Miss India
Miss India is a title that usually refers to
- Femina Miss India, a national beauty pageant in India that selects India's representatives to Miss World, Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International and Miss United Continent. In past years Femina Miss India sent India's representatives to Miss Universe (1964–1987, 1989–2009), Miss International (1991–2012, 2014), Miss Earth(2001–2013), Miss Asia Pacific International (1968–2005), Miss Teenage Intercontinental (1975–1978), International Teen Princess (1967–1974), Queen of Pacific (1969–1972, 1974, 1975), Miss Tourism (2005, 2007), Miss Heritage (2013), Miss Universal Peace and Humanity (2014) and Miss Nations (1964).
- Miss Diva, sister beauty pageant of Femina Miss India that selects India's representatives to Miss Universe . In past years it also sent India's representatives to Miss Supranational (2014), Miss Earth (2014) and Miss Asia Pacific World (2013).[1][2]
- Miss Earth India, a national beauty pageant in India that selects India's representatives to Miss Earth. Apart from the winner, they will have runners up like Miss Earth India Air, Miss Earth India Water and Miss Earth India Fire in Miss Earth India 2016 contest, to be held in New Delhi on July 16th, 2016.
- Glamanand Supermodel India, a former beauty pageant in India that selected India's representatives to Miss Earth and Miss International in 2014.
- Ru-Ba-Ru Miss India Elite, that sends India's representatives to Supermodel International, World Beauty Queen, Miss Eco, Miss Globe, Miss Tourism World and Miss Pancontinental.
- Elite Model Look India a model search contest in India that sends its winner to Elite Model Look contest.
- Miss India Worldwide India, a beauty pageant that selects India's representative for Miss India Worldwide pageant.
- Indian Princess, a beauty pageant in India started in 2010 that selects India's representative for Miss Intercontinental, Miss Tourism International and Top Model of the World. Earlier it also sent India's representatives to Miss Grand International (2013, 2014) Miss Supranational(2011, 2012), Miss Globe(2011, 2012), Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International(2011, 2012), Miss Model of the World(2011, 2012), Miss International Golden Skin(2011), Miss Exclusive Of the World(2011) and Supermodel International(2011) pageants.
- Miss Heritage India, a beauty pageant in India that sends its winner to Miss Heritage pageant.
- India World Miss University,a beauty pageant in India that sends its winner to World Miss University pageant.
- Femina Look of the Year, a model search contest that sent its winner to Elite Model Look contest from 1994 to 1999.
- Eve's Weekly Miss India , a former pageant in India that sent its winner to Miss World from 1959 to 1966 and to Miss International from 1960–1962 and 1968 to 1988 and a runner up to Miss Maja International and Miss Charming International in 1972. It also sent India's representatives to Queen of Pacific (1967) and Miss Nations (1963)
- Bharat Sundari a former pageant in that sent its winner to Miss World from 1968 to 1975. It also sent India's representative to Queen of Pacific (1973).
- Miss India CT, local competition in Connecticut
- Miss South India, a regional contest
- I AM She – Miss Universe India , a former pageant in India that sent its winner to Miss Universe from 2010 and 2012 and runners-up to Miss Globe International and Miss Asia Pacific World.
- Miss India, a 1957 film by Sachin Dev Burman
Till 2013, there were five winners of Miss World who were initially the winners of Miss India, Miss World 1966, Miss World 1994, Miss World 1997, Miss Word 1999 and Miss World 2000, two winners of Miss Universe, in the year 1994 and the year 2000 and three winners of Miss Asia Pacific 1970, 1973 and 2000. In the year 2000, the winners of Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Asia Pacific were all from India. India has one of the highest numbers of International beauty queens.
References
- ↑ "Miss Diva 2013 Winners". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "India's Srishti Rana is the new Miss Asia Pacific World 2013". rediff.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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