# Miss Earth India

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Indian national beauty pageant

Miss Earth India Formation 2001 Type Beauty pageant Headquarters New Delhi Location India Members Miss Earth Official language English Key people Deepak Agarwal (National Director)[1][2] Website www.divinebeautygroup.com

**Miss Earth India** or **Miss India Earth** is a title given to the Indian woman who represents [India](/source/India) at [Miss Earth](/source/Miss_Earth),[3][4] an annual, international beauty pageant promoting [environmental awareness](/source/Environmental_awareness).[5][6][7] The current national pageant which chooses the Indian representative for Miss Earth is **[Miss Divine Beauty](/source/Miss_Divine_Beauty)** of India.

## History

[Miss Earth 2010](/source/Miss_Earth_2010) [Nicole Faria](/source/Nicole_Faria) promoting her [Bollywood](/source/Bollywood) film [*Yaariyan*](/source/Yaariyan_(2014_film))

### 2001–2014: Femina Miss India and Miss Diva

India has participated in the [Miss Earth](/source/Miss_Earth) pageant since its inception in [2001](/source/Miss_Earth_2001). From 2001 to 2013, India's representatives at [Miss Earth](/source/Miss_Earth) were selected by [Femina Miss India](/source/Femina_Miss_India) (a beauty pageant founded in 1964). Femina Miss India is sponsored by *[Femina](/source/Femina_(India))*, a women's magazine published by [the Times Group](/source/The_Times_Group).

From 2002, the third winner of Femina Miss India was changed from Miss India Asia Pacific International to Femina Miss India-Earth to designate India's representative to the new Miss Earth pageant, and a finalist was sent to [Miss International](/source/Miss_International). From 2007 to 2009, three winners went to [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe), [Miss World](/source/Miss_World), and [Miss Earth](/source/Miss_Earth).[8][9] In 2010, [I Am She - Miss Universe India](/source/I_Am_She_-_Miss_Universe_India) acquired the rights to send India's representatives to the Miss Universe pageant. The first winner at Femina Miss India was designated to participate in Miss World, the second winner to Miss Earth, and the third winner to Miss International. In 2013, the Times Group regained the rights to send India's representatives to [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe) and launched a new pageant for [Miss Universe](/source/Miss_Universe) ([Miss Diva](/source/Miss_Diva)). The following year, Miss Earth India received the second title at the Miss Diva pageant.[10]

India did well at the Miss Earth debut in 2001, when [Shamita Singha](/source/Shamita_Singha) was one of the Top 10 finalists.[11] The country has become a strong contender for Miss Earth; Jyoti Brahmin of [West Bengal](/source/West_Bengal) and [Shriya Kishore](/source/Shriya_Kishore) of [Maharashtra](/source/Maharashtra) made the Top 16 in [2004](/source/Miss_Earth_2004) and [2009](/source/Miss_Earth_2009), respectively (both years were won by Brazil). In [2006](/source/Miss_Earth_2006) and [2007](/source/Miss_Earth_2007), [Amruta Patki](/source/Amruta_Patki) and [Pooja Chitgopekar](/source/Pooja_Chitgopekar) were Miss Air (first runners-up).

In 2010, [Nicole Faria](/source/Nicole_Faria) won the Miss Earth crown for India.[12][13] In addition to the main title, Faria was chosen as Miss Talent (the 10th pageant's first special award).[14] She performed a belly dance combining Oriental and Middle Eastern styles in a performance which raised [₫](/source/Vietnamese_%C4%91%E1%BB%93ng)100 million, which was donated to the [Ho Chi Minh City](/source/Ho_Chi_Minh_City) Red Cross to aid flood victims in central Vietnam.[15] As a Miss Earth winner, Faria addressed the problems of Bangalore's lakes. The lakes have rapidly disappeared in the past 30 years (from 270-300 lakes to about 80) due to industrial development. The remaining 80 lakes have been severely polluted by human and industrial waste.[16][17]

In 2014, Femina Miss India's sister pageant (Miss Diva) sent India's representative to Miss Earth. The Miss Diva pageant, established in [2013](/source/Miss_Diva_-_2013), is also owned by the Times Group. The titleholder, [Alankrita Sahai](/source/Alankrita_Sahai) won on 14 October 2014.[18]

### 2015: Glamanand Supermodel India

Glamanand Supermodel India Beauty Pageant chairman Nikhil Anand acquired the rights to send India's delegates to the [Miss Earth](/source/Miss_Earth) pageant in 2015, and the winner of the [Glamanand Supermodel India 2015](/source/Glamanand_Supermodel_India_2015) contest was crowned Miss Earth India. In 2016, Glamanand lost the rights.

### 2016: Cheryl Hansen

In 2016, the Miss Earth franchise of was obtained by Cheryl Hansen. The audition had 37 finalists from [Bangalore](/source/Bangalore) and New Delhi screenings.[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

### 2018: Glamanand Supermodel India

Glamanand Supermodel India sent India's representative to [Miss Earth 2018](/source/Miss_Earth_2018), which was held in the Philippines.

### 2019–present: Miss Divine Beauty

Miss Divine Beauty Pageant acquired the rights to send India's representatives to the [Miss Earth](/source/Miss_Earth) pageant in 2019. Tejaswini Manogna, one of the contest winners, was crowned Miss Earth India 2019. Tanvi Kharote was crowned Miss Divine Beauty 2020 (held virtually).

[Priyan Sain](/source/Priyan_Sain) was crowned Miss Divine Beauty 2023, earning the right to represent India at [Miss Earth 2023](/source/Miss_Earth_2023). She successfully placed in the Top 20, ending India's 12-year unplacement streak since [Nicole Faria](/source/Nicole_Faria)'s historic win at [Miss Earth 2010](/source/Miss_Earth_2010).

## Titleholders

Year Titleholder Title Home Venue 2025 Komal Choudhary Divine Miss Earth India 2025 Maharashtra Indradhanush Auditorium, Panchkula 2024 Gauri Gothankar Divine Miss Earth India 2024 Maharashtra Golden Tulip Suites, Gurgaon 2023 Priyan Sain Divine Miss Earth India 2023 Rajasthan Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium, New Delhi 2022 Vanshika Parmar Divine Miss Earth India 2022 Himachal Pradesh Jawaharlal Nehru Auditorium, New Delhi 2021 Rashmi Madhuri Divine Miss Earth India 2021 Karnataka Welcom Hotel, New Delhi 2020 Tanvi Kharote Divine Miss Earth India 2020 Maharashtra Virtual Pageant 2019 Tejaswini Manogna Divine Miss Earth India 2019 Telangana Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon 2018 Devika Vaid[19] Glamanand Supermodel India 2018 New Delhi Kingdom of Dreams, Gurgaon 2017 Shaan Suhas Kumar Miss Earth India 2017 Madhya Pradesh Kempinski Ambience Hotel, New Delhi 2016 Rashi Yadav Miss Earth India 2016 New Delhi Kempinski Ambience Hotel, New Delhi 2015 Aaital Khosla Glamanand Supermodel India 2015 Chandigarh Courtyard Marriott Hotel, Gurgaon

## Miss Earth representatives

**Color key**

- : Declared as Winner

- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification

- : Ended as one of the Finlaist/Semi-finalists

- : Unplaced but given special award(s)

Year Delegate State Placement & Performance Placements Special award(s) 2001 Shamita Singha Maharashtra Top 10 3 Special Awards Best in National Costume Miss Avon Miss Lux 2002 Reshmi Ghosh West Bengal Unplaced 2003 Shweta Vijay Kerala Unplaced 2004 Jyoti Brahmin West Bengal Top 16 2005 Niharika Singh Uttarakhand Unplaced 2006 Amruta Patki Maharashtra Miss Air (1st Runner-Up) 1 Special Award Best in Long Gown 2007 Pooja Chitgopekar Karnataka Miss Air (1st Runner-Up) 2008 Tanvi Vyas Gujarat Unplaced 2009 Shriya Kishore Maharashtra Top 16 2010 Nicole Faria Karnataka Miss Earth 2010 2 Special Awards Miss Talent Miss Diamond Place 2011 Hasleen Kaur New Delhi Unplaced 2012 Prachi Mishra Uttar Pradesh Unplaced 12 Special Awards – Miss Friendship – Miss Congeniality – Best in Swimsuit – Best in Resort Wear – Miss MyPhone – Miss Advance Placenta – I Love My Planet School Campaign – Evening Gown Competition – Miss Photogenic – Press Presentation – Trivia Challenge – Resorts Wear competition (Group 3) 2013 Sobhita Dhulipala Andhra Pradesh Unplaced 5 Special Awards – Miss Photogenic – Miss Earth Eco Beauty – Miss Ever Bilena Top 15 – Miss Talent Top 15 – Best in Resort Wear 2014 Alankrita Sahai New Delhi Unplaced 8 Special Awards – Miss Earth Pagudpud – Miss Hannah's Beach Resort Best in Casual Wear – Best Evening Gown – Miss Photogenic – Besuty for a Cause – Best in Swimsuit – Best National Costume Top 10 – Miss Eco - Beauty 2015 Aaital Khosla Punjab Unplaced 2 Special Awards Cooking Challenge Speech at United Nations 2016 Rashi Yadav New Delhi Unplaced 2017 Shaan Suhas Kumar Madhya Pradesh Unplaced 2 Special Awards – Miss Friendship (group 3) Top 16 – Intelligence and Environmental Awareness 2018 Nishi Bhardwaj New Delhi Unplaced 1 Special Award – Resort wear (Air Group) 2019 Tejaswini Manogna Telangana Unplaced 3 Special Awards Miss Global Choice – Talent (Water Group) – Long Gown (Water Group) 2020 Tanvi Kharote Maharashtra Unplaced 2021 Rashmi Madhuri Karnataka Unplaced 2022 Vanshika Parmar Himachal Pradesh Unplaced 2023 Priyan Sain Rajasthan Top 20 2024 Gauri Gothankar Maharashtra Unplaced 2025 Komal Choudhary Maharashtra Top 25

## Gallery

		- [Shamita Singha](/source/Shamita_Singha), Miss India Earth 2001

		- [Niharika Singh](/source/Niharika_Singh), Miss India Earth 2005

		- [Amruta Patki](/source/Amruta_Patki), 1st Runner-up [Miss Earth 2006](/source/Miss_Earth_2006)

		- [Pooja Chitgopekar](/source/Pooja_Chitgopekar), 1st Runner-up [Miss Earth 2007](/source/Miss_Earth_2007)

		- [Nicole Faria](/source/Nicole_Faria), [Miss Earth 2010](/source/Miss_Earth_2010)

		- [Alankrita Sahai](/source/Alankrita_Sahai), Miss India Earth 2014

## Notes

- [2018](/source/Miss_Earth_2018) - Devika Vaid was originally crowned Miss Earth India 2018 by the Glamanand Supermodel India Organization. However, due to an injury, Nishi Bhardwaj was sent to represent India at the Miss Earth 2018 pageant.[20]

- [2017](/source/Miss_Earth_2017) - No national pageant was held in 2017. Shaan Suhas Kumar, the reigning Miss Earth India Air 2016, was appointed as Miss Earth India 2017 by the national director Cheryl Hansen.

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## External links

- [Miss Divine Beauty](https://www.divinebeautygroup.com/)

v t e Miss Earth India 2015 2016 2017

v t e Beauty pageants in India Female Femina Miss India Miss Diva Miss Divine Beauty Miss Earth India Glamanand Group Miss Universe India Miss India International Miss Grand India Miss India Worldwide India Gladrags Megamodel Contest Elite Model Look India I Am She–Miss Universe India Male List of Indian representatives at international male beauty pageants Gladrags Manhunt Rubaru Mister India Grasim Mr. India LGBTQ+ Mr. Gay India Miss Transqueen India State Miss Rajasthan Miss Nagaland Miss Mizoram Miss Manipur

v t e Miss Earth participating countries and territories Active (2001–present) Africa Angola Algeria Botswana Burundi Cape Verde Cameroon Ethiopia Eswatini Gambia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Reunion Island Rwanda Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Tanzania Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Americas Argentina Belize Bolivia Brazil Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guadeloupe Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Venezuela Asia Bangladesh Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Palestine Philippines Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Thailand United Arab Emirates Vietnam Europe Albania Armenia Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Crimea Croatia Czech Republic Denmark England Estonia France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine Wales Oceania Australia Fiji New Zealand Samoa Northern Marianas Inactive since 2024 Africa Burkina Faso (2020) Chad (2004) Côte d'Ivoire (2020) DR Congo (2022) Egypt (2018) Gabon (2014) Republic of Congo (2007) Americas Antigua and Barbuda (2003) Aruba (2015) Bahamas (2018) Barbados (2002) Bonaire (2013) British Virgin Islands (2013) Cayman Islands (2010) Curaçao (2018) Guyana (2020) Martinique (2013) Saint Lucia (2014) Suriname (2016) Turks & Caicos (2009) Asia Afghanistan (2005) Bhutan (2008) Chinese Taipei (2017) Israel (2019) Macau (2016) Europe North Macedonia (2022) Cyprus (2018) Finland (2020) Georgia (2009) Gibraltar (2003) Hungary (2019) Lithuania (2013) Luxembourg (2011) Northern Ireland (2019) Turkey (2015) Oceania Cook Islands (2017) Guam (2019) New Caledonia (2015) Niue (2007) Tahiti (2014) Tokelau (2005) Papua New Guinea (2019) Tonga (2019) Inactive non-existing countries and former territories Serbia and Montenegro (2006) Tibet (2007) United Kingdom (2020) (competed as England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales) Zanzibar (2001)

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