# Femina Miss India 2019

Femina Miss India 2019 was the 56th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant. It was held at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai on June 15, 2019, and was hosted by Karan Johar, Manish Paul and Miss World 2017, Manushi Chhillar. At the end of the event, Anukreethy Vas of Tamil Nadu crowned Suman Rao of Rajasthan as her successor. She represented India at Miss World 2019 in London and placed 2nd Runner Up.
Meenakshi Chaudhary of Haryana crowned Shivani Jadhav of Chhattisgarh as Miss Grand India 2019. Gayatri Bhardwaj of New Delhi crowned Shreya Shanker of Bihar as Miss United Continents India 2019. Shreya Rao Kamavarapu of Andhra Pradesh sashed Sanjana Vij of Telangana as Runner-Up at the end of the event. From this batch also, the winner of Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu made it to the top 12.

## Results
### Color keys

| For regional group: | For international placement: |
| E East Zone | The contestant won in an international pageant. |
| N North Zone | The contestant was a runner-up in an international pageant. |
| S South Zone | The contestant was a semi-finalist in an international pageant. |
| W West Zone | Unplaced |
| Final Results | Candidate | International Placement |
| Miss India 2019 | W Rajasthan - Suman Rao | 2nd Runner-up |
| Miss India Grand International 2019 | E Chhattisgarh - Shivani Jadhav | Unplaced |
| Miss India United Continents 2019 | E Bihar - Shreya Shanker | Unplaced |
| Runner Up | S Telangana - Sanjana Vij |
| Top 6 | E Assam- Jyotishmita Baruah N Uttar Pradesh - Shinata Chauhan |
| Top 12 | W Gujarat - Manasi Taxak N Madhya Pradesh - Garima Yadav W Maharashtra - Vaishnavi Andhale E Mizoram - Lalnunthari Rualhleng N Punjab - Harnaaz Sandhu N Uttarakhand - Siddhi Gupta |

## Background

There are four regions under which the contestants are grouped - North, South, East and West. Mentors will train contestants for the finale.
* East Zone & West Zone - Neha Dhupia - Femina Miss India Universe 2002
* North & South Zone - Dia Mirza - Miss Asia Pacific 2000

## Sub Title Awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Multimedia | Uttarakhand -Siddhi Gupta |
| Cox & Kings Miss Getaway Goddess | Nagaland - Marina Kiho |
| Beauty with a Purpose | Kerala - Lakshmi Menon |
| Sephora Miss Glamorous Look | Punjab - Harnaaz Kaur |
| Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Goodness Ambassador | Himachal Pradesh - Garima Verma |
| Centro Miss Rampwalk | Rajasthan - Suman Rao |
| Kodak Lens Miss Spectacular Eyes | Telangana - Sanjana Vij |
| Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic Miss Glowing Skin | Punjab - Harnaaz Kaur |
| Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Beautiful Smile | Karnataka - Aashna Bisht |
| The Westin Miss Lifestyle | Tripura - Jayanti Reang |
| Triumph Miss Body Beautiful | Chhattisgarh - Shivani Jadhav |
| Glam Studios Miss Beautiful Hair | Maharashtra - Vaishnavi Andhale |
| Miss Active | Sikkim - Sang Doma Tamang |
| Bennett University Miss Iron Maiden | West Bengal - Sushmita Roy |
| fbb Miss Fashion Icon | Mizoram - Lalnunthari Rualhleng |
| Senco Gold Miss Shining Star | Uttarakhand - Siddhi Gupta |
| Dr. Tvacha Miss Photogenic | Maharashtra - Vaishnavi Andhale |
| Reliance Digital Miss Tech Beauty | Goa - Shaasthra Shetty |
| SaffronStays Miss Congeniality | Mizoram - Lalnunthari Rualhleng |
| Kara Miss Vivacious | Gujarat - Mansi Taxak |
| INIFD Miss Talented | Jammu & Kashmir - Megha Kaul Haryana - Sonal Sharma |

### Bennett University Sports day

| Category | Sport | Winner |
| Miss Smasher | Badminton | Telangana - Sanjana Vij |
| Miss Top Spin | Table Tennis | Andhra Pradesh - Nikita Tanwani |
| Miss Hooper | Basketball | Jammu and Kashmir - Megha Kaul |
| Miss Water Baby | Swimming | New Delhi - Mansi Sehgal |
| Miss Athlete | Athletics | Uttarakhand - Siddhi Gupta |

## Zonal sub-contest winners

The following are the list of sub-contest award winners from each zones:
| Category | East | North | South | West |
| SaffronStays Miss Congeniality | Jayanti Reang | Shefali Dhiman | Jane Thompson | Janki Bodiwala |
| Dr. Tvacha Miss Photogenic | Lalnunthari Rualhleng | Satakshi Bhanot | Sanjana Vij | Vaishnavi Andhale |
| Sephora Miss Glamorous Look | Jyotishmita Baruah | Garima Yadav | Shalini Menon | Yogita Bihani |
| fbb Miss Fashion Icon | Madhumita Das | Shinata Chauhan | Divita Rai | Phalguni Khanna |
| fbb Miss Talented | Sushmita Roy Lalnunthari Rualhleng | Pragati Wahi | Tejaswini Manogna | Megha Kaul Yogita Bihani |
| Kara Miss Vivacious | Tanvi Malhara | Siddhi Gupta | Jane Thompson | Rose Kundu |
| Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Goodness Ambassador | Neha Jha | Sweetaj | Anjali Schmuck | Dragana Andrade |
| Triumph Miss Body Beautiful | Arupa Rath | Shinata Chauhan | Divita Rai | Janki Bodiwala |
| Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic Miss Glowing Skin | Sushmita Roy | Vidhi Giri | Manasa Varanasi | Mansi Singh |
| Senco Gold Miss Shining Star | Tamanna Vyas | Siddhi Gupta | Tejaswini Manogna | Falguni Khanna |
| Centro Miss Rampwalk | Snehapriya Roy | Shinata Chauhan | Divita Rai | Suman Rao |

## Judges

Femina Miss India 2019 Award Night
* Dia Mirza — Miss Asia Pacific 2000
* Mukesh Chhabra — Indian Casting Director
* Neha Dhupia — Miss India Universe 2002
Miss India 2019 Grand Finale
* Vanessa Ponce — Miss World 2018
* Shane Peacock — Fashion Designer
* Falguni Peacock — Fashion Designer
* Dutee Chand — Sprinter
* Aayush Sharma — Actor
* Sunil Chhetri — Indian Footballer
* Chitrangada Singh — Actress
* Huma Qureshi — Actress
* Remo D'Souza — Choreographer and Director

## Contestants

The following is the list of the official delegates of Miss India 2019 representing 30 states of the country:

### Color key

* Declared as Winner
* Ended as Runner-up
* Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
| Zone | State | Delegate | Age | Height | Placement | Note(s) |
| East | Arunachal Pradesh | Roshni Dada | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | | Miss Arunachal 2019 |
| East | Assam | Jyotishmita Baruah | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Top 6 | Previously Mega Miss North East 2018 - 2nd Runner-up |
| East | Bihar | Shreya Shanker | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Femina Miss India United Continents 2019 | |
| East | Chhattisgarh | Shivani Jadhav | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Femina Miss Grand India 2019 | Previously Miss Diva - 2015 - Preliminary contestant |
| East | Jharkhand | Chitrapriya Singh | 18 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | | fbb Campus Princess 2019 - Finalist |
| East | Manipur | Urmila Shagolsem | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | | Previously North East Diva 2018 - Top 10 Previously Miss Manipur 2016 - 1st Runner-up |
| East | Meghalaya | Sangeeta Das | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | | fbb Campus Princess 2019 - North East Previously Miss Shillong 2018 |
| East | Mizoram | Lalnunthari Rualhleng | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Top 12 | |
| East | Nagaland | Marina Kiho | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | | Previously Miss Nagaland 2017 |
| East | Odisha | Sheetal Sahu | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | | |
| East | Sikkim | Sang Doma Tamang | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | | Previously Miss Sikkim 2018 - Top 5 |
| East | Tripura | Jayanti Reang | 25 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | | |
| East | West Bengal | Sushmita Roy | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | | Previously Femina Miss India Kolkata 2016 - 1st Runner Up |
| North | Haryana | Sonal Sharma | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | | |
| North | Himachal Pradesh | Garima Verma | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | | |
| North | Jammu and Kashmir 1 | Megha Kaul | 25 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | | |
| North | Madhya Pradesh | Garima Yadav | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Top 12 | Previously TGPC's Miss India 2018 - 1st Runner-up |
| North | New Delhi | Mansi Sehgal | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | | Previously fbb Campus Princess 2019 - Finalist |
| North | Punjab | Harnaaz Kaur | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Top 12 | Previously Times Fresh Face 2018 Chandigarh Miss Universe India 2021 Miss Universe 2021 |
| North | Uttarakhand | Siddhi Gupta | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Top 12 | |
| North | Uttar Pradesh | Shinata Chauhan | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Top 6 | Previously Miss Teen Exquisite International 2018 Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh 2022 Femina Miss India 2022 -[2nd Runner Up] |
| South | Andhra Pradesh | Nikita Tanwani | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | | Previously TGPC's Miss India 2018 |
| South | Karnataka | Aashna Bisht | 24 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | | |
| South | Kerala | Lakshmi Menon | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | | Previously Pegasus Miss Queen of India 2018 Previously Pegasus Miss South India 2018 |
| South | Tamil Nadu | Rubeiya S K | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | | |
| South | Telangana | Sanjana Vij | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Femina Miss India 2019 Runner Up | Previously fbb Campus Princess 2016 - Finalist |
| West | Goa | Shaasthra Shetty | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | | fbb Campus Princess 2019 - Finalist |
| West | Gujarat | Mansi Taxak | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Top 12 | |
| West | Maharashtra | Vaishnavi Andhale | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Top 12 | |
| West | Rajasthan | Suman Rao | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Femina Miss India 2019 | Previously Miss Navi Mumbai 2018 - 1st Runner-up |

## State finalists

The following is the list of delegates who made to the top 3 state finalists. There were no top 3 finalists for North Eastern states since these states usually have direct appointment of state representatives during Guwahati audition:
| Zone | State | Delegates |
| East | Arunachal Pradesh | Roshni Dada |
| East | Assam | Jyotishmita Baruah |
| East | Bihar | Snehapriya Roy Shreya Shanker Alankrita Shahi |
| East | Chhattisgarh | Anisha Sharma Farhat Firoza Shivani Jadhav |
| East | Jharkhand | Chitrapriya Singh Kshipra Dubey Tanvi Malhara |
| East | Manipur | Urmila Shagolsem |
| East | Meghalaya | Sangeeta Das |
| East | Mizoram | Nunui Rualhleng |
| East | Nagaland | Marino Kiho |
| East | Odisha | Arupa Rath Sheetal Sahu Tamanna Vyas |
| East | Sikkim | Sang Doma Tamang |
| East | Tripura | Jayanti Reang |
| East | West Bengal | Neha Jha Sushmita Roy Madhumita Das |
| North | Haryana | Sonal Sharma Nitika Simran Gandhi |
| North | Himachal Pradesh | Garima Verma Priyanka Saraswat Shefali Dhiman |
| North | Jammu and Kashmir | Shina Choudhary Megha Kaul Rose Kundu |
| North | Madhya Pradesh | Anjali Pawar Satakshi Bhanot Garima Yadav |
| North | New Delhi | Pragati Wahi Manasi Sehgal Subhreet Randhawa |
| North | Punjab | Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu Sweetaj Vidhi Giri |
| North | Uttarakhand | Akansha Gupta Siddhi Gupta Shivangi Sharma |
| North | Uttar Pradesh | Anupriya Singh Shinata Chauhan Vaibhavi Sharma |
| South | Andhra Pradesh | Nikita Tanwani Simran Pareek Sushmitha Raj |
| South | Karnataka | Divita Rai Aashna Bisht Shalini Menon |
| South | Kerala | Archana Ravi Jane Thompson Lakshmi Menon |
| South | Tamil Nadu | Anjali Schmuck Suruthi Periyasamy Rubeiya S K |
| South | Telangana | Manasa Varanasi Tejaswini Manogna Sanjana Vij |
| West | Goa | Aditi Vishwasrao Dragana Andrade Shaasthra Shetty |
| West | Gujarat | Della Desai Janki Bodiwala Mansi Taxak |
| West | Maharashtra | Phalguni Khanna Mansi Singh Vaishnavi Andhale |
| West | Rajasthan | Divya Kasliwal Suman Rao Yogita Bihani |

## Panelists

* Skin Care Expert: Dr Jamuna Pai
* Personality Skills Mentor: Sanjeev Datta & Viram Datta
* Gym Partner: Body Sculptor
* Official Photographer: Anand Wahane
* Hair Coach: Kromakay
* Salon Expert: Savio John Pereira
* Make-up Coach: Clint Fernandes

## Controversy

This edition of the pageant stirred a controversy over Twitter where the Miss India team was accused of selecting 'fair-skinned' women to run in the pageant. People also pointed towards the fact that the girls looked similar and that the diversity of the country was not visible. However, the pageant organizers rubbished all the claims. They also made a video regarding the same topic, stating that many of their past winners and contestant came from all corners of the country and had different ethnicity.