Miss India Australia (Raj Suri)

Miss India Australia is a national beauty pageant in Australia that annually selects women of Indian origin to compete in Miss India Worldwide. The pageant is the first ever-national competition dedicated to the Indian diaspora. The contest is founded in 2001 by Australian Indian Youth Mentor, Bollywood photographer, film producer, actor Raj Suri.[1]

This article is about Raj Suri directed Pageant. For the Reena Koak directed pageant, see Miss India Australia (Touch the Soul).
Miss India Australia
Formation2001
FounderRaj Suri
Founded atNew South Wales, Australia
TypeBeauty pageant
Location
Membership (2001–present)
Miss India Worldwide
Official language
English
Parent organization
Miss India Magazine
Websitewww.missindia.com.au

The winners are selected by a panel of judges from Bollywood though auditions and workshops in Australia by Raj Suri.[2]

The winner of Miss India Australia 2014 title, Swetha Raj was sent to the Miss Asia Pacific Supertalent of the World 2014 pageant in Seoul, South Korea representing India. She eventually became the winner of the title. She became the third woman representing India to win the Miss Asia Pacific World title.[3]

Winners List
Winner Runner Up Finalist/Semi-finalist Unplaced
Year Miss India Australia Placement at Miss India Worldwide Special Awards
2003 Rashi Chandok[4] Top 5 at Miss India Worldwide 2003 Most Beautiful Skin
2004 Vimala Raman[5] Top 5 at Miss India Worldwide 2005
2005 Tahira Kochhar[6] Top 5 at Miss India Worldwide 2006 Miss Beautiful Hair
2006 Kiara Podesta Top 10 at Miss India Worldwide 2007
2007 Cassandra Fernandez Miss Congeniality
2008 Kanchan Verma[7] 1st Runner-up at Miss India Worldwide 2009 Most Beautiful Skin
2010 Pallavi Sharda Fresh Look
2011 Ankita Cheryl Ghazan Miss India Worldwide 2011 Miss Beautiful Hair
2012 Olivia Rose 2nd Runner-up at Miss India Worldwide 2012
2013 Zenia Starr Unplaced
2014 Swetha Raj[8] Unplaced
2015 Nibedita Pal[9]
2016 Sukhmani Khaira[10]
2017 Aarzu Singh[11] Top 5 at Miss India Worldwide 2017 Miss Photogenic
2018 Sakshi Singh[12] 1st Runner-up at Miss India Worldwide 2018
2019 Srishti Aggarwal[13] Top 10 Miss India Worldwide 2019

References
  1. Raj, Suri (September 14, 2015). "A Passage to India". SBS.com.au. SBS Australia. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
  2. "Bollywood beckons for Aussie paramedic". Herald Sun. June 24, 2012. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  3. "Swetha Raj – Miss India Australia 2014 wins Miss Asia Pacific Supertalent in Seoul". Australia: Missindia.com.au. December 19, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  4. Parasher, Paritosh (September 5, 2003). "Sydney girl is Miss India Australia". The Tribune India. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  5. "Vimala Raman crowned Miss India Australia". The Tribune India. October 28, 2004. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  6. "I`m very good at working hard: Tahira". The News Nation. January 31, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  7. Chan, John (November 22, 2008). "Miss India on the radar". WAtoday.com. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  8. "Swetha Raj – Miss India Australia 2014 wins Miss Asia Pacific Supertalent in Seoul". Australia: Missindia.com.au. December 19, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
  9. Hansen, Inge (September 9, 2015). "Brisbane local titled Miss India Australia". The Source News. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  10. Grewal, Preetinder (October 25, 2016). "Sukhmani Khaira crowned Miss India Australia 2016". SBS.com. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  11. "Aarzu Singh of Queensland Wins Miss India Australia 2017". India West. September 28, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  12. Kumud, Merani (December 10, 2018). "Sakshi Singh Miss India Australia 2018". SBS Hindi. Retrieved July 14, 2019.
  13. "Miss India Australia 2019 Srishti Aggarwal". SBS Your Language. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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