The 51st edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant was held on April 5, 2014 in Mumbai, India. Finalists had been selected in a previous round held in Bangalore in January 2014, with 24 women competing for the title of Miss India World. Koyal Rana from Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India 2014 by the previous year's winner Navneet Kaur Dhillon, while Jhataleka Malhotra and Gail Nicole Da Silva were crowned 1st and 2nd Runners Up respectively.
Koyal Rana represented India at Miss World 2014 held in the United Kingdom where she was declared Miss World Asia and placed in the top 11. Jhataleka Malhotra represented India at Miss International held in Japan where she won the Miss Internet Beauty award. Gail Nicole Da Silva represented India at Miss United Continent 2014 held in Ecuador where she was crowned 1st Runner Up and also won the Miss Photogenic and Best National Costume awards.
After the Femina Miss India 2014 pageant, Ruhi Singh, who was not a contestant at Femina Miss India 2014 but had been a contestant in the 2012 edition, was later designated by Femina as India's representative at Miss Universal Peace and Humanity 2014 held in Lebanon where she was crowned the first ever winner of the pageant.
Final results Color keys
Final Results Candidate International Placement Miss India 2014 Koyal Rana Miss World - AsiaTop 11 Miss India International 2014 Jhataleka Malhotra Unplaced Miss India United Continents 2014 Gail Nicole Da Silva 2nd Runner-up Top 5 Lopamudra Raut Nikhila Nandgopal Top 10 Amarjot Kaur Ashwati Ramesh Irshikaa Mehrotra Jantee Hazarika Simran Khandelwal
Special awards AwardContestantBest National CostumeJhataleka Malhotrafbb Miss India Wild Card EntryAditi VatsPalladium Hotel Miss CongenialityArpita KaurTimes Miss SudokuMalti ChaharMonarch Universal Femina Miss LifestyleSahithya Jagannathanfbb Femina Miss Vivacious T J BhanuFemina Miss Rampwalk Varsha GopalYamaha Ray Femina Miss AdventurousYoshiki SindharINIFD Femina Miss TalentedWinner - Deepti Sati Runner Up - Yoshiki SindharFemina Miss Iron MaidenDeepti SatiRichfeel Femina Miss Beautiful HairNikhila NanadgopalCinnamon Femina Miss ActiveNikhila NanadgopalFemina Miss Beautiful SmileIrshikaa MehrotraFemina Miss MultimediaIrshikaa Mehrotrafbb Femina Miss Fashion IconJantee HazarikaFemina Miss PhotogenicJantee HazarikaNeutrogena Femina Miss Healthy SkinKoyal RanaBeauty with a purposeKoyal RanaMiss Perfect BodyLopamudra RautPCJ Miss Timeless BeautyGail Nicole Da Silva
Finale judges Abhay Deol - Bollywood Actor Aditi Rao Hydari - Model and Bollywood Actress Jacqueline Fernandez - Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2006, model and Bollywood actress Malaika Arora - Actress, model, VJ and television presenter Manish Malhotra - Fashion designer Megan Young - Miss World 2013 from Philippines Vidyut Jamwal - Model and actor Vijender Singh - Indian Olympic Boxer Yo Yo Honey Singh - Singer and Rapper
Contestants 24 contestants were selected from all over the country to compete in the main event.
Contestant Age Height Hometown International PerformanceArpita Kaur20DubaiAditi Vats21PuneAmarjot Kaur24ChandigarhAradhana Nayar21NoidaAshwati Ramesh20BangaloreCharmaine Sequeira19MumbaiDeepti Sati24MumbaiGail Nicole Da Silva21MargaoMiss United Continent 2014 Primera PrincessaIrshikaa Mehrotra20HyderabadJantee Hazarika20GuwahatiJhataleka Malhotra19MumbaiMiss International Internet 2014Koyal Rana21New DelhiMiss World 2014 Top 10, Miss World Asia 2014Lopamudra Raut19NagpurMiss United Continents 2016-2nd Runner upMalti Chahar23AgraMansi Grewal18ChandigarhMedhini Igoor22BangaloreNikhila Nandagopal18BangaloreSahithya Jagannathan24ChennaiSanjana Ganesan22PuneSimran Khandelwal18IndoreShailja Sharma20SolanSonal Rihani21KolkataT J Bhanu21RaipurVarsha Gopal19BangaloreYoshiki Sindhar23New Delhi
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