Miss India Worldwide 2016 was the 25th edition of the Miss India Worldwide pageant, held on 8 October 2017. The event was held at Royal Albert’s Palace in New Jersey, United States.[1]
| Miss India Worldwide 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Date | October 8, 2017 |
| Presenters | Manav Gohil, Anuradha Maharaj |
| Venue | Royal Albert’s Palace, Fords, New Jersey,  USA |
| Broadcaster | TV Asia |
| Winner | Karina Kohli United States |
| Congeniality | Neha Gidwani Sint Maarten |
| Photogenic | Unknown (Brittany Singh, Dethroned) |
Stephanie Lohale of Oman crowned her successor Karina Kohli of the United States at the end of the event.[2]
The show was hosted by Indian actor Manav Gohil and Miss India Trinidad & Tobago, Anuradha Maharaj.
Results
edit| Final result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss India Worldwide 2016 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 | |
| Top 10 |
Special awards
edit| Award | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Congeniality | Neha Gidwani[3] | Sint Maarten
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| Miss Photogenic | Brittany Singh[4] |  Guyana
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| Miss Beautiful Skin | Zooni Thusoo |  Canada
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| Miss Beautiful Smile | Alisha Nanden |  Netherlands
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| Miss Bollywood Diva | Lankika Mathotaarachchi |  Sri Lanka
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Contestants
edit40 contestants competed for the title of Miss India Worldwide 2016.
Aruba – Karishma Malhotra
Australia – Sukhmani khaira
Canada – Zooni Thusoo
Fiji – Ashwani Maharaj
France – Setphanie Madavane
French Guiana – Mayeline Estevez
Guadeloupe – Indirah Mekel
Guyana – Brittany Singh
India – Akila Narayanan
Italy – Basanti Tak
Kenya – Finali Galaiya
Laos – Nassima Mohamed
Martinique – Anne Sophie Herard
Mauritius – Jaleela Hassennally
Netherlands – Alisha Nanden
New Zealand – Pooja Bhagath
Scotland – Kamilah Afaq
Sint Maarten – Neha Gidwani
South Africa – Krsna Priya Dasa
Sweden – Namita Arora
Sri Lanka – Lankika Mathotaarachchi
Switzerland – Veena Tanner
Trinidad and Tobago – Martina Mahase
United Arab Emirates – Sukanya Sudhakaran
United Kingdom – Jamini Patel
United States – Karina Kohli
Crossovers
editContestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:
- India – Akila Narayan has finished 1st runner-up at Miss India Teen New England 2015 and Miss Teen India USA 2015. She had completed at Miss India USA 2015 and Miss South India 2017.
- Kenya – Finali Galaiya, Miss India Wordwilde Kenya, won the title of Miss Attitude East Africa 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya.[5]
- Mauritius – Jaleela Hassennally, Miss India Worldwide Mauritius, has been conferred the title of Miss Humanity Hope 2016 by Cancer Association of Mauritius (CANMA).
- South Africa – Krsna Priya Dasa, Miss India South Africa, was previously Miss India South Africa KwaZulu-Natal 2015.
- Sweden – Namita Arora won the title of Miss India Europe 2014 in Barcelona, Spain.[6]
- United Arab Emirates – Sukanya Sudhakaran, Miss India UAE, won the award of Miss Photogenic at Miss Kerala 2014.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Monica Gill From US is Miss India Worldwide 2014". NDTV. June 21, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Indian American Madhu Valli is Miss India Worldwide 2017". The American Bazaar. October 10, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Miss India St. Maarten". SXM TALKS. October 15, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Garnett, Tamica (October 13, 2016). "Brittany Singh in top 10 at Miss India Worldwide". Guyana Chronicle. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Finali Galaiya wins two beauty crowns". oerb.org. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ Jain, Ritesh (April 4, 2014). "Miss India Europe Interviews and Reviews". Pulse London. No. 3. London. pp. 10–12. Retrieved January 2, 2018 – via Joomag.
- ^ "Thrissur lass Gayatri crowned Miss Kerala". The Times Kuwait. September 4, 2014. Retrieved July 28, 2018.