Glamanand Supermodel India

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Glamanand International India
Formation2015
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters New Delhi
Location
Membership
Official language
Hindi, English
OwnerNikhil Anand
National director
Nikhil Anand
Key people
Nikhil Anand
Nishant Anand
Rajiv K Shrivastava
Parent organisation
Glamanand Group
Subsidiaries Miss Teen India
Website www.supermodelindia.in

Glamanand International India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representative to compete in Miss Universe and Miss Grand International. [1] [2] [3] The pageant also selects representatives to Miss Multinational, an international pageant organized by the Glamanand group. [4] [5]

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Nikhil Anand, the founder and CEO of Glamanand Group, serves as one of the National Directors. [6]

The reigning Glamanand Supermodel India 2023 (Miss Grand India) is Arshina Sumbul, who was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Praachi Nagpal. [7]

History

India's representatives to the Miss International beauty pageant were initially selected by the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest, since its inception in 1960, until the year 1988. [8]

Since the year 1991, Femina Miss India sent Indian delegates to compete at Miss International, and was successful in producing two first runners-up and one second runner-up. [9] The last highest placement of Femina Miss India's representative at Miss International was achieved by Shonali Nagrani, who was crowned as the first runner-up in Miss International 2003. [10] [11] The Times Group dropped the franchise of Miss International in 2015. The last representative to Miss International by the Miss India Organization was Jhataleka Malhotra in 2014. [12] [13]

The Glamanand Group acquired the rights to send India's delegates to the Miss International in the year 2015. [14] The first edition of this pageant was held on 4 November 2015 at Courtyard Marriott Hotel, New Delhi. [15] Supriya Aiman became the first delegate to win the title of Glamanand Miss International India. [16] Since 2015 onwards, Glamanand Supermodel India has been responsible for the selection of Miss International India. [17] [18]

Glamanand Supermodel India winners from 2015–present

YearTitleholdersRunner-upIndia's Achievements and Placement
2023

Miss Grand India
Arshina Sumbul

Miss Tourism India
Sophiya Singh

Runner-up
Rajashree Dowarah

Miss Grand International 2023
Arshina Sumbul
(Top 20)

2022

Miss International India
Kashish Methwani [19]

Miss Grand India
Praachi Nagpal

1st Runner-up
Jigyasa Sharma

2nd Runner-up
Arshina Sumbul

Miss Grand International 2022
Praachi Nagpal
(Unplaced)

2021

Miss International India
Zoya Afroz

Miss Multinational India
Divija Gambhir

Miss Globe India
Tanya Sinha

Miss Tourism India
Asmita Chakraborty

Runner-up
Anisha Sharma

Miss International 2022
Zoya Afroz
(Unplaced)

Miss Multinational 2024
Divija Gambhir
(TBD)

2020

Miss Grand India
Simran Sharma
(Appointed)

Miss Grand International 2020
Simran Sharma
(Unplaced)

2019

Miss International India
Simrithi Bathija

Miss Multinational India
Tanvi Malhara

1st Runner-up
Trisha Shetty

2nd Runner-up
Aparna Jha

Miss International 2019
Simrithi Bathija
(Unplaced)

Miss Multinational 2023
Tanvi Malhara
(TBD)

2018

Miss International India
Tanishqa Bhosale

Miss Multinational India
Deepshikha Sharma
(Dethroned)
Simran Sharma
(Appointed)

Miss Earth India
Devika Vaid
(Could not Compete)
Nishi Bharadwaj
(Appointed)

Runner-up
Shweta Parmar

Miss International 2018
Tanishqa Bhosale
(Unplaced)

Miss Multinational 2022
Simran Sharma
(Top 9)

Miss Earth 2018
Nishi Bharadwaj
(Unplaced)

2017

Miss International India
Ankita Kumari

Miss Multinational India
Shefali Sharma

Miss Tourism India
Ishika Taneja

Miss International 2017
Ankita Kumari
(Unplaced)

Miss Multinational 2017
Shefali Sharma
(2nd Runner-up)

Miss Tourism World
Ishika Taneja
(Unplaced)

2015

Miss International India
Supriya Aiman

Miss Earth India
Aaital Khosla

Miss Tourism India
Sneha Jagiasi

1st Runner-up
Vaishnavi Patwardhan

2nd Runner-up
Jolly Rathod

Miss International 2015
Supriya Aiman
(Unplaced)

Miss Earth 2015
Aaital Khosla
(Unplaced)

Representatives to international pageants

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Miss Universe

Glamanand Group will select India's representative exclusively for the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

YearMiss Universe IndiaStatePlacementSpecial AwardsRef.
2024

Miss Grand International

Glamanand Group selected India's representative exclusively for the 8th and 10th editions of Miss Grand International.

YearMiss Grand IndiaStatePlacementSpecial AwardsRef.
2023 Arshina Sumbul Rajasthan Top 20
  • Top 20 - Best National Costume
  • Top 20 - Country’s Power of the Year
2022 Praachi Nagpal Telangana Unplaced
  • Top 8 - Best National Costume
  • Top 10 - Country’s Power of the Year
2020 Simran Sharma Rajasthan Unplaced

Miss Teen International

Glamanand Group has been selecting India's representatives for this pageant since the year 2018. [20]

YearMiss Teen International IndiaStatePlacementSpecial AwardsRef.
2021Rashi Parasrampuria Maharashtra Top 10Miss Teen International Asia 2022 [21]
2020No pageant conducted
2019 Aayushi Dholakia Gujarat Miss Teen International 2019 [22]
2018Ritika Khatnani Maharashtra 1st runner-up [23]

Miss Multinational

Miss Multinational is a New Delhi–based international beauty pageant organized by Glamanand Entertainment. The pageant was first held in 2017. [24] [25]

YearMiss Multinational IndiaStatePlacementSpecial AwardsRef.
2022Divija Gambhir New Delhi TBDTBD
2021Tanvi Malhara New Delhi TBDTBD [26]
2018Simran Sharma Jaipur Top 9Best National Costume [27]
Deepshika SharmaDethroned [28]
2017Shefali Sharma New Delhi 2nd runner-up [4]

Former franchise

Miss International

From 2015-2022, the Glamanand Group acquired the rights to select India's representatives at the Miss International beauty pageant. [18]

YearMiss International IndiaStatePlacementSpecial AwardsRef.
2022 Zoya Afroz Uttar Pradesh Unplaced [17]
2019 Simrithi Bathija Maharashtra Unplaced [29]
2018 Tanishqa Bhosale Maharashtra Unplaced [30]
2017 Ankita Kumari Bihar Unplaced [31]
2016 Rewati Chetri Assam Unplaced [32]
2015 Supriya Aiman Bihar Unplaced [14]

Miss Earth

In 2015 & 2018, Glamanand Supermodel India had the franchise to send India's representatives to the Miss Earth pageant.

YearMiss Earth IndiaStatePlacementSpecial AwardsRef.
2018 Nishi Bhardwaj New Delhi Unplaced2nd Runner UpResort wear competition (Air Group)
Devika Vaid [33] New Delhi Could not compete due to leg injury [34]
2015 Aaital Khosla Punjab UnplacedWinner – Cooking challenge (Team Asia)

Miss Tourism World

Glamanand Group has been selecting India's representatives for this pageant since the year 2017.

YearMiss Teen International IndiaStatePlacementSpecial AwardsRef.
2023Asmita Chakraborty New Delhi UnplacedBest in Talent
2017 Ishika Taneja New Delhi UnplacedMiss Tourism World Business Woman [35]

See also

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