Femina Miss India 2022 was the 58th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant. It was held on 3 July 2022 at Mumbai, Maharashtra, with contestants from 29 states (including Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir) and a collective representative for all Union Territories adding up to 30 participants competed for the title.
At the end of the event, Manasa Varanasi of Telangana crowned Sini Shetty of Karnataka as her successor, who represented India at Miss World 2023. Manika Sheokand of Haryana, crowned Rubal Shekhawat of Rajasthan as the first runner-up and Manya Singh of Uttar Pradesh crowned Shinata Chauhan of Uttar Pradesh as the second runner-up.
Results
Placements For regional group:For international placement: Placement Contestant International PlacementFemina Miss India World 2022 1st Runner Up 2nd Runner Up Top 5 Top 10
Sub Title Awards Femina Miss India 2022 sub-contest winners were announced in Mumbai on June 16, 2022.
AwardContestantGoodness AmbassadorHimachal Pradesh - Amisha ThakurMiss Glamorous LookRajasthan - Rubal ShekhawatMiss RampwalkKerala - Soumya Shasi KumarMiss Radiant SmileArunachal Pradesh - Tengam Celine KoyuMiss Lifestyle Haryana - Savvy RaiRising StarAndhra Pradesh - Sailikhita YalamanchiliMiss SudokuUttarakhand - Aishwarya BishtMiss TalentedArunachal Pradesh - Tengam Celine Koyu Karnataka - Sini ShettyMiss PhotogenicRajasthan - Rubal ShekhawatMiss Intelligence QuotientTripura - Hritwika MajumderMiss Body BeautifulKarnataka - Sini ShettyMiss Beautiful SkinMizoram - Lalramhlui SailoMiss ActiveGoa - Amanda Vas
Format The registration form was published on the organization's official website on 14 February 2022 and remained open until 15 March 2022. The format was updated to include more reduced height criteria (5 ft 3 in). Shortlisted were 31 finalists, 28 of whom were state representatives, one each from Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir, and a collective representative from the remaining union territories. Later Shivani Rajashekar from Tamilnadu withdrew leaving the number to 30. The contest's progress was scheduled to be completed in four stages, with the grand finale taking place in July 2022.
The Phases The selection and first phase (February & March) was to shortlist the applicants in which they were judged on four key parameters: appearance, personality, talent, interview, and walk down the ramp. A panel judged each candidate, and the entries were narrowed down to groups of finalists for each state.
A series of interviews were conducted in the second phase of the contest (April) to select 31 state winners who would form the final pool of contestants for Femina Miss India 2022.
The third phase of the contest, involved training of the 31 state finalists in a holistic curriculum consisting of classes and interactive sessions facilitated by industry experts on topics ranging from skincare to self-expression, from style from the changing room to the ramp. State winners also received training in content creation and social media management, in addition to presentation and grooming. This training would allow the finalists to document their experiences during both preparation and competition.
The pageant's final phase (2022), the Grand Finale, was produced and broadcast as a prerecorded television show featuring artist performances, sponsor integrations, and contestant rounds, culminating in the announcement of the Top 5 followed by the Top 3 winners.
Mentor The contest was mentored by Bollywood film actress and Femina Miss India 2002, Neha Dhupia. She coached the contestants through the rounds of the competition as a mentor, assisting them with overall development on their journey to becoming a beauty queen. 31 finalists were announced from each zone, namely North, North East, South, East, West, and Union territory with Delhi.
Judges Neha Dhupia - Femina Miss India 2002 Malaika Arora - Actress Rohit Gandhi - Fashion Designer Rahul Khanna - Fashion Designer Dino Morea - Actor & Model Shiamak Davar - Choreographer Mithali Raj - Cricketer
Contestants The following is the list of the official delegates of Miss India 2022 representing 30 states (including Delhi and Jammu & Kashmir) +1 common winners from all Union territories of the country:
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Zone State Delegate Age East Bihar Kajal Rani 20 Chhattisgarh Sifat Sehgal 22 Jharkhand Riya Tirkey 24 Odisha Tanishq Singh 19 West Bengal Megna Mukherjee 22 North East Arunachal Pradesh Tengam Celine Koyu Assam Diya Palit 20 Manipur Angobi Chanu Loukrakpam 23 Meghalaya Gargee Nandy 25 Mizoram Lalramhlui Sailo 21 Nagaland Lovi Awomi 19 Sikkim Pranita Chettri 21 Tripura Hritwika Majumder 22 North Haryana Savvy Rai Himachal Pradesh Amisha Thakur 23 Jammu and Kashmir Angelia Baghi 22 Madhya Pradesh Aaradhya Rao 22 New Delhi Prakshi Goel 20 Punjab Lekh Uthaihah 23 Uttarakhand Aishwarya Bisht Uttar Pradesh Shinata Chauhan 21 South Andhra Pradesh Sailikhita Yalamanchili Karnataka Sini Shetty 21 Kerala Soumya Shasi Kumar 25 Tamil Nadu Shivani Rajashekar - (withdrawn) 24 Telangana Pragnya Ayyagari 20 West & Union Territory Goa Amanda Vas 21 Gujarat Arshya Chandrashekhar 21 Maharashtra Disha Patil 23 Rajasthan Rubal Shekhawat 19 Union Territory Seerat Sidhu
Notes
Pragnya Ayyagari was crowned Miss Diva Supranational 2022 on October 30, 2022, in Miss Diva 2022 which was the 10th anniversary edition of the Miss Diva beauty pageant. She competed in the Miss Supranational 2023 pageant representing India. She placed in the top 12 and was crowned as Miss Supranational Asia 2023.
Replacements
Shivani Rajashekar from Tamilnadu withdrew from the contest due to her medical exams coinciding with the pageant date. No replacement was appointed in her place.
References
External links Miss India Official Website