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.
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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.
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