Femina Miss India 2024 will be the 60th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant, poised to celebrate its diamond jubilee year. 30 contestants representing all 29 states (including Delhi) and a collective representative for the Union Territories will participate in the competition on October 16th, 2024. The reigning Miss India, Nandini Gupta of Rajasthan, will crown her successor at the end of the event. The winner will represent India at 73rd edition of the Miss World pageant.[1][2][3][4]
Following the format established in 2017, applications are invited on a state-by-state basis. These states are further categorized into five zones: East, North East, North, South, and West. After auditions are completed in each zone, finalists from each state will be announced. Subsequently, a state finalist will be declared at a zonal crowning ceremony. Finally, all 30 finalists will compete for the Miss World India title at the grand finale to be held in October 2024.[5][6]
Selection of participants
On July 27, 2024, the first zonal audition commenced with the North zone, held at Bennett University in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Fashion designers Mandira Wirk and Samant Chauhan, Happiness Coach Blossom Kochhar, Brand and Operations Head of the Miss India Organization Natasha Grover, and Mr India 2014 1st runner-up Puneet Beniwal were the members of the selection committee for the North zone audition. Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh 2023, Tanya Sharma, hosted the audition day.
Femina Miss India officially announced on July 17th via its social media handle that the winner of Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh 2024 would be revealed at the end of the North Zonal auditions. It was telecasted live on the official social media handle of Femina Miss India and Zoom TV[7][8]
All zonal auditions concluded by August 11, 2024, featuring various members as jury members. The Top 5 state finalists were announced on Femina Miss India's social media platforms on August 12, 2024. These state finalists will then compete in multiple rounds of final interviews in Mumbai on August 13 and 14, 2024.
The state finalists, determined from the final auditions, are announced on August 17th for the North East and North states, and on August 18th for the East, South, West, and Union Territories via Femina Miss India's official social media handles.[9]
Event Schedule
The following is the list of the schedules of all the events of Femina Miss India 2024:[10]
The following is the list of the official delegates of Femina Miss India 2024 representing 29 states +1 common winner from all Union territories of the country:[11]
