Femina Miss India South
Formation2008
TypeBeauty Pageant
Location
Membership
Femina Miss India
Official language
English

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]

Format

Auditions 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

The 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
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(withdrawn)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(withdrawn)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)
Kerala 3 Top 7 (2023)
Tamil Nadu 2 Winner (2018)
Telangana 3 Winner (2020)
Total 15 3 TITLES

National Titleholders and International Placements

The following is a list of South Indian international representatives since 2008:

Year Pageant Delegate State Placement Special Awards
2023 Miss Supranational Pragnya Ayyagari Telangana Top 12 Miss Supranational Asia
Top 5 - Supra Chat
Top 7 - Miss Talent
Top 10 - Supra Fan-Vote
2022 Miss World Sini Sadanand Shetty Karnataka TBA TBA
2021 Manasa Varanasi Telangana Top 13 Beauty With A Purpose - Top 6
Miss World Talent - Top 27
2018 Anukreethy Vas Tamil Nadu Top 30 Head-to-Head Challenge - Winner
Miss World Talent - Top 18
Multimedia Award - Top 10
2013 Miss Earth Sobhita Dhulipala Andhra Pradesh Unplaced Miss Earth Photogenic
Miss Earth Eco-beauty
Miss Earth Miss Ever Bilena
2010 Nicole Faria Karnataka Miss Earth 2010 Miss Talent
Miss Diamond Place
2008 Miss World Parvathy Omanakuttan Kerala 1st Runner-up Miss World 2008 - 1st Runner-up
Miss World Continental Queen of Asia

Mentor

The 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
  • Miss Asia Pacific 2000
2018 Rakul Preet Singh
  • Femina Miss India 2011 - 3rd Runner-up
2017 Parvathy Omanakuttan
  • Miss World 2008 - 1st Runner-up
  • Femina Miss India World 2008
  • Femina Miss India South 2008

2008-2013

Only one candidate from whole of the five states was chosen to compete in the Femina Miss India pageant from 2008 to 2013.

Year Delegate State Placement International Placement/Special Awards
2013 Sobhita Dhulipala Andhra Pradesh Miss India Earth 2013 Miss Earth Photogenic
Miss Earth Eco-beauty
Miss Earth Miss Ever Bilena
2012 Shamata Anchan Karnataka Top 10
2011 Shweta Dolli Tamil Nadu Top 10
2010 Nicole Faria Karnataka Miss India Earth 2010 Miss Earth 2010[6]
Miss Talent
Miss Diamond Place
2009 Faith Pandey Karnataka Top 10
2008 Parvathy Omanakuttan Kerala Miss India World 2008 Miss World 2008 - 1st Runner-up
Miss World Continental Queen of Asia

Notes

  1. 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]
  2. 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]
  1. TELANGANA — Pragnya Ayyagari was then shotlisted and appointed as Miss Diva Supranational 2022 under Miss India Organisation to represent India at Miss Supranational 2023 pageant in Poland.[3]

References

  1. "Indian woman PFMIS Gala evening". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.
  2. "Miss India format change this year scouted for the best from each state". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  3. "Meet Pragnya Ayyagari, the stunner who won Miss Diva Supranational 2022".
  4. "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.
  5. "News stating the replacement of Femina Miss India Karnataka 2017".
  6. "Nicole Faria - Miss Earth 2010". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 2013-04-05.
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