Miss Universe India 2024 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Universe India pageant, held at the Zee Studios in Jaipur, India, on September 22, 2024. The pageant is held under the Glamanand Group, with Nikhil Anand as the National Director.
At the end of the event, Rhea Singha was crowned as Miss Universe India 2024 by Urvashi Rautela, Miss Universe India 2015. She will represent India at the Miss Universe 2024 to be held in Mexico on November 16, 2024.
The Miss Universe India 2024 pageant was held from September 9th to 22nd, with the grand finale took place in Zee Studios, Jaipur, Rajasthan. Filipino actor and model, Lance Raymundo and Ngô Ngọc Gia Hân, winner of Miss Teen International 2022 hosted the coronation ceremony, which was aired live on the official YouTube channel of Miss Universe.
Results Placements Placement Contestant International Placement Miss Universe India 2024 MUI. #36 – Rhea Singha 1st Runner-Up MUI. #34 – Pranjal Priya 2nd Runner-Up MUI. #16 – Chhavi Verg 3rd Runner-Up MUI. #47 – Sushmita Roy 4th Runner-Up MUI. #39 – Ruopfüzhano Whiso Top 10 MUI. #06 – Anjum Malik MUI. #10 – Archana Bhavsar MUI. #17 – Daisy Khound MUI. #28 – Mrunmayee Taare ∆ MUI. #32 – Ojasvi Sharma Top 20 MUI. #05 – Angel Bhathal MUI. #07 – Anubha Vashist Chaudhary MUI. #14 – Chandana Jayaram MUI. #27 – Manika Vishwakarma MUI. #33 – Prakshi Goel MUI. #37 – Roneihpuii § MUI. #41 – Saanvi Sharma MUI. #42 – Sanjana Vij MUI. #49 – Tejaswini Shrivastava MUI. #51 – Wachi Pareek
Special awards AwardContestant Beauty with a Purpose MUI. #28 – Mrunmayee Taare Best in Evening Gown MUI. #07 – Anubha Vashist Chaudhary Best in Personal Interview MUI. #38 – Roosh Sindhu Best in Swimsuit MUI. #34 – Pranjal Priya Best National Costume MUI. #16 – Chhavi Verg Best National Costume MUI. #18 – Danube Kangjam Best State Director Hemamalini Rajinikanth – Tamil Nadu Miss Beautiful Skin MUI. #38 – Roosh Sindhu Miss Congeniality MUI. #41 – Saanvi Sharma Miss Fashion Icon MUI. #22 – Kanak Agnihotri Miss Photogenic MUI. #21 – Kajal Choudhary Miss Popular MUI. #37 – Roneihpuii MyGlamm Miss Glamorous MUI. #36 – Rhea Singha
Best Rampwalk Result Name Winner Pranjal Priya Top 5 Anamika Borah Daisy Khound Ojasvi Sharma Wachi Pareek
Best in Speech Result Name Winner Saanvi Sharma Top 5 Angel Bhathal Daisy Khound Manika Suthar Saachi Gurav
Best in Talent Result Name Top 5 Avani Kakekochhi Chayanika Debnath Chhavi Verg Navya Singh Tejaswini Shrivastava
Background Schedule The Miss Universe India organization officially unveiled the competition schedule for the Miss Universe India 2024 pageant on September 1, 2024 via its official social media handles. The event will commence on September 9 and culminate in a grand finale on September 22. The National Costume and Preliminary rounds are slated for 20 September 2024.
Selection of participants In early May, National Director Nikhil Anand announced on social media that contestants would be selected from each Indian state. Prominent figures from the business world and many beauty queens acquired franchises for various states.
Applications for contestants at the Miss Universe state level subsequently opened. Each state will independently conduct auditions, grooming sessions, styling sessions, training, and finalize their representative. The pageant announced that all women aged 18 and above will be eligible to compete. This reflected the Miss Universe organisation's changes to their eligibility criteria. Once all state representatives are announced, they will compete for the title of Miss Universe India at the grand finale, expected to be held in October 2024. Contestants from all Indian states and an Indian representative from the UAE will compete in the pageant.
A final round of auditions for Miss Universe Delhi 2024 was held in New Delhi on August 17th. The event was open to all girls who had missed the online registration or failed to win their respective state competitions. Spot registrations were also accepted between 10 AM and 12 PM IST. The contestants underwent multiple rounds of interviews, with participants who had achieved runner-up or finalist titles at state-level pageants being particularly encouraged to audition. At the end of the day, Sanjana Vij was crowned Miss Universe Delhi 2024. Notably, she had previously been the first runner-up at the Miss Universe Telangana 2024 pageant. Additionally, the event marked the official announcement of Miss Universe India representatives for the states of Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, and Tripura. Several contestants were chosen as wildcard entries to advance to the national finals.
Replacements Jammu and Kashmir: Priyanka Pandita, the former Miss Universe Jammu and Kashmir 2024, stepped down from her title due to work commitments. Aishwarya Pansare was subsequently crowned the new Miss Universe Jammu and Kashmir 2024. Odisha: Allegations of favoritism marred the Miss Universe Odisha finale. Following an investigation into the questionable crowning of the original winner, the organization revoked her title and suspended the state's license. Janvi Soni was ultimately declared the rightful Miss Universe Odisha at the national audition on 17 August 2024. Haryana: A pre-existing agency contract prevented Amishi Kaushik, the original Miss Universe Haryana 2024, from participating in the national pageant. As a result, the first runner-up, Prakshi Goyal, was selected to represent Haryana.
Withdrawals Miss Universe Telangana 2024, Niharika Sood, announced her withdrawal from the competition on September 20th due to contractual obligations. Miss Universe Jammu and Kashmir 2024, Aishwarya Pansare, withdrew from the competition on the day before the finals, citing undisclosed reasons.
Selection Committee Coronation Day Nikhil Anand – National director of Miss Universe India Nguyễn Như Quỳnh – CEO of Miss Tourism World Vietnam Rajiv K Shrivastava – Founder of Act Now Organisation Rian Fernandez Atelier – Filipino fashion designer Urvashi Rautela – Actress and Miss Universe India 2015
Preliminary Competition Nikhil Anand – National director of Miss Universe India Simran Sharma – Miss Grand India 2020 Sophiya Singh – Miss Asia Pacific International India 2024
Contestants The Miss Universe India 2024 pageant features 51 contestants: 31 state representatives, 14 wildcard entries, and 6 NRI delegates. No. Delegate Age Height State/Territory/Country Audition Category Ref. 1 Aishwarya Pansare Jammu and Kashmir State 1 Amelia Reddy 23 North Carolina NRI 3 Anamika Borah 22 Assam State 4 Ananya Saxena 23 Uttarakhand State 5 Angel Bhathal 38 Toronto NRI 6 Anjum Malik 27 Goa State 7 Anubha Vashist Chaudhary 27 Delhi Wildcard 8 Anushka Dutta 22 Himachal Pradesh State 9 Aqsa Varghese 24 Kerala State 10 Archana Bhavsar 23 Mumbai Wildcard 11 Avani Kakekochhi Bhat 24 Karnataka State 12 Bahun Nongrum 26 Meghalaya State 13 Bhuvaneshwari Vishwanath 25 Coimbatore Wildcard 14 Chandana Jayaram 24 Andhra Pradesh State 15 Chayanika Debnath 29 Tripura State 16 Chhavi Verg 27 New Jersey NRI 17 Daisy Khound 23 Assam Wildcard 18 Danube Kangjam 24 Manipur State 19 Guneet Kaur Saini 25 Punjab State 20 Janvi Soni 23 Odisha State 21 Kajal Choudhary 22 Bihar State 22 Kanak Agnihotri 25 Uttar Pradesh State 23 Khushi Verma 18 New Delhi Wildcard 24 Kopal Mandloi 25 Madhya Pradesh State 25 Lakshitha Thilagaraj 20 Tamil Nadu State 26 Larissa Dsouza 24 United Arab Emirates NRI 27 Manika Vishwakarma 21 Rajasthan State 28 Mrunmayee Taare 23 Thane Wildcard 29 Namitha Marimuthu 35 Chennai Wildcard 30 Navya Singh 34 Katihar Wildcard 31 Niharika Sood 27 Telangana State 32 Ojasvi Sharma 22 Delhi Wildcard 33 Prakshi Goel 23 Haryana State 34 Pranjal Priya 19 Maharashtra State 35 Rashalika Sabharwal 29 Mumbai Wildcard 36 Rhea Singha 19 Ahmedabad Wildcard 37 Roneihpuii 23 Mizoram State 38 Roosh Sindhu 21 Gujarat State 39 Ruopfüzhano Whiso 25 Nagaland State 40 Saachi Gurav 22 Manchester NRI 41 Saanvi Sharma 22 Uttar Pradesh State 42 Sanjana Vij 29 Delhi State 43 Shaine Soni 37 Delhi Wildcard 44 Shatakshi Kiran 23 Jharkhand State 45 Shivali Patel 27 Raleigh NRI 46 Sonia Pradhan 20 Sikkim State 47 Sushmita Roy 29 West Bengal State 48 Tanu Shree 26 Bihar Wildcard 49 Tejaswini Shrivastava 22 Nagpur Wildcard 50 Thupten Lhamu 23 Arunachal Pradesh State 51 Wachi Pareek 22 Chhattisgarh State
Crossovers Contestants who previously competed in other national and international beauty pageants with their respective placements. National Pageants
Femina Miss India (Miss World India) FMI Nagaland 2018: Ruopfüzhano Whiso FMI Telangana 2019: Sanjana Vij (Runner-up) FMI West Bengal 2019: Sushmita Roy FMI Tripura 2020: Chayanika Debnath FMI Bihar 2022: Kajal Choudhary FMI New Delhi 2022: Prakshi Goel FMI Bihar 2023: Tanu Shree FMI Odisha 2023: Janvi Soni
Miss Diva (Miss Universe India) 2020: Rashalika Sabharwal 2022: Ojasvi Sharma (Miss Popular Choice Winner) 2023: Archana Bhavsar 2023: Daisy Khound (Top 7) 2025: Avani Kakekochhi (Miss Diva Supranational 2026)
Miss Divine Beauty (Miss Earth India) 2019: Ananya Saxena 2021: Kanak Agnihotri (Top 15) 2023: Tejaswini Shrivastava (1st Runner-up)
Miss Transqueen India (Miss International Queen India) 2021: Shaine Soni (Winner) 2022: Namitha Marimuthu (Winner)
Miss Grand India (Miss Grand International India) 2024: Guneetinder Kaur 2024: Kopal Mandloi 2025:Lakshitha Thilagaraj(Winner)
Miss USA (Miss Universe USA) 2017: Chhavi Verg (1st Runner-up)
Miss Supranational USA 2021: Shivali Patel (Winner)
Miss World America 2016: Shivali Patel (1st Runner-up) 2018: Shivali Patel (2nd Runner-up)
Miss World Canada 2010: Angel Bhathal (Top 12)
Miss Earth Canada 2012: Angel Bhathal (2nd Runner-Up)
Miss Universe Canada 2013: Angel Bhathal (Top 20)
Miss Swimsuit USA International CANADA 2022: Angel Bhathal (Winner)
International Pageants
Miss Teen Universe 2022: Wachi Pareek (2nd Runner-up) 2023: Rhea Singha (Top 6)
Miss Global 2019: Angel Bhathal (Top 10) 2021: Larissa Dsouza
Miss Supranational 2021: Shivali Patel (Represented United States)
Miss International Queen 2022: Namitha Marimuthu (Top 11)
Dr. World 2021: Angel Bhathal (Winner)
Miss Multiverse 2021: Angel Bhathal (6th Runner-Up)
Miss Cappaddoccia 2022: Angel Bhathal (Winner)
Miss Swimsuit USA International 2024: Angel Bhathal (2nd Runner-Up) 2025: Angel Bhathal (Winner)
Miss Teen Earth 2023: Rhea Singha (Winner)
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