Femina Miss India 2023 was the 59th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant. After a two-year hiatus, it was held on 15 April 2023 at

Imphal Imphal ( Meitei pronunciation: /im.pʰal/; English pronunciation: ) is the capital city of the Indian state of Manipur. The metropolitan centre of the city contains the ruins of Kangla Palace (also known as Kangla Fort), the royal seat of the f ...

, Manipur, with contestants from 29 states (including Delhi) and a collective representative for all Union Territories adding up to 30 participants competed for the title. At the end of the event, Sini Shetty of

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crowned Nandini Gupta of

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as her successor, who will represent India at Miss World 2024. Rubal Shekhawat of

, crowned Shreya Poonja of Delhi as the first runner-up and Shinata Chauhan of

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crowned Strela Thounaojam Luwang of

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of ...

as the second runner-up.

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Venue planning and agreement

hosted the grand finale of Femina Miss India 2023 in April 2023; this marked the first time the pageant was held outside

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since 2002. In the presence of Manipur's Chief Minister N. Biren Singh, and

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Managing Director Vineet Jain at the CM's Secretariat in

, an agreement to formalise the cooperation was signed between the Tourism Department,

Government of Manipur The Government of Manipur ( mni, Manipur Leingak; /mə.ni.pur lə́i.ŋak/), also known as the State Government of Manipur, or locally as State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Manipur and its 16 districts. ...

, and the

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. MP

Leishemba Sanajaoba Maharaja Leishemba Sanajaoba is the current titular king of Manipur, India, and a politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party from Manipur. In 2020, he was elected as the member of Rajya Sabha from Manipur. Debates on bills Leishemba ...

, ministers Yumnam Khemchand Singh, Govindas Konthoujam, Awangbow Newmai, Dr Sapam Ranjan Singh, H Dingko Singh, Leishangthem Susindro Meitei, MLA Losii Dikho, Chief Secretary Rajesh Kumar, and Rohit Gopakumar, Chief Operational Officer, Miss India Organisation, were also present.

Offline registrations

After two years of online pageant operations, from registration to auditions, Femina Miss India 2023 was held entirely offline. Contestants from all over the country auditioned in front of a panel of experts in a venue chosen for the zonal division. Following the audition, the organization's social media account revealed the state finalists, from which the 29 state representatives were chosen, in addition to a collective representative for the Union Territories. These 30 finalists went through rigorous training and grooming activities. Furthermore, former Miss India and Bollywood actress

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was a mentor to the state delegates.

Activities in Manipur

The 30 state representatives arrived at

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on April 7, 2023. They were received by crowning all of them with a Kajenglei (traditional Meitei female headdress) each and Leirum Lengyan (traditional Meitei shawl) each. On 9 April, they visited the historic

Kangla Fort The Kangla Palace ( mni, /kəŋ.la/), popularly as well as officially known as the Kangla Fort, is an old Fortification, fortified palace at Imphal in the Manipur state of India. It was formerly situated on both sides (western and eastern) of ...

located in the heart of

city, where they were photographed and had videos shot for the pageant. During the shoot, the contestants were photographed at the temples (including the Pakhangba Temple, Kangla), fort ruins and the twin Kanglasha dragon statues. They attended a self defense session organised exclusively for them at the

Khuman Lampak Main Stadium The Khuman Lampak Main Stadium is a multi-use stadium located in Imphal, Manipur, India. It is used mostly for football and athletics, and host matches of Manipur State League. The stadium holds 35,285 people and was built in 1999. This stadi ...

. On 10 April, the state representatives visited the

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for their filming. After that, they visited the Indian National Army Memorial Complex (INA Memorial) in

Moirang Moirang is a town in the Indian state of Manipur. It is situated approximately 45 km south of the state capital Imphal. It has an area of 269 km2 with a population of 62,187 in 67 villages. It is best known for the being the place of o ...

. They also visited the

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where they interacted with the students. At the end of the day, the ladies visited the , in the heart of

, which is the world's only market run exclusively by women.

Event Schedule

The following is the list of the schedules of all the events of Femina Miss India 2023:

Contestants

The following is the list of the official delegates of Miss India 2023 representing 29 states +1 common winner from all Union territories of the country: ;Color key

Judges

– Femina Miss India 2002, Actress, Mentor & Reality show host * Laishram Sarita Devi – Boxer * Terence Lewis – Choreographer *

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– Fashion designer *Namrata Joshipura – Fashion designer * Harshvardhan Kulkarni - Film director & writer

References

External links

Miss India Official Website
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