Femina Miss India South
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| Formation | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Location | |
| Membership | Femina Miss India |
Official language | English |
Femina Miss India South is a regional beauty pageant established in 2008 by the Times Group. Initially, it selected one representative from each of the five southern states: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana to compete in the national Femina Miss India pageant.[1] Starting in 2017, the format changed, with individual winners chosen from each state to represent their respective regions at the national level.[2]
Format
[edit]Auditions are held in a selected city within the five states. Contestants from all across these five states will participate in a multi-stage audition process. The shortlisted candidates will be announced on the Femina Miss India social media handle. Subsequently, the five state winners will be crowned at a zonal crowning ceremony. These five winners will then represent their states at the national pageant, Femina Miss India.[3]
Titles
[edit]Since the introduction of the regional format at Femina Miss India, South India has been the most successful region, claiming three victories out of six editions.
| Number of wins of South Indians at Femina Miss India | |
|---|---|
| State | Wins |
| Karnataka | 1 |
| Tamil Nadu | 1 |
| Telangana | 1 |
| Andhra Pradesh | 0 |
| Kerala | 0 |
Representatives at Femina Miss India
[edit]The following provides an overview of the winners from each of the five South Indian states and a detailed breakdown of their performance and placement at the national Femina Miss India pageant.
- Color key
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up
- : Ended as one of the Finlaist/Semi-finalists
- : Unplaced but given special award(s)
States Year
|
Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | Tamil Nadu | Telangana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bhavya Reddy | Apeksha Shetty Top 15 |
Akshatha Das | Malina Top 15 |
Prakruthi Kambam |
| 2023 | Gomathy Reddy | Megan Edward Top 7 |
Christeena Biju Top 7 |
Karunya Mohanasundaram | Urmila Chauhan |
| 2022 | Sailikhita Yalamanchili Top 10 |
Sini Shetty Femina Miss India World |
Soumya Shasi Kumar | Shivani Rajashekar | Pragnya Ayyagari Top 5 |
| 2020 | Tejal Patil | Rati Hulji Top 5 |
Leena Lal Top 15 |
Raina Garg Top 20 |
Manasa Varanasi Femina Miss India World |
| 2019 | Nikita Tanwani | Aashna Bisht | Lakshmi Menon | Rubeiya S K | Sanjana Vij 1st Runner-Up |
| 2018 | Shreya Rao Kamaravapu 2nd Runner-Up |
Bhavana Durgam Reddy Top 12 |
Mekhana Shajan | Anukreethy Vas Femina Miss India World |
Sai Kamakshi Bhaskarla |
| 2017 | Srishti Vyakaranam | Swathi Muppala Top 15 |
Mannat Singh Top 15 |
Sherlin Seth | Simran Choudhary |
Andhra Pradesh
[edit]| Year | Delegate | Age | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2017 | Srishti Vyakaranam | 24 | Unplaced | |
| 2018 | Shreya Rao Kamaravapu | 25 | 2nd Runner-up | 5 Special Awards
|
| 2019 | Nikita Tanwani | 24 | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 2020 | Tejal Patil | 21 | Unplaced | |
| 2022 | Sailikhita Yalamanchili | 24 | Top 10 | 1 Special Award
|
| 2023 | Gomathy Reddy | 21 | Unplaced | |
| 2024 | Bhavya Reddy | Unplaced | 3 Special Awards
| |
Karnataka
[edit]| Year | Delegate | Age | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2017 | Swathi Muppala[Replacements 1] | 25 | Top 15 | 2 Special Awards
|
| 2018 | Bhavana Durgam Reddy | 21 | Top 12 | |
| 2019 | Aashna Bisht | 24 | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 2020 | Rati Hulji | 25 | Top 5 | |
| 2022 | Sini Shetty | 21 | Femina Miss India World 2022 | 2 Special Awards
|
| 2023 | Megan Edward | 24 | Top 7 | 1 Special Award
|
| 2024 | Apeksha Shetty | 26 | Top 15 | 3 Special Awards
|
Kerala
[edit]| Year | Delegate | Age | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2017 | Mannat Singh | 19 | Top 15 | |
| 2018 | Mekhana Shajan | 19 | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 2019 | Lakshmi Menon[Replacements 2] | 24 | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 2020 | Leena Lal | 25 | Top 15 | |
| 2022 | Soumya Shasi Kumar | 25 | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 2023 | Christeena Biju | 25 | Top 7 | 1 Special Award
|
| 2024 | Akshatha Das | 23 | Unplaced | 2 Special Awards
|
Tamil Nadu
[edit]| Year | Delegate | Age | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2017 | Sherlin Seth | 19 | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 2018 | Anukreethy Vas | 19 | Femina Miss India World 2018 | 4 Special Awards
|
| 2019 | Rubeiya S K | 23 | Unplaced | |
| 2020 | Raina Garg | 23 | Top 15[Withdrawals 1] | 1 Special Award
|
| 2022 | Shivani Rajashekar | 24 | Did not participate[Withdrawals 2] | |
| 2023 | Karunya Mohanasundaram | 24 | Unplaced | |
| 2024 | Malina | Top 15 | 4 Special Awards
| |
Telangana
[edit]| Year | Delegate | Age | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2017 | Simran Choudhary | 24 | Unplaced | 2 Special Awards
|
| 2018 | Sai Kamakshi Bhaskarla | 23 | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 2019 | Sanjana Vij | 23 | 1st Runner-up | 3 Special Award
|
| 2020 | Manasa Varanasi | 24 | Femina Miss India World 2020 | 1 Special Award
|
| 2022 | Pragnya Ayyagari | 20 | Top 5 | |
| 2023 | Urmila Chauhan | 25 | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
|
| 2024 | Prakruthi Kambam | Unplaced | ||
Representatives at International Pageants
[edit]The following is a list of South Indian Representatives at International Beauty Pageants (Since 2008) by Femina Miss India/Miss Diva Organization:
| Year | Delegate | State | International Pageant | Placement & Performance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | ||||
| 2008 | Parvathy Omanakuttan | Kerala | Miss World 2008 | 1st Runner-up | 3 Special Awards
|
| 2010 | Nicole Faria | Karnataka | Miss Earth 2010 | Miss Earth 2010 | 2 Special Awards
|
| 2013 | Sobhita Dhulipala | Karnataka | Miss Earth 2013 | Unplaced | 5 Special Awards
|
| 2018 | Anukreethy Vas | Tamil Nadu | Miss World 2018 | Top 30 | 3 Special Awards
|
| 2021 | Manasa Varanasi | Telangana | Miss World 2021 | Top 13 | 2 Special Awards
|
| 2023 | Sini Sadanand Shetty | Karnataka | Miss World 2023 | Top 8 | 5 Special Awards
|
| Pragnya Ayyagari | Telangana | Miss Supranational 2023 | Top 12 | 4 Special Awards
| |
Mentor
[edit]The franchise organises a mentor/coach to each zone to train the candidates for the final event.
| Year | Mentor | About |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Neha Dhupia |
|
| 2022 | ||
| 2020 | ||
| 2019 | Dia Mirza |
|
| 2018 | Rakul Preet Singh |
|
| 2017 | Parvathy Omanakuttan |
|
Representatives at Femina Miss India
[edit]Only one candidate from whole of the five states in South India was chosen to compete in the Femina Miss India pageant from 2008 to 2013.[8]
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement & Performance at Femina Miss India | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Placements | Special award(s) | |||
| 2008 | Parvathy Omanakuttan | Kerala | Femina Miss India World 2008 | 3 Special Awards
|
| 2009 | Faith Pandey | Karnataka | Top 10 | |
| 2010 | Nicole Faria | Karnataka | Femina Miss India Earth 2010 | 3 Special Awards
|
| 2011 | Shweta Dolli | Tamil Nadu | Top 10 | |
| 2012 | Shamata Anchan | Karnataka | Top 10 | 1 Special Award
|
| 2013 | Sobhita Dhulipala | Andhra Pradesh | Femina Miss India Earth 2013 | 3 Special Awards
|
Notes
[edit]- ^ KARNATAKA — Swathi Muppala replaced Ruhika Das, Femina Miss India Karnataka 2017, who withdrew due to health reasons. Appointed by the Femina Miss India organization, Muppala competed in the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant. Notably, she was among the Top 3 finalists at the Femina Miss India Karnataka 2017 auditions.[4]
- ^ KERALA — Lakshmi Menon replaced Jane Thompson as Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 due to personal reasons. She was subsequently selected by the Femina Miss India organization to compete in the Femina Miss India 2019 pageant. Notably, Lakshmi Menon was among the Top 3 finalists at the Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 auditions.[5]
- ^ TAMIL NADU — Raina, who had been announced as a Top 15 semi-finalist and was scheduled to compete in the grand finale of Femina Miss India 2020, unexpectedly withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons. This was the year when the national semi-finalists were determined online, and due to COVID-19 restrictions, only they were invited to participate in the grand finale physically.[6]
- ^ TAMIL NADU — Shivani Rajashekar withdrew from the competition due to her college exams.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Four selected for Femina Miss India South". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ^ "Indian woman PFMIS Gala evening". The Times of India. 25 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.
- ^ "Miss India format change this year scouted for the best from each state". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 20 November 2017.
- ^ "News stating the replacement of Femina Miss India Karnataka 2017". June 2017.
- ^ "Instagram post stating the replacement of Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 delegate on the organisation's official page". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
- ^ "Meet the contestant, FMI Tamil Nadu 2020 - Raina Garg".
- ^ "Shivani Rajasekhar withdraws from Miss India 2022 beauty contest". The Times of India. July 2022.
- ^ "Shweta Dolli wins Miss India South 2011". The Times of India. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2024.