | 4 Special Awards
|
| 2018 | Prathamesh Maulingkar | 27 | Goa | Mister Supranational 2018 | 2 Special Awards
|
| 2019 | Varun Verma | 27 | New Delhi | Top 10 | 3 Special Awards
|
| 2021 | Rahul Rajasekharan | 32 | Kerala | Top 10 | 4 Special Awards
|
- ^α Age at the time of the international pageant
The Mister India organization did not send a delegate to Mister Supranational in the year 2023 and onward.
International titleholder gallery
Miss Universe
Miss World
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Miss Supranational
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Miss Earth
Miss Tourism International
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Priyanka Shah, Miss Tourism 2007 -
Sonal Chauhan, Miss Tourism 2005 -
Dia Mirza, Miss Asia Pacific 2000
Mister India
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Prathamesh Maulingkar,
Mister Supranational 2018
Titleholder gallery
Femina Miss India Universe
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Sangeeta Bijlani,
Femina Miss India Universe 1980 -
Juhi Chawla,
Femina Miss India Universe 1984 -
Sonu Walia,
Femina Miss India Universe 1985 -
Mehr Jesia Rampal,
Femina Miss India Universe 1986 -
Gul Panag,
Femina Miss India 1999 -
Neha Dhupia,
Femina Miss India Universe 2002 -
Tanushree Dutta,
Femina Miss India Universe 2004 -
Puja Gupta,
Femina Miss India Universe 2007 -
Simran Kaur Mundi,
Femina Miss India Universe 2008
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Femina Miss India World
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Shruti Sharma,
Femina Miss India World 2002 -
Sayali Bhagat,
Femina Miss India World 2004 -
Natasha Suri,
Femina Miss India World 2006 -
Sarah-Jane Dias,
Femina Miss India world 2007 -
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Femina Miss India Earth
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Shamita Singha,
Femina Miss India Earth 2001 -
Niharika Singh,
Femina Miss India Earth 2005 -
Femina Miss India International
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Pooja Batra,
Femina Miss India International 1993 -
Gauahar Khan,
Femina Miss India International 2002 -
Vaishali Desai,
Femina Miss India International 2005 -
Esha Gupta,
Femina Miss India International 2007 -
Neha Hinge,
Femina Miss India International 2010 -
Rochelle Rao,
Femina Miss India International 2012
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Femina Miss Grand India
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Meenakshi Chaudhary,
Miss Grand International 2018 - 1st Runner-up -
Vartika Singh,
Miss Grand International 2015 - 2nd Runner-up -
Anukriti Gusain,
Miss Grand India 2017
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Femina Miss India Asia Pacific
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Shweta Menon,
Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994
Mister India
See also
Notes
- ^ No national contest was held in the years 2018 and 2019–2023
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