Here is the list of Miss India winners from 1947 to 2023. Nandini Gupta, who hails from Rajasthan, won the Femina Miss India 2023.
Miss India or Femina Miss India is one of the most prestigious beauty pageants of India. Contestants from various parts of various states in India participated in this event. The beauty pageant is organized by āFeminaā, a beauty magazine managed by the Times Group.
The Miss India contestants are judged on the basis of various criteria like looks, physique, intelligence and others. Currently, Nandini Gupta from Kota, Rajasthan, is the winner of Miss India 2023.
Miss India pageants not only make one famous but also open various opportunities in the glamorous world. Check out the list of Miss India winners.
List of Femina Miss India Winners (1947 to 2023)
The Year | Winner | 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 Dā 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 |
*2020 | – | – |
2021 | Manasa Varanasi | Telangana |
2022 | Sini Shetty | Karnataka |
2023 | Nandini Gupta | Rajasthan |
*Note- There is no event in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
FAQ: Miss India Beauty Pageant
Who organizes the Miss India beauty pageant?
Femina, the beauty magazine by Times Group, organizes the Miss India beauty pageant.
Who is the first Miss India?
Esther Victoria Abraham (Pramila), from Kolkata, West Bengal, won the first Miss India title in 1947.
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