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The start-studded Femina Miss India 2023 Awards Night was held on Wednesday, March 22 at the Time Virtual Studio in Vile Parle, Mumbai. Reigning Miss World Karolina Bielawska, who just arrived in Mumbai, attended the red carpet event wearing a beautiful traditional lehenga by Falguni Shane Peacock India. The glittering show also featured breathtaking performances and the Top 30 state winners' presentations in front of the judges consisting of former Miss India Neha Dhupia, fashion designers Sahil Kochhar and Pallavi Mohan, and director and choreographer Bosco Martis. Here are the sub-contest winners: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Femina Miss India (@missindiaorg) Times Miss Body Beautiful - Delhi, Shreya Poonja Times Miss Rampwalk - Kerala, Christeena Biju Bennett University Miss Sudoku - Union Territory, Navya Naveen Kalra Bennett University Miss IQ - Haryana, Meharmeet Kaur Niine Miss Congeniality - Telangana, Urmila Chauhan INIFD Miss Tal

The 70th Miss World Karolina Bielawska arrived on Wednesday morning at Mumbai International Airport in Mumbai, India for her first official visit to the country. Accompanied by Miss World Organization CEO Julia Morley, the reigning beauty queen was warmly welcomed upon her arrival by the Brand and Operations Head for Miss India Organization Natasha Grover, Miss World India 2022 Sini Shetty, and former Mr World Rohit Khandelwal. Karolina also received a traditional Indian welcome at the Four Seasons Hotel Mumbai, the official hospitality partner for the Miss World delegation during their visit. The Polish beauty will kick off her 4-day trip to India attending as a special guest during the awards night of the Femina Miss India 2023 pageant. She is expected to grace the red carpet of tonight's gala in a Falguni Shane Peacock creation. "I’m so excited to be here. It was my dream to come to this colorful and passionate country rich in culture and traditions. Thank you for the lovin

Following several rounds of auditions across the country, the Top 30 state winners of Femina Miss India 2023 have been officially revealed. The national pageant is expected to hold its 59th edition this April at Imphal, Manipur, but the exact date of the final competition is yet to be announced. Last year's winner Sini Shetty of Karnataka, who will represent India at the 71st Miss World edition (Miss World 2023), will crown her successor at the end of the event. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Femina Miss India (@missindiaorg) After two years of online pageant activities due to the pandemic, this year's pageant will be held entirely in person. This is also the very first time in history for the grand coronation of Femina Miss India to be hosted in northeast India. The next Femina Miss India is expected to represent her country at the 72nd Miss World pageant. Meet the contestants: ANDHRA PRADESH - Gomathy Reddy ARUNACHAL PRADESH - Tana Puniya

India's Cherisha Chanda was crowned Miss Eco Teen 2022 on Sunday, December 11 at the Concorde Moreen Beach Resort & Spa in Marsa Alam, Egypt. The 17-year-old student who hails from Gurugram succeeded last year's titleholder from Vietnam, Bella Vu Huyen Dieu. She is the first Indian representative to win the beauty title. Francesca Beatriz McLelland was named the first princess while Mia Alvillar of the USA, Arianna Victoria of Spain, and Malak Badr of England were the first second, third and fourth princesses, respectively. This year's event was the fourth edition of the Egypt-based teen international pageant dedicated to environmental causes. The first two winners were Maria Eduarda Valotto of Brazil and Roberta Angela Tamondong of the Philippines. Meet the new Miss Eco Teen: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Teen Diva (@missteendivaorg) Photos: Miss Eco Teen

Reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu has arrived in Colombia for her first official visit to the country to participate in activities for Smile Train, a nonprofit organization and charity providing corrective surgery for children with cleft lips and palates. Headquartered in New York City and founded in 1999, Smile Train provides free corrective cleft surgery in 87 countries, training local doctors and providing hospital funding for the procedures. Together with the reigning Miss Universe Colombia María Fernanda Aristizábal Urrea, Harnaaz visited cleft patients and beneficiaries in Medellín during the commemoration of World Smile Day on Friday, October 7. While in the South American country, the Indian beauty queen also had the chance to reunite with pageant sister, former Miss Universe Colombia and Miss Universe 2021 Top 5 finalist Valeria Ayos. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu (@harnaazsandhu_03) Photos: Valeria Ayos, Harnaaz Sand

Two trailblazing and highly accomplished Indian women met each other on Saturday, September 24 during the Global Citizen Festival in New York City's Central Park. The Global Citizen, a non-profit organization dedicated to driving change and making an impact, celebrated its 10th year anniversary with former Miss World Priyanka Chopra as host. Nick Jonas' wife also just recently attended as a speaker at the United Nations General Assembly, also in NYC, where she talked mainly about its top agenda this year which is the Sustainable Development Goals. Prior to last night's show, Priyanka shared the behind-the-scenes with the caption: "Global Citizen Festival and the incredible team behind the mission statement take the saying “it takes a village” to another level. Today you will witness everyone’s hard work and united movement to end extreme Global Poverty." Reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu also attended the meaningful event as one of the speakers where she talke

Reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu was designated as "Madrina" of the Latino Commission on AIDS on Tuesday, September 20 in New York City. The title, meaning godmother, was given to the 22-year-old for her dedication and commitment to the Latino Commission on Aids in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Latino communities. "Such a beautiful day spent ... and I am truly thankful to be named the '2022 Madrina' of the Latino Commission on AIDS. I’m both honored to take on this role, as well as grateful to the Miss Universe organization for giving me this opportunity to carry on their commitment to this cause," she wrote on social media. "I’m excited to join in support of the Latino Commission on Aids and its dedication for over 30 years of working to prevent HIV and advancing access to care in the Latino and global community," she added. Harnaaz, who looked gorgeous in a red dress by New York & Company at the event, also encouraged everyone to

The Miss Divine Beauty 2022 national competition was held last Saturday, September 3 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi. A total of 27 finalists took part in the glittering event to win the titles at stake and the opportunity to represent India on the global stage. Vanshika Parmar, a 19-year-old student from Himachal Pradesh, was crowned Miss Earth India 2022 in her second attempt at Miss Divine Beauty. She succeeds Rashmi Madhuri and will now prepare to represent her country at Miss Earth 2022 in the Philippines this November. The title of Miss Global India 2022 went to 22-year-old future pharmacist Mansi Chourasiya. She is expected to compete in the Miss Global 2023 pageant in Vietnam. Muskan Khariwal, Sukraty Saxena, Arushi Thakur, and Simran Singh Gurjar completed the Top 6 finalists. "I consider myself extremely fortunate to be a part of the nation's most pertinent, impactful, gratifying, and worthwhile beauty competition that sets aside a legacy of grace and du

The Glamanand Supermodel India 2022 final competition took place on Sunday, September 4 at Zee Studios in a city of rich cultural heritage, Jaipur. Kashish Methwani, 21, was named Miss International India 2023 and will represent her country at the Miss International 2023 pageant. Her predecessor, last year's titleholder Zoya Afroz will compete in Miss International 2022 in Japan this December. The title of Miss Grand India 2022 went to 24-year-old Praachi Nagpal, who was crowned by Miss Grand India 2020 Simran Sharma. She will travel to Indonesia this October to compete in Miss Grand International 2022. Jigyasa Sharma and Arshina Sumbul were the first and second runners-up, respectively. A total of 29 beauties competed in the glittering event. Reigning Miss Grand International Nguyen Thuy Thuc Tien of Vietnam and MGI Organization Vice President Teresa Chaivisut were special guests. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Glamanand Supermodel India (@glamana

Miss Divine Beauty 2022 national pageant officially kicked off on August 28 with the arrival of the finalists in New Delhi. The grand coronation will be held on September 3 at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, where Rashmi Madhuri, the reigning Miss Earth India, will crown her successor at the end. This year's winners will represent India at Miss Earth 2022 and Miss Global 2023. Meet the Top 27 finalists: Alisha Sharma Annu Hooda Apala Rajvanshi Arshiya Sareen Arushi Thakur Bhawana Vaishnav Chesta Mathuria Komal Khillare Kirtin Shukla Manasi Chourasiya Muskan Khariwal Neeraja Jyothish Ruta Deshpande Sandhya Gowda Shivani Khare Simran Singh Gurjar Sonam Hire Sukraty Saxena Sukrity Sinha Suman Singh Tanvi Deshmukh Udeesha Singh Vanshika Parmar Varsha Singh Chauhan Vidyashree Sriwasti Vipra Mehta Yukti Chauhan Vote for your favorite finalists to advance to the Top 10 on the official website of Miss Divine Beauty . The two most voted finalists will also advance to the Top 6. Photos: Miss D

The 10th Miss Diva edition has just concluded in Mumbai and finally the LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2022 (Miss Universe India) Divita Rai has been officially crowned. India's representative to the 71st Miss Universe pageant received her crown from Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu at the end of the highly celebrated event. The new Miss Diva, 24, is no stranger to pageantry as she was last year's second runner-up and bagged three special awards (Miss Lifestyle, Miss IQ, and Miss Sudoku). Divita will now prepare to pull off a back-to-back win at Miss Universe 2022. The date and venue for the international pageant are yet to be announced. Photos: Miss Diva

The LIVA Miss Diva 2022 grand coronation ceremony that took place on Sunday, August 28 at the Famous Studios in Mumbai unveiled three new Indian queens. Divita Rai, a 24-year-old architecture graduate from Karnataka was named Liva Miss Diva Universe 2022 and will represent India at Miss Universe 2022. She was second runner-up during last year's Miss Diva edition. Pragnya Ayyagari was announced Liva Miss Diva Supranational 2022 and will go to Miss Supranational 2023 while Ojasvi Sharma was awarded the title Liva Miss Popular Choice 2022. The glittering show was attended by last year's winner and reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu who was awarded Pride of India by the Times of India Managing Director, Mr. Vineet Jain. "Harnaaz, words fall short every time we describe the pride and honor you've brought to our country on a global stage. May you keep shining bright and continue to do so in the future," the Miss Diva Organization shared on social media. India's s