Femina Miss India 2019 was the 56th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant. It was held at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai on June 15, 2019, and was hosted by Karan Johar, Manish Paul and Miss World 2017, Manushi Chhillar. At the end of the event, Anukreethy Vas of Tamil Nadu crowned Suman Rao of Rajasthan as her successor. She represented India at Miss World 2019 in London and placed 2nd Runner Up.[1][2]
| Femina Miss India 2019 | |
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| Date | 15 June 2019 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | |
| Venue | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai |
| Broadcaster | Colors TV |
| Entrants | 30 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Winner | Suman Rao Rajasthan |
| Congeniality | Lalnunthari Rualhleng Mizoram |
| Photogenic | Vaishnavi Andhale Maharashtra |
Meenakshi Chaudhary of Haryana crowned Shivani Jadhav of Chhattisgarh as Miss Grand India 2019. Gayatri Bhardwaj of New Delhi crowned Shreya Shanker of Bihar as Miss United Continents India 2019. Shreya Rao Kamavarapu of Andhra Pradesh sashed Sanjana Vij of Telangana as Runner-Up at the end of the event.[3][4] From this batch also, the winner of Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu made it to the top 12.
Results edit
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| Final Results | Candidate | International Placement |
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| Miss India 2019 | 2nd Runner-up | |
| Miss India Grand International 2019 | Unplaced | |
| Miss India United Continents 2019 | Unplaced | |
| Runner Up |
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| Top 6 |
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| Top 12 |
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Background edit
There are four regions under which the contestants are grouped - North, South, East and West. Mentors will train contestants for the finale.[6]
- East Zone & West Zone - Neha Dhupia - Femina Miss India Universe 2002
- North & South Zone - Dia Mirza - Miss Asia Pacific 2000
Sub Title Awards edit
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Multimedia | Uttarakhand -Siddhi Gupta |
| Cox & Kings Miss Getaway Goddess | Nagaland - Marina Kiho |
| Beauty with a Purpose | Kerala - Lakshmi Menon |
| Sephora Miss Glamorous Look | Punjab - Harnaaz Kaur |
| Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Goodness Ambassador | Himachal Pradesh - Garima Verma |
| Centro Miss Rampwalk | Rajasthan - Suman Rao |
| Kodak Lens Miss Spectacular Eyes | Telangana - Sanjana Vij |
| Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic Miss Glowing Skin | Punjab - Harnaaz Kaur[5] |
| Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Beautiful Smile | Karnataka - Aashna Bisht |
| The Westin Miss Lifestyle | Tripura - Jayanti Reang |
| Triumph Miss Body Beautiful | Chhattisgarh - Shivani Jadhav |
| Glam Studios Miss Beautiful Hair | Maharashtra - Vaishnavi Andhale |
| Miss Active | Sikkim - Sang Doma Tamang |
| Bennett University Miss Iron Maiden | West Bengal - Sushmita Roy |
| fbb Miss Fashion Icon | Mizoram - Lalnunthari Rualhleng |
| Senco Gold Miss Shining Star | Uttarakhand - Siddhi Gupta |
| Dr. Tvacha Miss Photogenic | Maharashtra - Vaishnavi Andhale |
| Reliance Digital Miss Tech Beauty | Goa - Shaasthra Shetty |
| SaffronStays Miss Congeniality | Mizoram - Lalnunthari Rualhleng |
| Kara Miss Vivacious | Gujarat - Mansi Taxak |
| INIFD Miss Talented | Jammu & Kashmir - Megha Kaul Haryana - Sonal Sharma |
Bennett University Sports day edit
| Category | Sport | Winner |
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| Miss Smasher | Badminton | Telangana - Sanjana Vij |
| Miss Top Spin | Table Tennis | Andhra Pradesh - Nikita Tanwani |
| Miss Hooper | Basketball | Jammu and Kashmir - Megha Kaul |
| Miss Water Baby | Swimming | New Delhi - Mansi Sehgal |
| Miss Athlete | Athletics | Uttarakhand - Siddhi Gupta |
Zonal sub-contest winners edit
The following are the list of sub-contest award winners from each zones:
| Category | East | North | South | West |
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| SaffronStays Miss Congeniality | Jayanti Reang | Shefali Dhiman | Jane Thompson | Janki Bodiwala |
| Dr. Tvacha Miss Photogenic | Lalnunthari Rualhleng | Satakshi Bhanot | Sanjana Vij | Vaishnavi Andhale |
| Sephora Miss Glamorous Look | Jyotishmita Baruah | Garima Yadav | Shalini Menon | Yogita Bihani |
| fbb Miss Fashion Icon | Madhumita Das | Shinata Chauhan | Divita Rai | Phalguni Khanna |
| fbb Miss Talented | Sushmita Roy Lalnunthari Rualhleng |
Pragati Wahi | Tejaswini Manogna | Megha Kaul Yogita Bihani |
| Kara Miss Vivacious | Tanvi Malhara | Siddhi Gupta | Jane Thompson | Rose Kundu |
| Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Goodness Ambassador | Neha Jha | Sweetaj | Anjali Schmuck | Dragana Andrade |
| Triumph Miss Body Beautiful | Arupa Rath | Shinata Chauhan | Divita Rai | Janki Bodiwala |
| Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic Miss Glowing Skin | Sushmita Roy | Vidhi Giri | Manasa Varanasi | Mansi Singh |
| Senco Gold Miss Shining Star | Tamanna Vyas | Siddhi Gupta | Tejaswini Manogna | Falguni Khanna |
| Centro Miss Rampwalk | Snehapriya Roy | Shinata Chauhan | Divita Rai | Suman Rao |
Judges edit
Femina Miss India 2019 Award Night
- Dia Mirza — Miss Asia Pacific 2000
- Mukesh Chhabra — Indian casting director
- Neha Dhupia — Miss India Universe 2002
Miss India 2019 Grand Finale
- Vanessa Ponce — Miss World 2018
- Shane Peacock — Fashion designer
- Falguni Peacock — Fashion designer
- Dutee Chand — Sprinter
- Aayush Sharma — Actor
- Sunil Chhetri — Indian Footballer
- Chitrangada Singh — Actress
- Huma Qureshi — Actress
- Remo D'Souza — Choreographer and director
Contestants edit
The following is the list of the official delegates of Miss India 2019 representing 30 states of the country:
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- Declared as Winner
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
| Zone | State | Delegate | Age[a] | Height | Placement | Note(s) |
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| East | Arunachal Pradesh | Roshni Dada | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Assam | Jyotishmita Baruah | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Top 6 |
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| Bihar | Shreya Shanker | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Femina Miss India United Continents 2019 | ||
| Chhattisgarh | Shivani Jadhav | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Femina Miss Grand India 2019 |
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| Jharkhand | Chitrapriya Singh | 18 | 1.71 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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| Manipur | Urmila Shagolsem | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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| Meghalaya | Sangeeta Das | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Mizoram | Lalnunthari Rualhleng | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Top 12 | ||
| Nagaland | Marina Kiho | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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| Odisha | Sheetal Sahu | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||
| Sikkim | Sang Doma Tamang | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Tripura | Jayanti Reang | 25 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||
| West Bengal | Sushmita Roy | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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| North | Haryana | Sonal Sharma | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Himachal Pradesh | Garima Verma | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||
| Jammu and Kashmir 1 | Megha Kaul | 25 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||
| Madhya Pradesh | Garima Yadav | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Top 12 |
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| New Delhi | Mansi Sehgal | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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| Punjab | Harnaaz Kaur | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Top 12 |
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| Uttarakhand | Siddhi Gupta | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Top 12 | ||
| Uttar Pradesh | Shinata Chauhan | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Top 6 |
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| South | Andhra Pradesh | Nikita Tanwani | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
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| Karnataka | Aashna Bisht | 24 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |||
| Kerala[Replacements 1] | Lakshmi Menon | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Tamil Nadu | Rubeiya S K | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||
| Telangana | Sanjana Vij | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Femina Miss India 2019 Runner Up |
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| West | Goa | Shaasthra Shetty | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
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| Gujarat | Mansi Taxak | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Top 12 | ||
| Maharashtra | Vaishnavi Andhale | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Top 12 | ||
| Rajasthan | Suman Rao | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Femina Miss India 2019 |
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State finalists edit
The following is the list of delegates who made to the top 3 state finalists. There were no top 3 finalists for North Eastern states since these states usually have direct appointment of state representatives during Guwahati audition:
| Zone | State | Delegates |
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| East | Arunachal Pradesh |
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| Bihar |
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| Chhattisgarh |
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| Jharkhand |
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| Manipur |
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| Meghalaya |
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| Mizoram |
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| Nagaland |
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| Odisha |
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| Sikkim |
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| Tripura |
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| West Bengal |
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| North | Haryana |
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| Himachal Pradesh |
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| Jammu and Kashmir |
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| Madhya Pradesh |
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| New Delhi |
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| Punjab |
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| Uttarakhand |
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| Uttar Pradesh |
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| South | Andhra Pradesh |
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| Karnataka |
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| Kerala |
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| Tamil Nadu |
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| Telangana |
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| West | Goa |
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| Gujarat |
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| Maharashtra |
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| Rajasthan |
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Panelists edit
- Skin Care Expert: Dr Jamuna Pai
- Personality Skills Mentor: Sanjeev Datta & Viram Datta
- Gym Partner: Body Sculptor
- Official Photographer: Anand Wahane
- Hair Coach: Kromakay
- Salon Expert: Savio John Pereira
- Make-up Coach: Clint Fernandes
Controversy edit
This edition of the pageant stirred a controversy over Twitter where the Miss India team was accused of selecting 'fair-skinned' women to run in the pageant. People also pointed towards the fact that the girls looked similar and that the diversity of the country was not visible.[9][10][11][12] However, the pageant organizers rubbished all the claims.[citation needed] They also made a video regarding the same topic, stating that many of their past winners and contestant came from all corners of the country and had different ethnicity.[citation needed]
Notes edit
- ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
- ^Note 1 : The crowning of the winner from the North state, Jammu and Kashmir was during the final event of West zonal crowning which held on 14 April 2019 in Pune. This was due to the delayed audition held in the state since the state was under emergency as a result of Pulwama terrorist attack.
Replacements edit
- ^ KERALA — Lakshmi Menon was appointed to compete at Femina Miss India 2019 by the Femina Miss India organisation, as a replacement to Jane Thompson, Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 due to personal reason. Lakshmi Menon was among the Top 3 finalists at the Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 auditions.[7]
References edit
- ^ "Miss India 2019 winner is Suman Rao from Rajasthan". India Today. 16 June 2019.
- ^ "Call for Entry: fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2019 South Zone Auditions". indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Miss India 2019 Coming Soon". indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Search for fbb colors Femina Miss India 2019 begins". dailypioneer.com.
- ^ a b "Incredible Journey of Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu Miss Universe 2021". Retrieved 2021-12-24.
- ^ "Facebook: Meet our mentors".
- ^ "Instagram post stating the replacement of Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 delegate on the organisation's official page". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
- ^ "Shivani Jadhav: I've always wanted to represent India on an international platform | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Miss India contest: Why do all the finalists 'look the same'?". bbc.com.
- ^ "Photograph of Miss India finalists stirs debate over country's obsession with fair skin". edition.cnn.com.
- ^ "Miss India pageant slammed for lack of diversity". foxnews.com. 2019-05-30.
- ^ "Miss India Contest Slammed For Lack of Diversity and Fair Color Obsession". eurasiantimes.com. 2019-05-31.