Femina Miss India 2017

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Femina Miss India 2017
Manushi Chhillar at a press conference, 2017.jpg
Manushi Chhillar
Date25 June 2017
Presenters
VenueYash Raj Film Studio
Entrants30
Placements15
Winner Manushi Chhillar
Haryana
CongenialityRinky Chakma, Tripura
PhotogenicManushi Chhillar, Haryana
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Femina Miss India 2017 was the 54th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant held on 25 June 2017 at Yash Raj Films, Mumbai. Priyadarshini Chatterjee of Delhi crowned Manushi Chhillar of Haryana as her successor. Sana Dua of Jammu and Kashmir was crowned first runner up and Priyanka Kumari of Bihar was crowned second runner Up. [1] [2]

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As Femina Miss India 2017, Manushi Chhillar represented India at Miss World 2017 where she was crowned Miss World 2017. After the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant, Sana Dua, first runner Up 2017, was announced as India's representative to Miss United Continents 2017 that was held in September 2017 in Ecuador, [3] where she reached the top 10. Priyanka Kumari, Femina Miss India second runner up 2017, was announced as India's representative to Miss Intercontinental 2017 which was held on 25 January 2018 in Egypt, where she won the best national costume subtitle award. [4] Anukriti Gusain, Femina Miss India Uttrakhand 2017, was announced as India's representative to Miss Grand International 2017 that was held on 25 October 2017 in Vietnam, [5] where she placed in the top 20.

New Format

This year saw a change in the format of the fbb Colors Femina Miss India contest, with the competition travelling to all 30 states of the country to hunt for the best talent from each state. The winners were mentored by four celebrities -

The state winners further participated in the grand finale of fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017. The process started with auditioning Miss India aspirants from each state, where three girls from every state were selected to go forward to the zonal stage. The zonal events were held in Delhi (North Zone), Bengaluru (South Zone), Kolkata (East Zone) and Pune (West Zone). Each zonal event had the three state finalists from the respective states under that zone competing for the state crown. The Femina Miss India Organisation had removed the bikini round for audition. So, there was no swimsuit competition from this event onwards.

The organisation also brought down the height criteria to 5.5" and above.

Results

Color keys
For regional group:For international placement:
E East Zone
  The contestant won
N North Zone
  The contestant was a runner-up
S South Zone
  The contestant was a semi-finalist
W West Zone
  Unplaced
Final ResultsCandidateInternational Placement
Femina Miss India 2017 Miss World 2017
Miss India United Continents 2017Top 10
Miss India Intercontinental 2017
  • E  Bihar - Priyanka Kumari
Unplaced
Miss India Grand International 2017Top 20
Top 6
Top 15

Sub Title Awards

AwardContestant
Miss Multimedia Uttrakhand - Anukriti Gusain
Beauty with a Purpose Tripura - Rinky Chakma
Best National Costume Arunachal Pradesh - Licha Thosum
Miss Fashion Icon Rajasthan - Aditi Hundia
Miss Vivacious Goa - Audrey D'Silva
Miss Goodness Ambassador Bihar - Priyanka Kumari
Miss Popular Mizoram - Rody H Vanlalhriatpuii
Miss Rampwalk Bihar - Priyanka Kumari
Miss Body Beautiful Jharkhand - Vamika Nidhi
Miss Refreshing Beauty Uttarakhand - Anukriti Gusain
Best Makeover Jammu and Kashmir - Sana Dua
Miss Glowing Skin Assam - Triveni Barman
Miss Tech Diva Uttar Pradesh - Shefali Sood
Miss Spectacular Eyes Maharashtra - Aishwarya Devan
Miss Lifestyle Maharashtra - Aishwarya Devan
Miss Active Chhattisgarh - Vinali Bhatnagar
Miss Getaway Goddess Rajasthan - Aditi Hundia
Miss Congeniality Tripura - Rinky Chakma
Miss Beautiful Smile Maharashtra - Aishwarya Devan
Miss Photogenic Haryana - Manushi Chhillar
Miss Rising Star Maharashtra - Aishwarya Devan
Miss Talented Telangana - Simran Choudhary (Tie)

Mizoram - Rody H Vanlalhriatpuii (Tie)

Best National Costume

ResultContestant
Winner Arunachal Pradesh - Licha Thosum
Top 9

Body Beautiful

ResultContestant
Winner Jharkhand - Vamika Nidhi
Top 9

Miss Active

ResultContestant
Winner Chhattisgarh - Vinali Bhatnagar
Top 5

Contestants

The following is the list of the official delegates of Miss India 2019 representing 30 states of the country:

Color key
ZoneStateDelegateHeightPlacementNotes
East Arunachal Pradesh Licha Thosum5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)Top 15
  • Previously Mega Miss North East 2016 - 1st Runner-up
Assam Triveni Barman5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)Top 15
  • Previously Eclectic Model Hunt 2011
Bihar Priyanka Kumari5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)2nd Runner-up
Femina Miss India Intercontinental 2017
Chhattisgarh Vinali Bhatnagar5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Jharkhand Vamika Nidhi5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Manipur Kanchan Soibam5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Meghalaya Kiran Laishram5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Mizoram Rody H Vanlalhriatpuii5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)Top 15
  • Previously Miss Mizoram 2017
Nagaland Kaheli Chophy5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
  • Previously Eclectic Model Hunt 2015 - 1st Runner-up
  • Previously Miss Nagaland 2014 - 1st Runner-up
Odisha Christeena Biju5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Sikkim Roshni Ghimirey5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Tripura Rinky Chakma5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
  • Previously Mega Miss North East 2015 - 1st Runner-up
West Bengal Shivankita Dixit5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
North Haryana Manushi Chhillar 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [6] Femina Miss India 2017
Himachal Pradesh Santoshi Ranaut5 ft 7 in

(1.70 m)

Jammu and Kashmir Sana Dua 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)1st Runner-up
Femina Miss India United Continents 2017
  • Previously Senorita India 2016 - 1st Runner-up
  • Later Miss United Continents 2017 - Top 10
Madhya Pradesh Adya Shrivastava5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
New DelhiMaira Chowdhury5 ft 8 in

(1.73 m)

Top 15
Punjab Navpreet Kaur5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)Top 15
Uttarakhand Anukriti Gusain 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)3rd Runner-up
Miss Grand India 2017
  • Previously Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 - 4th Runner-up
  • Previously Femina Miss India 2013 - Finalist
  • Later Miss Grand International - Top 20
Uttar Pradesh Shefali Sood5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)Top 6
  • Later Miss India Supranational 2019 and Miss Supranational 2019 Top 16
South Andhra Pradesh Srishti Vyakaranam5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Karnataka Swathi Muppala5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)Top 15
Kerala Mannat Singh5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)Top 15
Tamil Nadu Sherlin Seth5 ft 5 in

(1.66 m)

Telangana Simran Choudhary5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
West Goa Audrey D'Silva5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)Top 15
  • Previously Miss India Worldwide India 2014 - 2nd Runner-up
Gujarat Amardeep Kaur Syan5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Maharashtra Aishwarya Devan 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)Top 6
Rajasthan Aditi Hundia5 ft 6 in

(1.68 m)

Top 15
  • Later Miss India Supranational 2018

Crossovers

Miss Diva

Miss Asia Pacific World
Miss Asia Pacific International
Femina Miss India
Miss India Worldwide India

Hosts

Judges

Panelists

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References

  1. ↑ "Haryana girl Manushi Chhillar is Femina Miss India World 2017". 26 June 2017.
  2. ↑ "fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017 - As It Happened- Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes".
  3. ↑ "Sana Dua to represent India at Miss United Continents 2017 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes".
  4. ↑ "Priyanka Kumari to represent India at Miss Intercontinental 2017 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes".
  5. ↑ "Anukriti Gusain to represent India at Miss Grand International 2017 - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes".
  6. ↑ Hooli, Shekhar H (19 November 2017). "Manushi Chhillar crowned Miss World 2017: 10 things you need to know about her". International Business Times . Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
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