Miss Kerala 2019 was the 20th edition of the Miss Kerala beauty pageant. It was held at Le Méridien, Kochi on 12 December 2019. At the end of the event, Miss Kerala 2018, Pratibha Sai along with actor Shane Nigam crowned Ansi Kabeer as the winner.[1]

Miss Kerala 2019
VenueLe Méridien Kochi, Ernakulam
Entrants22
Placements10
WinnerAnsi Kabeer
CongenialityAnsi Kabeer
PhotogenicAnjana Shajan

On Monday, November 1, 2021, Ansi Kabeer, the winner of the Miss Kerala 2019 pageant, and the first runner-up, Anjana Shajan, tragically died in a car accident near Vyttila, Kochi, Kerala.[2][3]

Format

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This year's Miss Kerala had three phases of digital auditioning, which included social media platforms. The use of social media platforms allowed more people from all around the state to participate in the pageant.[4] The "Digital audition" was the first stage of the audition, in which contestants were given a task to complete and then submit it to their social media profiles with the pageant's logo. A judging panel assesses these tasks based on presentation, language competency, confidence, inventiveness, intelligence, and exterior grooming such as hair, makeup, and styling. At the end of each step, contestants are eliminated, and at the end of the first phase, a total of 100 contestants were shortlisted for the third phase. After the last round of auditions, 22 contestants from the Miss Kerala Top 100 were chosen as finalists.[5][6][7]

Results

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Final Results Candidate
Miss Kerala 2019
  • Ansi Kabeer
1st Runner-up
  • Anjana Shajan
2nd Runner-up
  • Anjana Venu
Top 5
  • Aleesa Davis
  • Navya Davy
Top 10
  • Aiswarya Sreeniwasan
  • Drishya Damodaran Nair
  • Malavika Hareendranathen
  • Nyma Gijo Puthenpurackal

Sub Title Awards

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Award Contestant
Miss Beautiful Eyes Agrata Sujith
Miss Beautiful Hair Navya Davy
Miss Beautiful Skin Chithra Shaji
Miss Beautiful Smile Anjana Shajan
Miss Congeniality Ansi Kabeer
Miss Fitness Greeshma C S
Miss Social Media Chithra Shaji
Miss Talent Malavika Hareendranathan
Miss Voice Anjali B

Judges

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  • Haripriya Namboodiri — Kathakali (a major form of classical Indian dance) artist
  • Nikhil Prasad — Founder of Karikku (Malayalam web-series)
  • Paris Laxmi — Dancer and actress
  • Prasanth Nair IAS — Kozhikode district collector
  • Rajeev Nair — Writer, lyricist and producer in the Malayalam film industry
  • Rohini Dinakar — Costume designer
  • Sajna Najam — Choreographer
  • Sapana Chawla

Contestants

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The following are the 22 shortlisted delegates of Miss Kerala 2019:

Color key
  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as Runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
No: Delegate Age Hometown Placement
1 Agrata Sujith 21 Kannur
2 Aiswarya Sreeniwasan 20 Kannur Top 10
3 Aleesa Davis 20 Ernakulam Top 5
4 Amrutha K B Nair 25 Thrissur
5 Anjali B 22 Ernakulam
6 Anjana Shajan 24 Thrissur 1st runner-up
7 Anjana Venu 22 Kannur 2nd runner-up
8 Ansi Kabeer 23 Trivandrum Miss Kerala 2019
9 Aparana Sathianathan 24 Ernakulam
10 Archana Tommy 23 Kottayam
11 Chithra Shaji 22 Calicut
12 Drishya Damodaran Nair 22 Thane Top 10
13 Gayathri S Bhat 20 Trivandrum
14 Greeshma C S 24 Thrissur
15 Kalyani Nair 21 Trivandrum
16 Liya Elsa Abraham 20 Ernakulam
17 Malavika Hareendranathan 23 Kannur Top 10
18 Meenakshy Kishore 22 Palakkad
19 Mridula T M 22 Thrissur
20 Navya Davy 24 Thrissur Top 5
21 Nyma Gijo Puthenpurackal 22 Kottayam Top 10
22 Shreelakshmi C 20 Palakkad

Tragic Deaths of Miss Kerala 2019 and Runner-Up in Car Crash

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On the early morning of Monday, November 1, 2021, a tragic car accident claimed the lives of Ansi Kabeer, Miss Kerala 2019, and Anjana Shajan, the first runner-up. The fatal crash occurred on the Vyttila-Palarivattom Bypass in Kochi. The vehicle they were traveling in lost control while attempting to evade a two-wheeler and subsequently collided with a tree, resulting in instant death for both occupants.[8][9]

The incident took place near the Holiday Inn hotel in Chakkaraparambu. Two other passengers in the car sustained critical injuries and were rushed to the Ernakulam Medical Center (EMC) in Palarivattom for immediate medical attention. The occupants of the two-wheeler involved in the accident suffered only minor injuries.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Of beauty and grace: Miss Kerala-2019 concludes, Ansi Kabeer gets crowned". newindianexpress.com.
  2. ^ "Miss Kerala Ansi Kabeer And Runner Up Anjana Shajan Both Die In A Car Accident Near Kochi". indiatimes.com.
  3. ^ "Former Miss Kerala Ansi Kabeer, runner-up Anjana die in car accident". onmanorama.com.
  4. ^ "Saving Miss Kerala". thehindu.com.
  5. ^ "NEWSMiss Kerala auditions to begin soon". onlookersmedia.in.
  6. ^ "Miss Kerala audition goes digital".
  7. ^ "FILMShane Nigam at Miss Kerala 2019". newindianexpress.com.
  8. ^ "Miss South India Ansi Kabeer and former Miss Kerala runner-up Anjana Shaja die in a car accident in Kochi". ndtv.com.
  9. ^ "Former Miss Kerala, Runner-Up Killed In Grisly Road Accident In Kochi". indianexpress.com.
  10. ^ "Former Miss Kerala Ansi Kabeer, runner-up Anjana Shajan killed in car crash in Kochi". thenewsminute.com.
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