The Femina Miss India beauty pageant started back in the year, 1964. Each year, several young, beautiful and talented girls compete with each other to win the esteemed title. The members of the jury assess them on their looks, personality, intelligence quotient and more before announcing the winner.
List of All Miss India Title Winners
Millions of people around the world wait for this beauty pageant all year long and are glued to their television screen as it is telecasted live. If you are a fan of the Femina Miss India contest then the information shared here is sure to interest you.
Here is the list of Femina Miss India winners till date.
| Year | Winner | Representing State / Region | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Meher Castelino Mistri | Maharashtra | First Femina Miss India winner |
| 1965 | Persis Khambatta | Maharashtra | Later actress & model |
| 1966 | Yasmin Daji | Maharashtra | Represented India internationally |
| 1967 | Nayyara Mirza | Delhi | — |
| 1968 | Anjum Mumtaz Barg | Maharashtra | — |
| 1969 | Kavita Bhambhani | Maharashtra | — |
| 1970 | Veena Sajnani | Maharashtra | — |
| 1971 | Raj Gill | Maharashtra | — |
| 1972 | Roopa Satyan | Maharashtra | — |
| 1973 | Farzana Habib | Maharashtra | — |
| 1974 | Shalini Bhavnath Dholakia | Maharashtra | — |
| 1975 | Meenakshi Kurpad | Karnataka | — |
| 1976 | Naina Balsavar | Maharashtra | Actress & veterinarian |
| 1977 | Nalini Viswanathan | Tamil Nadu | — |
| 1978 | Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan | Punjab | — |
| 1979 | Swaroop Sampat | Gujarat | Later actress; Miss Universe contestant |
| 1980 | Sangeeta Bijlani | Maharashtra | Bollywood actress |
| 1981 | Rachita Kumar | Tamil Nadu | — |
| 1982 | Pamela Singh | Delhi | — |
| 1983 | Rekha Hande | Karnataka | — |
| 1984 | Juhi Chawla | Punjab | Bollywood actress |
| 1985 | Sonu Walia | Delhi | Actress & Miss World placement |
| 1986 | Mehr Jesia | Maharashtra | Supermodel |
| 1987 | Priyadarshini Pradhan | Maharashtra | — |
| 1988 | Dolly Minhas | Punjab | Actress |
| 1989 | Suzanne Sablok | Punjab | — |
| 1990 | Deepa Sahi | Delhi | Actress |
| 1991 | Christabelle Howie | Tamil Nadu | — |
| 1992 | Madhu Sapre | Maharashtra | Supermodel |
| 1993 | Namrata Shirodkar | Maharashtra | Actress; Miss Universe finalist |
| 1994 | Sushmita Sen | Delhi | First Indian Miss Universe |
| 1995 | Manpreet Brar | Delhi | Miss Universe finalist |
| 1996 | Sandhya Chib | Karnataka | — |
| 1997 | Nafisa Joseph | Karnataka | MTV VJ & model |
| 1998 | Lymaraina D’Souza | Karnataka | — |
| 1999 | Gul Panag | Punjab | Actress & politician |
| 2000 | Lara Dutta | Karnataka | Won Miss Universe 2000 |
| 2001 | Celina Jaitly | West Bengal | Actress |
| 2002 | Neha Dhupia | Delhi | Actress |
| 2003 | Nikita Anand | Delhi | — |
| 2004 | Tanushree Dutta | Jharkhand | Actress |
| 2005 | Amrita Thapar | Punjab | — |
| 2006 | Neha Kapur | Delhi | Represented India at Miss Universe |
| 2007 | Sarah-Jane Dias | Karnataka | Actress & VJ |
| 2008 | Parvathy Omanakuttan | Kerala | Miss World 1st Runner-Up |
| 2009 | Pooja Chopra | Maharashtra | Actress |
| 2010 | Manasvi Mamgai | Uttarakhand | Miss Tourism International winner |
| 2011 | Kanishtha Dhankhar | Haryana | — |
| 2012 | Vanya Mishra | Punjab | — |
| 2013 | Navneet Kaur Dhillon | Punjab | Actress |
| 2014 | Koyal Rana | Delhi | Miss World Top 10 |
| 2015 | Aditi Arya | Delhi | Actress |
| 2016 | Priyadarshini Chatterjee | Assam | First winner from Assam |
| 2017 | Manushi Chhillar | Haryana | Won Miss World 2017 |
| 2018 | Anukreethy Vas | Tamil Nadu | — |
| 2019 | Suman Rao | Rajasthan | Miss World Top 12 |
| 2020 | Manasa Varanasi | Telangana | Crowned in 2021 due to pandemic |
| 2021 | — | — | Event not held |
| 2022 | Sini Shetty | Karnataka | Represented India at Miss World |
| 2023 | Nandini Gupta | Rajasthan | — |
| 2024 | Nikita Porwal | Madhya Pradesh | Crowned in Mumbai |
| 2025 | — | — | No separate edition held |
| 2026 | Sadhvi Satish Sail | Goa | Femina Miss India World 2026 |
Femina Miss India 1964
The first woman to be crowned Femina Miss India was the gorgeous Meher Castelino Mistri from Maharashtra.
Femina Miss India 1965
Pesis Khambatta from Maharashtra won the esteemed title in 1965.
Femina Miss India 1966
The contest was won by the beautiful Yasmin Daji in the year 1966. Yasmin also hailed from the Indian state of Maharashtra.
Femina Miss India 1967
Contestant, Nayyara Mirza won the jury’s heart and was crowned, Femina Miss India in 1967.
Femina Miss India 1968
Anjum Mumtaz Barg from Maharashtra grabbed the Femina Miss India title in the year 1968.
Femina Miss India 1969
Kavita Bhambhani from Maharashtra became the Femina Miss India winner in 1969.
Femina Miss India 1970
Veena Sajnani from Maharashtra was crowned the Femina Miss India winner in 1970.
Femina Miss India 1971
The beautiful Raj Gill from Maharashtra became Femina Miss India 1971.
Femina Miss India 1972
The super talented Roopa Satyan from New Delhi won the Femina Miss India title in 1972.
Femina Miss India 1973
The Femina Miss India 1973 title was won by Farzana Habib from Maharashtra.
Femina Miss India 1974
Shalini Bhavnath Dholakia from Maharashtra became Femina Miss India in the year 1974. She reached the semi-finals in the Miss Universe pageant.
Femina Miss India 1975
Meenakshi Kurpad from Maharashtra attained the Femina Miss India title in 1975.
Femina Miss India 1976
Naina Sudhir Balsavar was the first woman from Uttar Pradesh to win the Femina Miss India title.
Femina Miss India 1977
Bineeta Bose from Maharashtra was crowned Femina Miss India in the year 1977.
Femina Miss India 1978
Alamjeet Kaur Chauhan from Punjab made her state proud by winning the Femina Miss India title in the year 1978.
Femina Miss India 1979
The graceful Swaroop Sampat from Maharashtra won the Femina Miss India title in 1979.
Femina Miss India 1980
Sangeeta Bijlani from Maharashtra won the Femina Miss India title in the year 1980.
Femina Miss India 1981
In 1981, the Femina Miss India title was won by Rachita Kumar from Maharashtra.
Femina Miss India 1982
Pamela Chaudry Singh from New Delhi won the Femina Miss India title in 1982.
Femina Miss India 1983
Rekha Hande from Karnataka won the beauty pageant in 1983.
Femina Miss India 1984
The vivacious Juhi Chawla from Punjab won the Femina Miss India title in 1984. She went on to become a successful Bollywood actress thereafter.
Femina Miss India 1985
The stunning Sonu Walia from New Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India in 1985.
Femina Miss India 1986
Mehr Jessia from Maharashtra won the title in 1986.
Femina Miss India 1987
Priyadarshini Pradhan from New Delhi was chosen as the Femina Miss India winner in 1987.
Femina Miss India 1988
Anuradha Kottur from Maharashtra was crowned Femina Miss India in 1988.
Femina Miss India 1989
Dolly Minhas from Punjab won the Femina Miss India title in 1989.
Femina Miss India 1990
Suzanne Sablok from Maharashtra was crowned Femina Miss India in 1990.
Femina Miss India 1991
Tamil Nadu’s Christabelle Howie grabbed the title of Femina Miss India in 1991.
Femina Miss India 1992
The stunning Madhu Sapre from Maharashtra was chosen as the Femina Miss India winner in 1992.
Femina Miss India 1993
The beautiful Namrata Shirodkar from Maharashtra was crowned Femina Miss India in 1993.
Femina Miss India 1994
The super talented Sushmita Sen from New Delhi won the title of Femina Miss India in 1994. She went on to win the Miss Universe title the same year.
Femina Miss India 1995
The stunning Manpreet Brar from New Delhi won the Femina Miss India title in 1995.
Femina Miss India 1996
Sandhya Chib from Karnataka became Femina Miss India in 1996.
Femina Miss India 1997
The spirited Nafisa Joseph from Karnataka won the beauty pageant in 1997.
Femina Miss India 1998
Lymaraine D’Souza from Maharashtra won the title in 1998.
Femina Miss India 1999
The gorgeous Gull Panag from Punjab won the Femina Miss India contest in 1999.
Femina Miss India 2000
Lara Dutta from Karnataka was chosen as the Femina Miss India winner in 2000.
Femina Miss India 2001
The beautiful Celena Jaitley from West Bengal became Femina Miss India in 2001.
Femina Miss India 2002
Neha Dhupia from New Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India in 2002.
Femina Miss India 2003
Nikita Anand from New Delhi won the Femina Miss India title in 2003.
Femina Miss India 2004
Tanushree Dutta from Jharkhand grabbed the Femina Miss India title in 2004.
Femina Miss India 2005
Amrita Thapar from Punjab became Femina Miss India in the year 2005.
Femina Miss India 2006
Neha Kapur from New Delhi won the Femina Miss India crown in 2006.
Femina Miss India 2007
Puja Gupta from New Delhi became the winner of the esteemed beauty pageant in 2007.
Femina Miss India 2008
Simran Kaur Mundi from Maharashtra won the Femina Miss India title in the year 2008.
Femina Miss India 2009
The bold and beautiful Ekta Chowdhary from Haryana won the title in 2009.
Femina Miss India 2010
Ushoshi Sengupta from West Bengal won the title of Femina Miss India in 2010.
Femina Miss India 2011
Vasuki Sunkavalli from Andhra Pradesh became Femina Miss India winner in 2011.
Femina Miss India 2012
Shilpa Singh from Bihar won the title of Femina Miss India in 2012.
Femina Miss India 2013
Navneet Kaur Dhillon from Punjab won the title of Femina Miss India in 2013.
Femina Miss India 2014
The beautiful Koyal Rana from New Delhi became Femina Miss India in 2014.
Femina Miss India 2015
Aditi Arya from New Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India in 2015.
Femina Miss India 2016
Priyadarshini Chatterjee from Assam won the Femina Miss India title in the year 2016
Femina Miss India 2017
Manushi Chillar from Haryana won the title of Femina Miss India in 2017. She went on to grab the Miss World title the same year.
Femina Miss India 2018
Anukreethy Vas from Tamil Nadu was crowned Femina Miss India in the year 2018.
Femina Miss India 2019
Suman Rao from Rajasthan won the Femina Miss India title in 2019.
Femina Miss India 2020
Manasa Varanasi from Telangana won the 2020 title. The coronavirus pandemic pushed the pageant back and she was crowned in February 2021, which is why no separate 2021 edition was held.
Femina Miss India 2022
Sini Shetty from Karnataka took the 2022 title and went on to represent India at Miss World.
Femina Miss India 2023
Nandini Gupta from Rajasthan won in 2023, giving Rajasthan a second title in five years after Suman Rao in 2019.
Femina Miss India 2024
Nikita Porwal from Madhya Pradesh was crowned in Mumbai in October 2024. Hers was the last edition before the pageant skipped a year.
Femina Miss India 2026
Sadhvi Satish Sail from Goa was crowned Femina Miss India World 2026 on 18 April 2026, at the Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology campus in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. She came through a field of 30 contestants from across the country and became the first woman representing Goa to take the title.
Rajnandini Pawar of Maharashtra finished as first runner-up and Sree Advaita G of Jammu and Kashmir as second runner-up. This was the 61st edition of the pageant, and no edition was held in 2025.
It takes a lot of hard work, confidence and quick wittedness to win this title. Hats off to all these gorgeous ladies!
Femina Miss India: Facts and Things Worth Knowing
- Why sources disagree about the winner of a given year: Femina Miss India has often crowned more than one titleholder at the same event, sending separate winners to Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss International. In 1994 Sushmita Sen held the Miss India Universe title and went on to win Miss Universe, while Aishwarya Rai held the Miss India World title and won Miss World the same year. The same thing happened in 2000 with Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra.
- The pageant began in 1964, when Meher Castelino Mistri became the first Femina Miss India.
- Two missing years: there was no 2021 edition, because the 2020 pageant was delayed by the pandemic and staged in February 2021, and there was no edition at all in 2025.
- 2026 was the 61st edition, and the first won by a contestant representing Goa.
- Recent titles have spread widely: Telangana in 2020, Karnataka in 2022, Rajasthan in 2023, Madhya Pradesh in 2024 and Goa in 2026.
For more winners lists from Indian television, see our Indian Idol winners list and India’s Got Talent winners list.
Femina Miss India Winners: Frequently Asked Questions
Who is the current Femina Miss India?
Sadhvi Satish Sail from Goa, crowned Femina Miss India World 2026 on 18 April 2026 in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. She is the first woman representing Goa to win the title.
Who won Femina Miss India 2024?
Nikita Porwal from Madhya Pradesh, who was crowned in Mumbai in October 2024.
Was there a Femina Miss India pageant in 2025?
No. There was no 2025 edition. The pageant went from the 2024 event straight to its 61st edition in April 2026.
Why was there no Femina Miss India in 2021?
The 2020 pageant was delayed by the coronavirus pandemic and held in February 2021, when Manasa Varanasi was crowned. Because of that, no separate 2021 edition took place.
Why do different sources name different Femina Miss India winners for the same year?
Because the pageant has often crowned more than one titleholder at a single event, with separate winners going forward to Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss International. In 1994 both Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai held Miss India titles, and each went on to win an international crown.
When did Femina Miss India start?
In 1964. Meher Castelino Mistri was the first winner of the pageant.
Which state does the current Miss India represent?
Goa. Sadhvi Satish Sail is the first contestant representing Goa to win the Femina Miss India World title.
