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Femina Miss India
Miss India, also known as Femina Miss India, is a national beauty pageant in India that selects representatives to compete in the Miss World competition, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. It is organized by Femina, a women's magazine published by The Times Group.
The current Femina Miss India World is Nikita Porwal from Madhya Pradesh. She was crowned by the previous titleholder, Nandini Gupta, on 16 October 2024 in Mumbai.
The first Miss India was Esther Abraham, from Calcutta, who won the title in 1947. The pageant was organized by the local press.
In 1952, two Miss India pageants were held. Indrani Rehman and Nutan were the winners. Nutan was crowned Miss Mussorie, while Rahman was crowned at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Rahman later represented India at the first Miss Universe pageant in 1952.
In 1953, Peace Kanwal from Punjab was crowned Miss India at the Kardar-Kolynos pageant, organized by filmmaker Abdur Rashid Kardar. She later became a Bollywood actress.
In 1954, Leela Naidu from Maharashtra was crowned Miss India. That same year, she was featured in Vogue magazine's list of the world's ten most beautiful women.
There was no Miss India pageant between 1955 and 1958. In 1959, Eve's Weekly organized its first Miss India contest, with Fleur Ezekiel winning the title. She went on to represent India at Miss World 1959 in London.
The first Femina Miss India pageant was held in 1964. Meher Castelino Mistri of Maharashtra was crowned the winner and represented India at Miss Universe 1964 in the United States and Miss Nations 1964 in Spain.
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Femina Miss India
Miss India, also known as Femina Miss India, is a national beauty pageant in India that selects representatives to compete in the Miss World competition, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. It is organized by Femina, a women's magazine published by The Times Group.
The current Femina Miss India World is Nikita Porwal from Madhya Pradesh. She was crowned by the previous titleholder, Nandini Gupta, on 16 October 2024 in Mumbai.
The first Miss India was Esther Abraham, from Calcutta, who won the title in 1947. The pageant was organized by the local press.
In 1952, two Miss India pageants were held. Indrani Rehman and Nutan were the winners. Nutan was crowned Miss Mussorie, while Rahman was crowned at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Rahman later represented India at the first Miss Universe pageant in 1952.
In 1953, Peace Kanwal from Punjab was crowned Miss India at the Kardar-Kolynos pageant, organized by filmmaker Abdur Rashid Kardar. She later became a Bollywood actress.
In 1954, Leela Naidu from Maharashtra was crowned Miss India. That same year, she was featured in Vogue magazine's list of the world's ten most beautiful women.
There was no Miss India pageant between 1955 and 1958. In 1959, Eve's Weekly organized its first Miss India contest, with Fleur Ezekiel winning the title. She went on to represent India at Miss World 1959 in London.
The first Femina Miss India pageant was held in 1964. Meher Castelino Mistri of Maharashtra was crowned the winner and represented India at Miss Universe 1964 in the United States and Miss Nations 1964 in Spain.