Miss Universe India 2024 | |
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Date | 22 September 2024 |
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Venue | Zee Studios, Jaipur, India |
Broadcaster | Zee TV |
Entrants | 51 |
Placements | 20 |
Withdrawals | |
Winner | Rhea Singha Gujarat |
Congeniality | Saanvi Sharma Uttar Pradesh |
Best National Costume |
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Photogenic | Kajal Choudhary Bihar |
Miss Universe India 2024 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Universe India pageant, held at the Zee Studios in Jaipur, India, on September 22, 2024. The pageant is held under the Glamanand Group, with Nikhil Anand as the National Director. [1]
At the end of the event, Rhea Singha was crowned as Miss Universe India 2024 by Urvashi Rautela, Miss Universe India 2015. She will represent India at the Miss Universe 2024 to be held in Mexico on November 16, 2024. [2] [3]
The Miss Universe India 2024 pageant was held from September 9th to 22nd, with the grand finale took place in Zee Studios, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Filipino actor and model, Lance Raymundo and Ngô Ngọc Gia Hân, winner of Miss Teen International 2022 hosted the coronation ceremony, which was aired live on the official YouTube channel of Miss Universe. [4]
Placement | Contestant | International Placement |
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Miss Universe India 2024 |
| Top 30 – Miss Universe 2024 |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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3rd Runner-Up |
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4th Runner-Up |
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Top 10 |
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Top 20 |
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§ – Voted into the Top 20 by winning Miss Popular Award
∆ – Winner of Beauty with a Purpose Award
Award | Contestant |
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Beauty with a Purpose |
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Best in Evening Gown |
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Best in Personal Interview |
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Best in Swimsuit |
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Best National Costume (Judges Choice) |
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Best National Costume (People's Choice) |
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Best State Director |
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Miss Beautiful Skin |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Miss Fashion Icon |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Miss Popular |
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MyGlamm Miss Glamorous |
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The contestants were officially assigned to their grouping via Miss Universe India social media handles on 18 September 2024.
Winner of the Head-to-Head Challenge.
Group | Delegate 1 | Delegate 2 | Delegate 3 |
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1 | Kopal Mandloi | Manika Suthar | Shivali Patel |
2 | Guneet Kaur Saini | Rhea Singha | Shatakshi Kiran |
3 | Avani Kakekochhi | Lakshita Thilagaraj | Saanvi Sharma |
4 | Amelia Reddy | Chayanika Debnath | Saachi Gurav |
5 | Khushi Verma | Rashalika Sabharwal | Tanu Shree |
6 | Anamika Borah | Daisy Khound | Janvi Soni |
7 | Bhuvaneshwari Vishwanath | Sanjana Vij | Thupten Lhamu |
8 | Anjum Malik | Chhavi Verg | Sushmita Roy |
9 | Archana Bhavsar | Navya Singh | Roosh Sindhu |
10 | Aishwarya Pansare | Niharika Sood | Prakshi Goyal |
11 | Ananya Saxena | Angel Bhathal | Anubha Vashisth |
12 | Aqsa Varghese | Kajal Choudhary | Mrunmayee Tare |
13 | Kanak Agnihotri | Ruopfüzhano Whiso | Tejaswini Shrivastava |
14 | Ojasvi Sharma | Roneihpuii | Sonia Pradhan |
15 | Bahun Nongrum | Chandana Jayaram | Wachi Pareek |
16 | Anushka Dutta | Larissa D'Souza | Pranjal Priya |
17 | Danube Kangjam | Namitha Marimuthu | Shaine Soni |
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The Miss Universe India organization officially unveiled the competition schedule for the Miss Universe India 2024 pageant on September 1, 2024 via its official social media handles. The event will commence on September 9 and culminate in a grand finale on September 22. The National Costume and Preliminary rounds are slated for 20 September 2024.[ citation needed ]
In early May, National Director Nikhil Anand announced on social media that contestants would be selected from each Indian state. Prominent figures from the business world and many beauty queens acquired franchises for various states. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Applications for contestants at the Miss Universe state level subsequently opened. Each state will independently conduct auditions, grooming sessions, styling sessions, training, and finalize their representative. The pageant announced that all women aged 18 and above will be eligible to compete. This reflected the Miss Universe organisation's changes to their eligibility criteria. Once all state representatives are announced, they will compete for the title of Miss Universe India at the grand finale, expected to be held in October 2024. Contestants from all Indian states and an Indian representative from the UAE will compete in the pageant. [9] [10]
A final round of auditions for Miss Universe Delhi 2024 was held in New Delhi on August 17th. The event was open to all girls who had missed the online registration or failed to win their respective state competitions. Spot registrations were also accepted between 10 AM and 12 PM IST. The contestants underwent multiple rounds of interviews, with participants who had achieved runner-up or finalist titles at state-level pageants being particularly encouraged to audition. At the end of the day, Sanjana Vij was crowned Miss Universe Delhi 2024. Notably, she had previously been the first runner-up at the Miss Universe Telangana 2024 pageant. Additionally, the event marked the official announcement of Miss Universe India representatives for the states of Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, and Tripura. Several contestants were chosen as wildcard entries to advance to the national finals.[ citation needed ]
The Miss Universe India 2024 pageant features 51 contestants: 31 state representatives, 14 wildcard entries, and 6 NRI delegates.
No. | Delegate | Age [a] | Height | State/Territory/Country | Audition Category | Ref. |
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2 | Amelia Reddy | 23 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | North Carolina | NRI | [ citation needed ] |
3 | Anamika Borah | 22 | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | Assam | State | [ citation needed ] |
4 | Ananya Saxena | 23 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Uttarakhand | State | [ citation needed ] |
5 | Angel Bhathal | 38 | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | Toronto | NRI | [ citation needed ] |
6 | Anjum Malik | 27 | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | Goa | State | [ citation needed ] |
7 | Anubha Vashist Chaudhary | 27 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Delhi | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
8 | Anushka Dutta | 22 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Himachal Pradesh | State | [ citation needed ] |
9 | Aqsa Varghese | 24 | 162 cm (5 ft 4 in) | Kerala | State | [ citation needed ] |
10 | Archana Bhavsar | 23 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Mumbai | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
11 | Avani Kakekochhi Bhat | 24 | 169 cm (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Karnataka | State | [ citation needed ] |
12 | Bahun Nongrum | 26 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Meghalaya | State | [ citation needed ] |
13 | Bhuvaneshwari Vishwanath | 25 | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | Coimbatore | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
14 | Chandana Jayaram | 24 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Andhra Pradesh | State | [12] |
15 | Chayanika Debnath | 29 | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | Tripura | State | [ citation needed ] |
16 | Chhavi Verg | 27 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | New Jersey | NRI | [ citation needed ] |
17 | Daisy Khound | 23 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Assam | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
18 | Danube Kangjam | 24 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Manipur | State | [ citation needed ] |
19 | Guneet Kaur Saini | 25 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Punjab | State | [ citation needed ] |
20 | Janvi Soni | 23 | 164 cm (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Odisha | State | [ citation needed ] |
21 | Kajal Choudhary | 22 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Bihar | State | [ citation needed ] |
22 | Kanak Agnihotri | 25 | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | Uttar Pradesh | State | [ citation needed ] |
23 | Khushi Verma | 18 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | New Delhi | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
24 | Kopal Mandloi | 25 | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | Madhya Pradesh | State | [ citation needed ] |
25 | Lakshitha Thilagaraj | 20 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Tamil Nadu | State | [ citation needed ] |
26 | Larissa Dsouza | 24 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | United Arab Emirates | NRI | [ citation needed ] |
27 | Manika Vishwakarma | 21 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Rajasthan | State | [ citation needed ] |
28 | Mrunmayee Taare | 23 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Thane | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
29 | Namitha Marimuthu | 35 | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Chennai | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
30 | Navya Singh | 34 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Katihar | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
31 | State | [ citation needed ] | ||||
32 | Ojasvi Sharma | 27 | 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Delhi | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
33 | Prakshi Goel | 23 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Haryana | State | [ citation needed ] |
34 | Pranjal Priya | 19 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Maharashtra | State | [ citation needed ] |
35 | Rashalika Sabharwal | 29 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Mumbai | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
36 | Rhea Singha | 19 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Ahmedabad | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
37 | Roneihpuii | 23 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Mizoram | State | [ citation needed ] |
38 | Roosh Sindhu | 24 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Gujarat | State | [ citation needed ] |
39 | Ruopfüzhano Whiso | 25 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Nagaland | State | [13] |
40 | Saachi Gurav | 22 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Manchester | NRI | [ citation needed ] |
41 | Saanvi Sharma | 22 | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) | Uttar Pradesh | State | [ citation needed ] |
42 | Sanjana Vij | 29 | 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Delhi | State | [ citation needed ] |
43 | Shaine Soni | 37 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Delhi | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
44 | Shatakshi Kiran | 23 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Jharkhand | State | [ citation needed ] |
45 | Shivali Patel | 27 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Raleigh | NRI | [ citation needed ] |
46 | Sonia Pradhan | 20 | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | Sikkim | State | [ citation needed ] |
47 | Sushmita Roy | 29 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | West Bengal | State | [14] |
48 | Tanu Shree | 26 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Bihar | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
49 | Tejaswini Shrivastava | 22 | 167 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Nagpur | Wildcard | [ citation needed ] |
50 | Thupten Lhamu | 23 | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | Arunachal Pradesh | State | [15] |
51 | Wachi Pareek | 22 | 166 cm (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | Chhattisgarh | State | [ citation needed ] |
Contestants who previously competed in other national and international beauty pageants with their respective placements.[ citation needed ]
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