Femina Miss India South is a beauty pageant established in 2008 for states in South India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana). The final winners from each South Indian state are announced at the Miss South India finale event. Each of the winners from the five states will represent their state in the grand finale of the Femina Miss India pageant.[1]
| Formation | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Location | |
Membership | Femina Miss India |
Official language | English |
Format
editAuditions are held in selected cities in the five states where the top 3 candidates will be chosen. After the selection of the 3 best candidates from the five states, the deserving candidate will be declared representative of that respective state and will be sent to the Femina Miss India grand final.[2]
State titleholders and Placements
editThe following are the list of winners of all the five South Indian states and their placements at the national Femina Miss India pageant.
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
| Year | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | Tamil Nadu | Telangana |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2023 | Gomathy Reddy | Megan Edward Top 7 |
Christeena Biju Top 7 |
Karunya Mohanasundaram | Urmila Chauhan |
| 2022 | Sailikhita Yalamanchili Top 10 |
Sini Sadanand Shetty Femina Miss India 2022 |
Soumya Shasi Kumar | Shivani Rajashekar (withdrawn) |
Pragnya Ayyagari Top 5 Miss Diva Supranational 2022 [Appointment 1] |
| 2020 | Tejal Patil | Rati Hulji Top 5 |
Leena Lal Top 15 |
Raina Garg Top 15 (withdrawn) |
Manasa Varanasi Femina Miss India 2020 |
| 2019 | Nikita Tanwani | Aashna Bisht | Lakshmi Menon [Replacements 1] |
Rubeiya S K | Sanjana Vij Runner-up |
| 2018 | Shreya Rao Kamaravapu 2nd Runner-up |
Bhavana Durgam Reddy Top 12 |
Mekhana Shajan | Anukreethy Vas Femina Miss India 2018 |
Sai Kamakshi Bhaskarla |
| 2017 | Srishti Vyakaranam | Swathi Muppala [Replacements 2] Top 15 |
Mannat Singh Top 15 |
Bavithra | Simran Choudhary |
| State | Placements | Best result |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 2 | 2nd Runner-up (2018) |
| Karnataka | 5 | Winner  (2022)
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| Kerala | 3 | Top 7 (2023) |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 | Winner (2018)
|
| Telangana | 3 | Winner (2020)
|
| Total | 15 | 3 TITLES |
Representatives at International Pageants
editThe 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
editThe 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 |
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| 2018 | Rakul Preet Singh |
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| 2017 | Parvathy Omanakuttan |
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Representatives at Femina Miss India
editOnly 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.
| 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
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Notes
edit- ^ KERALA — Lakshmi Menon was appointed to compete at Femina Miss India 2019 by the Femina Miss India organisation, as a replacement to Jane Thompson, Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 due to personal reason. Lakshmi Menon was among the Top 3 finalists at the Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 auditions.[4]
- ^ KARNATAKA — Swathi Muppala was appointed to compete at Femina Miss India 2017 by the Femina Miss India organisation, as a replacement to Ruhika Das, Femina Miss India Karnataka 2017 due to health issues. Swathi Muppala was among the Top 3 finalists at the Femina Miss India Karnataka 2017 auditions.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Indian woman PFMIS Gala evening". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.
- ^ "Miss India format change this year scouted for the best from each state". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
- ^ "Meet Pragnya Ayyagari, the stunner who won Miss Diva Supranational 2022".
- ^ "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.
- ^ "News stating the replacement of Femina Miss India Karnataka 2017".