Femina Miss India 2017 was the 54th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant held on 25 June 2017 at Yash Raj Films, Mumbai. Priyadarshini Chatterjee of Delhi crowned Manushi Chhillar of Haryana as her successor. Sana Dua of Jammu and Kashmir was crowned first runner up and Priyanka Kumari of Bihar was crowned second runner Up.
As Femina Miss India 2017, Manushi Chhillar represented India at Miss World 2017 where she was crowned Miss World 2017. After the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant, Sana Dua, first runner Up 2017, was announced as India's representative to Miss United Continents 2017 that was held in September 2017 in Ecuador, where she reached the top 10. Priyanka Kumari, Femina Miss India second runner up 2017, was announced as India's representative to Miss Intercontinental 2017 which was held on 25 January 2018 in Egypt, where she won the best national costume subtitle award. Anukriti Gusain, Femina Miss India Uttrakhand 2017, was announced as India's representative to Miss Grand International 2017 that was held on 25 October 2017 in Vietnam, where she placed in the top 20.
New Format
This year saw a change in the format of the fbb Colors Femina Miss India contest, with the competition travelling to all 30 states of the country to hunt for the best talent from each state. The winners were mentored by four celebrities - Neha Dhupia (North Zone) Parvathy Omanakuttan (South Zone) Dipannita Sharma (East Zone) Waluscha de Sousa (West Zone)
The state winners further participated in the grand finale of fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017. The process started with auditioning Miss India aspirants from each state, where three girls from every state were selected to go forward to the zonal stage. The zonal events were held in Delhi (North Zone), Bengaluru (South Zone), Kolkata (East Zone) and Pune (West Zone). Each zonal event had the three state finalists from the respective states under that zone competing for the state crown. The Femina Miss India Organisation had removed the bikini round for audition. So, there was no swimsuit competition from this event onwards.
The organisation also brought down the height criteria to 5.5" and above.
Initiatives and Contributions Manushi Chillar, living by her mantra, 'Beauty with a purpose', initiated various projects for her nation which primarily revolved around menstrual hygiene, helping people to focus on the "Freedom From Shame" of menstruation.
In February 2018, Manushi was seen guiding people on menstrual education and training them on how to create low-cost biodegradable sanitary pads from jute. She was seen carrying forward this activity all over Kolkata as a part of "Project Shakti".
Manushi Chillar also led a tour with her campaign that focused on "Feminine Hygiene Awareness", contributing to five different cities, including Hyderabad, New Delhi and Kolkata. She majorly focused the rural areas and people living with low accessible benefits, teaching them everything about female hygiene and proper care to be taken.
Results
Color keys For regional group:For international placement: Final Results Candidate International Placement Femina Miss India 2017 Miss World 2017 Miss India United Continents 2017 Top 10 Miss India Intercontinental 2017 Unplaced Miss India Grand International 2017 Top 20 Top 6 Top 15
Sub Title Awards AwardContestantMiss MultimediaUttrakhand - Anukriti GusainBeauty with a PurposeTripura - Rinky ChakmaBest National CostumeArunachal Pradesh - Licha ThosumMiss Fashion IconRajasthan - Aditi HundiaMiss VivaciousGoa - Audrey D'SilvaMiss Goodness AmbassadorBihar - Priyanka Kumari Miss PopularMizoram - Rody H VanlalhriatpuiiMiss RampwalkBihar - Priyanka KumariMiss Body BeautifulJharkhand - Vamika Nidhi Miss Refreshing BeautyUttarakhand - Anukriti GusainBest MakeoverJammu and Kashmir - Sana DuaMiss Glowing SkinAssam - Triveni Barman Miss Tech DivaUttar Pradesh - Shefali Sood Miss Spectacular EyesMaharashtra - Aishwarya Devan Miss LifestyleMaharashtra - Aishwarya Devan Miss ActiveChhattisgarh - Vinali BhatnagarMiss Getaway GoddessRajasthan - Aditi HundiaMiss CongenialityTripura - Rinky Chakma Miss Beautiful SmileMaharashtra - Aishwarya Devan Miss PhotogenicHaryana - Manushi ChhillarMiss Rising Star Maharashtra - Aishwarya Devan Miss TalentedTelangana - Simran Choudhary (Tie) Mizoram - Rody H Vanlalhriatpuii (Tie)
Best National Costume ResultContestantWinnerArunachal Pradesh - Licha ThosumTop 9 Uttarakhand - Anukriti Gusain Nagaland - Kaheli Chophy Manipur - Kanchan Soibam Tripura - Rinky Chakma Mizoram - Rody H Vanlalhriatpuii Assam - Triveni Barman Chhattisgarh - Vinali Bhatnagar Bihar - Priyanka Kumari
Body Beautiful ResultContestantWinnerJharkhand - Vamika NidhiTop 9 Goa - Audrey D'Silva Haryana - Manushi Chhillar Delhi - Maira Chowdhury Karnataka - Swathi Muppala Tamil Nadu - Sherlin Seth Tripura - Rinky Chakma Mizoram - Rody H Vanlalhriatpuii Gujarat - Amardeep Kaur Syan
Miss Active ResultContestantWinnerChhattisgarh - Vinali BhatnagarTop 5 Karnataka - Swathi Muppala Telangana - Simran Choudhary Goa - Audrey D'Silva Mizoram - Rody H Vanlalhriatpuii
Contestants The following is the list of the official delegates of Miss India 2019 representing 30 states of the country: Color key
Zone State Delegate Height Placement Notes East Arunachal Pradesh Licha Thosum Top 15 Previously Mega Miss North East 2016 - 1st Runner-up Assam Triveni Barman Top 15 Previously Eclectic Model Hunt 2011 Bihar Priyanka Kumari 2nd Runner-upFemina Miss India Intercontinental 2017 Chhattisgarh Vinali Bhatnagar Jharkhand Vamika Nidhi Manipur Kanchan Soibam Meghalaya Kiran Laishram Mizoram Rody H Vanlalhriatpuii Top 15 Previously Miss Mizoram 2017 Nagaland Kaheli Chophy Previously Eclectic Model Hunt 2015 - 1st Runner-up Previously Miss Nagaland 2014 - 1st Runner-up Odisha Christeena Biju Sikkim Roshni Ghimirey Tripura Rinky Chakma Previously Mega Miss North East 2015 - 1st Runner-up West Bengal Shivankita Dixit North Haryana Manushi Chhillar Femina Miss India 2017 Later Miss World 2017 Himachal Pradesh Santoshi Ranaut5 ft 7 in
(1.70 m) Jammu and Kashmir Sana Dua 1st Runner-upFemina Miss India United Continents 2017 Previously Senorita India 2016 - 1st Runner-up Later Miss United Continents 2017 - Top 10 Madhya Pradesh Adya Shrivastava New Delhi Maira Chowdhury 5 ft 8 in
(1.73 m) Top 15 Punjab Navpreet Kaur Top 15 Previously Femina Miss India 2016 - Top 5 Uttarakhand Anukriti Gusain 3rd Runner-upMiss Grand India 2017 Previously Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 - 4th Runner-up Previously Femina Miss India 2013 - Finalist Later Miss Grand International - Top 20 Uttar Pradesh Shefali Sood Top 6Later Miss India Supranational 2019 and Miss Supranational 2019 Top 16 South Andhra Pradesh Srishti Vyakaranam Karnataka Swathi Muppala Top 15 Kerala Mannat Singh Top 15 Tamil Nadu Sherlin Seth5 ft 5 in
(1.66 m) Telangana Simran Choudhary West Goa Audrey D'Silva Top 15 Previously Miss India Worldwide India 2014 - 2nd Runner-up Gujarat Amardeep Kaur Syan Maharashtra Aishwarya Devan Top 6 Rajasthan Aditi Hundia 5 ft 6 in
(1.68 m) Top 15 Later Miss India Supranational 2018
Crossovers
Miss Diva 2019: Shefali Sood Miss Supranational India 2018: Aditi Hundia (Miss Diva - Supranational) 2018: Shefali Sood (Top 10) 2016:Srishti Vyakarnam (top11)
Miss Asia Pacific World 2014: Anukriti Gusain (4th Runner up)
Miss Asia Pacific International 2016: Srishti Vyakaranam (Top 10)
Femina Miss India 2013: Anukriti Gusain(Top 5) 2016: Navpreet Kaur (Top 5)
Miss India Worldwide India 2014: Audrey D'Silva (2nd Runner up)
Hosts
Karan Johar Ritesh Deshmukh
Judges
Stephanie Del Valle - Miss World 2016 Bipasha Basu - Bollywood Actress Arjun Rampal - Bollywood Actor Ileana D'Cruz - Bollywood Actress Abhishek Kapoor - Director and Producer Vidyut Jammwal - Bollywood Actor Manish Malhotra - Fashion Designer
Panelists
Personality Development Expert: Sanjeev Datta and Viram Datta Make-Up Coach: Clint Fernandes Fitness Partner: Samir and Namrata Purohit Skincare Expert: Dr Jamuna Pai Smile Care Expert: Dr Sandesh Mayekar Fashion Director: Kavita Lakhani
References
External links Miss India 2017