The 56th edition of Femina Miss India was held on 15th June 2019 Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium, Mumbai. It was hosted by director-producer Karan Johar, Manish Paul, and Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar. 30 beautiful delegates from all over India competed for the national title and Miss World India 2018 Anukreethy Vas of Tamil Nadu crowned Suman Ratan Rao from Rajasthan as Miss India World 2019 at the end of the event finale. She represented India at Miss World 2019 in London and placed as the second runner up.
Miss Grand India 2018 Meenakshi Chaudhary of Haryana crowned Shivani Jadhav of Chhattisgarh as Miss Grand India 2019. Miss United Continents India 2018 Gayatri Bhardwaj of New Delhi crowned Shreya Shanker of Bihar as Miss United Continents India 2019. Shreya Rao Kamavarapu of Andhra Pradesh sashed Sanjana Vij of Telangana as Runner-Up at the end of the event.
Suman Rao represented India at Miss World 2019 where not only did win as the second runner-up but also Miss World Asia 2019. She was appreciated by the judges as well as the audience for her strong and impactful performance. She won the first stage of Head to Head Challenge in Group 14 and later competed with Miss Bangladesh 2019 after which she won and secured a spot in the Top 40 of Miss World 2019. Her campaign is titled ‘Project Pragati’, for which she took initiatives to help the dreams of women in tribal communities by assisting them in acquiring financial independence. She procured machines which aids in the production of aloe vera and rose extracts, gels, and shampoo. Thereby, the women could manufacture the products and earn their livelihood from within their village. Her project received support from the Princess Diya Kumari Foundation and through this institution, the women were trained to make handlooms, decorative handicrafts, accessories, and jewelry. These products are sold near the Jaipur City Palace and through an online website. Suman expressed her happiness as she celebrates her one-year crown-anniversary via social media. She put up a video on her social media account stating that she still remembers everything very clearly and feels immensely blessed that the judges thought that she can be the one to represent the country at such prestigious level. She watched her crowning moment and thanked everyone who has supported her and her dreams all throughout. Suman also mentioned that this past year she spent as Miss India World 2019, was full of possibilities, uncertainties, learnings, and has given her a platform through which she understands that she has so much more to offer to the world.
Shivani Jadhav represented India at Miss Grand International 2019 and was appreciated for her performance but unfortunately wasn’t placed. Remembering her crowning moment, Shivani mentioned, “The moment I looked at the crowd, I was in awe. It was a feeling that I have never experienced before.” The diva shared a picture of all three beauties with a caption, “Here’s to celebrating one year of the night that changed our lives forever! Here’s to celebrating many more little steps, more friendships, and more dreams! Here’s to being there for each other!” The diva is thankful for all the opportunities that have come along her way and feels that she has so much more to do in life and Miss India Organization has given her the platform to help her recognize her potential and use it for the betterment of the society.
Shreya Shanker represented India at Miss United Continents 2019 and was appreciated for her performance but unfortunately wasn’t placed. Sharing her happiness and excitement of completing one year as Miss United Continents India 2019, Shreya shared a video on her social media account stating that she is thankful and grateful for everything she has achieved so far. Just like Suman, Shreya also relived her crowning moment and explained how she felt at the time when her name was announced. She also mentioned that with Miss India’s platform, she has seen herself grow not only as a model but also as human being and she is very grateful for that.
Sanajan Vij was crowned as the runner-up at the Femina Miss India 2019 finale night. She represented Telangana at the competition and won big in the preliminary rounds. Sharing her successful one-year journey, Sanjana shared a picture on her social media where she is seen hugging Shreya Rao. She stated, “Always grateful to my family for being my strongest support system, my friends for being so honest & telling me that I am capable of achieving anything I desire and my supporters for loving me unconditionally.” Shreya Rao also commented on her picture by stating that there is a long way to go for you. She is very thankful for all the opportunities in life would keep working hard.
The divas will be going live from her social media accounts with anchor-host Sachin Kumbhar on 18th June 2020. The queens and Sachin will discuss about how the past one year has been for all of them and what are their plans for future.
Congratulations to the queens on completing one-year.