Femina Miss India 2023 | |
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Date | 15 April 2023 |
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Entertainment | |
Venue | Indoor Stadium, Khuman Lampak Sports Complex, Imphal, Manipur, India |
Broadcaster | Colors TV |
Entrants | 30 |
Placements | 12 |
Winner | Nandini Gupta Gujarat |
Congeniality | Urmila Chauhan, Telangana |
Photogenic | Megan Edward, Karnataka |
Femina Miss India 2023 was the 59th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant. After a two-year hiatus, it was held on 15 April 2023 at Imphal, Manipur, with contestants from 29 states (including Delhi) and a collective representative for all Union Territories adding up to 30 participants competed for the title. [1] [2]
At the end of the event, Sini Shetty of Karnataka crowned Nandini Gupta of Rajasthan as her successor, who will represent India at Miss World 2024. Rubal Shekhawat of Rajasthan, crowned Shreya Poonja of Delhi as the first runner-up and Shinata Chauhan of Uttar Pradesh crowned Strela Thounaojam Luwang of Manipur as the second runner-up.
Placement | Contestant |
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Miss India 2023 | |
1st Runner-up |
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2nd Runner-Up | |
Top 7 |
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Top 12 |
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Award | Contestant |
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Beauty with a Purpose | Union Territory - Navya Kalra |
Miss Multimedia | West Bengal - Shaswati Bala |
Miss Glamorous Look | Manipur - Thounaojam Strela Luwang |
Miss Rampwalk | Kerala - Christeena Biju |
Miss Beautiful Skin | Union Territory - Navya Kalra |
Miss Style Icon | Manipur - Thounaojam Strela Luwang |
Miss Fit and Fabulous | Punjab - Shyna Choudhary |
Miss Sudoku | Union Territory - Navya Kalra |
Miss Fashion Quotient | Union Territory - Navya Kalra |
Miss Shining Star | Himachal Pradesh - Nikeet Dhillon |
Miss Photogenic | Karnataka - Megan Edward |
Miss Intelligent Quotient | Haryana - Meharmeet Kaur |
Miss Body Beautiful | Delhi - Shreya Poonja |
Miss Congeniality | Telangana - Urmila Chauhan |
Miss Eco Warrior | Assam - Anushka Lekharu |
Miss Goodness Ambassador | Madhya Pradesh - Pratika Saxena |
Miss Talented | Arunachal Pradesh - Tana Puniya Punjab - Shyna Choudhary |
Manipur hosted the grand finale of Femina Miss India 2023 in April 2023; this marked the first time the pageant was held outside Mumbai since 2002. In the presence of Manipur's Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, and Times of India Managing Director Vineet Jain at the CM's Secretariat in Imphal, an agreement to formalise the cooperation was signed between the Tourism Department, Government of Manipur, and the Times Group. MP Leishemba Sanajaoba, ministers Yumnam Khemchand Singh, Govindas Konthoujam, Awangbow Newmai, Dr Sapam Ranjan Singh, H Dingko Singh, Leishangthem Susindro Meitei, MLA Losii Dikho, Chief Secretary Rajesh Kumar, and Rohit Gopakumar, Chief Operational Officer, Miss India Organisation, were also present. [3] [4]
After two years of online pageant operations, from registration to auditions, Femina Miss India 2023 was held entirely offline. Contestants from all over the country auditioned in front of a panel of experts in a venue chosen for the zonal division. Following the audition, the organization's social media account revealed the state finalists, from which the 29 state representatives were chosen, in addition to a collective representative for the Union Territories. These 30 finalists went through rigorous training and grooming activities. Furthermore, former Miss India and Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia was a mentor to the state delegates.
The 30 state representatives arrived at Imphal International Airport on April 7, 2023. [5] They were received by crowning all of them with a Kajenglei (traditional Meitei female headdress) each and Leirum Lengyan (traditional Meitei shawl) each. [6] On 9 April, they visited the historic Kangla Fort located in the heart of Imphal city, where they were photographed and had videos shot for the pageant. During the shoot, the contestants were photographed at the temples (including the Pakhangba Temple, Kangla), fort ruins and the twin Kanglasha dragon statues. [7] They attended a self defense session organised exclusively for them at the Khuman Lampak Main Stadium. [8]
On 10 April, the state representatives visited the Loktak lake for their filming. [9] After that, they visited the Indian National Army Memorial Complex (INA Memorial) in Moirang. They also visited the Little Flower School, Imphal where they interacted with the students. [10] [11] At the end of the day, the ladies visited the Ima Keithel ( Meitei for ' Ima Market '), [12] [11] in the heart of Imphal, which is the world's only market run exclusively by women. [13]
The following is the list of the schedules of all the events of Femina Miss India 2023: [14]
Event | Date | Location |
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Grand Finale | 15 April 2023 | Imphal |
Announcement of the Top 30 State Representatives | 17 February 2023 | Mumbai |
Final Audition | 8–10 February 2023 | Mumbai |
West Zone Auditions | 3 February 2023 | Mumbai |
North Zone Auditions | 27 January 2023 | New Delhi |
South Zone Auditions | 20 January 2023 | Bengaluru |
North-East Zone Auditions | 18 January 2023 | Guwahati |
East Zone Auditions | 13 January 2023 | Kolkata |
The following is the list of the official delegates of Miss India 2023 representing 29 states +1 common winner from all Union territories of the country: [15]
Zone | State | Delegate | Age |
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East | Bihar | Tanu Shree | 24 |
Chhattisgarh | Aditi Sharma | 25 | |
Jharkhand | Kushmandvi Sharma | 18 | |
Odisha | Janvi Soni | 22 | |
West Bengal | Shaswati Bala | 23 | |
North East | Arunachal Pradesh | Tana Puniya | 24 |
Assam | Anushka Lekharu | 23 | |
Manipur | Thounaojam Strela Luwang | 21 | |
Meghalaya | Irene Dkhar | 20 | |
Mizoram | C. Lalhmangaihzuali | 22 | |
Nagaland | Ezhotou Keyho | 22 | |
Sikkim | Zaanvii Sharma | 20 | |
Tripura | Nabanita Bhattacharjee | 21 | |
North | Delhi | Shreya Poonja | 22 |
Haryana | Meharmeet Kaur | 24 | |
Himachal Pradesh | Nikeet Dhillon | 23 | |
Madhya Pradesh | Pratika Saxena | 19 | |
Punjab | Shyna Choudhary | 23 | |
Uttarakhand | Ameesha Basera | 22 | |
Uttar Pradesh | Tanya Sharma | 20 | |
South | Andhra Pradesh | Gomathy Reddy | 21 |
Karnataka | Megan Edward | 24 | |
Kerala | Christeena Biju | 25 | |
Tamil Nadu | Karunya Mohanasundaram | 24 | |
Telangana | Urmila Chauhan | 25 | |
West & Union Territory | Goa | Victoria Fernandes | 23 |
Gujarat | Simran Saini | 25 | |
Maharashtra | Apurva Chavan | 25 | |
Rajasthan | Nandini Gupta | 19 | |
Union Territory | Navya Kalra | 24 |
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