Femina Miss Manipur Queen or Miss India Manipur Queen is an annual beauty pageant that selects representatives from Manipur to compete in Miss India, and then to

Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss Int ...

, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The event is organised by "Robert Naorem Studio and Academy", under the guidance of

Robert Naorem Robert Naorem is an Indian fashion entrepreneur, designer and makeup artist from Manipur, India. He is known for his contribution towards the handloom and textile of Manipur. Early life and education Robert Naorem was born on 15 May 1986 t ...

. It is one of the most watched beauty pageants in North East India. It co-exists with

Miss Manipur Miss Manipur or Miss Manipur Queen is an annual beauty pageant that is run by the Manipur based ''Miss Manipur Committee (MMC)''. It is one of the most watched beauty pageants in North East India. It co-exists with Femina Miss India Manipur, ...

Miss Kangleipak Miss Kangleipak (Women's Best Physique) is an annual female bodybuilding competition of Kangleipak ( Manipur). It co-exists with Miss Manipur Miss Manipur or Miss Manipur Queen is an annual beauty pageant that is run by the Manipur based ''M ...

and

Miss Meetei Chanu Miss Meetei Chanu or Miss Meitei Chanu is an international annual beauty pageant that is run by the Manipur based '' Lainingthou Sanamahi Sana Pung'' (LSSP). The event aims to make Meitei women understand the culture and tradition of Sanam ...

. The reigning Femina Miss Manipur (Femina Miss India Manipur) titleholder is

Thounaojam Strela Luwang Thounaojam Strela Luwang ( mni, /thou-nāu-jam strã-lā lū-wāng/) is an Indian television anchor, social activist, model and beauty pageant title holder who was crowned second runner up at Femina Miss India 2023. She represented her state Manip ...

of Imphal who was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Angobi Chanu Loukrakpam in Imphal.

History

The ''Femina Miss Manipur'' event was first organised with the initiative of ''Robert Naorem Studio and Academy'' by

in 2017. It is to select representatives from Manipur to compete in

Femina Miss India Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is organised by '' Femina'', a women's magazine ...

. Kanchan Soibam became the first to represent Manipur in the Miss India event. The general

contest is different from ''Femina Miss Manipur Queen'' and it has no access to ''Miss India'' event. ''Femina Miss Manipur'' is the only event in Manipur, that has connection with the national level pageant.

Controversy around Femina Miss Manipur contest of 2018

There was a mass protest against the selection of

Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia Nimrit Ahluwalia, also known as Nimrit Kaur Ahluwalia, is an Indian television actress. She was among the top 12 of Femina Miss India 2018 and won Femina Miss Manipur, after which she became an actress. Career Ahluwalia made her acting debut ...

as Femina Miss Manipur 2018, since she is a native of Punjab and not from Manipur. The Kangliepak Students' Association (KSA) objected to her being the choice to represent the State of Manipur. Later, the fashion designer

, who was incharge of the event had to issue clarifications, and assured that the contest was organised with the firm objective of promoting indigenous people through the beauty pageant. He issued clarification that the name of

was approved by Femina Miss India Organisation as an eligible candidate to participate in the Femina Miss Manipur Queen contest in accordance with the laid-out norms.

Titleholders

References

{{Reflist Beauty pageants in Manipur

History

Controversy around Femina Miss Manipur contest of 2018

Titleholders

See also

References