Miss India International

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Miss India International
Formation1960
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters New Delhi
Location
Membership Miss International
Official language
Hindi, English
Key people
Nikhil Anand (National Director)
Website www.glamanand.com

Miss India International or Miss International India is a title given to the Indian woman who represents India in the Miss International, [1] an annual beauty pageant held in Japan. Glamanand Supermodel India currently chooses the Indian representative for Miss International. [2]

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History

1960-1988: Eve's Weekly Miss India

The first edition of Miss International was held in the year 1960, and a Miss India contest organised by Eve's Weekly magazine selected Iona Pinto as the first Miss India International. [3] She represented India at Miss International pageant held on 12 August 1960 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. There, Iona Pinto secured the spot of 1st runner-up, next to the winner Stella Márquez. [3] India's representatives to the Miss International were initially selected by the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest, since its inception in 1960, until the year 1988. [4]

In 1989, Eve's Weekly's magazine publications ended, and hence they could not continue their pageant subsequently. There were no representatives from India at Miss International in 1989 and 1990. [4]

1991-2014: The Times Group

Since the year 1991, Femina Miss India, owned by The Times Group sent Indian delegates to compete at Miss International, and was successful in producing two first runners-up and one second runner-up. [5] 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. [6] [7] The Times Group lost the franchise of Miss International in 2015. The last representative to Miss International by the Miss India Organization was Jhataleka Malhotra in 2014. [8] [9]

2015, 2017-2022: Glamanand Supermodel India

The Glamanand Group, owned by Nikhil Anand acquired the rights to send India's delegates to the Miss International in the year 2015. [10] [11] The first edition of this pageant was held on 4 November 2015 at Courtyard Marriott Hotel, New Delhi. [12] Supriya Aiman became the first delegate to win the title of Glamanand Miss International India. [13] During the years 2015 and 2017–2022, Glamanand Supermodel India was responsible for the selection of Miss International India. [14] [15] [11]

2016: Perk Events Group

Only during the year 2016, India's representative for Miss International was sent by Perk Events Group. Rewati Chetri, a northeast Indian beauty queen from the state of Assam, was crowned as Miss International India 2016 by this organisation. [16] [17] [18]

2023-present: Miss Divine Beauty

The Divine Group acquired the rights to send India's delegates to Miss International in 2023. [19] Deepak Agarwal, the founder and CEO of Divine Group, serves as one of the National Directors. [20]

Timeline of licensee

Miss International India licensee timeline
Miss Divine BeautyGlamanand Supermodel IndiaGlamanand Supermodel IndiaThe Times GroupMiss India International

Titleholders

YearTitleholderTitleHomeVenue
2024 Rashmi Shinde Divine Miss International India 2024 Maharashtra Golden Tulip Suites, Gurgaon
2023 Praveena Anjana Divine Miss International India 2023 Rajasthan Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium, New Delhi
2022 Zoya Afroz GSI Miss International India 2021 Uttar Pradesh Kingdom of Dreams, Gurugram
2019 Simrithi Bathija GSI Miss International India 2019 Maharashtra Jai Bagh Palace, Jaipur
2018 Tanishqa Bhosale GSI Miss International India 2018 Maharashtra Kingdom of Dreams, Gurugram

Miss International representatives

Color key
YearDelegateStatePlacementSpecial Awards
2025 Roosh Sindhu Maharashtra TBA
2024 Rashmi Shinde [21] Maharashtra Unplaced
2023 Praveena Aanjna Rajasthan UnplacedBest National Costume- (Top 8)
Kashish Methwani [22] [23] [24] [25] Maharashtra Could not represent due to change in franchise [26] [27]
2022 Zoya Afroz Uttar Pradesh Unplaced
2019 Simrithi Bathija Maharashtra Unplaced
2018 Tanishqa Bhosale Maharashtra Unplaced
2017 Ankita Kumari Bihar Unplaced
2016 Rewati Chetri Assam Unplaced
2015 Ayeesha Aiman Bihar Unplaced
2014 Jhataleka Malhotra Maharashtra UnplacedMiss Internet
3rd Runner Up – Best National Costume
2013 Gurleen Grewal Punjab Unplaced1st Runner Up – Miss Internet
2012 Rochelle Rao Tamil Nadu Top 15
2011 Ankita Shorey Punjab Unplaced
2010 Neha Hinge Madhya Pradesh Top 15
2009 Harshita Saxena Goa Unplaced
2008 Radha Brahmbhatt Gujarat Unplaced
2007 Esha Gupta New Delhi Unplaced
2006 Sonnalli Seygall West Bengal Top 12
2005 Vaishali Desai Gujarat Unplaced
2004 Mihika Verma Maharashtra Top 15
2003 Shonali Nagrani New Delhi 1st Runner-Up
2002 Gauahar Khan Maharashtra Unplaced
2001 Kanwal Toor New Delhi Top 15
2000 Gayatri Joshi Maharashtra Top 15
1999 Srikrupa Murali Karnataka Unplaced
1998 Shwetha JaishankerTamil Nadu2nd Runner-Up
1997 Diya Abraham Kerala 1st Runner-Up
1996 Fleur Dominique Xavier Maharashtra Unplaced
1995 Priya Gill Punjab Unplaced
1994 Francesca Hart Maharashtra Unplaced
1993 Pooja Batra Punjab Top 15
1992 Komal Sandhu New Delhi Unplaced
1991 Preeti Mankotia Karnataka Top 15
1988 Shikha Swaroop MaharashtraUnplaced
1987 Erica Maria De Sousa Maharashtra Top 15
1986 Poonam Gidwani Maharashtra Unplaced
1985 Vinita Seshadri VasanKarnatakaUnplaced
1984 Nalanda Ravindra BhandarWest BengalTop 15
1983 Sahila Chadha PunjabUnplaced
1982 Betty O'ConnorMaharashtraUnplaced
1981 Shashikala Seshadri Tamil NaduUnplaced
1980 Ulrike Karen BredemeyerMaharashtraTop 15
1979 Nita PainterMaharashtraUnplaced
1978 Sabita DhanrajgirPunjabUnplaced
1977 Joan StephensUnplaced
1976 Nafisa Ali Maharashtra2nd Runner-up
1975 Indira Maria BredemeyerMaharashtra2nd Runner-Up
1974 Leslie Jean HartnettNew DelhiUnplaced
1973 Lynette WilliamsKarnatakaUnplaced
1972 Indira MuthannaKarnatakaUnplaced2nd Runner Up – Best National Costume
1971 Samita MukherjeeWest BengalUnplaced
1970 Patricia D'SouzaNew DelhiTop 15
1969 Wendy Leslie VazMaharashtraUnplaced
1968 Sumita SenWest BengalTop 15
1962 Sheila ChonkarMaharashtraUnplaced
1961 Diana ValentineNew DelhiUnplaced
1960 Iona PintoMaharashtra1st Runner-Up

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Priyan Sain and Praveena Aanjna Win Big as Divine Miss Earth India and Divine Miss International India 2023". ANI (Asian News International). 28 August 2023.
  2. ↑ "Miss Divine Beauty 2023: Udaipur's Praveena Anjana Crowned Miss International India 2023, Set to Shine on Global Stage in Japan". www.sangritoday.com. August 31, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "A Star is Gone - Iona Pinto, the statuesque beauty queen, who won the Femina Miss India title in 1960, a year after the beauty pageant was launched, succumbed after a bravely fought battle against cancer last week". The Mid Day. June 25, 2012.
  4. 1 2 Sanghavvi, Malavika (26 June 2012). "A star is gone". The Mid-day. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Fifty years of Miss India". The Times of India . 24 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ↑ "Catch-up with the past Miss India winners". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
  7. ↑ "Shonali Nagrani to tie the knot". The Times of India . 16 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Jhataleka wins Miss Internet Beauty at Miss International 2014". Femina Miss India . 11 November 2014. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  9. ↑ "Best national costumes worn by Indian beauty queens". Femina Miss India. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  10. ↑ Chakrabarty, Roshni (31 May 2019). "How this Bihar boy became the world's youngest international pageant director at just 19". India Today.
  11. 1 2 "Grand opening of the Glamanand Supermodel India pageant". 16 September 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2020.[ permanent dead link ]
  12. ↑ "Glamanand Supermodel India 2015 held in New Delhi". Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  13. ↑ Singh, Shambhavi (10 June 2015). "Bakarganj girl takes flight for Japanese ramp glory". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  14. ↑ "Supriya Aiman is Miss International India 2015". 8 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  15. ↑ "Zoya Afroz crowned as Miss India International 2021". The Hans India. 24 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Rewati Chetri Crowned Miss International India 2016 - Eclectic Northeast". eclecticnortheast.in. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016.
  17. ↑ "Rewati Chetri will represent India at Miss International 2016 pageant in Japan". NorthEast Today. 12 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "Assam Girl Rewati Chetri to Represent India at Miss International 2016". 14 September 2016.
  19. ↑ "Divine Group India grabbed Exclusive Franchise Rights for Miss International India, Securing Leadership in Two Big Pageants". 3 June 2023.
  20. ↑ "Miss Divine Beauty Celebrated The Power Of Womanhood At The Grand Finale Event". bollywoodcouch. 2 September 2019.
  21. ↑ "missinternationalindia". instagram.
  22. ↑ "CROWNING BEAUTIES!". firstindia.co.in. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  23. ↑ Dolare, Rahul (2022-09-23). "Kashish Methwani From Pune Crowned Miss International India 2023 At Jaipur". Punekar News. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  24. ↑ "Exclusive Interview: Kashish Methwani, winner of Glamanand Supermodel India 2022, and Miss International India 2023 – Guwahati Times". guwahatitimes.com. 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  25. ↑ "Miss International India 2023 Kashish Methwani Visits Her Alma Mater Army Public School Pune". Punekar News. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
  26. ↑ "Divine Group India grabbed Exclusive Franchise Rights for Miss International India, Securing Leadership in Two Big Pageants".
  27. ↑ "Divine Group India grabbed Exclusive Franchise Rights for Miss International India, Securing Leadership in Two Big Pageants". Archived from the original on 2023-06-30. Retrieved 2025-07-12.
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