The following is a list of women who have won the Femina Miss India title.
The Femina Miss India pageant, which began in 1947, has been known by various names depending on the organizers running the pageant. Currently, it is organised by Femina , a women's magazine published by The Times Group. Until 2017, participants from across the country competed with no regional limitations. The number of entrants also varied between editions. However, since 2017, the organization has implemented regional participation zones: North, South, Northeast, West, and East. This allows for representatives from every state to compete. [1] [2]
The winner of the Femina Miss India pageant typically represents India at the Miss World pageant and holds the title of Femina Miss India World. However, runners-up may sometimes be chosen to represent India at other international pageants or none. There are no specific, predetermined titles awarded to the runners-up. In some cases, even contestants who are not runners-up are appointed to represent India at other international beauty pageants. [3]
| Year | State | Titleholder | Age | Hometown | Region | Location | Date | Entrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Haryana | Manushi Chhillar | 20 | Rohtak | North | Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai | June 25, 2017 | 30 |
| 2018 | Tamil Nadu | Anukreethy Vas | 18 | Tiruchirapalli | South | DOME, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai | June 19, 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | Rajasthan | Suman Rao | 19 | Rajsamand | West | DOME, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai | June 15, 2019 | 30 |
| 2020 | Telangana | Manasa Varanasi | 22 | Hyderabad | South | Hyatt Regency, Mumbai | February 10, 2021 | 31 |
| 2022 | Karnataka | Sini Shetty | 20 | Udupi | South | Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai | July 3, 2022 | 30 |
| 2023 | Rajasthan | Nandini Gupta | 19 | Kota | West | Khuman Lampak Main Stadium, Imphal | April 15, 2023 | 30 |
| 2024 | Madhya Pradesh | Nikita Porwal | 24 | Ujjain | North | Famous Studios, Mumbai | October 16, 2024 | 30 |
| Country or territory | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan | 2 | 2019, 2023 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1 | 2024 |
| Karnataka | 2022 | |
| Telangana | 2020 | |
| Tamil Nadu | 2018 | |
| Haryana | 2017 |
| Regional Zone | Titles | Years |
|---|---|---|
| South | 3 | 2018, 2020, 2022 |
| North | 2 | 2017, 2024 |
| West | 2019, 2023 | |
| East | 0 | |
| North East | 0 |
| Year | 1st Runner-Up (2nd Place) | 2nd Runner-Up (3rd Place) |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Jammu & Kashmir Sana Dua | Bihar Priyanka Kumari |
| 2018 | Haryana Meenakshi Chaudhary | Andhra Pradesh Shreya Rao Kamavarapu |
| 2019 | Chhattisgarh Shivani Jadhav | Bihar Shreya Shanker |
| 2020 | Haryana Manika Sheokand | Uttar Pradesh Manya Singh |
| 2022 | Rajasthan Rubal Shekhawat | Uttar Pradesh Shinata Chauhan |
| 2023 | Delhi Shreya Poonja | Manipur Thounaojam Strela Luwang |
| 2024 | Union Territory Rekha Pandey | Gujarat Aayushi Dholakia |
States Year | Bihar | Chhattisgarh | Jharkhand | Odisha | West Bengal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Aditi Jha | Vishakha Rai | Riya Nandini Top 15 | Ananya Panda | Dolly Singh |
| 2023 | Tanu Shree | Aditi Sharma Top 7 | Kushmandvi Sharma | Shaswati Bala Top 12 | |
| 2022 | Kajal Rani | Sifat Sehgal Top 10 | Riya Tirkey | Tanishq Singh | Megna Mukherjee |
| 2020 | Ananya Priyadarshini | Angela Kumar Top 15 | Rupali Bhushan Top 15 | Subhashree Rayaguru | Mouli Haldar Top 15 |
| 2019 | Shreya Shanker Femina Miss India United Continents | Shivani Jadhav Femina Miss Grand India | Chitrapriya Singh | Sheetal Sahu | Sushmita Roy |
| 2018 | Bhavna Jain | Spandana Palli Top 12 | Stefy Patel Top 5 | Shrutiksha Nayak Top 12 | Prarthna Sarkar |
| 2017 | Priyanka Kumari Femina Miss India Intercontinental | Vinali Bhatnagar | Vamika Nidhi | Christeena Biju | Shivankita Dixit |
States Year | Arunachal Pradesh | Assam | Manipur | Meghalaya | Mizoram | Nagaland | Sikkim | Tripura |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Tadu Lunia Top 15 | Arundhuti Saikia | Chanchui Khayi | Angelia N Marwein Top 7 | Lalsangkimi | Jentiren Jamir | Sahara Subba | Nikita Ghosh |
| 2023 | Tana Puniya | Anushka Lekharu Top 12 | Thounaojam Strela Luwang 2nd Runner-Up | Irene Dkhar | C. Lalhmangaihzuali | Ezhotou Keyho | Zaanvii Sharma Top 12 | Nabanita Bhattacharjee |
| 2022 | Tengam Celine Koyu | Diya Palit | Angobi Chanu Loukrakpam | Gargee Nandy Top 5 | Lalramhlui Sailo | Lovi Awomi | Pranita Chettri | Hritwika Majumder |
| 2020 | Millo Meena | Amrita Kashyap | Maria Pangambam | Tanvi Marak | Lalmuansangi Varte | Zuchobeni Tüngoe Top 15 | Reetika Chettri | Chayanika Debnath |
| 2019 | Roshni Dada | Jyotishmita Baruah Top 6 | Urmila Shagolsem | Sangeeta Das | Lalnunthari Rualhleng Top 12 | Marina Kiho | Sang Doma Tamang | Jayanti Reang |
| 2018 | Osin Mosu | Sunaina Kamath | Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia Top 12 | Mary Khyriem Top 15 | Lily Lalremkimi Darnei Top 15 | Ruopfüzhano Whiso | Pramila Chettri | Mamita Debbarma |
| 2017 | Licha Thosum Top 15 | Triveni Barman Top 15 | Kanchan Soibam | Kiran Laishram | Rody H Vanlalhriatpuii Top 15 | Kaheli Chophy | Roshni Ghimirey | Rinky Chakma |
States Year | Delhi | Haryana | Himachal Pradesh | Jammu & Kashmir | Madhya Pradesh | Punjab | Uttarakhand | Uttar Pradesh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Sifti Singh Sarang Top 7 | Supriya Dahiya Top 15 | Aabha Katre | State merged with the Union Territory | Nikita Porwal WINNER | Amrita Sethi | Sakshi Joshi Top 15 | Divyanshi Batra Top 15 |
| 2023 | Shreya Poonja 1st Runner-Up | Meharmeet Kaur | Nikeet Dhillon Top 12 | Pratika Saxena | Shyna Choudhary | Ameesha Basera | Tanya Sharma Top 12 | |
| 2022 | Prakshi Goel | Savvy Rai Top 10 | Amisha Thakur Top 10 | Angelia Baghi | Aaradhya Rao | Lekh Uthaihah | Aishwarya Bisht | Shinata Chauhan 2nd Runner-Up |
| 2020 | Supriya Dahiya Top 15 | Manika Sheokand Femina Miss Grand India | Titiksha Taggar | Ritika Raina | Rudrapriya Yadav | Karuna Singh Top 15 | Aishwarya Goel Top 15 | Manya Singh Runner-Up |
| 2019 | Mansi Sehgal | Sonal Sharma | Garima Verma | Megha Kaul | Garima Yadav Top 12 | Harnaaz Sandhu Top 12 | Siddhi Gupta Top 12 | Shinata Chauhan Top 6 |
| 2018 | Gayatri Bharadwaj Femina Miss India United Continents | Meenakshi Chaudhary Femina Miss Grand India | Swattee Thakur | Malika Kapoor | Meena Ahir | Anna Kler | Sumita Bhandari | Himanshi Parashar |
| 2017 | Maira Chowdhury Top 15 | Manushi Chhillar WINNER | Santoshi Ranaut | Sana Dua Femina Miss India United Continents | Adya Shrivastava | Navpreet Kaur Top 15 | Anukriti Gusain Femina Miss Grand India | Shefali Sood Top 6 |
States Year | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | Tamil Nadu | Telangana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bhavya Reddy | Apeksha Shetty Top 15 | Akshatha Das | Malina Top 15 | Prakruthi Kambam |
| 2023 | Gomathy Reddy | Megan Edward Top 7 | Christeena Biju Top 7 | Karunya Mohanasundaram | Urmila Chauhan |
| 2022 | Sailikhita Yalamanchili Top 10 | Sini Shetty WINNER | Soumya Shasi Kumar | Shivani Rajashekar | Pragnya Ayyagari Top 5 |
| 2020 | Tejal Patil | Rati Hulji Top 5 | Leena Lal Top 15 | Raina Garg Top 20 | Manasa Varanasi WINNER |
| 2019 | Nikita Tanwani | Aashna Bisht | Lakshmi Menon | Rubeiya S K | Sanjana Vij 1st Runner-Up |
| 2018 | Shreya Rao Kamaravapu 2nd Runner-Up | Bhavana Durgam Reddy Top 12 | Mekhana Shajan | Anukreethy Vas WINNER | Sai Kamakshi Bhaskarla |
| 2017 | Srishti Vyakaranam | Swathi Muppala Top 15 | Mannat Singh Top 15 | Sherlin Seth | Simran Choudhary |
States Year | Goa | Gujarat | Maharashtra | Rajasthan | Union Territory |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Shruti Raul Top 7 | Aayushi Dholakia 2nd Runner-Up | Arshia Rashid Top 7 | Vaishnavi Sharma Top 15 | Rekha Pandey 1st Runner-Up |
| 2023 | Victoria Fernandes | Simran Saini | Apurva Chavan Top 7 | Nandini Gupta WINNER | Navya Kalra |
| 2022 | Amanda Vas | Arshya Chandrashekhar | Disha Patil Top 10 | Rubal Shekhawat 1st Runner-Up | Seerat Sidhu |
| 2020 | Trisha Shetty | Khushi Misra Top 5 | Angelika Sawhney Top 15 | Aruna Beniwal Top 15 | Ritika Raghav |
| 2019 | Shaasthra Shetty | Mansi Taxak Top 12 | Vaishnavi Andhale Top 12 | Suman Rao WINNER | Region not introduced |
| 2018 | Aashna Gurav | Anushka Luhar | Mehaak Punjabi | Nikita Soni | |
| 2017 | Audrey D'Silva Top 15 | Amardeep Kaur Syan | Aishwarya Devan Top 6 | Aditi Hundia Top 15 |
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