Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that yearly selects representatives to compete in Miss World. Miss World is one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. Miss India is organised by Femina, a women’s magazine published by The Times Group. Femina also organizes Miss Diva separately Since 2013, which sends representatives to Miss Universe.
The first Miss India was Pramila from Calcutta, who won in 1947. The local press organised it.
Indrani Rehman after being crowned Miss India 1952. She was the first Indian woman to participate in the Miss Universe held in the United States in 1952.
Miss India has been participating in the Miss Universe pageant since 1952. Historically, the Femina Miss India pageant sent the winner of the pageant to the Miss Universe pageant and a runner-up to Miss Asia Pacific pageant and on some occasions, the 2nd runner-up used to represent India at International Teen Princess contest.
During some special occasions, the top finalists have represented India at some other international pageants like Miss Heritage, Miss Tourism International, Miss Tourism. Femina Miss India also sends representatives to other international pageants like Miss United Continent and Miss Universal Peace and Humanity.
Tamil Nadu’s Anukreethy Vas was crowned Femina Miss India World 2018 by Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar. She will now represent India at Miss World 2018.
Here is the list of Miss India winners from 1964 to 2018–
Year | Miss India | State |
2019 | Held in June 2019 | – |
2018 | Anukreethy Vas | Chennai |
2017 | Shraddha Shashidhar | Tamil Nadu |
2016 | Roshmitha Harimurthy | Karnataka |
2015 | Urvashi Rautela | Uttarakhand |
2014 | Noyonita Lodh | Karnataka |
2013 | Manasi Moghe | Maharashtra |
2012 | Shilpa Singh | Bihar |
Urvashi Rautela | Uttarakhand | |
2011 | Vasuki Sunkavalli | Andhra Pradesh |
2010 | Ushoshi Sengupta | West Bengal |
2009 | Ekta Chowdhary | Haryana |
2008 | Simran Kaur Mundi | Maharashtra |
2007 | Puja Gupta | New Delhi |
2006 | Neha Kapur | New Delhi |
2005 | Amrita Thapar | Punjab |
2004 | Tanushree Dutta | Jharkhand |
2003 | Nikita Anand | New Delhi |
2002 | Neha Dhupia | New Delhi |
2001 | Celina Jaitley | West Bengal |
2000 | Lara Dutta | Karnataka |
1999 | Gul Panag | Punjab |
1998 | Lymaraina D’Souza | Maharashtra |
1997 | Nafisa Joseph | Karnataka |
1996 | Sandhya Chib | Karnataka |
1995 | Manpreet Brar | New Delhi |
1994 | Sushmita Sen | New Delhi |
1993 | Namrata Shirodkar | Maharashtra |
1992 | Madhu Sapre | Maharashtra |
1991 | Christabelle Howie | Tamil Nadu |
1990 | Suzanne Sablok | Maharashtra |
1989 | Dolly Minhas | Punjab |
1987 | Priyadarshini Pradhan | Maharashtra |
1986 | Mehr Jessia | Maharashtra |
1985 | Sonu Walia | New Delhi |
1984 | Juhi Chawla | Punjab |
1983 | Rekha Hande | Karnataka |
1982 | Pamela Chaudry Singh | New Delhi |
1981 | Rachita Kumar | Maharashtra |
1980 | Sangeeta Bijlani | Maharashtra |
1979 | Swaroop Sampat | Maharashtra |
1978 | Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan | Punjab |
1977 | Bineeta Bose | Maharashtra |
1976 | Naina Sudhir Balsavar | Uttar Pradesh |
1975 | Meenakshi Kurpad | Maharashtra |
1974 | Shailini Bhavnath Dholakia | Maharashtra |
1973 | Farzana Habib | Maharashtra |
1972 | Roopa Satyan | New Delhi |
1971 | Raj Gill | Maharashtra |
1970 | Veena Sajnani | Maharashtra |
1969 | Kavita Bhambhani | Maharashtra |
1968 | Anjum Mumtaz Barg | Maharashtra |
1967 | Nayyara Mirza | New Delhi |
1966 | Yasmin Daji | Maharashtra |
1965 | Persis Khambatta | Maharashtra |
1964 | Meher Castelino Mistri | Maharashtra |
1952 | Indrani Rehman | Tamil Nadu |