Femina Miss India 2024 Explained

Date:October 2024
Entrants:30
Before:2023

Femina Miss India 2024 will be the 60th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant, poised to celebrate its diamond jubilee year. 30 contestants representing all 29 states (including Delhi) and a collective representative for the Union Territories will participate in the competition. The reigning Miss India, Nandini Gupta of Rajasthan, will crown her successor at the end of the event. The winner will represent India at 73rd edition of the Miss World pageant.[1] [2]

Format

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.[3] [4]

Selection of participants

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[5] [6]

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.[7]

Event Schedule

The following is the list of the schedules of all the events of Femina Miss India 2024:[8]

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North Zone Auditions27 July 2024Greater 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 Auditions02 August 2024Guwahati
South Zone Auditions04 August 2024Bengaluru
East Zone Auditions08 August 2024Kolkata
  • Kaustav Saikia – Fashion Photographer
  • Kommal Sood – Fashion Designer
  • Ushasi Ray – Actor
West Zone Auditions10 August 2024Mumbai
Final Auditions13 – 14 August 2024Mumbai

Contestants

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:[9]

Color key
  • : Declared as Winner
  • : Ended as runner-up
  • : Ended as one of the finalist/Semi-finalists
Zonewidth=150px Statewidth=150px DelegateAge
EastBiharAditi Jha
ChhattisgarhVishakha Rai
JharkhandRiya Nandini
OdishaAnanya Panda
West BengalDolly Singh
North EastArunachal PradeshTadu Lunia
AssamArundhuti Saikia
ManipurChanchui Khayi24
MeghalayaAngelia N Marwein
MizoramLalsangkimi
NagalandJentiren Jamir
SikkimSahara Subba18
TripuraNikita Ghosh
NorthDelhiSifti Singh Sarang19
HaryanaSupriya Dahiya22
Himachal PradeshAabha Katre
Madhya PradeshNikita Porwal
PunjabAmrita Sethi
UttarakhandSakshi Joshi
Uttar PradeshDivyanshi Batra21
SouthAndhra PradeshBhavya Reddy
KarnatakaApeksha Shetty
KeralaAkshatha Das Meetinay
Tamil NaduMalina
TelanganaPrakruthi Kambam
West & Union TerritoryGoaShruti Raul
GujaratAayushi Dholakia21
MaharashtraArshia Rashid
RajasthanVaishnavi Sharma
Union TerritoryRekha Pandey

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Femina Miss India 2024: Discover the eligibility criteria and begin your journey today!. femina.in.
  2. Web site: Registrations Open for Femina Miss India 2024 - The 60th Edition of Glamour and Grace. femina.in.
  3. Web site: Femina Miss India 2024 registration deadline extended, opening doors for more dreams to shine. femina.in.
  4. Web site: Femina Miss India 2024 returns to empower and inspire! Deets inside. femina.in.
  5. Web site: Historic Milestone: Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh 2024 to be announced in the home ground for the first time. femina.in.
  6. Web site: Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh 2024 to be announced at home ground for the first time in 60th edition milestone. femina.in.
  7. Web site: Femina Miss India 2024 Announces its State Winners. theprint.in.
  8. Web site: Get Ready for Femina Miss India 2024 Zonal Auditions, Here's all you need to know. femina.in.
  9. Web site: Unveiling the state winners of Femina Miss India 2024: The journey begins!. femina.in.