Femina Miss India 2024

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
Date16 October 2024
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueFamous Studios, Mumbai
Broadcaster
Entrants30
Placements15
WinnerNikita Porwal
Madhya Pradesh
PhotogenicRekha Pandey
Union Territory
← 2023

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

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Final Result

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For regional group: For international placement:
E East Zone
  The contestant won in an international pageant.
NE North East Zone
  The contestant was a runner-up in an international pageant.
N North Zone
  The contestant was a semi-finalist in an international pageant.
S South Zone
  Unplaced
W West Zone
UT Union Territory
Placement Contestant International Placement
Femina Miss India World 2024
  • Miss World 2026 – TBA
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 7
Top 15

§ – Winner of Miss Multimedia
∆ – Winner of Beauty with a Purpose Award

Zonal Titleholders

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The Zonal titles were given to delegates who placed highest in the final, aside from the main crown.

Zonal Titles Contestant
East
North East
North
South
West

Sub-title Awards

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Award Contestant
Beauty with a Purpose Arunachal Pradesh – Tadu Lunia
Miss Multimedia Meghalaya – Angelia N Marwein

Miss Beautiful Eyes

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Placement Contestant
Winner
Top 5

Miss Beautiful Smile

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Placement Contestant
Winner
Top 5

Miss Body Beautiful

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Placement Contestant
Winner
Top 5

Miss Fit and Fabulous

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Placement Contestant
Winner
Top 6

Miss Goodness Ambassador

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Placement Contestant
Winner
Top 5

Miss IQ

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Placement Contestant
Winner
Top 5

Miss Lifestyle

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Placement Contestant
Winner
Top 5

Miss Photogenic

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Placement Contestant
Winner
Top 5

Miss Radiant Personality

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Placement Contestant
Winner
Top 5

Miss Rampwalk

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Placement Contestant
Winner
Top 5

Miss Shining Star

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Placement Contestant
Winner
Top 5

Miss Sudoku

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Placement Contestant
Winner
Top 5

Miss Talented

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Placement Contestant
Winners
Top 5

Format

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Following 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

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On 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

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The following is the list of the schedules of all the events of Femina Miss India 2024:[11]

Event Date Location Jury Presenter
North Zone Auditions 27 July 2024 Greater Noida
  • Blossom Kochhar – Happiness Coach
  • Mandira Wirk – Fashion Designer
  • Natasha Grover – Brand & Operations Head of the Miss India Organization
  • Puneet BeniwalMr India 2014 1st Runner-up
  • Samant Chauhan – Fashion Designer
North-East Zone Auditions 02 August 2024 Guwahati
South Zone Auditions 04 August 2024 Bengaluru
East Zone Auditions 08 August 2024 Kolkata
  • Kaustav Saikia – Fashion Photographer
  • Kommal Sood – Fashion Designer
  • Ushasi Ray – Actor
West Zone Auditions 10 August 2024 Mumbai
Final Auditions 13 – 14 August 2024 Mumbai
Award Night 11 October 2024 Mumbai None
  • Sachin Kumbhar – Anchor, Actor
Grand Finale 16 October 2024 Mumbai

Contestants

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The 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
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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  1. ^ "Femina Miss India 2024: Discover the eligibility criteria and begin your journey today!". femina.in.
  2. ^ "Registrations Open for Femina Miss India 2024 - The 60th Edition of Glamour and Grace". femina.in.
  3. ^ "Northeast beauties shine at Femina Miss India 2024 Awards". India Today.
  4. ^ "Mumbai hosted the 60th Femina Miss India Awards Night with a BASH". ThePrint.
  5. ^ "Nikita Porwal crowned Femina Miss India 2024: A journey of grace". news9live.com. Retrieved 16 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Femina Miss India 2024 registration deadline extended, opening doors for more dreams to shine". femina.in.
  7. ^ "Femina Miss India 2024 returns to empower and inspire! Deets inside". femina.in.
  8. ^ "Historic Milestone: Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh 2024 to be announced in the home ground for the first time". femina.in.
  9. ^ "Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh 2024 to be announced at home ground for the first time in 60th edition milestone". femina.in.
  10. ^ "Femina Miss India 2024 Announces its State Winners". theprint.in.
  11. ^ "Get Ready for Femina Miss India 2024 Zonal Auditions, Here's all you need to know". femina.in.
  12. ^ "Unveiling the state winners of Femina Miss India 2024: The journey begins!". femina.in.
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