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- ↑ "Instagram post stating the replacement of Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 delegate on the organisation's official page". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
- ↑ "Shivani Jadhav: I've always wanted to represent India on an international platform | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Miss India contest: Why do all the finalists 'look the same'?". bbc.com.
- ↑ "Photograph of Miss India finalists stirs debate over country's obsession with fair skin". edition.cnn.com.
- ↑ "Miss India pageant slammed for lack of diversity". foxnews.com. 2019-05-30.
- ↑ "Miss India Contest Slammed For Lack of Diversity and Fair Color Obsession". eurasiantimes.com. 2019-05-31.