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Femina Miss India
Formation1952; 72 years ago (1952)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersMumbai
Location
  • India
Official language
OwnerVineet Jain
Key people
Parent organisation
The Times Group
Affiliations
Websitewww.femina.in/beauty-pageants/

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

Miss India 1947 Esther Abraham

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

Indrani Rehman after being crowned Miss India 1952. She was the first Indian woman to participate in Miss Universe held in the United States in 1952
Miss India 1952, Indrani Rehman with former Indian Congress leader S.K. Patil, and two of the sponsors of the Miss India contest of 1952
Miss India 1952 Contestants posing for the photographers at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Miss India 1952 winner, Indrani Rahman (third from left) and the Runner-up Suryakumari (sixth from left)

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. Indrani 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

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.[17] 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

In 1989, the winner Kalpana Pandit was found to have misrepresented her Indian nationality as she had a USA passport. Pandit was stripped of her title and Dolly Minhas was declared the winner.[18]

In 2004, Lakshmi Pandit (Kalpana Pandit's sister) was declared the winner, but returned her title as she was married. Sayali Bhagat was then declared the winner.[19]

In 2008, Gladrags President Maureen Wadia provided legal notice to the newly crowned Femina Miss India Earth 2008, Harshita Saxena for violating an exclusive two-year contract with Gladrags that had been signed by Saxena in 2006. To participate in any other beauty pageant, Saxena would need a written letter of no objection from Gladrags. Saxena returned her title and Tanvi Vyas was declared the winner. Vyas represented India at Miss Earth 2008 in November 2008. Later, Saxena was placed fourth at Femina Miss India 2009 and represented India at Miss International 2009.[20]

India in international pageants

Current Franchises
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
Pooja Chitgopekar, Femina Miss India Earth 2007 and Miss Earth Air 2007 during Miss Earth 2007
Femina Miss India 2008 (from left to right) Harshita Saxena (Resigned-Femina Miss India Earth 2008), Parvathy Omanakuttan (Femina Miss India World 2008) and Simran Kaur Mundi (Femina Miss India Universe 2008)

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]

Nicole Faria, Femina Miss India Earth 2010 and Miss Earth 2010

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 victories

When Reita Faria of India won Miss World 1966, she became the first Asian to do so, and India won 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 then 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 replicated the feat in 2000, marking the most recent time (as of 2024) 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.

In 2010, Nicole Faria from Bangalore became the first Indian woman to win the Miss Earth pageant. 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 2024

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

Winners of major international Beauty pageant
Pageant Titles Winning year(s) Winner(s)
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

The following is the list of Indian winners in various other international pageants:

Winners of other International Beauty pageant
Pageant Titles Winning year(s) Winner(s)
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

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
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 winners from 2013–present

Femina Miss India

Year Titleholders Runner-up India's achievements and placement
2023

Femina Miss World India
Nandini Gupta

1st Runner-up
Shreya Poonja

2nd Runner-up
Thounaojam Strela Luwang

Miss World 2025
Nandini Gupta
(TBA)

2022

Femina Miss World India
Sini Sadanand Shetty

1st Runner-up
Rubal Shekhawat

2nd Runner-up
Shinata Chauhan

Miss World 2023
Sini Sadanand Shetty
(Top 8)

2020

Femina Miss World India
Manasa Varanasi

Femina Miss Grand India
Manika Sheokand

Runner-up
Manya Singh

Miss World 2021
Manasa Varanasi
(Top 13)

Miss Grand International 2021
Manika Sheokand
(Top 20)

2019

Femina Miss World India
Suman Rao

Femina Miss Grand India
Shivani Jadhav

Femina Miss United Continents India
Shreya Shanker

Runner-up
Sanjana Vij

Miss World 2019
Suman Rao
(2nd Runner-up; Miss World Asia)

Miss Grand International 2019
Shivani Jadhav
(Unplaced)

Miss United Continents
Shreya Shanker
(Unplaced)

2018

Femina Miss World India
Anukreethy Vas

Femina Miss Grand India
Meenakshi Chaudhary

Femina Miss United Continents India
Gayatri Bharadwaj

Runner-up
Shreya Rao Kamavarapu

Miss World 2018
Anukreethy Vas
(Top 30)

Miss Grand International 2018
Meenakshi Chaudhary
(1st Runner-up)

Miss United Continents 2018
Gayatri Bharadwaj
(Top 10)

2017

Femina Miss World India
Manushi Chhillar

Femina Miss Grand India
Anukriti Gusain

Femina Miss United Continents India
Sana Dua

Femina Miss Intercontinental India
Priyanka Kumari

None

Miss World 2017
Manushi Chhillar
(Miss World 2017; Beauty with a Purpose)

Miss Grand International 2017
Anukriti Gusain
(Top 20)

Miss United Continents 2017
Sana Dua
(Top 10)

Miss Intercontinental 2017
Priyanka Kumari
(Unplaced; Best National Costume)

2016

Femina Miss World India
Priyadarshini Chatterjee

Femina Miss Grand India
Pankhuri Gidwani

Femina Miss United Continents India
Lopamudra Raut

Runner-up
Sushruthi Krishna

Miss World 2016
Priyadarshini Chatterjee
(Top 20)

Miss Grand International 2016
Pankhuri Gidwani
(Unplaced)

Miss United Continents 2016
Lopamudra Raut
(2nd Runner-up; Best National Costume)

2015

Femina Miss World India
Aditi Arya

Femina Miss Grand India
Vartika Singh

Femina Miss Supranational India
Aafreen Vaz

Femina Miss United Continents India
Sushrii Shreya Mishraa

None

Miss World 2015
Aditi Arya
(Unplaced)

Miss Grand International 2015
Vartika Singh
(2nd Runner-up; Best Social Media)

Miss Supranational 2015
Aafreen Vaz
(Top 10; Miss Supranational - Asia and Oceania)

Miss United Continents 2015
Sushrii Shreya Mishraa
(3rd Runner-up; Best National Costume, Miss Photogenic)

2014

Femina Miss World India
Koyal Rana

Femina International India
Jhataleka Malhotra

Femina Miss United Continents India
Gail Nicole Da Silva

None

Miss World 2014
Koyal Rana
(Top 11; Miss World Asia, Beauty With a Purpose, World Fashion Designer Dress, Dances of the World Performer, Charity Gala)

Miss International 2014
Jhataleka Malhotra
(Unplaced)

Miss United Continents 2014
Gail Nicole Da Silva
(1st Runner-up; Best National Costume, Miss Photogenic)

2013

Femina Miss World India
Navneet Kaur Dhillon

Femina Earth India
Sobhita Dhulipala

Femina Miss Supranational India
Vijaya Sharma

Femina Miss United Continents India
Purva Rana

Femina Miss Miss Heritage India
Swati Kain

Runner-up
Zoya Afroz

Miss World 2013
Navneet Kaur Dhillon
(Top 20; Multimedia Award)

Miss Earth 2013
Sobhita Dhulipala
(Unplaced; Miss Photogenic, Miss Earth Eco Beauty, Miss Ever Bilena)

Miss Supranational 2013
Vijaya Sharma
(Top 20)

Miss United Continents 2013
Purva Rana
(1st Runner-up)

Miss Heritage 2013
Swati Kain
(1st Runner-up)

Femina Miss India Regional Ranking

Edition Year Final Venue Femina Miss India World 1st Runner-up 2nd Runner-up Entrants
54 2017 Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai Haryana
Manushi Chhillar
Jammu & Kashmir
Sana Dua
(Miss India United Continents 2017)
Bihar
Priyanka Kumari
(Miss India Intercontinental 2017)
30
55 2018 DOME, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai Tamil Nadu
Anukreethy Vas
Haryana
Meenakshi Chaudhary
(Miss Grand International India 2018)
Andhra Pradesh
Shreya Rao Kamavarapu
30
56 2019 Rajasthan
Suman Rao
Chhattisgarh
Shivani Jadhav
(Miss Grand International India 2019)
Bihar
Shreya Shanker
(Miss United Continents India 2019)
30
57 2020 Hyatt Regency, Mumbai Telangana
Manasa Varanasi
Haryana
Manika Sheokand
(Miss Grand International India 2021)
Uttar Pradesh
Manya Singh
31
58 2022 Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai Karnataka
Sini Sadanand Shetty
Rajasthan
Rubal Shekhawat
Uttar Pradesh
Shinata Chauhan
30
59 2023 Imphal, Manipur Rajasthan
Nandini Gupta
Delhi
Shreya Poonja
Manipur
Thounaojam Strela Luwang
30
60 2024 TBA TBA TBA TBA 30

Femina Miss India Editions

Year Presenters Shortlisted Contestants Date Venue
2013 Manish Paul 23 24 March 2013 Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2014 Manish Paul
Riteish Deshmukh
24 5 April 2014
2015 Manish Paul 21 28 March 2015
2016 Karan Johar
Manish Paul
Shahrukh Khan
21 9 April 2016
2017 Karan Johar
Riteish Deshmukh
30 25 June 2017
2018 Karan Johar,
Ayushmann Khurrana
30 19 June 2018 DOME, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai
2019 Karan Johar
Manish Paul
30 15 June 2019
2020 Aparshakti Khurana 31 10 February 2021 Hyatt Regency, Mumbai
2022 Manish Paul 30 3 July 2022 Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai
2023 Manish Paul
Bhumi Pednekar
30 15 April 2023 Imphal, Manipur

Miss Diva winners

Year Titleholders Runner-up Diva's achievements and placement
2023

Miss Diva Universe
Shweta Sharda
Miss Diva Supranational
Sonal Kukreja

Runner-up
Trisha Shetty

Miss Universe 2023
Shweta Sharda
(Top 20)
Miss Supranational 2024
Sonal Kukreja
(Top 12)

2022

Miss Diva Universe
Divita Rai

Miss Diva Supranational
Pragnya Ayyagari

Miss Popular Choice
Ojasvi Sharma

Miss Universe 2022
Divita Rai
(Top 16)

Miss Supranational 2023
Pragnya Ayyagari
(Top 12; Miss Supranational Asia)

2021

Miss Diva Universe
Harnaaz Sandhu

Miss Diva Supranational
Ritika Khatnani

1st Runner-up
Sonal Kukreja
2nd Runner-up
Divita Rai
3rd Runner-up
Tarini Kalingarayar
4th Runner-up
Ankita Singh

Miss Universe 2021
Harnaaz Sandhu (Miss Universe 2021)

Miss Supranational 2022
Ritika Khatnani (Top 12; Miss Supranational Asia)

2020

Miss Diva Universe
Adline Castelino

Miss Diva Supranational
Aavriti Choudhary

Runner-up
Neha Jaiswal

Miss Universe 2020
Adline Castelino (3rd Runner-up)

Miss Supranational 2021
Aavriti Choudhary (Top 12)

2019

Miss Diva Universe
Vartika Singh

Miss Diva Supranational
Shefali Sood

None

Miss Universe 2019
Vartika Singh (Top 20)

Miss Supranational 2019
Shefali Sood (Top 25)

2018

Miss Diva Universe
Nehal Chudasama

Miss Diva Supranational
Aditi Hundia

Runner-up
Roshni Sheoran

Miss Universe 2018
Nehal Chudasama (Unplaced)

Miss Supranational 2018
Aditi Hundia (Top 25)

2017

Miss Diva Universe
Shraddha Shashidhar

Miss Diva Supranational
Peden Ongmu Namgyal

Runner-up
Apeksha Porwal

Miss Universe 2017
Shraddha Shashidhar (Unplaced)

Miss Supranational 2017
Peden Ongmu Namgyal (Top 25)

2016

Miss Diva Universe
Roshmitha Harimurthy

Miss Diva Supranational
Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty

Runner-up
Aaradhana Buragohain

Miss Universe 2016
Roshmitha Harimurthy (Unplaced)

Miss Supranational 2016
Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty (Miss Supranational 2016)

2015

Miss Diva Universe
Urvashi Rautela

1st Runner-up
Natasha Assadi

2nd Runner-up
Naveli Deshmukh

Miss Universe 2015
Urvashi Rautela (Unplaced)

2014

Miss Diva Universe
Noyonita Lodh

Miss Diva Earth
Alankrita Sahai

Miss Diva Supranational
Asha Bhat

None

Miss Universe 2014
Noyonita Lodh (Top 15)

Miss Earth 2014
Alankrita Sahai (Unplaced)

Miss Supranational 2014
Asha Bhat (Miss Supranational 2014)

2013

Miss Diva Universe
Manasi Moghe

Miss Diva International
Gurleen Grewal

Miss Diva Asia Pacific World
Srishti Rana

None

Miss Universe 2013
Manasi Moghe (Top 10)

Miss International 2013
Gurleen Grewal (Unplaced)

Miss Asia Pacific World 2013
Srishti Rana (Miss Asia Pacific World 2013)

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)

Current franchise

Miss World

Year Delegate State Placement & Performance
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
    • Best Body Award
    • Best in Evening Dress Award
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
    • Most Popular Delegate
    • Top 15 – Photographer's choice
    • Top 20 – Miss Talented
1979 Raina Winifred Mendonica Maharashtra Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Top 10 – Photographer's choice
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
    • Best in National costume
1994 Aishwarya Rai Karnataka Miss World 1994
2 Special Awards
    • Miss World – Asia and Oceania
    • Miss Photogenic
1995 Preeti Mankotia Punjab Unplaced
1996 Rani Jeyraj Tamil Nadu Top 5
2 Special Awards
    • Miss World – Asia and Oceania
    • Spectacular Evening Gown
1997 Diana Hayden Andhra Pradesh Miss World 1997
3 Special Awards
    • Miss World – Asia and Oceania
    • Miss Photogenic
    • Spectacular Swimwear'
1998 Annie Thomas Kerala Unplaced
1999 Yukta Mookhey Maharashtra Miss World 1999
1 Special Award
    • Miss World – Asia and Oceania
2000 Priyanka Chopra Bihar Miss World 2000
1 Special Award
    • Miss World – Asia and Oceania
2001 Sara Corner Karnataka Unplaced
2002 Shruti Sharma Uttar Pradesh Top 20
2003 Ami Vashi Gujarat Top 5
1 Special Award
    • Top 21 – Miss World Talent
2004 Lakshmi Pandit Maharashtra Candidate ineligible to participate 3
Sayali Bhagat1 Maharashtra Unplaced
1 Special Award
2005 Sindhura Gadde Andhra Pradesh Top 15
2006 Natasha Suri Maharashtra Top 17
3 Special Awards
2007 Sarah Jane Dias Karnataka Unplaced
1 Special Award
2008 Parvathy Omanakuttan Kerala 1st Runner-up
3 Special Awards
2009 Pooja Chopra Maharashtra Top 16
2 Special Awards
2010 Manasvi Mamgai Uttarakhand Unplaced
2011 Kanishtha Dhankhar Haryana Top 31
2 Special Awards
2012 Vanya Mishra Punjab Top 7
6 Special Awards
2013 Navneet Kaur Dhillon Punjab Top 20
3 Special Awards
2014 Koyal Rana New Delhi Top 11
9 Special Awards
2015 Aditi Arya New Delhi Unplaced
6 Special Awards
2016 Priyadarshini Chatterjee Assam Top 20
2 Special Awards
2017 Manushi Chhillar Haryana Miss World 2017
5 Special Awards
2018 Anukreethy Vas Tamil Nadu Top 30
3 Special Awards
2019 Suman Rao Rajasthan 2nd Runner-up
5 Special Awards
2021 Manasa Varanasi Telangana Top 13
2 Special Awards
2023 Sini Sadanand Shetty Karnataka Top 8
5 Special Awards
2025 Nandini Gupta Rajasthan 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
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
    • Winner – Evening Gown Round
    • Top 3 – Swimsuit Round
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
    • Best National Costume
1979 Swaroop Sampat Maharashtra Unplaced
1980 Sangeeta Bijlani Maharashtra Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Best National Costume
1981 Rachita Kumar Maharashtra Unplaced
1982 Pamela Chaudry Singh Delhi Unplaced
1983 Rekha Hande Karnataka Unplaced
1984 Juhi Chawla Punjab Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Best National Costume
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
    • 1st Runner-up – Swimsuit Competition
    • 1st Runner-up – Evening Gown
    • 4th Runner-up – Interview Round
1993 Namrata Shirodkar Maharashtra Top 6
2 Special Awards
    • 2nd Runner-up – Interview Round
    • 2nd Runner-up – Evening Gown
1994 Sushmita Sen Delhi Miss Universe 1994
3 Special Awards
    • 1st Runner-up – Swimsuit competition
    • 2nd Runner-up – Evening Gown
    • 4th Runner-up – Interview Round
1995 Manpreet Brar Delhi 1st Runner-up
3 Special Awards
    • 2nd Runner-up – Evening Gown
    • 3rd Runner-up – Interview Round
    • Top 10– Swimsuit Competition
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
    • Winner – Interview Round
    • Top 5 – Evening Gown Round
    • Top 10 – Swimsuit Round
2000 Lara Dutta Karnataka Miss Universe 2000
2 Special Awards
    • Winner – Oscar de la Renta – Best in Swimsuit
    • 1st Runner-up – Best in National Costume
    • 2nd Runner-up – Best in Evening Gown
2001 Celina Jaitley West Bengal 4th Runner-up
2 Special Awards
    • 3rd Runner-up – Swimsuit competition
    • 5th Runner-up – Evening Gown
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
    • Group Winner – National Costume
    • Top 5 – Best in Swimsuit
    • Top 5 – Charming Áo dài
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
    • Topped the Preliminary Interview
2013 Manasi Moghe Maharashtra Top 10
2014 Noyonita Lodh Karnataka Top 15
1 Special Award
    • Top 5 – Best National Costume
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] Hometown 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
    • Miss Talented
    • Top 5 – Miss Internet
2015 Aafreen Rachael Vaz 24 Karnataka Top 10
4 Special Awards
    • Miss Supranational - Asia and Oceania
    • 1st Runner Up – Miss Internet
    • Top 10 – Miss Supranational Top Model
    • Top 10 – Best National Costume
2016 Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty 24 Karnataka Miss Supranational 2016
2 Special Awards
    • Miss Supranational - Asia and Oceania
    • 3rd Runner-up – Miss Mobstar
2017 Peden Ongmu Namgyal 22 Sikkim Top 25
2 Special Awards
    • 2nd Runner-up – Miss Talent
    • 3rd Runner-up – Best in Swimsuit
2018 Aditi Hundia 21 Rajasthan Top 25
2019 Shefali Sood 24 Uttar Pradesh Top 25
1 Special Award
    • Top 10 – Miss Influencer
2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant held in 2020
2021 Aavriti Choudhary 23 Madhya Pradesh Top 12
2022 Ritika Khatnani 20 Maharashtra Top 12
5 Special Awards
    • Miss Supranational Asia
    • Miss Photogenic
    • Top 3 – Miss Talent
    • Top 10 – Supra Influencer
    • Top 11 – Top Model
2023 Pragnya Ayyagari 21 Telangana Top 12
4 Special Awards
    • Miss Supranational Asia
    • Top 5 – Supra Chat
    • Top 7 – Miss Talent
    • Top 10 – Supra Fan-Vote
2024 Sonal Kukreja 26 Rajasthan Top 12
1 Special Award
    • Top 13 – Miss Influencer

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
    • 1st Runner Up – Miss Internet
2014 Jhataleka Malhotra Maharashtra Unplaced
2 Special Awards
    • Miss Internet
    • 3rd Runner Up – Best National Costume

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
    • Best in National Costume
    • Miss Avon
    • Miss Lux
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
    • Best in Long Gown
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
    • Miss Talent
    • Miss Diamond Place
2011 Hasleen Kaur New Delhi Unplaced
2012 Prachi Mishra Uttar Pradesh Unplaced
12 Special Awards
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) – Miss Friendship
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) – Miss Congeniality
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) – Best in Swimsuit
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) – Best in Resort Wear
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) – Miss MyPhone
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) – Miss Advance Placenta
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) – I Love My Planet School Campaign
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) – Evening Gown Competition
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) – Miss Photogenic
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) – Press Presentation
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) – Trivia Challenge
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) – Resorts Wear competition (Group 3)
2013 Sobhita Dhulipala Andhra Pradesh Unplaced
5 Special Awards
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) – Miss Photogenic
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) – Miss Earth Eco Beauty
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) – Miss Ever Bilena
    • Top 15 – Miss Talent
    • Top 15 – Best in Resort Wear
2014 Alankrita Sahai New Delhi Unplaced
8 Special Awards
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) – Miss Earth Pagudpud
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) – Miss Hannah's Beach Resort Best in Casual Wear
    • 1st place, gold medalist(s) – Best Evening Gown
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) – Miss Photogenic
    • 2nd place, silver medalist(s) – Besuty for a Cause
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) – Best in Swimsuit
    • 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) – Best National Costume
    • Top 10 – Miss Eco - Beauty

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
2016 Pankhuri Gidwani Uttar Pradesh Unplaced
2017 Anukriti Gusain Uttarakhand Top 20
2 Special Awards
    • Top 10 – Best National Costume
    • Top 10 – Best in Swimsuit
2018 Meenakshi Choudhary Haryana 1st Runner-up
3 Special Awards
    • Top 10 – Miss Popular
    • Top 12 – Best National Costume
    • Top 10 – Pre-Arrival
2019 Shivani Jadhav Chhattisgarh Unplaced
3 Special Awards
    • For Historic Crowns Fashion Show Gala
    • Top 10 – Miss Popular
    • Top 20 – Best National Costume
2020 Simran Sharma Rajasthan Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Top 15 – Queens with the Golden Crown
2021 Manika Sheokand Haryana Top 20
2 Special Awards
    • Lottery Prizes Event
    • Top 20 – Pre-Arrival

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

Miss United Continents

Year Delegate State Placement & Performance
Placements Special award(s)
2013 Purva Rana Himachal Pradesh Vice Queen
1 Special Award
    • 2nd Runner-up – Best National Costume
2014 Gail Nicole Da Silva Goa 1st Runner-up
2 Special Awards
    • Best National Costume
    • Miss Photogenic
2015 Sushrii Shreya Mishraa Odisha 3rd Runner-up
2 Special Awards
    • Best National Costume
    • Miss Photogenic
2016 Lopamudra Raut Maharashtra 2nd Runner-up
2 Special Awards
    • Best National Costume
    • 1st Runner-up – Miss Photogenic
2017 Sana Dua Jammu and Kashmir Top 10
2018 Gayatri Bharadwaj Delhi Top 10
1 Special Award
    • 1st Runner-up – Best National Costume
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
    • Miss Photogenic
    • Miss Bikini
1976 Kalpana Iyer New Delhi Top 19
1 Special Award
    • Miss Popularity
1977 Karuna Iyer New Delhi Unplaced
1978 Elizabeth Anita Reddi Andhra Pradesh Miss Intercontinental 1978
2 Special Awards
    • Best National Costume
    • Miss Congeniality
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
    • 2nd Runner-up – Best National Costume
2016 Aarushi Sharma Himachal Pradesh Unplaced
2017 Priyanka Kumari New Delhi Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Winner – Best National Costume
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
    • Miss Talent
1969 Tasneem Fakir Mohammed New Delhi Unplaced
1970 Zeenat Aman Bombay State Miss Asia Pacific International 1970
1 Special Award
    • Miss Photogenic
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
    • Best national costume
    • Miss Talent
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
    • Miss Talent
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
    • Best in Evening gown
1994 Shweta Menon Chandigarh Top 10
1995 Ruchi Malhotra New Delhi 1st Runner-up
1 Special Award
    • Best in Evening gown
1996 Mini Menon New Delhi Top 10
1997 Divya Chauhan New Delhi 1st Runner-up
1 Special Award
    • Best in Evening gown
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
    • Miss Close-Up Smile
    • Miss AVON
2001 Maheshwari Thiagaranjan New Delhi Unplaced
2002 Tina Chatwal New Delhi 2nd Runner-up
1 Special Award
    • Miss Internet
2003 Shonal Rawat West Bengal 1st Runner-up
3 Special Awards
    • Miss Friendship
    • Miss Talent
    • Miss Congeniality
2005 Simran Chandok New Delhi Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Best dancer
2016 Shiva Shrishti Vyakaranam New Delhi Top 10
2017 Sonika Roy New Delhi Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Miss Zanea Shoes
2018 Abhilasha Agarwal New Delhi Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Miss Redfox

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
    • 1st Runner-up – Best in Evening Gown
2013 Srishti Rana Haryana Miss Asia Pacific World 2013
3 Special Awards
    • Best National Costume
    • Miss Personality
    • Miss Talent
2014 Swetha Raj New Delhi Miss Asia Pacific World 2014
1 Special Award
    • Miss Talent
2014 Anukriti Gusain Uttarakhand 4th Runner-up
2016 Akanksha Dhiman New Delhi Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Wing of Angel

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

Rohit Khandelwal, Mister India World 2016 and Mister World 2016

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 TBA TBA Mister World 2024

TBD

2021

Mister Supranational India 2021
Rahul Rajasekharan

None

Mister Supranational 2021
Rahul Rajasekharan
(Top 10; Mister Supranational Asia)

2019

Mister Supranational India 2019
Varun Verma

None

Mister Supranational 2019
Varun Verma
(Top 10; Mister Supranational Asia)

2017

Mister World India 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)

2016

Mister World India 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 )

2015

Mister World India 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 )

2014

Mister World India 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
Year Delegate Age[α] Hometown Competition performance
Placements Special award(s)
2014 Prateik Jain 25 Bangalore Top 10
6 Special Awards
    • Continental King of Asia and Oceania
    • Shot-Put – Winner
    • The Tug-O-War – Team Winner
    • Mister Multimedia – 1st Runner up
    • Talent Round – Top 21
    • Extreme sports – Top 24
2016 Rohit Khandelwal 27 Hyderabad Mister World 2016
1 Special Award
    • Mister Multimedia - Winner
2019 Vishnu Raj Menon 28 Thrissur Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Mister Multimedia - 2nd Runner-up
2024 TBA

Former franchise

Mister Supranational
Year Delegate Age[α] Hometown Competition performance
Placements Special award(s)
2016 Jitesh Naresh Thakur 27 Rajasthan 2nd Runner-up
3 Special Awards
    • Mister Supranational Asia - Winner
    • Top Model - Winner
    • Mister Mobstar - 3rd Runner-up
2017 Altamash Faraz 26 New Delhi Top 10
4 Special Awards
    • Mister Supranational Asia & Oceania - Winner
    • Best in Swimsuit - 1st Runner-up
    • Extreme Race - 1st Runner-up
    • Best in Streetwear - 3rd Runner-up
2018 Prathamesh Maulingkar 27 Tivim Mister Supranational 2018
2 Special Awards
    • Best Body - Winner
    • Mister Social Media - Winner
2019 Varun Verma 27 New Delhi Top 10
3 Special Awards
    • Mister Supranational Asia - Winner
    • Mister Supra Fan Vote - Top 10
    • Digital Influencer - Top 10
2021 Rahul Rajasekharan 32 Thrissur Top 10
4 Special Awards
    • Mister Supranational Asia - Winner
    • Mister Supra Chat - Winner
    • Digital Influencer - Top 10
    • Mister Supra Fan Vote - Top 10
Note:
  • Age at the time of the international pageant

The Mister India organization did not send a delegate to Mister Supranational in the year 2024.

International titleholder gallery

Miss Universe

Miss World

Miss Supranational

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

See also

Notes

  1. ^ No national contest was held in the years 2018 and 2019–2023

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