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Miss India Worldwide 2017 | |
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Date | October 8, 2017 |
Venue | Royal Albert’s Palace, Fords, New Jersey, USA |
Broadcaster | TV Asia |
Entrants | 14 |
Winner | Madhu Valli USA |
Congeniality | Sangeeta Bahadur Guyana |
Photogenic | Aarzu Singh Australia |
Miss India Worldwide 2017 was the 26th edition of the Miss India Worldwide pageant, held on 8 October 2017. The event was held at Royal Albert's Palace in New Jersey, United States.
Karina Kohli of the United States crowned her successor Madhu Valli of the US at the end of the event. [1]
Final result | Contestant |
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Miss India Worldwide 2017 |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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Top 5 |
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Top 8 |
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Award | Name | Country |
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Miss Congeniality | Sangeeta Bahadur | Guyana |
Miss Cawalk | Stephanie Madavane | France |
Miss Photogenic | Aarzu Singh | Australia |
Miss Beautiful Face | Dilpreet Kaur | United Kingdom |
Miss Beautiful Smile | Archana Goundar [2] | Fiji |
Miss Beautiful Skin | Shivani Shah | Kenya |
Miss Beautiful Hair | Supriya Soorju | South Africa |
Miss Beautiful Eyes | Erisha Ghogli | Netherlands |
Miss Bollywood Diva | Priya Dhunna | Canada |
Chairman Miss Professional | Amardeep Talwar | Luxembourg |
14 contestants competed for the title of Miss India Worldwide 2017.
Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:
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