# Miss Grand India

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.
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.

## History

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.
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. In 2023, the franchise was transferred to the Glamanand Group, which launched Miss Grand India as a standalone pageant.
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.
In December 2024, Star Entertainment Productions, led by Akanksha Thakur, acquired the national license for Miss Grand India.

### Gallery

* 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

## 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.
Miss Grand India's edition details :
| Year | Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Winner | Ref. |
| 2023 | 1st | 19 September 2023 | Rambagh Palace Hotel, Jaipur, Rajasthan | 18 | Arshina Sumbul | |
| 2024 | 2nd | 11 August 2024 | Zee Studion, Jaipur, Rajasthan | 22 | Rachel Gupta | |

## International competition

* : 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 | Placement & Performance | Ref. |
| Year | Delegate | State | National Title | Placements | Special award(s) | Ref. |
| 2013 | Rupa Khurana | New Delhi | Finalist – Indian Princess 2014 | Unplaced | | |
| 2014 | Monica Sharma | New Delhi | Top 5 – Indian Princess 2014 | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards Top 20 – Best National Costume | |
| 2015 | Vartika Singh | Uttar Pradesh | 2nd Runner-Up – Femina Miss India 2015 | 2nd Runner-Up | 3 Special Awards Best in Social Media Top 20 – Best National Costume Top 10 – Highest Voting | |
| 2016 | Pankhuri Gidwani | Uttar Pradesh | 2nd Runner-Up – Femina Miss India 2016 | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards Top 10 – Best National Costume | |
| 2017 | Anukriti Gusain | Uttarakhand | Top 6 – Femina Miss India 2017 | Top 20 | 2 Special Awards Top 10 – Best National Costume Top 10 – Best in Swimsuit | |
| 2018 | Meenakshi Choudhary | Haryana | Femina Miss Grand India 2018 | 1st Runner-Up | 3 Special Awards Top 10 – Miss Popular Top 12 – Best National Costume Top 10 – Pre-Arrival | |
| 2019 | Shivani Jadhav | Chhattisgarh | Femina Miss Grand India 2019 | Unplaced | 3 Special Awards For Historic Crowns Fashion Show Gala Top 10 – Miss Popular Top 20 – Best National Costume | |
| 2020 | Simran Sharma | Rajasthan | Glamanand Supermodel Multinational 2018 | Unplaced | 1 Special Award Top 15 – Queens with the Golden Crown | |
| 2021 | Manika Sheokand | Haryana | Femina Miss Grand India 2020 | Top 20 | 2 Special Awards Lottery Prizes Event (Judge's Choice) Top 20 – Pre-Arrival | |
| 2022 | Praachi Nagpal | Telangana | Miss Grand India 2022 | Unplaced | 3 Special Awards Top 8 – Best National Costume Top 10 – Pre-Arrival Voting Top 10 – Country's Power of the Year challenge | |
| 2023 | Arshina Sumbul | Rajasthan | Miss Grand India 2023 | Top 20 | 2 Special Awards Top 20 – Best National Costume (Judges Choice) Top 20 – Country's Power of the Year challenge | |
| 2024 | Rachel Gupta | Punjab | Miss Grand India 2024 | Miss Grand International 2024 | 5 Special Awards Winner – Grand Pageant's Choice Award Top 4 – Country's Power of the Year Challenge Top 10 – Pre-Arrival Voting Top 10 – Best in Swimsuit (Judge's Choice) Top 30 – Grand Voice Challenge | |