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.
It takes a lot of hard work, confidence and quick wittedness to win this title. Hats off to all these gorgeous ladies!
