Miss India Worldwide
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| Formation | 1990 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Dharmatma Saran[1] |
| Founded at | New York City, United States |
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
| Headquarters | New York City |
| Location |
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Official language | English |
Chairman | Dharmatma Saran |
Key people | Monica Gill |
Parent organization | Dharmatma Saran, Worldwide Pageants [1] |
| Website | www |
Miss India Worldwide is a beauty pageant which draws contestants from India and from among members of the Indian diaspora residing in other countries.[2] It is conducted by India Festival Committee (IFC), first founded and headed by Dharmatma Saran in New York City, USA.[1] Miss India Worldwide 2025 Sukanya Sudhakaran
The pageant started in 1990. Simi Chaddha (now Dr. Simi Chaddha Ranajee), from the United States, was crowned the first ever Miss India Worldwide in New York City. Simi was the winner of the 1990 Miss India USA pageant. The pageant was held in the United States until 1996. In 1997, the pageant was hosted in India. Poonam Chibber of Canada became the first Miss India Worldwide winner to be crowned outside the United States. It was the first time that the pageant moved out of its home turf and was held in the Asian continent. The next year in 1998 the pageant moved to the southeast region of Asia and was held in Singapore. Once again, Canada's representative Melissa Bhagat was crowned the Miss India Worldwide 1998 by outgoing titleholder Poonam Chibber, giving Canada a rare back to back victory at the pageant. Canada is one of three countries to have a back to back victory, the other two being the USA and the UK.
The pageant moved back to the United States in 2000 and was held in Florida. Rita Upadhyay of the United States was crowned Miss India Worldwide 2000 and became the fourth woman from the United States to win the crown. Since 2012 international choreographer Sandip Soparrkar is the official show director and grooming expert.
