Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

, one of the most recognized contests to produce international beauty queens in the 90s, which annually selects three winners to compete globally. It is organized by Femina

Femina (India)

Femina is a magazine, published fortnightly in India. It is owned by Worldwide Media, a 50:50 joint venture between BBC Worldwide and The Times Group. It is primarily a women's magazine and features articles on relationships, beauty and fashion,travels,women fight back, cuisine, and health and...

, a women's magazine published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd

The Times Group

The Times Group is the largest media conglomerate in India and is headed by brothers Samir and Vineet Jain.The company has eleven publishing centres, fifteen printing centres, fifty-five sales offices, Over 7000 employees, five dailies, including two of the largest in the country with approx 4.3...

.

In 1995, the organizers of Femina Miss India decided to crown three winners to represent India in Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

, Miss World

Miss World

The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 and Miss Asia Pacific, In 2002, the third winner was designated to Miss Earth

Miss Earth

Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....

 instead of Miss Asia Pacific. In 2007, the organizers declared no more runners-up in the Femina Miss India contest; all 3 winners are equal. In the past, the winner of the Miss India Universe title was declared the winner of the pageant while the Miss India World was the runner up.
As of 2010, Femina Miss India relinquished the franchise to send a representative to the Miss Universe pageant, choosing instead to designate the third winner to represent India in Miss International

Miss International

Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...

 instead, a contest that it has historically sent a finalist to.

The current Femina Miss India titleholders are Kanishtha Dhankhar as Femina Miss India World 2011

Miss World 2011

Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant took place at the Earls Court Two on November 6, 2011 in London. As part of the events, the contestants also traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland between October 23 and October 27.. Alexandria Mills of the United States crowned her successor...

, Hasleen Kaur as Femina Miss India Earth 2011

Miss Earth 2011

Miss Earth 2011, the 11th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, is scheduled to be held on December 3, 2011 at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines. The show will be aired live by Channel V at 8:00pm, while Star World will broadcast on Sunday, December 4 at...

, and Ankita Shorey as Femina Miss India International 2011

Miss International 2011

Miss International 2011, the 51st edition of the Miss International pageant, was held on November 6, 2011 at the International Tennis Center, in Chengdu, China...

.

International pageants

Miss India has been participating in the Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

 pageant since 1953, starting with Indrani Rehman; and in the Miss World

Miss World

The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 pageant since 1959, starting with Fleur Ezekiel. There is no clause that stipulates that the winner of Miss India (or winner of a National Title) cannot participate in the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants in the same year. Historically, the Femina Miss India pageant sent the winner of the pageant to Miss Universe pageant, and Eve's Weekly, a rival women's publication sent the winner of its Miss India contest to Miss World. In the late 80s, Femina acquired the rights to send a representative to Miss World as well, and started to send the winner to Miss Universe and the runner-up to the Miss World contest. In 1995, following India's historic dual wins at both Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

 and Miss World

Miss World

The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

, the custom of crowning a single winner was discontinued, and instead, the top three placers were each designated a winner, and crowned Femina Miss India-Universe, Femina Miss India-World and Femina Miss India-Asia Pacific. In 2002, the third title was changed to Femina Miss India-Earth, to designate India's representation at the newly launched Miss Earth

Miss Earth

Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....

 pageant, focused on the cause of environmental advocacy. In 2007, the pattern of sending the highest placed contestant to Miss Universe was effectively reversed, with the winner going to Miss World

Miss World

The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 and the first runner up to Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

. In 2010, Femina Miss India decided to stop sending representatives to the Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

 pageant entirely, choosing instead to send a crowned winner to Miss International

Miss International

Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...

.

The awards for 1989 were given at the end of the year (December); hence there was no separate contest for 1990.

In 1994, Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former model, Sen was crowned Miss Universe in 1994. She was the first Indian woman to win the contest.-Personal life:Sen was born on 19 November 1975....

 won the Miss Universe title after winning the Miss India crown and became the first Indian woman ever to win the Miss Universe crown. The same year the runner-up of Miss India, Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...

, won the Miss World title. Both Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai established themselves in the Bollywood

Bollywood

Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...

 industry after winning their titles.

The success of Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen spawned coaching institutions which were set up to groom girls 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. Pageant winners are also groomed for months in preparation for the international contest. In 1999, the Miss India winner Yukta Mookhey went on to win the Miss World that year.

In 2000, three of the Miss India winners won their respective international pageants – Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, and former Miss Universe.-Early life:Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta...

 (Miss Universe), Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...

 (Miss World) and Diya Mirza (Miss Asia-Pacific). The only other country to have won all three major titles in one year was Australia in 1972.

In 2010, Nicole Faria

Nicole Faria

Nicole Estelle Faria ) is an Indian model from Bangalore and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Femina Miss India Earth 2010 and Miss Earth 2010. Faria is the first woman from India to win Miss Earth.-Career:...

 became the first Indian to win the Miss Earth title in Vietnam, which leaves Miss International

Miss International

Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...

 as the only major international pageant that has not been won by an Indian contestant, although India has placed as a runner up on numerous occasions.

Controversies

Controversies erupted in the year 2008 when President of Gladrags, Maureen Wadia served a legal notice to the newly crowned Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2008, Harshita Saxena

Harshita Saxena

Harshita Saxena is the winner of Pantaloons Femina Miss India International 2009 title, after being crowned third runner-up at Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. She represented India at Miss International 2009 on November 28, 2009 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China and did not...

 for violation of a two-year exclusive contract with Gladrags which had been signed by Harshita in the year 2006. To participate in any other beauty pageant, Harshita would have required a written letter of no-objection from Gladrags. Earlier in an interview with CNN-IBN Maureen Wadia said, "Harshita Saxena from Goa is a Gladrags model. She was a part of my Megamodel Contract in April 2006. Her contract has not expired and Harshita has entered in some other contest before the contract has expired. The contract clearly said that they have to take my permission." Owing to this, Harsita had to give up the title and the crown passed on to Tanvi Vyas

Tanvi Vyas

Tanvi Vyas won the Miss India Earth title in 2008. It was first won by Harshita Saxena who eventually surrendered her title to Ms. Tanvi due to the violation of a contract signed with Gladrags....

 who represented India in the Miss Earth 2008

Miss Earth 2008

Miss Earth 2008, the 8th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held on November 9, 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the Philippines...

 paegent held in the November of 2008. Harshita was later placed 4th in Miss India 2009 and represented India in Miss International 2009.

Starting in 2010, Femina Miss India relinquished the franchise to send a representative to the Miss Universe pageant. Tantra Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (TEPL) in collaboration with 1994 Miss Universe Sushmita Sen have started a new pageant called I Am She – Miss Universe India. The winner of this pageant will participate in the Miss Universe pageant.

Tragedy

A former Miss India Winner Nafisa Joseph

Nafisa Joseph

Nafisa Joseph was an Indian model and MTV video jockey. She was the winner of Miss India Universe 1997 and was a semi-finalist in the Miss Universe pageant.- Biography :Nafisa Joseph was brought up in the city of Bangalore...

 committed suicide in July 2004, hanging herself in her Mumbai

Mumbai

Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...

 flat.

By number of wins

Pageant	Titles	Winning years
Miss World Miss World The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...	5	1966, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000
Miss Earth Miss Earth Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....	1	2010
Miss International Miss International Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...	0
Miss Universe Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....	2	1994, 2000
Miss Asia Pacific	3	1970, 1973, 2000

Representatives to Miss World

India did not send delegates in 1967, 1965, 1964, 1963

     Winner at Miss World

Year	Representatives to Miss World	State	Ranking
2011	Kanishtha Dhankhar	Haryana Haryana Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...	Qualifier
2010	Manasvi Mamgai Manasvi Mamgai Manasvi Mamgai is a well known Indian model who was crowned Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2010 on April 30, 2010. She also won Miss Tourism International held in Malaysia on December 31, 2008 and Elite Model Look, India in 2006...	Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship...
2009	Pooja Chopra Pooja Chopra Pooja Chopra is a beauty pageant titleholder, from Pune City. She is Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2009. She was also a semifinalist at Miss World and won the Beauty With A Purpose award at Miss World 2009 in Johannesburg, South Africa....	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Semifinalist. Beauty With a Purpose Beauty With A Purpose Beauty With A Purpose is an event established in 2001 that is celebrated during the activities prior to the Miss World pageant. It awards the contestant with the most relevant and important charity project in her nation. Since 2005 the winner automatically makes the semifinals...  winner
2008	Parvathy Omanakuttan Parvathy Omanakuttan Parvathy Omanakuttan is an Indian model and actress who was crowned Miss India World in 2008 and later became first runner-up at the Miss World 2008 competition.-Biography:...	Kerala Kerala or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....	1st Runner-Up. Continental Queen of Beauty – Asia Pacific
2007	Sarah Jane Dias	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
2006	Natasha Suri Natasha Suri Natasha Suri is an Indian beauty pageant winner from Mumbai,India. In 2006 she won the Miss India title and placed in the semifinals in the Miss World contest.Suri places in the 'Top Models' bracket in India...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Semifinalist
2005	Sindhura Gadde Sindhura Gadde Sindhura Gadde is an actress and former Femina Miss India World who also made to the semi-finals of Miss World Pageant in 2005.-Early life:Sindhura Gadde was born on 20 August 1984 in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India. She was raised by her grandparents in Vijayawada, while her parents were working...	Andra Pradesh	Semifinalist
2004	Sayali Bhagat Sayali Bhagat Sayali Bhagat is an Indian actress and former Miss India.-Early life:Bhagat was born in Nashik, Maharashtra in a traditional family. She studied at Fravashi Academy, Nasik, and completed her graduation in BMS from Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute of Finance and Management Studies... . First won by Lakshmi Pandit.(Dethroned)	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
2003	Ami Vashi Ami Vashi Ami Vashi is an Indian beauty queen and model. She won the Miss India World title in 2003. She represented India in the Miss World 2003 competition and was the fourth runner up.-External links:...	Gujarat	3rd Runner-up
2002	Shruti Sharma Shruti Sharma Sharma's parents are Sushil and Mrinal Sharma. She did her schooling at Mussoorie and attended the Jesus and Mary College , Delhi. She has modeled for Sunsilk Hair Pro-Colour, Shoppers’ Stop, Toyota Qualis, Proline and the Taj Group. She has also acted in in the Bollywood movie Tezaab - The Acid...	Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...	Semifinalist
2001	Sara Corner	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
2000	Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra Priyanka Chopra is an Indian actress and former Miss World. Before starting her acting career, she worked as a model and gained fame after winning the Miss World title in 2000. She is often referred to by the nickname "Piggy Chops", which was given to her by co-stars on the set of the film...	Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...	Miss World 2000 Miss World 2000 Miss World 2000, the 50th Miss World pageant, was held on 30 November 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. The pageant's swimsuit segment was filmed in the Maldives....
1999	Yukta Mookhey	Punjab	Miss World 1999 Miss World 1999 The 49th Miss World pageant was held on 4 December 1999 at London's Olympia Hall. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates from all over the world. The 1999 pageant also marked the first time that Scotland and Wales fielded their...
1998	Annie Thomas	Kerala Kerala or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
1997	Diana Hayden	Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...	Miss World 1997 Miss World 1997 Miss World 1997, the 47th Miss World pageant was held at the Baie Lazare, Seychelles on November 22, 1997. 86 delegates delegates competed for the coveted crown. At the end of the event, India's Diana Hayden came out victorious. Richard Steinmetz hosted the pageant, while Latin sensation Ricky...
1996	Rani Jeyraj	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...	Finalist
1995	Preeti Mankotia	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
1994	Aishwarya Rai Aishwarya Rai Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an Indian film actress. She worked as a model before starting her acting career, and ultimately won the Miss World pageant in 1994...	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...	Miss World 1994 Miss World 1994 Miss World 1994 was the 44th Miss World pageant and marked the third consecutive staging of Miss World in Sun City, South Africa. Actor Blair Underwood and supermodel Naomi Campbell served as presenters. The pageant attracted 87 contestants from around the world...
1993	Karminder Kaur-Virk	Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
1992	Shyla Lopez Shyla Lopez Shyla Lopez is an Indian model from Bangalore. She is the winner of Femina Miss India World 1992 and Femina Miss Bangalore titles. She later represented India in Miss World 1992 contest, which was held in Sun City, South Africa on December 12, 1992. Shyla Lopez was born in Bangalore and completed...	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
1991	Ritu Singh	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...	Semifinalist
1989–1990	Naveeda Mehdi	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1988	Anuradha Kottur	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1987	Manisha Kohli	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1986	Maureen Mary Lestourgeon	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1985	Sharon Mary Clarke	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1984	Suchita Kumar	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1983	Sweety Grewal	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1982	Uttara Mhatre Kher Uttara Mhatre Kher Uttara Mhatre Kher is a former model and beauty pageant contestant from India. She won the Navy Queen Ball in 1981 and was chosen to represent India at the Miss Asia Pacific Pageant. In 1982, she was crowned Miss India and represented India at the Miss World 1982 pageant.She has been a part of...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1981	Deepti Divakar	Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
1980	Elizabeth Anita Reddi	Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...	Semifinalist
1979	Raina Winifred Mendonica	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1978	Kalpana Iyer Kalpana Iyer Kalpana Iyer is a former Miss India, Bollywood actress, well known as a famous vamp of the 80's and 90's. Having appeared in a number of films featuring dance sequences , she has somewhat reduced in appearance with a brief hiatus in Indian Television...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Semifinalist
1977	Veena Prakash		Withdrew in protest against the presence of a white Miss South Africa
1976	Naina Balsavar		Withdrew
1975	Anjana Sood	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Semifinalist
1974	Kiran Dholakia	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1972	Malathi Basappa	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...	4th Runner-up
1971	Prema Narayan Prema Narayan Prema Narayan is a Bollywood actress-dancer. She was the Miss India first runner-up in 1971 and represented India at Miss World 1971.-Career:Prema Narayan was an English teacher in a convent school. She also did modeling for part time....	Andra Pradesh
1970	Heather Corinne Faville	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Semifinalist
1969	Adina Shellim	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1968	Jane Coelho	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
1966	Reita Faria Reita Faria Reita Faria Powell became the first Indian to win the Miss World title, in 1966. After winning the Miss Bombay crown earlier that year, she won the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest .After her one year tenure, she refused modeling and films and instead concentrated...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Miss World 1966 Miss World 1966 Miss World 1966, the 16th Miss World pageant, was won by Reita Faria of India. It took place on November 17, 1966 at the Lyceum Theatre in London, UK.-Results:-Contestants:*' - Graciela Guardone*' - Reina Patricia Hernandez...
1962	Ferial Karim	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Semifinalist
1961	Veronica Leonora	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1960	Iona Pinto	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1959	Fleur Ezekiel Fleur Ezekiel Fleur Ezekiel was an Indian model who was crowned Miss India World 1959. She was Indian of Jewish ancestry, descending from a Bene Israel family. She has one younger brother, Noel Ezekiel. She was an Indian pioneer who brought India into the spotlight after becoming the first Indian to participate...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	India's debut in Miss World

Representatives to Miss Earth

     Winner at Miss Earth

Year	Representatives to Miss Earth	State	Ranking
2011	Hasleen Kaur	Delhi Delhi Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
2010	Nicole Faria Nicole Faria Nicole Estelle Faria ) is an Indian model from Bangalore and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Femina Miss India Earth 2010 and Miss Earth 2010. Faria is the first woman from India to win Miss Earth.-Career:...	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...	Miss Earth 2010 Miss Earth 2010 Miss Earth 2010, the 10th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, was held at Vinpearl Land, Nha Trang, Vietnam on December 4, 2010.Eighty-four contestants from various countries and territories competed for the Miss Earth 2010 title. At the conclusion of the competition, outgoing titleholder Miss...
2009	Shriya Kishore Shriya Kishore Shriya Kishore is an Indian beauty queen. She was crowned as Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. She became a semifinalist in Miss Earth 2009.-Biography:Shriya was born on the 12th of May to Nirupama and Colonel Sanjay Kishore...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Top 16 Semifinalist
2008	Tanvi Vyas Tanvi Vyas Tanvi Vyas won the Miss India Earth title in 2008. It was first won by Harshita Saxena who eventually surrendered her title to Ms. Tanvi due to the violation of a contract signed with Gladrags....  First Won By Harshita Saxena. [ Dethroned ]	Gujarat
2007	Pooja Chitgopekar Pooja Chitgopekar Pooja Chitgopekar is Miss Earth Air 2007 and represented India in the international Miss Earth 2007 beauty pageant on November 11. Miss Earth Air is Miss Earth's equivalent for first runner up....	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...	1st Runner-Up (Miss Earth – Air)
2006	Amruta Patki Amruta Patki Amruta Patki is the Pond's Femina Miss India-Earth 2006. She represented India at the Miss Earth 2006 pageant. She was chosen as the Miss Earth Air 2006 . She finished second among 82 competing delegates from other countries...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	1st Runner-Up (Miss Earth – Air)
2005	Niharika Singh Niharika Singh Niharika Singh is the winner of Femina Miss India Earth 2005. She also won the subtitles of Miss Beautiful Hair and Miss Photogenic and went on to represent India at the Miss Earth pageant in Manilla, Phillipines. She has endorsed various Products, featured in various TV commercials and music...	Uttaranchal
2004	Jyoti Brahmin. First won by Sayali Bhagat Sayali Bhagat Sayali Bhagat is an Indian actress and former Miss India.-Early life:Bhagat was born in Nashik, Maharashtra in a traditional family. She studied at Fravashi Academy, Nasik, and completed her graduation in BMS from Alkesh Dinesh Mody Institute of Finance and Management Studies... , who later became Miss India World	West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...	Top 16 Semifinalist
2003	Shweta Vijay	Kerala Kerala or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....
2002	Reshmi Ghosh Reshmi Ghosh Reshmi Ghosh is an Indian beauty queen and actress.Since being crowned Miss India Earth 2002. Ghosh has appeared in several Bollywood films as well as appearing in television series and advertisements.-Television Serials:...	West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
2001	Shamita Singha Shamita Singha Shamita Singha is a fashion model, television anchor, animal rights activist, VJ, and beauty queen from India. She was crowned Femina Miss Earth India 2001 and later competed in the first edition of the international Miss Earth 2001 beauty pageant produced by Carousel Productions, where she was one...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Top 10 Semifinalist

Representatives to Miss International

An Indian woman has never won the Miss International

Miss International

Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...

 title and India did not send delegates to Miss International in 1963 -1967, 1972, 1977, 1989, 1990.

Year	Representatives to Miss International	State	Ranking
2011	Ankita Shorey	Jammu & Kashmir
2010	Neha Hinge	Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....	Semifinalist
2009	Harshita Saxena Harshita Saxena Harshita Saxena is the winner of Pantaloons Femina Miss India International 2009 title, after being crowned third runner-up at Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. She represented India at Miss International 2009 on November 28, 2009 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China and did not...	Goa Goa Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its...
2008	Radha Brahmbhatt Radha Brahmbhatt Radha Brahmbhatt is the winner of Miss India Britain 2008 title. She participated in the Femina Miss India beauty pageant in the year 2008. She later went on to represent India in the Miss International 2008 contest. Besides modelling, she enjoys working in the film industry.- See also :* Femina...	Gujarat, Northwood Northwood Northwood is a suburban area in Greater London, and is part of the London Borough of Hillingdon.The population was recorded as 11,068 in 2008, by the Office for National Statistics.-Toponomy:... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
2007	Esha Gupta Esha Gupta Esha Gupta is an upcoming Indian film actress. She is making her debut through the Bollywood film titled Hum Aap Aur Pyaar opposite actor Upen Patel. She won the Miss India International title in 2007. She represented her country in the Miss International 2007 contest.-Filmography:-External links:...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
2006	Sonali Sehgal Sonal Sehgal Sonal Sehgal: is an Indian television actress best known for her work in the television serials, 'Saara Akash' and 'Hotel Kingston'. She even featured in the popular music-video Maeri by Euphoria....	West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...	Semifinalist
2005	Vaishali Desai Vaishali Desai Vaishali Desai is an Indian model and actor. She won the Indian title of Miss International 2005. She debuted in the film Kal Kissne Dekha.-Early life:...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
2004	Mihika Verma Mihika Verma Mihika Verma is an actress from India. She has acted in popular serials like Viruddh, and Kis Desh Mein Hai Meraa Dil and Kitani Mohabbat Hai She is currently playing a role in the popular serial Baat Hamari Pakki Hai which airs on Sony Tv....	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Semifinalist
2003	Shonali Nagrani Shonali Nagrani Shonali Nagrani is an Indian film actress and model, who has appeared in Hindi language films. She won the pageant of former Miss India International in 2003 and subsequently finished first runner-up of Miss International 2003...	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...	1st Runner -up
2002	Gauhar Khan Gauhar Khan Gauhar Khan is an Indian model, VJ and actress, most known for her prominent role in Ranbir Kapoor starrer, Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year . She is the sister of television actress Nigaar Z Khan...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
2001	Kanwal Toor Kanwal Toor Kanwal Toor is a model, television anchor, and actress for Bollywood and television. She participated in the Femina Miss India in 2001 and later went on to represent her country in Miss International 2001.-Personal life:...	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...	Semifinalist
2000	Gayatri Joshi Gayatri Joshi Gayatri Joshi is a model turned Bollywood actress. Her first film was 2004's Swades.- Career :She was one of the final five candidates in the 1999 Femina Miss India beauty pageant, and was crowned Sony Entertainment Chania-voted by viewers, and was chosen to represent India at the 2000 Miss...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Semifinalist
1999	Srikrupa Murali	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
1998	Shwetha Jaishanker	Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...	2nd Runner-up
1997	Diya Abraham	Kerala Kerala or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....	1st Runner up
1996	Fleur Xavier	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1995	Priya Gill Priya Gill Priya Gill is an Indian actress. She has acted in Bollywood, Tollywood, Malayalam and Punjabi film.-Film career:She began her Bollywood career with the ABCL production Tere Mere Sapne along with Arshad Warsi and Chandrachur Singh. She was known more for her Indian appeal and simple...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1994	Fransesca Hart	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1993	Pooja Batra Pooja Batra Pooja Batra in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh, is an Indian actress.-Early life and background:Pooja Batra was born to Ravi Batra, an army colonel who was wounded in the 1971 war between India and Pakistan. Her mother, Neelam Batra was a former Miss India participant in 1971...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Semifinalist
1992	Kamal Sandhu	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
1991	Preeti Mankotia	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...	Semifinalist
1988	Shikha Swaroop Shikha Swaroop Shikha Swaroop is an Indian actor, and a former Miss India winner.She was born in a Kayastha family. While still in college, she was crowned Miss India 1988 and continued to wear this crown until 1991 when she relinquished it to Preeti Mankotia. No beauty contests were held during 1989 and 1990...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1987	Erika Maria de Souza	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Semifinalist
1986	Poonam Pahlet Gidwant	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1985	Vinita Seshadri Vasan	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
1984	Nalanda Ravindra Bhandar	West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...	Semifinalist
1983	Sahila Chadha Sahila Chadha Sahila Chadha is a former Miss India and actress.Sahila began her Bollywood career as the female Tarzan in the jungle flick Sheela .She played the lead in Ramsay Horror slashers like Veerana and Sau Saal Baad opposite Hemant Birje....	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1982	Betty O'Connor	Maharashta
1981	Meenakshi Seshadri Meenakshi Seshadri Meenakshi Seshadri is an Indian film actress. She won the Miss India contest in 1981 at age 17. She is the youngest woman to be crowned Miss India-Career:...	Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
1980	Ulrika Karen Bredemeyer	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1979	Nita Pinto	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1978	Sabita Dhanrajgir	Punjab Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
1976	Nafisa Ali	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	2nd Runner-up
1975	Indira Maria Bredemeyer	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	2nd Runner-up
1974	Leslie Jean Hartnett	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
1972	Indira Muthanna	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
1971	Samita Mukherjee	West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...
1970	Patricia D'Souza	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...	Semifinalist
1969	Wendy Leslie Vaz	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1968	Sumita Sen	West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...	Semifinalist
1962	Sheila Chonkar	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1961	Diana Valentine	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
1960	Iona Pinto	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	1st Runner-up

Representatives to Miss Universe

India did not compete in the Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

 for ten years from 1953–1963. A separate pageant, I Am She – Miss Universe India, was created to send contestants to Miss Universe from 2010 onwards.

     Winner at Miss Universe

Year	Representatives to Miss Universe	State	Ranking
2009	Ekta Chowdhary	Haryana Haryana Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
2008	Simran Kaur Mundi Simran Kaur Mundi Simran Mundi was crowned Pantaloons Femina Miss India Universe 2008 in Mumbai on 5 April 2008. She then represented India at Miss Universe 2008, held in Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 13, 2008.-Biography:...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
2007	Puja Gupta Puja Gupta Puja Gupta is an Indian Model and actress. She was the winner of Miss India Universe in 2007 and later went to Mexico to participate in Miss Universe 2007, finishing in 9th place....	Delhi Delhi Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...	Top 10 finalist
2006	Neha Kapur Neha Kapur Neha Kapur Neha Kapur Neha Kapur (Hindi: नेहा कपूर, is an Indian beauty pageant contestant who was crowned Pond's Femina Miss India-Universe in 2006.-Biography:Born in New Delhi, Neha learned classical dance forms when she was very young...	Delhi Delhi Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...	Top 20 finalist
2005	Amrita Thapar Amrita Thapar Amrita Thapar from Pune won the Miss India crown in the year 2005, she went on to represent India at the Miss Universe pageant. She is a fashion designer, a stylist, a painter, a fashion writer and orator. She has been the spokesperson of Berlin and Maurtius tourism. She is also an active founding...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
2004	Tanushree Dutta Tanushree Dutta Tanushree Dutta is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former beauty queen, she won the Femina Miss India universe title in 2004.- Biography :...	Jharkhand Jharkhand Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...	Top 10 finalist
2003	Nikita Anand Nikita Anand -Early life:Nikita was born to a Punjabi family in Jalandhar, Punjab. Her father is Brigadier S.S. Anand, a doctor in the Indian Army; his frequent transfers led to Nikita studying in different schools...	Delhi Delhi Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
2002	Neha Dhupia Neha Dhupia Neha Dhupia is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. She is a former beauty queen and winner of Femina Miss India 2002.-Early life:...	Delhi Delhi Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...	Top 10 finalist
2001	Celina Jaitley Celina Jaitley Celina Jiya Jaitley is an Indian actress born in Kabul, Afghanistan. She appears in mainly Bollywood films. As a former beauty queen and model, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 2001.-Early life:...	West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP...	4th Runner-up
2000	Lara Dutta Lara Dutta Lara Dutta Bhupathi is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, and former Miss Universe.-Early life:Dutta was born in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh to a Punjabi father and an Anglo-Indian mother. Her father is Wing Commander L.K. Dutta and her mother is Jennifer Dutta...	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...	Miss Universe 2000 Miss Universe 2000 Miss Universe 2000, the 49th Miss Universe pageant was held at Eleftheria Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus on May 12, 2000. 79 delegates from around the universe competed for the crown. At the conclusion of the final night, Lara Dutta of India was crowned as the new Miss Universe 2000 by Miss Universe...
1999	Gul Panag Gul Panag Gul Panag is an Indian actress, model, and former beauty queen who competed in the Miss Universe pageant. Her notable films include Dor, Dhoop, Manorama Six Feet Under, Hello, and Straight....	Punjab Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...	Top 10 finalist
1998	Lymaraina D'Souza	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Top 10 finalist
1997	Nafisa Joseph Nafisa Joseph Nafisa Joseph was an Indian model and MTV video jockey. She was the winner of Miss India Universe 1997 and was a semi-finalist in the Miss Universe pageant.- Biography :Nafisa Joseph was brought up in the city of Bangalore...	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...	Top 10 finalist
1996	Sandhya Chib	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...	Top 10 finalist
1995	Manpreet Brar Manpreet Brar Manpreet Brar won the Miss India crown in 1995. She was then first runner-up at the 1995 Miss Universe pageant, behind Miss USA Chelsi Smith. Brar modeled an ethnic wardrobe designed by Ritu Kumar and financed by The Times of India....	Delhi Delhi Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...	1st Runner -up
1994	Sushmita Sen Sushmita Sen Sushmita Sen is an Indian actress who appears in mainly Bollywood films. A former model, Sen was crowned Miss Universe in 1994. She was the first Indian woman to win the contest.-Personal life:Sen was born on 19 November 1975....	Delhi Delhi Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...	Miss Universe 1994 Miss Universe 1994 Miss Universe 1994, the 43rd Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center, in Manila, Philippines on May 20, 1994...
1993	Namrata Shirodkar Namrata Shirodkar - Early life and family :Born on 22 January 1972 in a moderate Marathi-speaking family, Namrata Shirodkar is an Aquarian. She used to live in Khar, a suburb in Mumbai. Her sister is the actress Shilpa Shirodkar...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Top 6 finalist
1992	Madhu Sapre Madhu Sapre Madhu Sapre is an Indian model from Maharashtra.-Early life:Sapre was born in Nagpur, into a Maharashtrian family which moved to Mumbai after her birth...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	2nd Runner-up
1991	Christabelle Howie Christabelle Howie Christabelle Howie was one of the finalists in Miss Universe 1991.- Miss Universe 1991 :Howie won the title of Miss India in 1991...	Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
1990	Suzanne Sablok Suzanne Sablok Suzanne Sablok is a popular Model and Miss India title holder for the years 1989-1990. She later represented India in the Miss Universe 1990 and became a semifinalist where she placed 8th. During the telecast, the co-anchor showed preliminary results indicating that Suzanne had placed second in the...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Semifinalist
1989	Dolly Minhas Dolly Minhas Dolly Minhas is a popular Indian actress, model and Miss India winner in the year 1988. She has acted in Punjabi, Hindi and Kannada films.-Personal life:...  succeeded dethroned winner Kalpana Pandit.	Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...
1987	Priyadarshini Pradhan Priyadarshini Pradhan Priyadarshini Pradhan is the Miss India winner of 1987. She represented India in the Miss Universe 1987 pageant. She won the Best National Costume Award at the Miss Universe competition. She received her title from Mehr Jessia and handed it over to Dolly Minhas. Also Priyardarshini competed in the...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Best National Costume Award.
1986	Mehr Jessia	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1985	Sonu Walia Sonu Walia Sonu Walia is a Bollywood actress, winner of Miss India pageant and model.-Early life:She was a daughter of an Indian Army officer, in a Punjabi-speaking family in New Delhi...	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
1984	Juhi Chawla Juhi Chawla Juhi Chawla is an Indian actress, film producer and television presenter.After being crowned as the winner of the Miss India beauty contest in 1984, Chawla pursued an acting career...	Punjab Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...	Best National Costume Award.
1983	Rekha Hande Rekha Hande Rekha Hande was crowned the Miss India title in 1983. She was a brilliant contestant who outwitted others in the pageant. She also had won several titles such as Spring Queen, Pond's Queen, May Queen etc...	Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
1982	Pamela Chaudry Singh	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
1981	Rachita Kumar Rachita Kumar Rachita Kumar now known as Nandini Thackersey was the winner of Miss India title in the year 1981. She later represented her country in the Miss Universe 1981.-Personal life:...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1980	Sangeeta Bijlani Sangeeta Bijlani Sangeeta Bijlani is an Indian Bollywood actress and former model. Bijlani was the Miss India winner in 1980.-Film career:After winning the Miss India title, she kept herself busy in modelling and did a couple of commercials including brands like Vicco Turmeric cream and Nirma detergent. During the...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Best National Costume Award
1979	Swaroop Sampat Swaroop Sampat Swaroop Sampat is a Bollywood actress who has acted in several Hindi language films such as Naram Garam. She won the Miss India contest in 1979 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1979.-Early life:...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1978	Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan was the winner of Miss India title in 1978. She represented India in the Miss Universe 1978 pageant. She won the Best National Costume Award in Miss Universe competition.-External links:* Femina Miss India* Supreme Court of India...	Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city...	Best National Costume Award
1977	Bineeta Bose	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1976	Naina Sudhir Balsavar	Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
1975	Meenakshi Kurpad	Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
1974	Shailini Bhavnath Dholakia	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Semifinalist
1973	Farzana Habib	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	Semifinalist
1972	Roopa Satyan		Semifinalist
1971	Raj Gill	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1970	Veena Sajnani	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1969	Kavita Bhambhani	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1968	Anjum Mumtaz Barg	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1967	Nayyara Mirza	New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
1966	Yasmin Daji	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...	3rd Runner-up
1965	Persis Khambatta Persis Khambatta Persis Khambatta was an Indian model, actress and author. She was best known for her role as Lieutenant Ilia in the 1979 feature film Star Trek: The Motion Picture.-Early Life:...	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1964	Meher Castelino Mistri	Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
1952	Indrani Rehman	Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...	India's debut at the Miss Universe

Representatives to Miss Asia Pacific

Miss India used to send its third winner to compete in Miss Asia Pacific. Even though Miss Asia Pacific International was a prestigious beauty pageant, it wasn't conducted regularly and in 2006 ceased to exist. Since 2001 the Femina Miss India organization sent the third winner to the Miss Earth

Miss Earth

Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....

 competition and the last candidate from Miss India to Miss Asia Pacific was Simran Chandok.

     Winner at Miss Asia Pacific International

Year	Representatives to Miss Asia – Pacific International	Ranking
2005	Simran Chandok
2003	Shonal Rawat Shonal Rawat Shonal Rawat Shonal Rawat Shonal Rawat ( , ;is an Indian former Model, and Television anchor anchoring on start's on Zoom Network talk shows and Television presenter presents VJS her self...	1st Runner-up
2002	Tina Chatwal	2nd Runner-up
2001	Maheshwari
2000	Dia Mirza Dia Mirza Dia Mirza Handrich nicknamed Dee and more popularly known as Dia Mirza, is a Indian model and actress who appears in Bollywood films...	Miss Asia Pacific 2000
1999	Shivangi Parikkh
1998	Vikkitha Aggarwal
1997	Divya Chauhan	1st Runner-up
1996	Mini Menon
1995	Ruchi Malhotra	1st Runner -up
1994	Shweta Menon Shweta Menon Shweta Menon is an Indian model, film actress and television anchor. She has predominantly acted in Hindi and Malayalam language films, besides appearing in a number of Tamil productions....
1993	Namrata Shirodkar Namrata Shirodkar - Early life and family :Born on 22 January 1972 in a moderate Marathi-speaking family, Namrata Shirodkar is an Aquarian. She used to live in Khar, a suburb in Mumbai. Her sister is the actress Shilpa Shirodkar...	1st Runner up
1992	Mehroo Jal Mistry
1989	Anuradha Ramani
1988	Viola Antony
1987	Jasleem Kaur
1986	Ana Vasan
1985	Seema Malhotra
1983	Monica Lakshmana
1982	Aparna Sharma
1981	Mehjabeen Ayub Khan
1980	Upneet Pannu
1979	Maureen Mary Lestourgeon	1st Runner -up
1978	Preeti Koppikar
1977	Marianne De Souza	1st Runner up
1976	Anna Adriane Bredemeyer	2nd Runner -up
1975	Seema Marwaha
1974	Marilyn Theresa Ferreira
1973	Tara Anna Fonseca	Miss Asia Pacific 1973
1972	Samita Mukherjee	Earlier competed in Miss International 1971.
1971	Urmila Sanandan
1970	Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman Zeenat Aman is an Indian actress who has appeared in Hindi films, notably in the 1970s and 1980s. She was the second runner up in the Miss India Contest and went on to win the Miss Asia Pacific in 1970...	Miss Asia Pacific 1970
1969	Tasneem Fakir Mohammed
1968	Anabella Crawford

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• Femina Miss India official website
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