Formation | 2023 |
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Founder | Nikhil Anand |
Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | New Delhi |
Location | |
Official language | English |
National director | Nikhil Anand |
Parent organization | Glamanand Group (2020, 2022 – Present) |
Affiliations | Miss Grand International |
Miss Grand India is a national beauty pageant launched in 2023 by Glamanand Group in New Delhi. Its winners represent India at the Miss Grand International competition. [1] [2]
Before 2023, Indian delegates for Miss Grand International were chosen through various national contests or direct appointments. These included the Indian Princess pageant (2013-2014), Femina Miss India (2015-2019, 2021), and Glamanand Supermodel India (2020, 2022). [1] [3]
India has participated in Miss Grand International since 2013, securing five placements till day. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
India has consistently participated in Miss Grand International since 2013. Initially, from 2013 to 2014, the rights to send Indian delegates belonged to the organizer of the Indian princess, managed by the Atharva Group of Institutes. One of their pageant finalists represented India at Miss Grand International. [10] [11] [12] [13] In 2015, The Times Group, organizer of Femina Miss India, acquired the license. Subsequently, India's Miss Grand International representatives were chosen through Femina Miss India until 2022. [4] [5] [6] [7] The franchise was then granted to the Glamanand Group, leading to the establishment of Miss Grand India as a separate pageant in 2023. [1] [14]
The following are the details of the Miss Grand India editions, which was held as a stand-alone pageant twice in 2023 and 2024.
Year | Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Winner | Ref. |
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2023 | 1st | 19 September 2023 | Rambagh Palace Hotel, Jaipur, Rajasthan | 18 | Arshina Sumbul | [15] |
2024 | 2nd | 11 August 2024 | Zee Studion, Jaipur, Rajasthan | 22 | Rachel Gupta | [16] [17] |
The following is a list of Indian representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
Year | Delegate | State | National Title | Placement & Performance | |
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Placements | Special award(s) | ||||
2013 | Rupa Khurana [10] | New Delhi | Indian Princess 2014 – Finalist [11] | Unplaced [18] | |
2014 | Monica Sharma [12] | New Delhi | Indian Princess 2014 – Top 5 [13] | Unplaced [19] | |
2015 | Vartika Singh [4] | Uttar Pradesh | Femina Miss India 2015 – 2nd Runner-Up [4] | 2nd Runner-Up [20] | 3 Special Awards
|
2016 | Pankhuri Gidwani [5] | Uttar Pradesh | Femina Miss India 2016 – 2nd Runner-Up [5] | Unplaced [21] | |
2017 | Anukriti Gusain [6] | Uttarakhand | Femina Miss India 2017 – Top 6 [22] | Top 20 [23] | 2 Special Awards
|
2018 | Meenakshi Choudhary [7] | Haryana | Femina Miss India 2018 – 1st Runner-Up [7] | 1st Runner-up [24] | 3 Special Awards
|
2019 | Shivani Jadhav [25] | Chhattisgarh | Femina Miss Grand India 2019 [25] | Unplaced [26] | 3 Special Awards
|
2020 | Simran Sharma [8] | Rajasthan | Glamanand Supermodel Multinational 2018 [27] | Unplaced [28] | 1 Special Award
|
2021 | Manika Sheokand [29] | Haryana | Femina Miss Grand India 2020 [29] | Top 20 [30] | 2 Special Awards
|
2022 | Praachi Nagpal [9] | Telangana | Miss Grand India 2022 [31] | Unplaced [32] | 2 Special Awards
|
2023 | Arshina Sumbul [14] | Rajasthan | Miss Grand India 2023 [15] | Top 20 [33] | 2 Special Awards
|
2024 | Rachel Gupta [17] | Punjab | Miss Grand India 2024 [17] | TBA | TBA |
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