Miss India Worldwide 2003
Beauty pageant
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Miss India Worldwide 2003 was the 13th edition of the international beauty pageant. The final was held in San Francisco, California, United States on September 27, 2003. About 21 countries were represented in the pageant. Purva Merchant[1] of India was crowned as the winner at the end of the event.
| Miss India Worldwide 2003 | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 27, 2003 |
| Venue | San Francisco, California, United States |
| Entrants | 21 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Purva Merchant India |
| Congeniality | Purva Merchant India |
| Photogenic | Pooja Chitgopekar New Zealand |
Results
| Final result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss India Worldwide 2003 |
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| 1st runner-up | |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
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Special awards
| Award | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Photogenic | Purva Merchant | India |
| Miss Congeniality | Pooja Chitgopekar | New Zealand |
| Best Talent | Pooja Chitgopekar | New Zealand |
| Miss Beautiful Eyes | Anjali Punjabi |  Hong Kong |
| Miss Beautiful Hair | Laavanya Ambur |  Germany |
| Most Beautiful Smile | Meghna Nagarajan |  United States |
| Most Beautiful Skin | Rashi Chandhok |  Australia |
Delegates
Australia – Rashi Chandhok
Bahrain – Sweta Joshi
Canada – Shalini Vasdani
Fiji – Priscilla Solanki
France – Kiranne Devi
Germany – Laavanya Ambur
Gibraltar – Sheetal Viroomal
Hong Kong – Anjali Punjabi
India – Purva Merchant
Indonesia – Shraysi Tandon
Kenya – Rakhi Shah
Netherlands – Shrila Jagessar
New Zealand – Pooja Chitgopekar
Singapore – Sujeeta Menon
South Africa – Shabnam Mohammed
Spain – Pinky Shamdasani
Trinidad – Nadya Nandanie Ramnath
Uganda – Fenulla Jiwani
United Arab Emirates – Sahiba Singh
United Kingdom – Neelam Salhotra
United States – Meghna Nagarajan
Crossovers
Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:
- 2007: New Zealand: Pooja Chitgopekar (Placement: Miss Earth Air)[2]
- India's representative