Femina Miss India World 2024 is Nikita Porwal from Madhya Pradesh


Femina Miss India 2024, the 60th annual Femina Miss India pageant was held last Wednesday, October 16 at Famous Studios in Mumbai.

Nikita Porwal, a 24-year-old actress from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, bested 29 other contestants to be crowned Femina Miss India World 2024 (Miss World India).

Rekha Pandey of Union Territory and Aayushi Dholakia of Gujarat were named the first and second runners-up, respectively.

Sifti Singh Sarang of Delhi, Shruti Raul of Goa, Angelia Marwein of Meghalaya, and Arshia Rashid of Maharashtra rounded out the Top 7 finalists.

The new Femina Miss India succeeds last year's winner Nandini Gupta from Rajasthan. She will represent India at the 73rd Miss World competition.

Meet the 60th Femina Miss India:

Photos: Femina Miss India / Instagram

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