Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is organised by Femina, a women's magazine published by The Times Group. Since 2013, Femina has also organised Miss Diva as a separate competition, with representatives competing at Miss Universe.
Sushmita Sen is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss Universe 1994 pageant. She is the first Indian to win the Miss Universe pageant. She was previously crowned Femina Miss India 1994 at the age of 18. After winning the Miss Universe pageant, she has worked as a film actress.
Neha Dhupia is an Indian actress and model who works predominantly in Hindi, and some Punjabi, Telugu and Malayalam films. She has won the Femina Miss India 2002 pageant and was among the top 10 finalists in Miss Universe in the same year. She has also been one of the leaders of MTV Roadies since Season 14.
Namrata Shirodkar is an Indian actress and former model primarily known for her work in Hindi films. She was awarded the Femina Miss India in 1993. She is best known for her works in films such as the Kachche Dhaage (1999), Ezhupunna Tharakan (1999), Vaastav: The Reality (1999) and Pukar (2000), for which she was nominated for the IIFA Best Supporting Actress Award, Astitva (2000), Dil Vil Pyar Vyar (2002), LOC Kargil (2003), and the crossover cinema Bride and Prejudice (2004), which was successful overseas, particularly in the UK. She married Telugu actor Mahesh Babu in 2005, and the couple has a son and a daughter.
Neha Kapur is an Indian model, actress, and former beauty queen who won Femina Miss India in 2006 and represented India at the Miss Universe pageant that year. She is married to Kunal Nayyar.
Mugdha Veira Godse is an Indian actress and model who appears in Hindi films. A former model, Godse was a semi-finalist at the Femina Miss India 2004 competition. She made her acting debut in Madhur Bhandarkar's 2008 film, Fashion. She was one of the judges in a Marathi reality show, Marathi Paul Padte Pudhe. She also acted in Tamil film Thani Oruvan.
Shweta Menon is an Indian model, actress and television anchor. She won Femina Miss India Asia Pacific 1994. She has predominantly acted in Malayalam and Hindi language films, besides appearing in a number of Telugu and Tamil productions. She won two Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actress. She participated in Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 1.
Sarah-Jane Dias is an Indian actress, host, VJ and former beauty queen. She was the winner of Femina Miss India 2007 and was a VJ for Channel V.
Archana Puran Singh is an Indian actress and television personality. She is known for comedy roles in Bollywood movies and as a judge on comedy shows like Sony TV India's The Kapil Sharma Show. She is mostly regarded for her role of Miss Braganza in the film Kuch Kuch Hota Hai. From 2006 till 2018 she judged the television comedy show, Comedy Circus,. Archana Puran Singh has been featured in more than 100 films and television series.
Nikita Anand is an Indian model, actress, television presenter and former beauty queen who was crowned Miss India Universe 2003. She represented India at Miss Universe 2003 where she was unplaced, ending India's eleven-year streak of consecutive placements in Miss Universe, from 1992 through 2002.
Champion Chaalbaaz No.1 was an Indian reality show that aired on Sony Entertainment Television from 22 December 2007 to 12 April 2008. The series is an Indian adaption of the American show Pranksters.
Simran Kaur Mundi is an Indian actress who made her acting debut in the Hindi film Jo Hum Chahein in 2011. Prior to that she was a model who was crowned Miss India Universe 2008 in Mumbai on 5 April 2008.
Shonali Nagrani is an Indian actress, entertainment television presenter and host of the IPL. Along with the IPL, she has also appeared in Hindi language films. She entered the Femina Miss India pageant in 2003 and was crowned Femina Miss India International, allowing her to compete in Miss International 2003, where she was crowned 1st runner up. Alongside appearances as a model, Nagrani has hosted the IPL, and has presented the show for four consecutive years. She was voted as one of India's "50 Most Desirable Women" for the year 2011 and 2012 by the Times of India. She was a contestant on the reality show Bigg Boss in 2011.
Kavita Kaushik is an Indian actress who primarily works in Hindi television. She made her debut with Ekta Kapoor's Kutumb. Kaushik is well known for her portrayal of Chandramukhi Chautala in SAB TV's sitcom F.I.R., a role which established her career in the Indian television industry and made her a household name. She participated in reality shows Nach Baliye (2007), Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (2015) and Bigg Boss (2020).
Ami Vashi is an Indian model, dancer and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the Femina Miss India title in 2003 and represented India in the Miss World 2003 competition where and was placed fourth out of five finalists.
Shamita Singha is a fashion model, television anchor, animal rights activist, VJ, and beauty queen from India. She was crowned Femina Miss Earth India 2001 and later competed in the first edition of the international Miss Earth 2001 beauty pageant produced by Carousel Productions, where she was one of the semifinalists.
Sahithya Jagannathan is a sports presenter, VJ, anchor, columnist, model, actress and beauty pageant winner of the Vivel Miss Chennai competition in 2009.
Rochelle Rao is an Indian model and actress. She was crowned Miss India International in 2012. She was featured in Kingfisher Calendar and various TV shows. She was a contestant on Bigg Boss 9 in 2015. She also appeared as a main character named 'Lottery' in The Kapil Sharma Show.
Anukriti Gusain is a former Miss India Grand International and an active social worker. She was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World India 2014 and represented India at Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 and Bride of the World India 2013. She made a comeback to pageantry in 2017, when she won Femina Miss India Uttarakhand 2017 and represented India in miss grand international in Vietnam.
Shamata Anchan is an Indian television actress and a model.
