Femina Miss India South

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Femina Miss India South
Formation2008
Type Beauty Pageant
Location
Membership Femina Miss India
Official language
English

Femina Miss India South is a regional beauty pageant established in 2008 by the Times Group. Initially, it selected one representative from each of the five southern states: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana to compete in the national Femina Miss India pageant. [1] Starting in 2017, the format changed, with individual winners chosen from each state to represent their respective regions at the national level. [2]

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Format

Auditions are held in a selected city within the five states. Contestants from all across these five states will participate in a multi-stage audition process. The shortlisted candidates will be announced on the Femina Miss India social media handle. Subsequently, the five state winners will be crowned at a zonal crowning ceremony. These five winners will then represent their states at the national pageant, Femina Miss India. [3]

Titles

Since the introduction of the regional format at Femina Miss India, South India has been the most successful region, claiming three victories out of six editions.

Number of wins of South Indians
at Femina Miss India
StateWins
Karnataka1
Tamil Nadu1
Telangana1
Andhra Pradesh0
Kerala0

Representatives at Femina Miss India

The following provides an overview of the winners from each of the five South Indian states and a detailed breakdown of their performance and placement at the national Femina Miss India pageant.

Color key
States
Year
Andhra PradeshKarnatakaKeralaTamil NaduTelangana
2024 Bhavya ReddyApeksha Shetty
Top 15		Akshatha DasMalina
Top 15		Prakruthi Kambam
2023 Gomathy ReddyMegan Edward
Top 7		Christeena Biju
Top 7		Karunya MohanasundaramUrmila Chauhan
2022 Sailikhita Yalamanchili
Top 10		 Sini Shetty
Femina Miss India World		Soumya Shasi Kumar Shivani Rajashekar Pragnya Ayyagari
Top 5
2020 Tejal PatilRati Hulji
Top 5		Leena Lal
Top 15		Raina Garg
Top 20		 Manasa Varanasi
Femina Miss India World
2019 Nikita TanwaniAashna BishtLakshmi MenonRubeiya S KSanjana Vij
1st Runner-Up
2018 Shreya Rao Kamaravapu
2nd Runner-Up		Bhavana Durgam Reddy
Top 12		Mekhana Shajan Anukreethy Vas
Femina Miss India World		Sai Kamakshi Bhaskarla
2017 Srishti VyakaranamSwathi Muppala
Top 15		Mannat Singh
Top 15		Sherlin Seth Simran Choudhary

Andhra Pradesh

YearDelegateAgePlacement & Performance
PlacementsSpecial award(s)
2017Srishti Vyakaranam24Unplaced
2018Shreya Rao Kamaravapu252nd Runner-up
5 Special Awards
    • Miss Multimedia
    • Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Goodness Ambassador
    • Top 10 – Senco Gold Miss Shining Star
    • Top 10 – Naturals Salon Miss Refreshing Beauty
    • Top 12 – fbb Miss Fashion Icon
2019Nikita Tanwani24Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Miss Top Spin (Table Tennis) – Bennett University Sports day
2020Tejal Patil21Unplaced
2022Sailikhita Yalamanchili24Top 10
1 Special Award
    • Rising Star
2023Gomathy Reddy21Unplaced
2024 Bhavya ReddyUnplaced
3 Special Awards
    • Miss Shining Star
    • Top 5 – Miss Beautiful Smile
    • Top 5 – Miss Talented

Karnataka

YearDelegateAgePlacement & Performance
PlacementsSpecial award(s)
2017Swathi Muppala [Replacements 1] 25Top 15
2 Special Awards
    • Top 5 – Miss Active
    • Top 9 – Body Beautiful
2018Bhavana Durgam Reddy21Top 12
2019Aashna Bisht24Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Beautiful Smile
2020Rati Hulji25Top 5
2022 Sini Shetty 21Femina Miss India World 2022
2 Special Awards
    • Miss Body Beautiful
    • Miss Talented
2023Megan Edward24Top 7
1 Special Award
    • Miss Photogenic
2024 Apeksha Shetty26Top 15
3 Special Awards
    • Top 5 – Miss Goodness Ambassador
    • Top 5 – Miss IQ
    • Top 5 – Miss Lifestyle

Kerala

YearDelegateAgePlacement & Performance
PlacementsSpecial award(s)
2017Mannat Singh19Top 15
2018Mekhana Shajan19Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • INIFD Miss Talented
2019Lakshmi Menon [Replacements 2] 24Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Beauty with a Purpose
2020Leena Lal25Top 15
2022Soumya Shasi Kumar25Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Miss Rampwalk
2023Christeena Biju25Top 7
1 Special Award
    • Miss Rampwalk
2024 Akshatha Das23Unplaced
2 Special Awards
    • Top 5 – Miss Goodness Ambassador
    • Top 5 – Miss Radiant Personality

Tamil Nadu

YearDelegateAgePlacement & Performance
PlacementsSpecial award(s)
2017Sherlin Seth19Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Top 9 – Body Beautiful
2018 Anukreethy Vas 19Femina Miss India World 2018
4 Special Awards
    • Beauty with a Purpose
    • Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Beautiful Smile
    • Top 6 – Chisel Miss Active
    • Top 10 – Senco Gold Miss Shining Star
2019Rubeiya S K23Unplaced
2020Raina Garg23Top 15 [Withdrawals 1]
1 Special Award
    • Miss Lifestyle
2022 Shivani Rajashekar 24Did not participate [Withdrawals 2]
2023Karunya Mohanasundaram24Unplaced
2024 MalinaTop 15
4 Special Awards
    • Femina Miss India 2024 South (Zonal Titleholder)
    • Top 5 – Miss Beautiful Eyes
    • Top 5 – Miss Beautiful Smile
    • Top 5 – Miss Shining Star

Telangana

YearDelegateAgePlacement & Performance
PlacementsSpecial award(s)
2017 Simran Choudhary 24Unplaced
2 Special Awards
    • Miss Talented
    • Top 5 – Miss Active
2018Sai Kamakshi Bhaskarla23Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Top 10 – Senco Gold Miss Shining Star
2019Sanjana Vij231st Runner-up
3 Special Award
    • Kodak Lens Miss Spectacular Eyes
    • Miss Smasher (Badminton) – Bennett University Sports day
    • Dr. Tvacha Miss Photogenic (Zonal sub-contest)
2020 Manasa Varanasi 24Femina Miss India World 2020
1 Special Award
    • Miss Rampwalk
2022 Pragnya Ayyagari 20Top 5
2023Urmila Chauhan25Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Miss Congeniality
2024 Prakruthi KambamUnplaced

Representatives at International Pageants

The following is a list of South Indian Representatives at International Beauty Pageants (Since 2008) by Femina Miss India/Miss Diva Organization:

YearDelegateStateInternational PageantPlacement & Performance
PlacementsSpecial award(s)
2008 Parvathy Omanakuttan Kerala Miss World 2008 1st Runner-up
3 Special Awards
2010 Nicole Faria Karnataka Miss Earth 2010 Miss Earth 2010
2 Special Awards
    • Miss Talent
    • Miss Diamond Place
2013 Sobhita Dhulipala Karnataka Miss Earth 2013 Unplaced
5 Special Awards
    • Miss Photogenic
    • Miss Earth Eco Beauty
    • Miss Ever Bilena
    • Top 15 – Miss Talent
    • Top 15 – Best in Resort Wear
2018 Anukreethy Vas Tamil Nadu Miss World 2018 Top 30
3 Special Awards
2021 Manasa Varanasi Telangana Miss World 2021 Top 13
2 Special Awards
2023 Sini Sadanand Shetty Karnataka Miss World 2023 Top 8
5 Special Awards
Pragnya Ayyagari Telangana Miss Supranational 2023 Top 12
4 Special Awards
    • Miss Supranational Asia
    • Top 5 – Supra Chat
    • Top 7 – Miss Talent
    • Top 10 – Supra Fan-Vote

Mentor

The franchise organises a mentor/coach to each zone to train the candidates for the final event.

YearMentorAbout
2023 Neha Dhupia
2022
2020
2019 Dia Mirza
  • Miss Asia Pacific 2000
2018 Rakul Preet Singh
  • Femina Miss India 2011 - 3rd Runner-up
2017 Parvathy Omanakuttan
  • Miss World 2008 - 1st Runner-up
  • Femina Miss India World 2008
  • Femina Miss India South 2008

Representatives at Femina Miss India

Only one candidate from whole of the five states in South India was chosen to compete in the Femina Miss India pageant from 2008 to 2013. [8]

YearDelegateStatePlacement & Performance at Femina Miss India
PlacementsSpecial award(s)
2008 Parvathy Omanakuttan Kerala Femina Miss India World 2008
3 Special Awards
    • Miss Beautiful Hair
    • Miss Photogenic
    • Miss Personality
2009Faith Pandey Karnataka Top 10
2010 Nicole Faria Karnataka Femina Miss India Earth 2010
3 Special Awards
    • ADP Femina Miss Photogenic
    • Saint Femina Miss Pure
    • HP Femina Gadget Girl
2011Shweta Dolli Tamil Nadu Top 10
2012 Shamata Anchan Karnataka Top 10
1 Special Award
    • Miss Active
2013 Sobhita Dhulipala Andhra Pradesh Femina Miss India Earth 2013
3 Special Awards
    • Femina Miss Talented
    • iTimes Femina Miss Digital Diva
    • Miss Internet

Notes

  1. ↑ KARNATAKA — Swathi Muppala replaced Ruhika Das, Femina Miss India Karnataka 2017, who withdrew due to health reasons. Appointed by the Femina Miss India organization, Muppala competed in the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant. Notably, she was among the Top 3 finalists at the Femina Miss India Karnataka 2017 auditions. [4]
  2. ↑ KERALA — Lakshmi Menon replaced Jane Thompson as Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 due to personal reasons. She was subsequently selected by the Femina Miss India organization to compete in the Femina Miss India 2019 pageant. Notably, Lakshmi Menon was among the Top 3 finalists at the Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 auditions. [5]
  1. ↑ TAMIL NADU — Raina, who had been announced as a Top 15 semi-finalist and was scheduled to compete in the grand finale of Femina Miss India 2020, unexpectedly withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons. This was the year when the national semi-finalists were determined online, and due to COVID-19 restrictions, only they were invited to participate in the grand finale physically. [6]
  2. ↑ TAMIL NADU — Shivani Rajashekar withdrew from the competition due to her college exams. [7]

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