Miss India is an annual, national beauty pageant held in India and organized by Femina, a women's magazine published by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd, a media group owned by the Sahu Jain family, which also houses the Times of India and Filmfare magazine. The use of Miss India is in no way trademarked. Femina Miss India continues to be one of highly regonized and noted pageants to produce International Beauty Queens. A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical appearance. ... Cover of the January 15-31, 2005 issue. ... Sahu Jain is an important industrial family of India. ... The Common Man featured on a commemorative stamp released by the Indian Postal Service on the 150th Anniversary of the Times of India - 1988. ... Filmfare Awards are Bollywoods answer to the Oscars. ...

History

In the 1940s and 1950s, a small, conservative contest was held by the press where the title was bestowed. From 1959 into the late 1980s, Eve's Weekly, a rival magazine, held its own "Miss India" contest. Star TV, one of India's largest channels, also has held a Television-based "Miss India" contest. The 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949. ... The 1950s decade refers to the years 1950 to 1959 inclusive. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... Star TV can refer to the following: Star TV (Ukraine): An electronic/club music channel in Ukraine Star TV (Turkey): A general entertainment channel in Turkey Star TV (Tanzania): A television station in Tanzania STAR TV (Asia): An Asian satellite service owned by News Corporation Startv (Canada): A Canadian weekly...

The Femina Miss India competition began in 1964 as a small, closed-off event. From that year, Femina gained the local license to the international Miss Universe competition. Towards the end of the 1960s, it picked up licenses to both Miss World and the Miss Asia-Pacific Quest. In the early 1990's, it finally picked up the license for Miss International. Femina Miss India has been held annually, except for 1989. Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969. ... This article is about the pageant. ... The Miss Asia Pacific International is the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia. ... Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) is the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world. ...

Miss India are the winners of the Miss India beauty pageant held annually. Starting 1964, the pageant has been held by the Femina magazine, and is referred to as Femina Miss India. Prior to 1964, Miss India was selected by Eve's weekly in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962. In 1947 and 1952, the winners were chosen by the Indian press. Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ...

International Pageants

Miss India has been participating in the Miss Universe pageant since 1952, starting with Indrani Rehman; and in the Miss World pageant since 1959, starting with Fleur Ezekiel. After the Femina Miss India pageant was established, the practice was to send the winner to the Miss Universe pageant and the runner-up to the Miss World contest. Usually a second-runner up or an independent pageant winner would be sent to international pageants like Miss Asia, Miss International and Miss Asia-Pacific. Starting from 1997, the practice of choosing a single winner or "Miss India" was changed to instead elect representatives to the different international pageants, and three winners, who receive equal prizes and status but are called Miss India winners, are chosen, and designated Miss India World, Miss India Universe and Miss India Asia-Pacific. As of 2002, the third winner would no longer be sent to Miss Asia-Pacific, but to the newly formed Miss Earth pageant. Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... This article is about the pageant. ... The Miss Asia Pacific International is the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia. ... Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) is the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world. ... The Miss Asia Pacific International is the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia. ...

The awards for 1989 were given at the end of the year (December); hence there was no separate contest for 1990. No contest was held in 1989. In 1988 Eve's Weekly winners Miss India International - Shikha Swaroop and Miss India and Miss Bombay - Shabnam Patel, went on to win Miss MaxFactor in 1989 were very close and almost a tie and therefore both beauty queen's featured for the first time on all the magazine covers together, as stated by Eve's Weekly editor Gulshan Ewing.

The year 1994 was a landmark year for the pageant industry in India when the Bengali Tigress, Sushmita Sen won the Miss Universe title after winning the Miss India crown. Sushmita Sen became the first Indian woman ever to win the Miss Universe crown. The same year the runner-up of Miss India, Aishwarya Rai, won the Miss World title. Both the Miss Universe and Miss World contests were won by Miss Indias Sushmita Sen (Miss India) and Aishwarya Rai (Miss India 94 runner-up) respectively. Today Rai is a global star and a leading Bollywood actress. Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Sushmita Sen (Shushmita Shen, Hindi, सुष्मिता सेन, Suśmitā Sen) was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. ... Aishwarya Rai (Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, IPA: ; born November 1, 1973) is an Indian actress. ...

The success of Sushmita Sen spawned a lot of coaching institutions which were set up to groom girls in pageant participation skills. The number of participants in the preliminary rounds of the pageant has increased considerably. Pageant winners are also groomed for months in preparation for the international contest.

In 2000 three of the Miss India winners happened to win their respective international pageants - Lara Dutta (Miss Universe), Priyanka Chopra (Miss World) and Diya Mirza (Miss Asia-Pacific). This is only country to win all three major titles in one year. Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Lara Dutta, (born April 16, 1978) is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and the 2000 Miss Universe. ... Priyanka Chopra (Hindi: प्रियंका चोपड़ा) born on July 18, 1982,[1][2] is a two-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian actress who works in Bollywood movies. ... Dia Mirza Dia Mirza( born 9 December 1981) is an Indian model and actress. ...

Record Breakers

India also holds the record for Winning the Miss Universe crown and Miss World in the same year twice. Once in 1994 with Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai and again in 2000, Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra when India also won the third largest pageant Miss Asia Pacific by Indian Beauty Dia Mirza. Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... This article is about the pageant. ... Sushmita Sen (Shushmita Shen, Hindi, सुष्मिता सेन, Suśmitā Sen) was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. ... Aishwarya Rai (Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, IPA: ; born November 1, 1973) is an Indian actress. ... Lara Dutta, (born April 16, 1978) is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and the 2000 Miss Universe. ... Priyanka Chopra (Hindi: प्रियंका चोपड़ा) born on July 18, 1982,[1][2] is a two-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian actress who works in Bollywood movies. ... The Miss Asia Pacific International is the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia. ... Diya Mirza Handrich[1] or Dia Mirza [2], nicknamed Dee, (born 9 December 1981 in Hyderabad,Andhra Pradesh, India) is an Indian model and actress and Miss Asia Pacific for the year 2000. ...

India is also known to have the highest number of International Beauty Queens. India holds the highest number of Miss World winners only to be tied with Venezuela This article is about the pageant. ...

Miss World 1994 winner Aishwarya Rai was also voted the most beautiful of all the Miss World in 2000. This article is about the pageant. ... Aishwarya Rai (Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, IPA: ; born November 1, 1973) is an Indian actress. ... This article is about the pageant. ...

Controversies

In 2007, there was another change where the title of Femina Miss India-Universe was brought to the 1st Runner-Up title and the title of Femina Miss India-World was the winner's title. Femina Miss Inida 2006 Neha Kapur was highly offended by this notion and walked out of the pageant when it was time to crown the 2007 Femina Miss India. Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Neha Kapur (sometimes spelled as Neha Kapoor) is the reigning Ponds Femina Miss India-Universe. ...

Miss India 2001 and a finalist in the Miss Universe Pageant. Fourth Runner Up Celina Jaitley claimed that she was treated unfairly by media and others in Puerto Rico where the pageant was held about the Miss India contest and its succession of many International beauty Queens that had resulted in recent years. As well as speculation of the Miss Universe and Miss World competitions being rigged due to the fact that India had won many times in recent years. Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Celina Jaitley (Punjabi ਸੇਲੀਨਾ ਜੈਤ੍ਲਿ) ( (born 9 June 1981) is an Indian actress. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... This article is about the pageant. ...

There Has been speculation that Miss India 2007 Winner Sarah Jane Dias was in on the judging and that the pageant might have been rigged in that year. Sarah-Jane Dias is a Mumbai-based Indian model and the winner of Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2007 title. ...

Tragedy

A former Miss India Winner Nafisa Joseph committed suicide on July, 29 2004 hanging herself in her Mumbai flat. She had killed herself due to personal problems with her fiance, whom Nafisa's parents also blamed for the death. Nafisa Joseph (March 28, 1978 - July 29, 2004) was an Indian model and MTV video jockey. ... , Bombay redirects here. ...

List of winners

Here is a list of women who have won the Miss India title. The names of those who have won the competition at the international level (Miss Universe, Miss World, etc.) are mentioned in bold.

List of Femina Miss India Pageant titleholders

2007 - 2006 - 2005 - 2004 - 2003 - 2002 - 2001 - 2000 - 1999 - 1998 - 1997 - 1996 - 1995 - 1994 - 1993 - 1992 - 1991 - 1990 - 1989 - 1988 - 1987 - 1986 - 1985 - 1984 - 1983 - 1982 - 1981 - 1980 - 1979 - 1978 - 1977 - 1976 - 1975 - 1974 - 1973 - 1972 - 1971 - 1970 - 1969 - 1968 - 1967 - 1966 - 1965 - 1964 - 1962 - 1961 - 1960 - 1959 - 1954 - 1953 - 1952 - 1947 Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nutan Nutan (Hindi/Marathi: नूतन) (June 4, 1936 - February, 1991), was a well known Bollywood actress. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Leela Naidu is an Indian actress who has starred in a number of Hindi films as well as some by Merchant Ivory Productions. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Reita Faria was the first Indian woman, in 1966, to win the Miss World title. ... Year 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Zeenat Aman (Hindi: ज़ीनत अमन, Urdu: زینت اَمن), born November 19, 1951) is an Indian actress. ... Year 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1976 Pick up sticks(MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nafisa Ali (rear right), with U.S. First Lady Laura Bush and muppets of Indias Galli Galli Sim Sim Nafisa Ali is a social activist from India. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Kalpana Iyer (born 1955?) is a former Miss India, Bollywood actress, well known as a famous vamp of the 80s and 90s. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... [1]Swaroop Sampat is a Bollywood actress who has acted in films such as She won the the Miss India contest in 1979. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Sangeeta Bijlani (born in 1955) is an Indian Bollywood actress and former Model. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Pamella Bordes (born Pamela Singh c. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Juhi Chawla (Hindi:  ; Urdu: , born 13 November 1967 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India) is an award-winning Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films. ... This article is about the year. ... Sonu Walia (b. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Mehr Jessia is Arjun Cocky Rampals wife ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Madhu Sapre (birth name, Madhushri Sapre, hi - ंअधुश्िर शप्रे) is an Indian supermodel from the state of Maharashtra. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972 in Mumbai) is an Indian actress, sister of actor Shilpa Shirodkar. ... Pooja Batra (born on October 27, 1973 in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian actress. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Sushmita Sen (Shushmita Shen, Hindi, सुष्मिता सेन, SuÅ›mitā Sen) was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. ... Aishwarya Rai (Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, IPA: ; born November 1, 1973) is an Indian actress. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Manpreet Brar won the Miss India crown in 1995. ... Priya Gill is an Indian actress. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Nafisa Joseph (March 28, 1978 - July 29, 2004) was an Indian model and MTV video jockey. ... Diana Hayden Diana Hayden (born 1973) is a model from Hyderabad, India. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Gul Panag (January 3, 1979; Chandigarh, India) is a Bollywood actress and former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss Universe pageant. ... Yukta Mookhey (born 1979) is an Indian model and actress. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Lara Dutta, (born April 16, 1978) is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and the 2000 Miss Universe. ... Priyanka Chopra (Hindi: प्रियंका चोपड़ा) born on July 18, 1982,[1][2] is a two-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian actress who works in Bollywood movies. ... Gayatri Joshi (Marathi: गायत्री जोशी born 20 March 1977 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a model turned Bollywood actress. ... Dia Mirza Dia Mirza( born 9 December 1981) is an Indian model and actress. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Celina Jaitley (Punjabi ਸੇਲੀਨਾ ਜੈਤ੍ਲਿ) ( (born 9 June 1981) is an Indian actress. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Neha Dhupia (Hindi:नेहा धूपिया, Urdu: نیہا دھُوپِیا), born on August 27, 1980 in Cochin, is an Indian model and actress. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Sindhura Gadde (born c. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Neha Kapur (sometimes spelled as Neha Kapoor) is the reigning Ponds Femina Miss India-Universe. ... Natasha Suri is the reigning Ponds Femina Miss India-World. ... Amruta Patki is the reigning Ponds Femina Miss India-Earth. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Puja Gupta was the winner of Miss India Universe in 2007. ... Sarah-Jane Dias is a Mumbai-based Indian model and the winner of Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2007 title. ... Pooja Chitgopekar, 21 is Miss India Earth 2007 and will represent India in Miss Earth 2007 on November 11. ...

2007

• Miss India Universe - Puja Gupta, later among the top 10 finalists at the Miss Universe 2007 pageant held in Mexico City
• Miss India World - Sarah-Jane Dias
• Miss India Earth - Pooja Chitgopekar, Later 1st runner up at Miss Earth 2007( Miss Air) Simifinalits in Best in Swimsuit
• Miss India International- Esha Gupta (unplaced)

Puja Gupta was the winner of Miss India Universe in 2007. ... Sarah-Jane Dias is a Mumbai-based Indian model and the winner of Pantaloons Femina Miss India World 2007 title. ... Pooja Chitgopekar, 21 is Miss India Earth 2007 and will represent India in Miss Earth 2007 on November 11. ...

2006

• Miss India Universe - Neha Kapur, later placed among the top 20 semi-finalists at Miss Universe
• Miss India World - Natasha Suri, top 17 semi-finalist, second runner up (beach beauty), second runner up (dress designer award), top 10 (talent round) at the Miss World 2006 pageant held in Warsaw, Poland
• Miss India Earth - Amruta Patki, 1st runner-up at the Miss Earth 2006 pageant held in Manila, Philippines
• Miss India International - Sonali Sehgal, top 12 semifinalist Miss International 2006 in China.
• Miss India Tourism International - Tanya Vakil, 1st runner up at Miss Tourism Queen International 2006.

Neha Kapur (sometimes spelled as Neha Kapoor) is the reigning Ponds Femina Miss India-Universe. ... Natasha Suri is the reigning Ponds Femina Miss India-World. ... Amruta Patki is the reigning Ponds Femina Miss India-Earth. ...

2005

• Miss India Universe - Amrita Thapar
• Miss India World - Sindhura Gadde, later placed among the top 15 semi-finalists at Miss World
• Miss India Earth - Niharika Singh
• Representative at Miss international - Vaishali Desai

This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Sindhura Gadde (born c. ...

2004

• Miss India Universe - Tanushree Dutta, later placed among the Top 10 at Miss Universe
• Miss India World - Sayali Bhagat (first won by Lakshmi Pandit, who was later found to be married, so she had to give up her title, Sayali, who was earlier Miss India-Earth was promoted to the status of Miss India-World.
• Miss India Earth - Jyoti Brahmin, later placed among the Top 16 Semifinalists at Miss Earth
• Miss India Asia -Pacific -Simran Chandok
• Miss India international - Mihika Verma

This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Miss Earth is an annual female spectacle event and currently one of the top three international beauty pageants in the world founded in 2001 by Carousel Productions, Inc. ...

2003

• Miss India Universe - Nikita Anand
• Miss India World - Ami Vashi, later 3 runner up at Miss World 2003
• Miss India Earth - Swetha Vijay
• Miss India International - Shonali Nagrani, later 1 runner up at Miss International 2003
• Miss India Asia Pacific - Shonal Rawat , later 1 runner up at Miss Asia Pacific

2002

• Miss India Universe - Neha Dhupia, later ninth at Miss Universe
• Miss India World - Shruti Sharma semifinalist in miss world 2002
• Miss India Earth - Reshmi Ghosh
• Miss India 1^st Runner Up - Gauhar Khan, later Representative at Miss International
• Miss India 2^nd Runner Up - Tina Chhatwal, Later second runner up at Miss Asia-Pacific

Neha Dhupia (Hindi:नेहा धूपिया, Urdu: نیہا دھُوپِیا), born on August 27, 1980 in Cochin, is an Indian model and actress. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ...

2001

• Miss India Universe - Celina Jaitley, later fourth runner-up at Miss Universe
• Miss India World - Sara Corner
• Miss India Asia-Pacific - Maheshwari
• Miss India Earth - Shamita Singha, later fifth place at Miss Earth (first contestant from India ever to compete)
• Miss India International - Kanwal Toor, later semi-finalist Miss International

Celina Jaitley (Punjabi ਸੇਲੀਨਾ ਜੈਤ੍ਲਿ) ( (born 9 June 1981) is an Indian actress. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Miss Earth is an annual female spectacle event and currently one of the top three international beauty pageants in the world founded in 2001 by Carousel Productions, Inc. ...

2000

• Miss India Universe- Lara Dutta, later Miss Universe, 2000 (also Miss Intercontinental 1997)
• Miss India World - Priyanka Chopra, later Miss World, 2000
• Miss India Asia-Pacific International- Diya Mirza, later Miss Asia-Pacific, 2000
• Miss India International- Gayatri Joshi, later semifinalist at Miss International 200
• Miss Talented - Yogini Nath

Lara Dutta, (born April 16, 1978) is an Indian actress, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and the 2000 Miss Universe. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Priyanka Chopra (Hindi: प्रियंका चोपड़ा) born on July 18, 1982,[1][2] is a two-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian actress who works in Bollywood movies. ... This article is about the pageant. ... Dia Mirza Dia Mirza( born 9 December 1981) is an Indian model and actress. ... The Miss Asia Pacific International is the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia. ... Gayatri Joshi (Marathi: गायत्री जोशी born 20 March 1977 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India) is a model turned Bollywood actress. ...

1999

• Miss India Universe - Gul Panag, later sixth place at Miss Universe
• Miss India World - Yukta Mookhey, later Miss World, 1999
• Miss India Asia Pacific - Shivangi Parikh
• Representative at Miss International - Srikrupa Murali

Gul Panag (January 3, 1979; Chandigarh, India) is a Bollywood actress and former beauty queen who has competed in the Miss Universe pageant. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Yukta Mookhey (born 1979) is an Indian model and actress. ... This article is about the pageant. ...

1998

• Miss India Universe - Lymaraina D'Souza, later seventh place at Miss Universe
• Miss India World - Annie Thomas
• Miss India Asia Pacific - Vitika Aggarwal
• Representative at Miss International - Swetha Jaishankar, later second runner-up at Miss International.

Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) is the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world. ...

1997

• Miss India Universe - Nafisa Joseph, later tenth place at Miss Universe
• Miss India World - Diana Hayden, later Miss World, 1997
• Miss India Asia-Pacific - Divya Chauhan later 1 runner up at Miss Asia Pacific 1997
• Miss India International - Dia Abraham, later 1 runner up at Miss International 1997

Nafisa Joseph (March 28, 1978 - July 29, 2004) was an Indian model and MTV video jockey. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Diana Hayden Diana Hayden (born 1973) is a model from Hyderabad, India. ... This article is about the pageant. ... The Miss Asia Pacific International is the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia. ... Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) is the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world. ...

1996

• Miss India Universe- Sandhya Chib, later seventh place at Miss Universe, 1996
• Miss India World - Rani Jeyraj, later third runner-up at Miss World, 1996
• Miss India Asia-Pacific - Mini Menon, later semi-finalist at Miss Asia Pacific 1996
• Representative at Miss International - Fleur Dominique Xavier

Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... This article is about the pageant. ... The Miss Asia Pacific International is the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia. ...

1995

• Miss India Universe - Manpreet Brar, later first runner-up at Miss Universe
• Miss India World - Preeti Mankotia
• Miss India Asia-Pacific - Ruchi Malhotra, later first runner-up at Miss Asia Pacific
• Representative at Miss International - Priya Gill

Manpreet Brar won the Miss India crown in 1995. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... The Miss Asia Pacific International is the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia. ... Priya Gill is an Indian actress. ...

1994

• Miss India Universe - Sushmita Sen, later Miss Universe, 1994
• Miss India World - Aishwarya Rai, later Miss World, 1994
• Miss India International - Francesca Hart
• Miss India Asia-Pacific - Shweta Menon, later semi-finalist at Miss Asia-Pacific, 1994
• Miss Tourism World Wide - Barkha Madan, later fourth place, 1994

Sushmita Sen (Shushmita Shen, Hindi, सुष्मिता सेन, Suśmitā Sen) was born on November 19, 1975 in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Aishwarya Rai (Kannada: ಐಶ್ವರ್ಯಾ ರೈ, IPA: ; born November 1, 1973) is an Indian actress. ... This article is about the pageant. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Miss Asia Pacific International is the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia. ...

1993

• Miss India - Namrata Shirodkar, later sixth place at Miss Universe
• Miss India first runner-up - Karminder Kaur
• Miss India 2^nd Runner-Up - Pooja Batra

Namrata Shirodkar (born 22 January 1972 in Mumbai) is an Indian actress, sister of actor Shilpa Shirodkar. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Pooja Batra (born on October 27, 1973 in Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh) is an Indian actress. ...

1992

• Miss India - Madhu Sapre, later second runner-up at Miss Universe, 1992
• Miss India World - Shyla Lopez
• Miss India Asia Pacific - Mehroo Jal Mistry
• Miss India International - Kamal Sandhu

Madhu Sapre (birth name, Madhushri Sapre, hi - ंअधुश्िर शप्रे) is an Indian supermodel from the state of Maharashtra. ... Miss Universe is an annual international female beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ...

1991

• Miss India Universe - Christablle Howie
• Miss India - Ritu Singh, later became the 2^nd Runner-up at Miss Asia World.

1990

• Miss India Universe - Suzanne Sablok(Pillai), later semi-finalist (final 10) at Miss Universe; Second in the Swimsuit Round.
• Miss India World - Naveeda Mehdi

1989

• Miss India Universe - Suzanne Sablok(Pillai), later semi-finalist (final 10) at Miss Universe; Second in the Swimsuit Round.
• Miss India World - Naveeda Mehdi

1988

• Miss India Universe- Dolly Minhas
• Miss India World - Anuradha Kottoor
• Miss India Asia Pacific - Viola Anthony
• Miss India International - Shikha Swaroop
• Miss Bombay - Lalita Sukthankar

1987

• Miss India Universe- Priyadarshini Pradhan
• Miss India World - Kalpana Raj Pandith
• Miss India International - Erika Maria d'Souza, later semifinalist at Miss International
• Miss India Asia Pacific - Jasleem Kaur

1986

• Miss India - Mehr Jessia
• Miss India first runner-up - Maureen Lestourgen

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1985

• Miss India - Sonu Walia
• Miss India first runner-up - Sharon Clarke

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1984

• Miss India - Juhi Chawla
• Miss India first runner-up - Suchita Kumar

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1983

• Miss India - Rekha
• Miss India 1^st runner-up - Sweety Grewal

1982

• Miss India -Pamela Singh
• Miss India first runner-up - Uttara Mhatre

Pamella Bordes (born Pamela Singh c. ...

1981

• Miss India - Meenakshi Sheshadri
• Miss India first runner-up - Deepti Divakar

1980

• Miss India - Sangeeta Bijlani

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1979

• Miss India - Swaroop Sampat

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1978

• Miss India - Alamjeet Chauhan
• Miss India first runner-up - Kalpana Iyer, later 11th Place Miss World

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1977

• Miss India - Nalini Vishwanathan, withdrew from the Miss World contest because of India's policy against apartheid. ^[1]
• Miss India first runners-up - Veena Prakash.

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1976

• Miss India winner - Nafisa Ali^[2], later runner-up at the Miss International contest in 1977

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1975

• Miss India - Meenakshi Kurpad
• Miss India first runner-up - Anjana Sood, later semi-finalist at Miss World

1974

• Miss India - Kiran Dholakia, later semi-finalist at Miss Universe, 1974

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1973

• Miss India - Farzana Habib, later semi-finalist Miss Universe
• Miss India first runner-up - none
• Miss India second runner-up -Tara Anne Fonseca,later Miss Asia Pacific 1973

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1972

• Miss India - Roopa Satyan, later semi-finalist Miss Universe
• Miss India first runner-up - Malathi Basappa, later fourth runner-up at Miss World

1971

• Miss India - Raj Gill
• Miss India first runner-up - Prema Narayan

1970

• Miss India - Veena Sajnani
• Miss India first runner-up - Heather Faville, later semi-finalist Miss World
• Miss India second runner-up - Zeenat Aman, Miss Asia Pacific International, 1970.

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1969

• Miss India - Kavita Bhambani[1][2][3]
• Miss India first runner-up - Adina Shellim ^{[citation needed]}

1968

• Miss India - Anjum Mumtaz Baig
• Miss India first runner-up - Jane Coelho

1967

• Miss India - Nayyara Mirza, now known by the name Nalini Patel
• Miss India first runner-up - none

1966

• Miss India (Universe) - Yasmin Daji, later third runner-up Miss Universe, 1966
• Miss India (World)- Reita Faria, later Miss World, 1966

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1965

Persis Khambatta Persis Khambatta as Ilia in Star Trek: The Motion Picture. ...

1964

Meher Mistry, later known as Meher Castelino

1962

Ferial Karim, later semi-finalist Miss World

1961

Veronica Torcato

1960

Iona Pinto, first runner-up at the 1960 Miss International Pageant. Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) is the fourth largest beauty pageant in the world. ...

1959

Fleur Ezekiel, first Miss India to participate in Miss World This article is about the pageant. ...

1954

• Leela Naidu

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1953

Peace Kanwal

1952

• Indrani Rehman, first Miss India to participate in Miss Universe
• Nutan

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1947

Esther Victoria Abraham Khan

References

• The Pride of India, a cofffe table book on former Miss Indias, by Persis Khambatta, Miss India 1965

See also

• Category:Femina Miss India winners

References

External links

• Femina Miss India official website
• Complete Miss India history
• Article in sify.com on successful Miss Indias