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.

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

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

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.

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