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    List of Femina Miss India winners (1947-2023)

    Apr 16, 2023, 22:29 IST

    Miss India 2023 Winner: Rajasthan Nandini Gupta was crowned Femina Miss India 2023 by the outgoing titleholder Sini Shetty in a gala event held at Manipur's Imphal. Find the complete list of Miss India winners from 1947 to 2023.

    List of Miss India winners
    List of Miss India winners

    Miss India winners list: Femina Miss India is one of the most prominent beauty pageants in the country. Winning the title of Miss India is not that easy, as the contestants are tested on the basis of various aspects, including both beauty and brains. Miss India contestants are tested not only for their looks but also to see why they deserve the prestigious title.

    The Femina Miss India 2023 title at the 59th edition of the beauty contest was won by Nandini Gupta from Rajasthan. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Sini Shetty at Manipur's 

    Nandini, the 19-year-old from Kota in Rajasthan, will now represent India at the 71st Miss World pageant in the United Arab Emirates. According to the official website, she was motivated to seek a degree in business management by her experience planning and managing several extracurricular activities and events.

    Check below the complete list of Miss India winners from the year from 1947 to 2023. You will also find the names of Miss India winners before the pageant was held by Femina.

    Miss India pageant in India

    The winner of the first Miss India beauty pageant was Pramila (Esther Victoria Abraham) from Calcutta. She won the title in 1947 and the pageant was organized by the Local Press.

    Two Miss India pageants were held later in 1952, and Indrani Rehman and Nutan were announced to be the winners of the pageant. Indrani Rehman also later represented India at Miss Universe 1952 which was the inaugural edition of the Miss Universe pageant.

    When did the first Femina Miss India happen?

    The first Femina Miss India pageant was held in the year 1964 and Meher Castelino Mistri has crowned the first Femina Miss India.

    List of Miss India winners (1947 to 2023)

    Year

    Names

    State

    1947

    Esther Victoria Abraham (Pramila)

    West Bengal

    1952

    Indrani Rahman

    Tamil Nadu

    1953

    Peace Kanwal

    Punjab

    1954

    Leela Naidu

    Maharashtra

    1959

    Fleur Ezekiel

    Maharashtra

    1960

    Lona Pinto

    Maharashtra

    1961

    Veronica Leonara Torcato

    Maharashtra

    1962

    Ferial Karim

    Maharashtra

    1964

    Meher Castelino Mistri

    Maharashtra

    1965

    Persis Khambatta

    Maharashtra

    1966

    Yamin Daji

    Maharashtra

    1967

    Nayyara Mirza

    New Delhi

    1968

    Anjum Mumtaz Barg

    Maharashtra

    1969

    Kavita Bhambhani

    Maharashtra

    1970

    Veena Sanjani

    Maharashtra

    1971

    Raj Gill

    Maharashtra

    1972

    Roopa Satyan

    Maharashtra

    1973

    Farzana Habib

    Maharashtra

    1974

    Shalini Bhavnath Dholakia

    Maharashtra

    1975

    Meenakshi Kurpad

    Maharashtra

    1976

    Naina Sudhir Balsavar

    Uttar Pradesh

    1977

    Nalini Viswanathan

    Tamil Nadu

    1978

    Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan

    Punjab

    1979

    Swaroop Sampat

    Maharashtra

    1980

    Sangeeta Bijlani

    Maharashtra

    1981

    Rachita Kumar

    Maharashtra

    1982

    Pamela Singh

    New Delhi

    1983

    Rekha Hande

    Karnataka

    1984

    Juhi Chawla

    Punjab

    1985

    Sonu Walia

    Punjab

    1986

    Mehr Jessia

    Maharashtra

    1987

    Priyadarshini Pradhan

    Maharashtra

    1988

    Dolly Minhas

    Punjab

    1989/1990

    Suzanne Sablok

    Maharashtra

    1991

    Christabelle Howie

    Tamil Nadu

    1992

    Madhu Sapre

    Maharashtra

    1993

    Namrata Shirodkar

    Maharashtra

    1994

    Sushmita Sen

    New Delhi

    1995

    Manpreet Brar

    New Delhi

    1996

    Sandhya Chib

    Karnataka

    1997

    Nafisa Joseph

    Karnataka

    1998

    Lymaraina D’ Souza

    Karnataka

    1999

    Gul Pannag

    Punjab

    2000

    Lara Dutta

    Karnataka

    2001

    Celina Jaitley

    West Bengal

    2002

    Neha Dhupia

    New Delhi

    2003

    Nikita Anand

    New Delhi

    2004

    Tanushree Dutta

    Jharkhand

    2005

    Amrita Thapar

    Punjab

    2006

    Neha Kapur

    New Delhi

    2007

    Sarah Jane Dias

    Karnataka

    2008

    Parvathy Omanakuttan

    Kerala

    2009

    Pooja Chopra

    Maharashtra

    2010

    Manasvi Mamgai

    Uttarakhand

    2011

    Kanishtha Dhankar

    Haryana

    2012

    Vanya Mishra

    Punjab

    2013

    Navneet Kaur Dhillon

    Punjab

    2014

    Koyal Rana

    New Delhi

    2015

    Aditi Arya

    New Delhi

    2016

    Priyadarshini Chatterjee

    Assam

    2017

    Manushi Chhillar

    Haryana

    2018

    Anukreethy Vas

    Tamil Nadu

    2019

    Suman Rao

    Rajasthan

    2021

    Manasa Varanasi

    Telangana

    2022

    Sini Shetty

    Karnataka

    2023

    Nandini Gupta

    Rajasthan

    Miss India is one of the most prestigious beauty pageants that provides a platform and an opportunity to thousands of young women in India. For many, the Miss India pageant opens door to the glamour world, while for others, it becomes a chance to explore and support the cause that they truly believe in.

    Know everything about Miss India 2022 Sini Shetty

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    FAQs

    • Who is Femina Miss India 2024?
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      The title of Femina Miss India 2022 was clinched by Nikita Porwal from Madhya Pradesh on October 16, 2024, at the 60th edition of the beauty contest.
    • Who was the winner of the first Miss India pageant in the country?
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      The winner of the first Miss India beauty pageant was Pramila (Esther Victoria Abraham) from Calcutta. She had won the title in 1947 and the pageant was organized by the Local Press.
    • When was the first Femina Miss India held?
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      The first Femina Miss India pageant was held in the year 1964. It was won by Meher Castelino Mistri.
    • What is the age limit to apply for Femina Miss India?
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      The applicants applying for Femina Miss India should be of the age between 18 to 25 years.

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