Femina Miss India 2019 Explained

Date:15 June 2019
Presenters:
Acts:
Venue:Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai
Broadcaster:Colors TV
Entrants:30
Placements:12
Congeniality:Lalnunthari Rualhleng
Mizoram
Photogenic:Vaishnavi Andhale
Maharashtra
Winner:Suman Rao
Rajasthan
Before:2018
Next:2020

Femina Miss India 2019 was the 56th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant. It was held at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai on June 15, 2019, and was hosted by Karan Johar, Manish Paul and Miss World 2017, Manushi Chhillar. At the end of the event, Anukreethy Vas of Tamil Nadu crowned Suman Rao of Rajasthan as her successor. She represented India at Miss World 2019 in London and placed 2nd Runner Up.[1] [2]

Meenakshi Chaudhary of Haryana crowned Shivani Jadhav of Chhattisgarh as Miss Grand India 2019. Gayatri Bhardwaj of New Delhi crowned Shreya Shanker of Bihar as Miss United Continents India 2019. Shreya Rao Kamavarapu of Andhra Pradesh sashed Sanjana Vij of Telangana as Runner-Up at the end of the event.[3] [4] From this batch also, the winner of Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu made it to the top 12.

Results

Color keys
  • The contestant Won in an International pageant.
  • The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant.
  • The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant.
  • Unplaced
Final ResultsCandidateInternational Placement
Miss India 2019 2nd Runner-up
Miss India Grand International 2019 Unplaced
Miss India United Continents 2019 Unplaced
Runner Up
Top 6
Top 12

Background

There are four regions under which the contestants are grouped - North, South, East and West. Mentors will train contestants for the finale.[5]

Sub Title Awards

AwardContestant
Miss MultimediaUttarakhand -Siddhi Gupta
Cox & Kings Miss Getaway GoddessNagaland - Marina Kiho
Beauty with a PurposeKerala - Lakshmi Menon
Sephora Miss Glamorous LookPunjab - Harnaaz Kaur
Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Goodness AmbassadorHimachal Pradesh - Garima Verma
Centro Miss RampwalkRajasthan - Suman Rao
Kodak Lens Miss Spectacular EyesTelangana - Sanjana Vij
Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic Miss Glowing SkinPunjab - Harnaaz Kaur[6]
Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Beautiful SmileKarnataka - Aashna Bisht
The Westin Miss Lifestyle Tripura - Jayanti Reang
Triumph Miss Body BeautifulChhattisgarh - Shivani Jadhav
Glam Studios Miss Beautiful HairMaharashtra - Vaishnavi Andhale
Miss ActiveSikkim - Sang Doma Tamang
Bennett University Miss Iron MaidenWest Bengal - Sushmita Roy
fbb Miss Fashion IconMizoram - Lalnunthari Rualhleng
Senco Gold Miss Shining StarUttarakhand - Siddhi Gupta
Dr. Tvacha Miss PhotogenicMaharashtra - Vaishnavi Andhale
Reliance Digital Miss Tech BeautyGoa - Shaasthra Shetty
SaffronStays Miss CongenialityMizoram - Lalnunthari Rualhleng
Kara Miss VivaciousGujarat - Mansi Taxak
INIFD Miss TalentedJammu & Kashmir - Megha Kaul
Haryana - Sonal Sharma

Bennett University Sports day

CategorySportWinner
Miss SmasherBadmintonTelangana - Sanjana Vij
Miss Top SpinTable TennisAndhra Pradesh - Nikita Tanwani
Miss HooperBasketballJammu and Kashmir - Megha Kaul
Miss Water BabySwimmingNew Delhi - Mansi Sehgal
Miss AthleteAthleticsUttarakhand - Siddhi Gupta

Zonal sub-contest winners

The following are the list of sub-contest award winners from each zones:

CategoryEastNorthSouthWest
SaffronStays Miss CongenialityJayanti ReangShefali DhimanJane ThompsonJanki Bodiwala
Dr. Tvacha Miss PhotogenicLalnunthari RualhlengSatakshi BhanotSanjana VijVaishnavi Andhale
Sephora Miss Glamorous LookJyotishmita BaruahGarima YadavShalini MenonYogita Bihani
fbb Miss Fashion IconMadhumita DasShinata ChauhanDivita RaiPhalguni Khanna
fbb Miss TalentedSushmita Roy
Lalnunthari Rualhleng
Pragati WahiTejaswini ManognaMegha Kaul
Yogita Bihani
Kara Miss VivaciousTanvi MalharaSiddhi GuptaJane ThompsonRose Kundu
Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Goodness AmbassadorNeha JhaSweetajAnjali SchmuckDragana Andrade
Triumph Miss Body BeautifulArupa RathShinata ChauhanDivita RaiJanki Bodiwala
Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic Miss Glowing SkinSushmita RoyVidhi GiriManasa VaranasiMansi Singh
Senco Gold Miss Shining StarTamanna VyasSiddhi GuptaTejaswini ManognaFalguni Khanna
Centro Miss RampwalkSnehapriya RoyShinata ChauhanDivita RaiSuman Rao

Judges

Femina Miss India 2019 Award Night

Miss India 2019 Grand Finale

Contestants

The following is the list of the official delegates of Miss India 2019 representing 30 states of the country:

Color key
  • Declared as Winner
  • Ended as Runner-up
  • Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
ZoneStateDelegateAgeHeightPlacementNote(s)
EastArunachal PradeshRoshni Dada20
  • Miss Arunachal 2019
AssamJyotishmita Baruah19Top 6
  • Previously Mega Miss North East 2018 - 2nd Runner-up
BiharShreya Shanker21Femina Miss India United Continents 2019
ChhattisgarhShivani Jadhav23Femina Miss Grand India 2019
JharkhandChitrapriya Singh181.71m (05.61feet)
  • fbb Campus Princess 2019 - Finalist
ManipurUrmila Shagolsem24
  • Previously North East Diva 2018 - Top 10
  • Previously Miss Manipur 2016 - 1st Runner-up
MeghalayaSangeeta Das19
  • fbb Campus Princess 2019 - North East
  • Previously Miss Shillong 2018
MizoramLalnunthari Rualhleng25Top 12
NagalandMarina Kiho22
OdishaSheetal Sahu24
SikkimSang Doma Tamang19
  • Previously Miss Sikkim 2018 - Top 5
TripuraJayanti Reang25
West BengalSushmita Roy23
  • Previously Femina Miss India Kolkata 2016 - 1st Runner Up
NorthHaryanaSonal Sharma22
Himachal PradeshGarima Verma23
Jammu and Kashmir 1Megha Kaul25
Madhya PradeshGarima Yadav22Top 12
  • Previously TGPC's Miss India 2018 - 1st Runner-up
New DelhiMansi Sehgal19
  • Previously fbb Campus Princess 2019 - Finalist
PunjabHarnaaz Kaur19Top 12
UttarakhandSiddhi Gupta23Top 12
Uttar PradeshShinata Chauhan19 Top 6
  • Previously Miss Teen Exquisite International 2018
  • Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh 2022
  • Femina Miss India 2022 -[2nd Runner Up]
SouthAndhra PradeshNikita Tanwani24
  • Previously TGPC's Miss India 2018
KarnatakaAashna Bisht24
KeralaLakshmi Menon24
  • Previously Pegasus Miss Queen of India 2018
  • Previously Pegasus Miss South India 2018
Tamil NaduRubeiya S K23
TelanganaSanjana Vij23Femina Miss India 2019 Runner Up
  • Previously fbb Campus Princess 2016 - Finalist
WestGoaShaasthra Shetty22
  • fbb Campus Princess 2019 - Finalist
GujaratMansi Taxak21Top 12
MaharashtraVaishnavi Andhale20Top 12
RajasthanSuman Rao20Femina Miss India 2019
  • Previously Miss Navi Mumbai 2018 - 1st Runner-up

State finalists

The following is the list of delegates who made to the top 3 state finalists. There were no top 3 finalists for North Eastern states since these states usually have direct appointment of state representatives during Guwahati audition:

ZoneStateDelegates
EastArunachal Pradesh
  • Roshni Dada
Assam
  • Jyotishmita Baruah
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Jharkhand
  • Chitrapriya Singh
  • Kshipra Dubey
  • Tanvi Malhara
Manipur
  • Urmila Shagolsem
Meghalaya
  • Sangeeta Das
Mizoram
  • Nunui Rualhleng
Nagaland
  • Marino Kiho
Odisha
  • Arupa Rath
  • Sheetal Sahu
  • Tamanna Vyas
Sikkim
  • Sang Doma Tamang
Tripura
  • Jayanti Reang
West Bengal
  • Neha Jha
  • Sushmita Roy
  • Madhumita Das
NorthHaryana
  • Sonal Sharma
  • Nitika
  • Simran Gandhi
Himachal Pradesh
  • Garima Verma
  • Priyanka Saraswat
  • Shefali Dhiman
Jammu and Kashmir
  • Shina Choudhary
  • Megha Kaul
  • Rose Kundu
Madhya Pradesh
  • Anjali Pawar
  • Satakshi Bhanot
  • Garima Yadav
New Delhi
  • Pragati Wahi
  • Manasi Sehgal
  • Subhreet Randhawa
Punjab
Uttarakhand
  • Akansha Gupta
  • Siddhi Gupta
  • Shivangi Sharma
Uttar Pradesh
  • Anupriya Singh
  • Shinata Chauhan
  • Vaibhavi Sharma
SouthAndhra Pradesh
  • Nikita Tanwani
  • Simran Pareek
  • Sushmitha Raj
Karnataka
  • Divita Rai
  • Aashna Bisht
  • Shalini Menon
Kerala
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
  • Manasa Varanasi
  • Tejaswini Manogna
  • Sanjana Vij
WestGoa
  • Aditi Vishwasrao
  • Dragana Andrade
  • Shaasthra Shetty
Gujarat
  • Della Desai
  • Janki Bodiwala
  • Mansi Taxak
Maharashtra
  • Phalguni Khanna
  • Mansi Singh
  • Vaishnavi Andhale
Rajasthan

Panelists

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Controversy

This edition of the pageant stirred a controversy over Twitter where the Miss India team was accused of selecting 'fair-skinned' women to run in the pageant. People also pointed towards the fact that the girls looked similar and that the diversity of the country was not visible.[8] [9] [10] [11] However, the pageant organizers rubbished all the claims. They also made a video regarding the same topic, stating that many of their past winners and contestant came from all corners of the country and had different ethnicity.

Notes

Replacements

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Miss India 2019 winner is Suman Rao from Rajasthan. India Today. 16 June 2019.
  2. Web site: Call for Entry: fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2019 South Zone Auditions. indiatimes.com.
  3. Web site: Miss India 2019 Coming Soon. indiatimes.com.
  4. Web site: Search for fbb colors Femina Miss India 2019 begins. dailypioneer.com.
  5. Web site: Facebook: Meet our mentors.
  6. Web site: Incredible Journey of Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu Miss Universe 2021. 2021-12-24.
  7. Web site: Shivani Jadhav: I’ve always wanted to represent India on an international platform | Mumbai News - Times of India. The Times of India.
  8. Web site: Miss India contest: Why do all the finalists 'look the same'?. bbc.com.
  9. Web site: Photograph of Miss India finalists stirs debate over country's obsession with fair skin. edition.cnn.com.
  10. Web site: Miss India pageant slammed for lack of diversity. foxnews.com. 2019-05-30.
  11. Web site: Miss India Contest Slammed For Lack of Diversity and Fair Color Obsession. eurasiantimes.com. 2019-05-31.