Femina Miss India 2014
The 51st edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant was held on April 5, 2014 in Mumbai, India. Finalists had been selected in a previous round held in Bangalore in January 2014,[1] with 24 women competing for the title of Miss India World.[2] Koyal Rana from Delhi was crowned Femina Miss India 2014 by the previous year's winner Navneet Kaur Dhillon, while Jhataleka Malhotra and Gail Nicole Da Silva were crowned 1st and 2nd Runners Up respectively.[3]
| Femina Miss India 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Date | April 5, 2014 |
| Entertainment | Yo Yo Honey Singh, Mika, Shahid Kapoor, Sonakshi Sinha, Shraddha Kapoor |
| Venue | Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai, India |
| Broadcaster | Colors (TV channel) |
| Entrants | 24 |
| Winner | Koyal Rana New Delhi |
| Congeniality | Arpita Kaur Dubai, UAE |
| Best National Costume | Jhataleka Malhotra |
| Photogenic | Jantee Hazarika |
| Miss Internet | Irshika Mehrotra |
| Beauty with a purpose | Koyal Rana |
Koyal Rana represented India at Miss World 2014 held in the United Kingdom where she was declared Miss World Asia and placed in the top 11.[4] Jhataleka Malhotra represented India at Miss International held in Japan where she won the Miss Internet Beauty award though she did not place.[5] Gail Nicole Da Silva represented India at Miss United Continent 2014 held in Ecuador where she was crowned 1st Runner Up and also won the Miss Photogenic and Best National Costume awards.[6]
After the Femina Miss India 2014 pageant, Ruhi Singh, who was not a contestant at Femina Miss India 2014 but had been a contestant in the 2012 edition,[7] was later designated by Femina as India's representative at Miss Universal Peace and Humanity 2014 held in Lebanon where she was crowned the first ever winner of the pageant.[8]
Final Results
- Color keys
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| Final Results | Candidate | International Placement |
| Miss India 2014 | Top 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Miss India International 2014 | Unplaced | |
| Miss India Planet 2014 |
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Top 15 |
| Miss India United Continents 2014 | 1st Runner-up | |
| Top 5 | ||
| Top 10 |
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Special awards
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Best National Costume | Jhataleka Malhotra |
| fbb Miss India Wild Card Entry | Aditi Vats |
| Palladium Hotel Miss Congeniality | Arpita Kaur |
| Times Miss Sudoku | Malati Chahar |
| Monarch Universal Femina Miss Lifestyle | Sahithya Jagannathan |
| fbb Femina Miss Vivacious | T J Bhanu |
| Femina Miss Rampwalk | Varsha Gopal |
| Yamaha Ray Femina Miss Adventurous | Yoshiki Sindhar |
| iNIFD Femina Miss Talented |
Winner - Deepti Sati |
| Femina Miss Iron Maiden | Deepti Sati |
| Richfeel Femina Miss Beautiful Hair | Nikhila Nandgopal |
| Cinnamon Femina Miss Active | Nikhila Nanadgopal |
| Femina Miss Beautiful Smile | Irshikaa Mehrotra |
| Femina Miss Multimedia | Irshikaa Mehrotra |
| fbb Femina Miss Fashion Icon | Jantee Hazarika |
| Femina Miss Photogenic | Jantee Hazarika |
| Neutrogena Femina Miss Healthy Skin | Koyal Rana |
| Beauty with a purpose | Koyal Rana |
| Miss Perfect Body | Lopamudra Raut |
| PCJ Miss Timeless Beauty | Gail Nicole Da Silva |
Finale Judges
- Abhay Deol - Bollywood Actor
- Aditi Rao Hydari - Model and Bollywood Actress
- Jacqueline Fernandez - Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2006, model and Bollywood actress
- Vidyut Jamwal - Model and actor.
- Vijender Singh - Indian Olympic Boxer
- Yo Yo Honey Singh - Singer and Rapper.
Contestants
24 contestants were selected from all over the country to compete in the main event.[9]
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | International Performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arpita Kaur | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Dubai | |
| Aditi Vats | 21 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | Pune | |
| Amarjot Kaur | 24 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | Chandigarh | |
| Aradhana Nayar | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Noida | |
| Ashwati Ramesh | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Bangalore | |
| Charmaine Sequeira | 19 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | Mumbai | |
| Deepti Sati | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Mumbai | |
| Gail Nicole Da Silva | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Margao | Miss United Continent 2014 Primera Princessa |
| Irshikaa Mehrotra | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Hyderabad | |
| Jantee Hazarika | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Guwahati | |
| Jhataleka Malhotra | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Mumbai | Miss International Internet 2014 |
| Koyal Rana | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | New Delhi | Miss World 2014 Top 10, Miss World Asia 2014 |
| Lopamudra Raut | 23 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | Nagpur | Miss United Continents 2016-2nd Runner up |
| Malati Chahar | 23 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) | Agra | |
| Mansi Grewal | 18 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Chandigarh | |
| Medhini Igoor | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bangalore | |
| Nikhila Nandagopal | 18 | Bangalore | ||
| Sahithya Jagannathan | 24 | Chennai | ||
| Sanjana Ganesan | 22 | Pune | ||
| Simran Khandelwal | 18 | Indore | ||
| Sonal Rihani | 21 | Kolkata | ||
| T J Bhanu | 21 | Raipur | ||
| Varsha Gopal | 19 | Bangalore | ||
| Yoshiki Sindhar | 23 | New Delhi | ||
References
- "fbb Femina Miss India 2014 Bangalore Audition: Finalists". beautypageants.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
- "Femina Miss India 2014 (Miss World India 2014)". Beauty Pageant News. March 1, 2014.
- http://www.deccanchronicle.com/140406/nation-current-affairs/article/koyal-rana-wins-miss-india-2014-title
- http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/miss-south-africa-crowned-miss-world-koyal-rana-in-top-10/
- http://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-international/Jhataleka-wins-Miss-Internet-Beauty-at-Miss-International-2014/articleshow/45109996.cms
- http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/indias-gail-nicole-da-silva-bags-second-spot-at-international-beauty-pageant/
- http://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/Contestants/Miss-India-2012/photolist/11777780.cms
- "In Pics: Koyal Rana crowned as the new Miss India 2014". IBN. April 6, 2014. p. 1.
- "Miss India 2014 Contestants". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 March 2015.