Miss Grand India
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Miss Grand India is a national beauty pageant launched in 2023 by Glamanand Group in New Delhi. Its winners represent India at the Miss Grand International competition.[1][2]
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| Formation | 2023 |
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| Founder | Nikhil Anand |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | New Delhi |
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Official language | English |
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Parent organization | Star Entertainment Production (2025) |
| Affiliations | Miss Grand International Miss Global Miss Eco International |
Miss Grand India licensee timeline
India has been competing in Miss Grand International since 2013, achieving six placements to date. In 2024, Rachel Gupta made history by winning the Miss Grand International crown, marking India’s first-ever victory at the pageant.[3][4][5][6][7][8]
History
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India has been sending representatives to Miss Grand International since 2013. Initially, from 2013 to 2014, the rights to select Indian delegates were held by the Atharva Group of Institutes, which organized the Indian princess pageant. During this period, one of the pageant's finalists represented India at Miss Grand International.[9][10][11][12]
In 2015, the license was acquired by The Times Group, which organizes Femina Miss India. From 2015 to 2022, India's representatives for Miss Grand International were selected through the Femina Miss India competition.[3][4][5][6] In 2023, the franchise was transferred to the Glamanand Group, which launched Miss Grand India as a standalone pageant.[1][13][14]
India won its first Miss Grand International title in 2024, when Rachel Gupta was crowned on October 25, 2024, in Thailand. Rachel was the fourth representative sent by the Glamanand Group and the twelfth overall to represent India in the competition.[15]
In December 2024, Star Entertainment Productions, led by Akanksha Thakur, acquired the national license for Miss Grand India.[16]
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- Rachel Gupta
Miss Grand India 2024 - Arshina Sumbul
Miss Grand India 2023 - Praachi Nagpal
Miss Grand India 2022 - Meenakshi Chaudhary
Miss Grand India 2018 - Anukriti Gusain
Miss Grand India 2017 - Vartika Singh
Miss Grand India 2015 - Monica Sharma
Miss Grand India 2014
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Editions
The following are the details of the Miss Grand India editions, which was held as a stand-alone pageant twice in 2023 and 2024.
| Year | Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Winner | Ref. |
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| 2023 | 1st | 19 September 2023 | Rambagh Palace Hotel, Jaipur, Rajasthan | 18 | Arshina Sumbul | [17] |
| 2024 | 2nd | 11 August 2024 | Zee Studion, Jaipur, Rajasthan | 22 | Rachel Gupta | [18][19] |
International competition
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- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or Top 5 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finlaist/semi-finalist
- : Unplaced but given special award(s)
The following is a list of Indian representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
| Year | Delegate | State | National Title | Placement & Performance | Ref. | |
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| 2013 | Rupa Khurana | New Delhi | Finalist – Indian Princess 2014 | Unplaced | [9][10][20] | |
| 2014 | Monica Sharma | New Delhi | Top 5 – Indian Princess 2014 | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards
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| 2015 | Vartika Singh | Uttar Pradesh | 2nd Runner-Up – Femina Miss India 2015 | 2nd Runner-Up | 3 Special Awards
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| 2016 | Pankhuri Gidwani | Uttar Pradesh | 2nd Runner-Up – Femina Miss India 2016 | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards
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| 2017 | Anukriti Gusain | Uttarakhand | Top 6 – Femina Miss India 2017 | Top 20 | 2 Special Awards
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| 2018 | Meenakshi Choudhary | Haryana | Femina Miss Grand India 2018 | 1st Runner-Up | 3 Special Awards
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| 2019 | Shivani Jadhav | Chhattisgarh | Femina Miss Grand India 2019 | Unplaced | 3 Special Awards
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| 2020 | Simran Sharma | Rajasthan | Glamanand Supermodel Multinational 2018 | Unplaced | 1 Special Award
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| 2021 | Manika Sheokand | Haryana | Femina Miss Grand India 2020 | Top 20 | 2 Special Awards
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| 2022 | Praachi Nagpal | Telangana | Miss Grand India 2022 | Unplaced | 3 Special Awards
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| 2023 | Arshina Sumbul | Rajasthan | Miss Grand India 2023 | Top 20 | 2 Special Awards
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[13][17][35] |
| 2024 | Rachel Gupta | Punjab | Miss Grand India 2024 | Miss Grand International 2024 | 5 Special Awards
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References
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