Femina Miss India 2020 Explained

Date:10 February 2021
Presenters:Aparshakti Khurana
Acts:Vaani Kapoor
Venue:Hyatt Regency Hotel, Mumbai
Broadcaster:Colors TV
Entrants:31
Placements:15
Winner:Manasa Varanasi
Represented:Telangana
Photogenic:Manika Sheokand
Haryana
Before:2019
Next:2022

Femina Miss India 2020 was the 57th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the entire Femina Miss India contest was held digitally for the first time in the contest's history. The competition was divided into four stages, with the grand finale taking place on 10 February 2021 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Mumbai.[1]

Suman Rao of Rajasthan crowned Manasa Varanasi of Telangana as the winner, earning the right to represent India at Miss World 2021.[2]

Shivani Jadhav of Chhattisgarh crowned Manika Sheokand of Haryana as her successor. She will represent India at Miss Grand International 2021.

Runner-up was Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh, Manya Singh. She graduated from Mumbai's Thakur College of Science and Commerce. The success story of this Mumbai rickshaw driver's daughter has been widely publicised in Indian media.[3] [4] [5]

Results

Placements

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/Awaiting results
PlacementContestantInternational Placement
Femina Miss India World 2020
Femina Miss India Grand International 2021
Runner Up
Top 5
Top 15

Sub Title Awards

AwardContestant
Beauty with a PurposePunjab - Karuna Singh
Miss Glamorous LookMizoram - Lalmuansangi Varte
Miss RampwalkTelangana - Manasa Varanasi
Miss Beautiful SmileRajasthan - Aruna Beniwal
Miss Lifestyle Tamil Nadu - Raina Garg
Miss Fit and FabulousGujarat - Khushi Misra
Miss SudokuGoa - Trisha Shetty
Miss Fashion IconNagaland - Zuchobeni Tüngoe
Miss Shining StarPunjab - Karuna Singh
Miss PhotogenicHaryana - Manika Sheokand
Miss Intelligence QuotientUttarakhand - Aishwarya Goel
Miss Body BeautifulRajasthan - Aruna Beniwal
Miss Beautiful SkinJharkhand - Rupali Bhushan
Miss Holistic HealthChhattisgarh - Angela Kumar

Format

The registration form was published on the organization's official website on 5 October 2020 and remained open until 2 November 2020. The format was updated to include more reduced height criteria (5 ft 3 in). Shortlisted were 31 finalists, 28 of whom were state representatives, one each from Delhi and Jammu and Kashmir, and a collective representative from the remaining union territories. The contest's progress was scheduled to be completed in four stages, with the grand finale taking place in February 2021.[6] [7]

The Four Phases

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the selection and first phase (October & November) of the finals were entirely digital. Applicants for this year's competition went through an online selection process in which they were judged on four key parameters: appearance, personality, talent, interview, and walk down the ramp. A panel judged each candidate, and the entries were narrowed down to groups of finalists for each state.

A series of online interviews were conducted in the second phase of the contest (November) to select 31 state winners who would form the final pool of contestants for Femina Miss India 2020.

The third phase of the contest, which involved the 31 state finalists, was held online (December 2020 & January 2021). State winners were trained in a holistic curriculum from the comfort of their homes, consisting of classes and interactive sessions facilitated by industry experts on topics ranging from skincare to self-expression, from style from the changing room to the ramp. State winners also received training in content creation and social media management, in addition to presentation and grooming. This training would allow the finalists to document their experiences during both preparation and competition, and it was shared via social media and live streaming sessions, allowing fans to participate in the experience of becoming Miss India like never before.

The 31 finalists were then reduced to a Top 15 list. The selected ladies advanced to the final round of the competition in Mumbai, which was held in the traditional format. The fewer contests were held to ensure proper social distancing protocols.

The pageant's final phase (2020), the Grand Finale, was produced and broadcast as a prerecorded television show featuring artist performances, sponsor integrations, and contestant rounds, culminating in the announcement of the Top 3.[8] [9]

Mentor

The contest was mentored by Bollywood film actress and Femina Miss India 2002, Neha Dhupia. She coached the contestants through the rounds of the competition as a mentor, assisting them with overall development on their journey to becoming a beauty queen.[10] Dhupia also announced the 31 finalists from the top five states from each zone, namely North, North East, South, East, West, and Union territory with Delhi.[11]

Judges

Contestants

The following is the list of the official delegates of Miss India 2020 representing 30 states +1 common winners from all Union territories of the country:

Color key
  • Declared as Winner
  • Ended as Runner-up
  • Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
ZoneStateDelegateAgeHeight
EastBiharAnanya Priyadarshini22
ChhattisgarhAngela Kumar19
JharkhandRupali Bhushan20
OdishaSubhashree Rayaguru23
West BengalMouli Haldar22
North EastArunachal PradeshMillo Meena
AssamAmrita Kashyap
ManipurMaria Pangambam
MeghalayaTanvi Marak22
MizoramLalmuansangi Varte25
NagalandZuchobeni Tüngoe22
SikkimReetika Chettri20
TripuraChayanika Debnath25
NorthHaryanaManika Sheokand 26
Himachal PradeshTitiksha Taggar22
Ritika Raina22
Madhya PradeshRudrapriya Yadav
New DelhiSupriya Dahiya19
PunjabKaruna Singh23
UttarakhandAishwarya Goel25
Uttar PradeshManya Singh19
SouthAndhra PradeshTejal Patil21
KarnatakaRati Hulji23
KeralaLeena Lal25
Tamil NaduRaina Garg23
TelanganaManasa Varanasi24
West & Union TerritoryGoaTrisha Shetty20
GujaratKhushi Misra21
MaharashtraAngelika Sawhney19
RajasthanAruna Beniwal19
Union TerritoryRitika Raghav21

Notes

Replacements

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neha Dhupia Announces Femina Miss India 2020 To Go Digital Amid COVID-19. indiatimes.com.
  2. Web site: News Desk. TNM. 2021-02-10. Telangana girl Manasa Varanasi crowned Femina Miss India 2020. 2021-02-10. en-US.
  3. Web site: Miss India 2020 winner is Manasa Varanasi from Telangana. 11 February 2021. 11 February 2021. India Today. en-US.
  4. Web site: FEMINA MISS INDIA 2020 PAGEANT GOES DIGITAL. ENROLL FOR THE TIARA ONE-ON- ONE PAGEANT DIGITAL CONSULTANCY CAPSULE. feminamissindiagrooming.blog. 3 October 2020. 4 October 2020. 8 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201008181158/https://feminamissindiagrooming.blog/2020/10/03/femina-miss-india-2020-pageant-goes-digital-enroll-for-the-tiara-one-on-one-pageant-digital-consultancy-capsule-2/. dead.
  5. Web site: Femina Miss India 2020: Stay tuned. indiatimes.com.
  6. Web site: Femina Miss India 2020 Changes Rule To Be Even More Inclusive!. beautypageants.indiatimes.com.
  7. Web site: What does it take to become Miss India? Check out the eligibility criteria for 2020. indianexpress.com. 7 October 2020.
  8. Web site: VLCC Femina Miss India 2020: Crowning Moments. YouTube.
  9. Web site: Meet the Top 3 winners of VLCC Femina Miss India 2020 - BeautyPageants.
  10. Web site: Neha Dhupia To Mentor Femina Miss India 2020. beautypageants.indiatimes.com.
  11. Web site: Neha Dhupia Announces the State Winners of VLCC Femina Miss India 2020 !. YouTube.