Miss India International or Miss International India is a title given to the Indian woman who represents India in the Miss International,[1] an annual beauty pageant held in Japan. Miss Divine Beauty currently chooses the Indian representative for Miss International.[2]
| Formation | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
| Location | |
| Membership | Miss International |
Official language | Hindi, English |
Key people | Deepak Agarwal (National Director) |
| Website | www |
History
edit1960-1988: Eve's Weekly Miss India
editThe first edition of Miss International was held in the year 1960, and a Miss India contest organised by Eve's Weekly magazine selected Iona Pinto as the first Miss India International.[3] She represented India at Miss International pageant held on 12 August 1960 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, United States. There, Iona Pinto secured the spot of 1st runner-up, next to the winner Stella Márquez.[3]
India's representatives to the Miss International were initially selected by the Eve's Weekly Miss India contest, since its inception in 1960, until the year 1988.[4]
In 1989, Eve's Weekly's magazine publications ended, and hence they could not continue their pageant subsequently. There were no representatives from India at Miss International in 1989 and 1990.[4]
1991-2014: The Times Group
editSince the year 1991, Femina Miss India, owned by The Times Group sent Indian delegates to compete at Miss International, and was successful in producing two first runners-up and one second runner-up.[5] The last highest placement of Femina Miss India's representative at Miss International was achieved by Shonali Nagrani, who was crowned as the first runner-up in Miss International 2003.[6][7] The Times Group lost the franchise of Miss International in 2015. The last representative to Miss International by the Miss India Organization was Jhataleka Malhotra in 2014.[8][9]
2015, 2017-2022: Glamanand Supermodel India
editThe Glamanand Group, owned by Nikhil Anand acquired the rights to send India's delegates to the Miss International in the year 2015.[10][11] The first edition of this pageant was held on 4 November 2015 at Courtyard Marriott Hotel, New Delhi.[12] Supriya Aiman became the first delegate to win the title of Glamanand Miss International India.[13] During the years 2015 and 2017–2022, Glamanand Supermodel India was responsible for the selection of Miss International India.[14][15][11]
2016: Perk Events Group
editOnly during the year 2016, India's representative for Miss International was sent by Perk Events Group. Rewati Chetri, a northeast Indian beauty queen from the state of Assam, was crowned as Miss International India 2016 by this organisation.[16][17][18]
2023-present: Miss Divine Beauty
editThe Divine Group acquired the rights to send India's delegates to Miss International in 2023.[19] Deepak Agarwal, the founder and CEO of Divine Group, serves as one of the National Directors.[20]
Timeline of licensee
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Titleholders
edit- 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 | Rashmi Shinde[21] | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 2023 | Praveena Aanjna | Rajasthan | Unplaced | Top 8 – Best National Costume |
| 2022 | Kashish Methwani[22][23][24][25] | Maharashtra | Could not represent due to change in franchise[26][27] | |
| 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 | Komal Sandhu | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1991 | Preeti Mankotia | Karnataka | Top 15 | |
| 1988 | Shikha Swaroop | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1987 | Erica Maria De Sousa | Maharashtra | Top 15 | |
| 1986 | Poonam Gidwani | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1985 | Vinita Seshadri Vasan | Karnataka | 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 | Ulrike Karen Bredemeyer | Maharashtra | Top 15 | |
| 1979 | Nita Pinto | Maharashtra | Unplaced | |
| 1978 | Sabita Dhanrajgir | Punjab | Unplaced | |
| 1977 | Joan Stephens | Unplaced | ||
| 1976 | Nafisa Ali | Maharashtra | 2nd Runner-up | |
| 1975 | Indira Maria Bredemeyer | Maharashtra | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1974 | Leslie Jean Hartnett | New Delhi | Unplaced | |
| 1973 | Lynette Williams | Karnataka | 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
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- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "A Star is Gone - Iona Pinto, the statuesque beauty queen, who won the Femina Miss India title in 1960, a year after the beauty pageant was launched, succumbed after a bravely fought battle against cancer last week". The Mid Day. June 25, 2012.
- ^ a b Sanghavvi, Malavika (26 June 2012). "A star is gone". The Mid-day. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Fifty years of Miss India". The Times of India. 24 March 2013.
- ^ "Catch-up with the past Miss India winners". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 December 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "Shonali Nagrani to tie the knot". The Times of India. 16 September 2012. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Jhataleka wins Miss Internet Beauty at Miss International 2014". Femina Miss India. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Best national costumes worn by Indian beauty queens". Femina Miss India. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ Chakrabarty, Roshni (31 May 2019). "How this Bihar boy became the world's youngest international pageant director at just 19". India Today.
- ^ a b "Grand opening of the Glamanand Supermodel India pageant". 16 September 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Glamanand Supermodel India 2015 held in New Delhi". Archived from the original on 2015-11-20. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ Singh, Shambhavi (10 June 2015). "Bakarganj girl takes flight for Japanese ramp glory". The Telegraph. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Supriya Aiman is Miss International India 2015". 8 October 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Zoya Afroz crowned as Miss India International 2021". The Hans India. 24 August 2021.
- ^ "Rewati Chetri Crowned Miss International India 2016 - Eclectic Northeast". eclecticnortheast.in. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Rewati Chetri will represent India at Miss International 2016 pageant in Japan". NorthEast Today. 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Assam Girl Rewati Chetri to Represent India at Miss International 2016". 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Divine Group India grabbed Exclusive Franchise Rights for Miss International India, Securing Leadership in Two Big Pageants". 3 June 2023.
- ^ "Miss Divine Beauty Celebrated The Power Of Womanhood At The Grand Finale Event". bollywoodcouch. 2 September 2019.
- ^ "missinternationalindia". instagram.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Divine Group India grabbed Exclusive Franchise Rights for Miss International India, Securing Leadership in Two Big Pageants".
- ^ 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 [bare URL]