List of Femina Miss India winners (1947-2024)

List of Miss India Winners: Femina Miss India is one of the most famous beauty pageants in the country. Winning the title of Miss India is not easy as contestants are tested on many aspects including beauty and intelligence. Miss India contestants are not only tested on their looks but also on why they deserve the prestigious title.

Nikita Porwal of Ujjain was crowned Miss India 2024 at the 60th edition of the beauty pageant. She takes over the crown from outgoing title holder Nandini Gupta of Rajasthan, who has held the title since 2023.

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Nikita Porwal is a prominent figure in the Indian entertainment industry and is most recently known for being crowned Miss India 2024. Hailing from Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, she has a rich background where curiosity is intertwined with creativity.

Her love for the performing arts blossomed through her involvement in theatre, and she acted in over 60 plays and wrote a 250-page play, Krishna Leela.

Below is the complete list of Miss India winners from 1947 to 2024. You can also find the name of Miss India winner before Femina beauty pageant.

Miss India beauty pageant held in India

The winner of the first Miss India beauty pageant in 1947 was Pramila (Esther Victoria Abraham) from Calcutta.

Later in 1952, two editions of the Miss India beauty pageant were held and Indrani Rehman and Nutan were declared the winners of the pageant. Indrani Rehman later also represented India in the Miss Universe 1952 pageant, which was the first Miss Universe pageant.

When was the first Miss India Women held?

The first Miss India beauty pageant was held in 1964 and Meher Castelino Mistri became the inaugural title holder. She represented India in the Miss Universe 1964 beauty pageant in the United States and also participated in the Miss Country 1964 in Spain.

List of Miss India winners (1947 to 2024)

Year	name	state
1947	Esther Victoria Abraham (Pramila)	west bengal
1952	Indrani Rahman	tamil nadu
1953	peace kanwar	punjab province
1954	Leela Naidu	Maharashtra
1959	Fleur Ezekiel	Maharashtra
1960	Lorna Pinto	Maharashtra
1961	Veronica Leonara Tocato	Maharashtra
1962	Ferril Karim	Maharashtra
1964	Meher Castellino Mistry	Maharashtra
1965	Percy Combata	Maharashtra
1966	Yamindaji	Maharashtra
1967	Nayara Mirza	New Delhi
1968	Anjum Mumtaz Balger	Maharashtra
1969	Kavita Bambani	Maharashtra
1970	Veena Sanjani	Maharashtra
1971	Raj Gill	Maharashtra
1972	Rupa Satyan	Maharashtra
1973	Farzana Habib	Maharashtra
1974	Shalini Bhavnath Dholakia	Maharashtra
1975	Meenakshi Kupade	Maharashtra
1976	See more : Optical Illusion Eye Test: If You have Eagle Eyes Find 5 among 3 in 15 Seconds? Naina Sudhir Balsawar	uttar pradesh
1977	Nalini Viswanathan	tamil nadu
1978	Alamgit Kaur Chauhan	punjab province
1979	Swarup Sampat	Maharashtra
1980	Sangeeta Bijirani	Maharashtra
1981	Rachita Kumar	Maharashtra
1982	Pamela Singer	New Delhi
1983	Reika Hand	Karnataka
1984	Juhi Chawla	punjab province
1985	Sonu Walia	punjab province
1986	Mel Jessica	Maharashtra
1987	Priyadarshni Pradhan	Maharashtra
1988	Dolly Mijas	punjab province
1989/1990	Susan Sabrok	Maharashtra
1991	Christabel Howie	tamil nadu
1992	madusapre	Maharashtra
1993	Namrata Shirodkar	Maharashtra
1994	Sushmita Sen	New Delhi
1995	Manpreet Brar	New Delhi
1996	Sandia Chibu	Karnataka
1997	Nafisa Joseph	Karnataka
1998	Limalena de Souza	Karnataka
1999	Gul Panag	punjab province
2000	Lala Dutta	Karnataka
2001	See more : Optical Illusion Brain Test: If you have Eagle Eyes Find the Number 2880 among 2080 in 15 Secs Selina Jaitley	west bengal
2002	Nehadupia	New Delhi
2003	Nikita Anand	New Delhi
2004	Tanushree Dutta	jharkhand
2005	Amrita Thapar	punjab province
2006	Neha Kapoor	New Delhi
2007	Sara Jane Dias	Karnataka
2008	Parvathy Omanakuttan	kerala
2009	Pooja Chopra	Maharashtra
2010	Manasvi Mangai	Uttarakhand
2011	Kanishta Dhankar	Haryana
2012	Vanya Mishra	punjab province
2013	Navneet Kaur Dhillon	punjab province
2014	Koyalana	New Delhi
2015	Aditi Arya	New Delhi
2016	Priyadarshni Chatterjee	assam
2017	Manush Chiral	Haryana
2018	Anukrishi Vas	tamil nadu
2019	Rao Suman	rajasthan
2021	varanasi manasa	Telangana
2022	Sydney Shetty	Karnataka
2023	Nandini Gupta	rajasthan
2024	Nikita Povar	madhya pradesh

Nikita Porwal is a beauty queen from Madhya Pradesh, India, who won the title of Miss India 2024. She was crowned on 16 October 2024 at a prestigious event in Mumbai. This title enables her to represent India in the upcoming Miss World beauty pageant.

In the competition, she was selected from 30 contestants from various states and union territories of India. Nikita’s victory marks a major milestone in her career as she follows in the footsteps of her previous champions and aims to make a mark on the international stage.

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

Also Read | Who is Nandini Gupta? Everything you need to know about the girl from Rajasthan who won the Miss India 2023 crown.

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