Femina Miss India 2024 was the 60th edition of Femina Miss India pageant, marking its diamond jubilee, was held on October 16, 2024 in Mumbai, featuring 30 contestants representing all 29 states, including Delhi, along with a combined representative for the Union Territories.[1][2][3][4] The full show will air on Doordarshan on November 10, 2024, and will also be available for streaming on the JioCinema OTT platform from the same date.
Femina Miss India 2024 | |
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Date | 16 October 2024 |
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Venue | Famous Studios, Mumbai |
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Entrants | 30 |
Placements | 15 |
Winner | Nikita Porwal Madhya Pradesh |
Photogenic | Rekha Pandey Union Territory |
At the end of the event, Nandini Gupta of Rajasthan, the outgoing Femina Miss India 2023, crowned Nikita Porwal from Madhya Pradesh as the new Femina Miss India 2024. Nikita will now represent India at the 73rd Miss World pageant.[5]
Rekha Pandey from the Union Territory and Aayushi Dholakia from Gujarat were awarded the titles of first and second runners-up, respectively.
Results
editFinal Result
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E East Zone |
The contestant won in an international pageant.
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NE North East Zone |
The contestant was a runner-up in an international pageant.
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N North Zone |
The contestant was a semi-finalist in an international pageant.
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S South Zone |
Unplaced
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W West Zone
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UT Union Territory
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Placement | Contestant | International Placement |
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Femina Miss India World 2024 |
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1st Runner-up |
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2nd Runner-Up |
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Top 7 |
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Top 15 |
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§ – Winner of Miss Multimedia
∆ – Winner of Beauty with a Purpose Award
Zonal Titleholders
editThe Zonal titles were given to delegates who placed highest in the final, aside from the main crown.
Zonal Titles | Contestant |
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North East |
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West |
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Sub-title Awards
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Beauty with a Purpose | Arunachal Pradesh – Tadu Lunia |
Miss Multimedia | Meghalaya – Angelia N Marwein |
Miss Beautiful Eyes
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Top 5 |
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Miss Beautiful Smile
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Top 5 |
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Miss Body Beautiful
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Top 5 |
Miss Fit and Fabulous
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Top 6 |
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Miss Goodness Ambassador
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Top 5 |
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Miss IQ
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Top 5 |
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Miss Lifestyle
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Top 5 |
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Miss Photogenic
editPlacement | Contestant |
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Top 5 |
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Miss Radiant Personality
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Top 5 |
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Miss Rampwalk
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Top 5 |
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Miss Shining Star
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Top 5 |
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Miss Sudoku
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Top 5 |
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Miss Talented
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Top 5 |
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Format
editFollowing the format established in 2017, applications are invited on a state-by-state basis. These states are further categorized into five zones: East, North East, North, South, and West. After auditions are completed in each zone, finalists from each state will be announced. Subsequently, a state finalist will be declared at a zonal crowning ceremony. Finally, all 30 finalists will compete for the Miss World India title at the grand finale to be held in October 2024.[6][7]
Selection of participants
editOn July 27, 2024, the first zonal audition commenced with the North zone, held at Bennett University in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Fashion designers Mandira Wirk and Samant Chauhan, Happiness Coach Blossom Kochhar, Brand and Operations Head of the Miss India Organization Natasha Grover, and Mr India 2014 1st runner-up Puneet Beniwal were the members of the selection committee for the North zone audition. Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh 2023, Tanya Sharma, hosted the audition day.
Femina Miss India officially announced on July 17th via its social media handle that the winner of Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh 2024 would be revealed at the end of the North Zonal auditions. It was telecasted live on the official social media handle of Femina Miss India and Zoom TV[8][9]
All zonal auditions concluded by August 11, 2024, featuring various members as jury members. The Top 5 state finalists were announced on Femina Miss India's social media platforms on August 12, 2024. These state finalists will then compete in multiple rounds of final interviews in Mumbai on August 13 and 14, 2024.
The state finalists, determined from the final auditions, are announced on August 17th for the North East and North states, and on August 18th for the East, South, West, and Union Territories via Femina Miss India's official social media handles.[10]
Event Schedule
editThe following is the list of the schedules of all the events of Femina Miss India 2024:[11]
Event | Date | Location | Jury | Presenter |
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North Zone Auditions | 27 July 2024 | Greater Noida |
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North-East Zone Auditions | 02 August 2024 | Guwahati |
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South Zone Auditions | 04 August 2024 | Bengaluru |
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East Zone Auditions | 08 August 2024 | Kolkata |
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West Zone Auditions | 10 August 2024 | Mumbai |
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Final Auditions | 13 – 14 August 2024 | Mumbai |
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Award Night | 11 October 2024 | Mumbai | None |
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Grand Finale | 16 October 2024 | Mumbai |
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Contestants
editThe following is the list of the official delegates of Femina Miss India 2024 representing 29 states +1 common winner from all Union territories of the country:[12]
- Color key
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up
- : Ended as one of the finalists/semi-finalists
Zone | State | Delegate | Age |
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East | Bihar | Aditi Jha | TBA |
Chhattisgarh | Vishakha Rai | TBA | |
Jharkhand | Riya Nandini | TBA | |
Odisha | Ananya Panda | TBA | |
West Bengal | Dolly Singh | TBA | |
North East | Arunachal Pradesh | Tadu Lunia | TBA |
Assam | Arundhuti Saikia | TBA | |
Manipur | Chanchui Khayi | 24 | |
Meghalaya | Angelia N Marwein | TBA | |
Mizoram | Lalsangkimi | TBA | |
Nagaland | Jentiren Jamir | TBA | |
Sikkim | Sahara Subba | 18 | |
Tripura | Nikita Ghosh | TBA | |
North | Delhi | Sifti Singh Sarang | 19 |
Haryana | Supriya Dahiya | 22 | |
Himachal Pradesh | Aabha Katre | TBA | |
Madhya Pradesh | Nikita Porwal | 22 | |
Punjab | Amrita Sethi | TBA | |
Uttarakhand | Sakshi Joshi | TBA | |
Uttar Pradesh | Divyanshi Batra | 21 | |
South | Andhra Pradesh | Bhavya Reddy | TBA |
Karnataka | Apeksha Shetty | 26 | |
Kerala | Akshatha Das Meetinay | 23 | |
Tamil Nadu | Malina | TBA | |
Telangana | Prakruthi Kambam | 28 | |
West & Union Territory | Goa | Shruti Raul | TBA |
Gujarat | Aayushi Dholakia | 21 | |
Maharashtra | Arshia Rashid | TBA | |
Rajasthan | Vaishnavi Sharma | TBA | |
Union Territory | Rekha Pandey | TBA |
References
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- ^ "Registrations Open for Femina Miss India 2024 - The 60th Edition of Glamour and Grace". femina.in.
- ^ "Northeast beauties shine at Femina Miss India 2024 Awards". India Today.
- ^ "Mumbai hosted the 60th Femina Miss India Awards Night with a BASH". ThePrint.
- ^ "Nikita Porwal crowned Femina Miss India 2024: A journey of grace". news9live.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
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- ^ "Femina Miss India 2024 returns to empower and inspire! Deets inside". femina.in.
- ^ "Historic Milestone: Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh 2024 to be announced in the home ground for the first time". femina.in.
- ^ "Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh 2024 to be announced at home ground for the first time in 60th edition milestone". femina.in.
- ^ "Femina Miss India 2024 Announces its State Winners". theprint.in.
- ^ "Get Ready for Femina Miss India 2024 Zonal Auditions, Here's all you need to know". femina.in.
- ^ "Unveiling the state winners of Femina Miss India 2024: The journey begins!". femina.in.