Miss Grand India

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Formation2023
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Location
Miss Grand India
Formation2023
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersNew Delhi
Location
Official language
English
National directors
  • Sourav Anand
  • Akanksha Thakur
Parent organization
Star Entertainment Production (2025)
AffiliationsMiss Grand International
Miss Global
Miss Eco International
Miss Grand India licensee timeline
Glamanand Supermodel IndiaThe Times GroupGlamanand Supermodel IndiaThe Times Group

Miss Grand India is a national beauty pageant that selects India's official representative to the Miss Grand International pageant.[1][2]

India has been competing in Miss Grand International since 2013, achieving six placements to date. In 2024, Rachel Gupta was crowned Miss Grand International, marking India’s first-ever victory at the pageant.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

India has been sending representatives to Miss Grand International since 2013. Initially, from 2013 to 2014, the rights to select Indian delegates were held by the Atharva Group of Institutes, which organized the Indian princess pageant. During this period, one of the pageant's finalists represented India at Miss Grand International.[9][10][11][12]

In 2015, the license was acquired by The Times Group, which organizes Femina Miss India. From 2015 to 2022, India's representatives for Miss Grand International were selected through the Femina Miss India competition.[3][4][5][6] In 2023, the franchise was transferred to the Glamanand Group, which launched Miss Grand India as a standalone pageant.[1][13][14]

India won its first Miss Grand International title in 2024, when Rachel Gupta was crowned on October 25, 2024, in Thailand. Rachel was the fourth representative sent by the Glamanand Group and the twelfth overall to represent India in the competition.[15]

In December 2024, Star Entertainment Productions, led by Akanksha Thakur, acquired the national license for Miss Grand India.[16]

Gallery

Editions

Location and date

The following are the details of the Miss Grand India editions, which have been held as a stand-alone pageant since 2023.

Edition Date Final venue Entrants Ref.
1st 19 September 2023 Rambagh Palace Hotel, Jaipur, Rajasthan
18
[17]
2nd 11 August 2024 Zee Studion, Jaipur, Rajasthan
22
[18][19]
3rd 13 June 2025
29
4th April 2026

Competition result

Edition Winner Runners-up Ref.
First Second Third Fourth
1st Arshina Sumbul
(Jaipur)
Rajashree Dowarah
(Assam)
Not awarded [17]
2nd Rachel Gupta
(Jaipur)
Palak Kohli
(New Delhi)
Not awarded [19]
3rd Vishakha Kanwar
(Rajasthan)
Vanlalnunt Luangi
(Mizoram)
Nandini Patel
(Gujarat)
Tsurila Jankhiungru
(Nagaland)
Tancy Renu Pal
(Delhi)
[20]

International competition

References

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