Miss India Winner List From Year 1964 - 2025
India’s entry into the global beauty pageant scene was a few decades ago, but it was Femina Miss India, which at its inception in the early 1960s was a small-scale affair -- that has proven to be the launch pad for some of India’s most iconic women. Over the years, it has grown with the times, has been a part of changing cultural stories, and has been a platform that puts Indian women on international stages.
Here is our selection of Miss India winners from 1964 to 2025, which also includes those who went on to win Miss Universe, Miss World, or Miss Earth.
Miss India Winners: Year by year look back at which is also to say, for every year we will review.
1964 – 1980: The Early Years.
1964 – Meher Castelino
1965 – Persis Khambatta
In 1966 Reita Faria (the first Indian to win Miss World) which also is to say that in 1966 we had as winner of Miss World Reita Faria.
1967 – Nayyara Mirza
1968 – Anjum Mumtaz Barg
1969 – Shaila D’Costa
1970 – Veena Sajnani
1971 – Prema Narayan
1972 – Roopa Satyan
1973 – Farzana Habib
1974 – Shalini Bhavnath
1975 – Nafisa Ali
1976 – Naina Balsaver
1977 – Sandhya Chib
In 1978, Alisha Chinai (Did not win, but in media discussions).
1979 – Swaroop Sampat
1980 – Sangeeta Bijlani
1981 – 1994: Achieving global presence, which includes:.
1981 – Rachita Kumar
1982 – Pamela Singh
1983 – Rekha Hande
1984 Juhi Chawla (went on to become a Bollywood superstar).
1985 – Sonu Walia
1986 – Mehr Jesia
1987 – Priyadarshini Pradhan
1988 – Dolly Minhas
1989 – Kalpana Pandit
1990 – Suzanne Sablok
1991 – Christabelle Howie
1992 – Madhu Sapre
1993 – Namrata Shirodkar
1994 Aishwarya Rai and Sushmita Sen.
1995 – 2010: The Global Dominance Era.
1995 – Manpreet Brar
1996 – Sandhya Chib
In 1997, Diana Hayden won Miss World.
1998 – Annie Thomas
In 1999, Yukta Mookhey won Miss World.
In 2000, Lara Dutta (Miss Universe), Priyanka Chopra (Miss World), Dia Mirza (Miss Asia Pacific).
2001 – Celina Jaitly
2002 – Neha Dhupia
2003 – Nikita Anand
2004 – Tanushree Dutta
2005 – Amrita Thapar
2006 – Neha Kapur
2007 – Sarah Jane Dias
2008 – Parvathy Omanakuttan
2009 Pooja Chopra (Miss World India).
2010 – Manasvi Mamgai
2011 – 2024: Redefinition of beauty standards.
2011 – Kanishtha Dhankar
2012 – Vanya Mishra
2013 – Navneet Kaur Dhillon
2014 – Koyal Rana
2015 – Aditi Arya
2016 – Priyadarshini Chatterjee
2017 Manushi Chhillar (Queen of Miss World 2017).
2018 – Anukreethy Vas
2019 – Suman Rao
2020 – Manasa Varanasi
In 2021, Harnaaz Sandhu won Miss Universe.
2022 – Sini Shetty
2023 – Nandini Gupta
2024 – Sonal Kukreja
2025: Expect the Crown.
As of July 2025, the Miss India 2025 title is still up in the air. The competition, which is to take place in the back half of the year, will see to it that it lives up to the expectation of putting forth strong, empowered women, which is its known practice of late.
Legacy and Impact
Many Miss India winners have gone on to achieve great fame, which they in turn use to support social issues, take up public office, and succeed in film and fashion. The pageant is a stage that has brought to light issues like women’s education and climate change, and which, through its delegates, gives a voice to many.
Conclusion
The Femina Miss India competition is a stage beyond that of a beauty pageant; it is a festival of womanhood, a take-off point for dreams, and a representation of the modern Indian identity’s growth. From Reita Faria’s historic win in 1966 to Harnaaz Sandhu’s world stage in 2021, the Miss India stage has been a source of inspiration to many.