The Glamanand Supermodel India organization hosted its coronation for the 2021 edition on 21st August 2021 at the Kingdom of Dreams Auditorium in Gurugram, Haryana. The 24 beautiful and stunning finalists, from all over the country, competed for the national titles of Miss India International, Miss India Multinational and Miss India Globe. The reigning queens Miss India International 2019 Simrithi Bathija and Miss India Multinational 2019 Tanvi Malhara along with Trisha Shetty and Aparna Jha crowned their successors.
Zoya Afroz was crowned as Miss India International 2021 at the end of the event as she succeeded Simrithi for the title. 26 years-old Zoya from Uttar Pradesh, is a graduate from Mithibai College, Mumbai with a Bachelor of Commerce degree. She started her movie and television career as a child actor, and eventually established her name in Bollywood as an award winning actress. Joining the Miss International pageant has always been dream of Zoya. In fact, she has been waiting for this opportunity since 2013.
Zoya took to her social media to share her crowning news as she wrote, “Proud to announce - I will be representing INDIA at the 60th Miss International. So grateful for this opportunity to live my dream. Thank you Glamanand Supermodel India.” Glamanand Supermodel India is one of the three major pageants of India having one of the Big four franchise under the national pageant.
Apart from the opportunity to represent India at Miss International 2021, she also bagged three sub-titles, namely 'Best in Evening Gown' and 'Miss Glamorous Eyes' and 'Top Model'. During the final question and answer round of Femina Miss India 2017, the top 5 delegates were asked the same question - “What is the role of a beauty pageant in a country that lacks unity?”, to which Afroz responded:
"As someone who has dreamt to be on stage of such a prestigious pageant, I believe that beauty pageants give great opportunities to young women to excel in their career, and in whichever field they choose to pursue. Beauty pageants recognises that and gives them wings to fly and strengthen and empower them. So, I believe that in our country where we have so much unity, yet so much diversity, a beauty pageant brings girls from different cultures all together, and they get so much to learn from each other, as opposed to the countries where there is no unity. I really feel that pageants helps women to reach their highest potential, and makes them united.”
Zoya has been working in the Indian Film Industry since 1998 and made her Bollywood screen debut as a lead in the thriller film The Xposé in the year 2014. Zoya has been a part of over 10 films, worked in several television shows and a few music videos. The diva also competed in the Femina Miss India 2013 pageant, where she was crowned as second runner-up.
Apart from Miss India International 2021, Divija Gambhir was crowned Miss India Multinational 2021 and Tanya Sinha was crowned Miss India Globe 2021. Asmita Chakraborty and Anisha Sharma were crowned as the first and second runner-ups, at the end of the event, respectively.
Zoya Afroz will represent India at Miss International 2021 to be held during the month of November in Yokohama City, Japan. Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand will crown her successor at the end of the event. Zoya is definitely a potential and strong candidate to represent the country at the international platform as India is yet to pioneer its win at Miss International.