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 also organises Miss Diva as a separate competition, with representatives competing at Miss Universe.
The 50th edition of Femina Miss India was held at Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai, on March 24, 2013. The show was telecast live on Colors. A total of 23 contestants competed in the beauty pageant. Navneet Kaur Dhillon of Punjab was crowned Femina Miss India World 2013 by the outgoing titleholder Vanya Mishra. Sobhita Dhulipala and Zoya Afroz were crowned the 1st and 2nd Runners Up respectively.
Zoya Afroz is an Indian actress, model and a beauty pageant titleholder. Afroz won the title of Miss India International 2021 competing at the Glamanand Supermodel India contest and will represent India at the Miss International 2022 beauty pageant in Japan. Afroz was previously crowned as the second runner-up at Femina Miss India 2013.
The following is a list of India's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has won a total of ten victories with seventy-eight placements in all four pageants:
Sushrii Shreya Mishraa is an Indian model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Femina Miss India United Continents 2015 and represented India at the Miss United Continents pageant in 2015 held in Ecuador where she became 3rd runner up. She has won several sub-contest awards, including I AM Popular, Miss Vivacious, Miss Rampwalk, and Best National Costume designed by Melvyn Noronha.
Miss Earth India or Miss India Earth is a title given to the Indian woman who represents India at Miss Earth, an annual, international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. The current national pageant which chooses the Indian representative for Miss Earth is Miss Divine Beauty of India.
Aaital Khosla is an Indian model and beauty queen. She was crowned Glamanand Supermodel India in the year 2015 and represented India at Miss Earth 2015 pageant held in Vienna, Austria.
Roshmitha Harimurthy is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Universe India 2016 at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai. As winner of Miss Diva - 2016, she represented India at Miss Universe 2016 in Manila, Philippines.
Akshaya Alshi, is an Indian Actress in the South Film Industry, Model/Actress, and International beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Cosmopolitan World’. Akshaya has reportedly attended SIIMA international film festival in Doha, Qatar and Hyderabad. She is quite busy with brand endorsements at the moment.
Nehal Chudasama is an Indian model, fitness consultant and beauty pageant titleholder. She also works as an emcee. She was crowned Miss Diva Universe 2018 and represented India at Miss Universe 2018. Nehal Chudasama belong to the Koli caste found in the Gujarat.
Tanishqa Bhosale is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss India International 2018 and also won the subtitle 'Miss Timeless Beauty' at the pageant. Tanishqa represented India at the 58th edition of the Miss International pageant held in Tokyo, Japan. She was awarded Panasonic Beauty Ambassador for the year 2018 and Miss Visit Japan Tourism Ambassador at Miss International pageant.
Glamanand International India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects a representative to compete in Miss Grand International. The pageant also selects representatives to Miss Multinational, an international pageant organized by the Glamanand group.
Devika Vaid is an Indian model and beauty queen. She was crowned Miss India Earth at Glamanand Supermodel India in the year 2018 and represented India at Miss Earth 2018 pageant held in Manila, Philippines.
Miss Diva 2020 was the 8th edition of the Miss Diva beauty pageant held on February 22, 2020. A total of 20 contestants were shortlisted from various auditions across the country. Vartika Singh crowned Adline Castelino as her successor and she represented India at Miss Universe 2020. Shefali Sood crowned Aavriti Choudhary as her successor and she represented India at Miss Supranational 2021. Miss Diva 2018 Runner up Roshni Sheoran crowned Neha Jaiswal as her successor. Anntonia Porsild, Miss Supranational 2019 graced the event. This was the first edition of Miss Diva under Liva Fluid Fashion.
Archana Ravi is an Indian female model, beauty pageant holder, actress, classical dancer. In February 2019, she initiated a campaign called "Buddy Project" to empower children.
Miss Divine Beauty is a national beauty pageant in India operating under the parent organization Divine Group, that primarily selects India's representatives to compete at Miss Earth and Miss International. Miss Earth and Miss International are two of the Big Four major international beauty pageants in the world.
Manasa Varanasi is an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Femina Miss India 2020. She represented India at the Miss World 2021 pageant in San Juan, Puerto Rico where she made it in top 13 finalists.
Glamanand Supermodel India 2021 was the seventh edition of Glamanand Supermodel India contest. The event took place on August 21, 2021, at Kingdom of Dreams, in Gurugram, India. At the conclusion of the event, Simrithi Bathija crowned Zoya Afroz as the new Miss India International. At the same event, Divija Gambhir was crowned Miss India Multinational 2021 and Tanya Sinha was crowned Miss India Globe International.
Miss Grand India 2023 or Glamanand Supermodel India – Miss Grand India 2023, was the inaugural edition of the Miss Grand India pageant, held by the Glamanand Group on September 19, 2023, at the Rambagh Palace Hotel, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Eighteen candidates, who qualified for the national pageant through an online profile screening, competed for the title, of whom a 24-year-old model from the host city, Arshina Sumbul, was announced as the winner, while a businessperson from New Delhi, Sophhiya Sing, was named Miss Tourism India, and the vice-miss title was awarded to an Assamese clinical researcher, Rajashree Dowarah.
Arshina Sumbul is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss India Grand International 2023 at the grand finale of Glamanand Supermodel India 2023. She represented India at the Miss Grand International 2023 pageant held in Vietnam on 25 October 2023 and made it to the top 20 semi finalists.
