Miss India International
| Formation | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss International |
Official language | Hindi, English |
Key people | Deepak Agarwal (National Director) |
| Website | www |
Miss India International or Miss International India is a title given to the Indian woman who represents India in the Miss International[1] Pageant, an annual, international beauty pageant held in Japan.Miss Divine Beauty chooses the Indian representative for Miss International.[2]
History
Iona Pinto[3] was crowned the first Miss India International was crowned in the year 1960. She represented India at Miss International pageant held on 12 August 1960 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States.
Titleholders
- Color key
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as Runner-up
- : Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Davika Pansa | Tripura | TBD | |
| 2023 | Praveena Aanjna | Rajasthan | Unplaced | |
| 2022 | Kashish Methwani[4][5][6][7] | Maharashtra | Could not represent due to change in franchise[8][9] | |
| 2021 | Zoya Afroz | Uttar Pradesh | Unplaced | |
| 2019 | Simrithi Bathija | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Tanishqa Bhosale | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2017 | Ankita Kumari | Bihar | Unplaced | |
| 2016 | Rewati Chetri | Assam | Unplaced | |
| 2015 | Supriya Aiman | Bihar | Unplaced | |
| 2014 | Jhataleka Malhotra | Maharashtra | Unplaced | Miss Internet 3rd Runner Up – Best National Costume |
| 2013 | Gurleen Grewal | Punjab | Unplaced | 1st Runner Up – Miss Internet |
| 2012 | Rochelle Maria Rao | Tamil Nadu | Top 15 | |
| 2011 | Ankita Shorey | Jammu & Kashmir | Unplaced | |
| 2010 | Neha Hinge | Madhya Pradesh | Top 15 | |
| 2009 | Harshita Saxena | Goa | Unplaced | |
| 2008 | Radha Brahmbhatt | Gujarat | Unplaced | |
| 2007 | Esha Gupta | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 2006 | Sonal Sehgal | West Bengal | Top 12 | |
| 2005 | Vaishali Desai | Gujarat | Unplaced | |
| 2004 | Mihika Verma | Maharashtra | Top 15 | |
| 2003 | Shonali Nagrani | New Delhi | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2002 | Gauahar Khan | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2001 | Kanwal Toor | New Delhi | Top 15 | |
| 2000 | Gayatri Joshi | Maharashtra | Top 15 | |
| 1999 | Srikrupa Murali | Karnataka | Unplaced | |
| 1998 | Shwetha Jaishanker | Tamil Nadu | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1997 | Diya Abraham | Kerala | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 1996 | Fleur Dominique Xavier | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1995 | Priya Gill | Punjab | Unplaced | |
| 1994 | Francesca Hart | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1993 | Pooja Batra | Punjab | Top 15 | |
| 1992 | Kamal Sandhu | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1991 | Preeti Mankotia | Karnataka | Top 15 | |
| 1988 | Shikha Swaroop | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1987 | Erika Maria D'Souza | Maharashtra | Top 15 | |
| 1986 | Poonam Pahlet Gidwant | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1985 | Vinita Seshadri Vasan | Bangalore | Unplaced | |
| 1984 | Nalanda Ravindra Bhandar | West Bengal | Top 15 | |
| 1983 | Sahila Chadha | Punjab | Unplaced | |
| 1982 | Betty O'Connor | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1981 | Meenakshi Seshadri | Tamil Nadu | Unplaced | |
| 1980 | Ulrika Karen Bredemeyer | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1979 | Nita Pinto | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1978 | Sabita Dhanrajgir | Punjab | Unplaced | |
| 1976 | Nafisa Ali | Maharashtra | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 1975 | Indira Maria Bredemeyer | Maharashtra | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1974 | Leslie Jean Hartnett | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1972 | Indira Muthanna | Karnataka | Unplaced | |
| 1971 | Samita Mukherjee | West Bengal | Unplaced | |
| 1970 | Patricia D'Souza | New Delhi | Top 15 | |
| 1969 | Wendy Leslie Vaz | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1968 | Sumita Sen | West Bengal | Top 15 | |
| 1962 | Sheila Chonkar | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1961 | Diana Valentine | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1960 | Iona Pinto | Maharashtra | 1st Runner-Up |
References
- ^ https://aninews.in/news/business/business/priyan-sain-and-praveena-aanjna-win-big-as-divine-miss-earth-india-and-divine-miss-international-india-202320230828162640/.
{cite web}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Miss Divine Beauty 2023: Udaipur's Praveena Anjana Crowned Miss International India 2023, Set to Shine on Global Stage in Japan". www.sangritoday.com. August 31, 2023.
- ^ www.mid-day.com. June 25, 2012 https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/a-star-is-gone-169543.
{cite web}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "CROWNING BEAUTIES!". firstindia.co.in. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ Dolare, Rahul (2022-09-23). "Kashish Methwani From Pune Crowned Miss International India 2023 At Jaipur". Punekar News. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ "Exclusive Interview: Kashish Methwani, winner of Glamanand Supermodel India 2022, and Miss International India 2023 – Guwahati Times". guwahatitimes.com. 2022-09-17. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ "Miss International India 2023 Kashish Methwani Visits Her Alma Mater Army Public School Pune". Punekar News. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2023-12-11.
- ^ https://www.aninews.in/news/business/business/divine-group-india-grabbed-exclusive-franchise-rights-for-miss-international-india-securing-leadership-in-two-big-pageants20230630163923/
- ^ https://www.business-standard.com/content/press-releases-ani/divine-group-india-grabbed-exclusive-franchise-rights-for-miss-international-india-securing-leadership-in-two-big-pageants-123063000557_1.html