Miss India Worldwide India Explained

Miss India Worldwide India
Formation:1990
Type:Beauty Pageant
Location:India
Membership:Miss India Worldwide
Language:Standard Hindi, English

Miss India Worldwide India is a national beauty pageant in India that sends its winner to Miss India Worldwide. The incumbent titleholder is Apeksha Porwal from Mumbai who was 1st runner-up in Miss India Worldwide 2015 held in Mumbai, India

History

India has been participating in Miss India Worldwide pageant since its inception in 1990. Karminder Kaur Virk made history in 1994 as the first Indian and Asian delegate to win the coveted title. Sandhya Chib followed suit in 1996.

Over the years, India has continued to excel in the competition, with a total of five Miss India Worldwide crowns won by Karminder Kaur Virk, Sandhya Chib, Aarti Chhabria, Purva Merchant, and Shagun Sarabhai.

Titleholders

Color key
  • : Declared as Winner
  • : Ended as runner-up
  • : Ended as one of the Finlaist/Semi-finalists
  • : Unplaced but given special award(s)
YearDelegatePlacement & Performance
Placements
1991Rithu Singh1st Runner-up
1994Karminder Kaur VirkMiss India Worldwide 1994
1996Sandhya ChibMiss India Worldwide 1996
1997Sumera PeerbhoyUnplaced
1998Himani IsarUnplaced
1999Aarti ChhabriaMiss India Worldwide 1999
2000Sheetal Shah2nd Runner-up
2001Anurithi ChikkerpurUnplaced
2002Rohini Banjeree2nd Runner-up
2003Purva MerchantMiss India Worldwide 2003
2005Anchal DwivediUnplaced
2006Priyanka JhaTop 6
2007Movina NagarajanTop 5
2008Shagun SarabhaiMiss India Worldwide 2008
2009Deepthi Mary VarugheseUnplaced
2011Sukirti KandpalTop 10
2012Eram KarimTop 11
2013Preeti SoniUnplaced
2014Anugya SharmaTop 11
2015Apeksha Porwal1st Runner-up
2016Akila NarayananUnplaced
2017Reena MerchantUnplaced
2018Renu KaushalUnplaced
2019Varuna DivekarUnplaced
2022Riya SapkalUnplaced
2023Aishwarya DhatinganTop 5

Notes

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