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{{short description|Indian beauty pageant}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}
{{Infobox beauty pageant
| theme =
| image =
| caption =
| date = 15 April 2023
| presenters = {{hlist|[[Manish Paul]]|[[Bhumi Pednekar]]}}
| acts = {{hlist|[[Kartik Aaryan]]|[[Ananya Panday]]}}
| venue = [[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium|Indoor Stadium, Khuman Lampak Sports Complex]], [[Imphal]], Manipur, India
| broadcaster = [[Colors TV]]
| entrants = 30
| placements = 12
| winner = [[Nandini Gupta]]
| represented = [[Rajasthan]]
| photogenic = Megan Edward, [[Karnataka]]
| congeniality = Urmila Chauhan, [[Telangana]]
| before = [[Femina Miss India 2022|2022]]
| next = [[Femina Miss India 2024|2024]]
}}

'''Femina Miss India 2023''' was the 59th edition of the [[Femina Miss India]] beauty pageant. After a two-year hiatus, it was held on 15 April 2023 at [[Imphal]], Manipur, with contestants from 29 states (including Delhi) and a collective representative for all Union Territories adding up to 30 participants competed for the title.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/north-east-india-news/manipur/femina-miss-india-2023-to-be-hosted-in-imphal-624045|title=Femina Miss India 2023 to be Hosted in Imphal|website =sentinelassam.com|date=18 November 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/femina-miss-india-2023-announces-its-official-launch/articleshow/95790621.cms?from=mdr|title=Femina Miss India 2023 announces its official launch!|website=beautypageants.indiatimes.com|access-date=16 January 2023|archive-date=20 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420162249/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/femina-miss-india-2023-announces-its-official-launch/articleshow/95790621.cms?from=mdr|url-status=dead}}</ref>

At the end of the event, Sini Shetty of [[Karnataka]] crowned [[Nandini Gupta]] of [[Rajasthan]] as her successor, who will represent India at [[Miss World 2025]]. Rubal Shekhawat of [[Rajasthan]], crowned Shreya Poonja of Delhi as the first runner-up and Shinata Chauhan of [[Uttar Pradesh]] crowned [[Thounaojam Strela Luwang|Strela Thounaojam Luwang]] of [[Manipur]] as the second runner-up.

== Results ==
{|
|-
|colspan=2|For regional group:||colspan=2|For international placement:
|-
|width=200px|{{legend|Yellow|East Zone|text=E}}|| ||{{legend|gold|The contestant won in an international pageant.}}
|-
|width=200px|{{legend|HotPink|North East Zone|text=NE}}|| ||{{legend|#FFFF66|The contestant was a runner-up in an international pageant.}}
|-
|{{legend|DarkOrange|North Zone|text=N}}|| ||{{legend|#FFFACD|The contestant was a semi-finalist in an international pageant.}}
|-
|{{legend|Green|South Zone|text=S}}|| ||{{legend|#fadadd|Unplaced}}
|-
|{{legend|Blue|West Zone|text=W}}
|-
|{{legend|SkyBlue|Union Territory|text=UT}}
|}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! style="width:280px;background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"| Placement
! style="width:300px;background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"| Contestant
! style="width:200px;background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"| International Placement
|-align="center" style="background:#FFFACD;"
|Femina Miss India World 2024
|
* {{legend|Blue|text=W|[[Rajasthan]] – [[Nandini Gupta]]}}
|
* [[Miss World 2025]] – Top 20
|-align="center"
| 1st Runner-up
|
* {{legend|DarkOrange|text=N|[[Delhi]] – Shreya Poonja}}
|-align="center"
| 2nd Runner-Up
|
* {{legend|HotPink|text=NE|[[Manipur]] – [[Thounaojam Strela Luwang]]}}
|-
|-align="center"
| Top 7
|
* {{legend|Yellow|text=E|[[Chhattisgarh]] – Aditi Sharma}}
* {{legend|Green|text=S|[[Karnataka]] – Megan Edward}}
* {{legend|Green|text=S|[[Kerala]] – Christeena Biju}}
* {{legend|Blue|text=W|[[Maharashtra]] – Apurva Chavan}}
|-align="center"
| Top 12
|
* {{legend|HotPink|text=NE|[[Assam]] – Anushka Lekharu}}
* {{legend|DarkOrange|text=N|[[Himachal Pradesh]] – Nikeet Dhillon}}
* {{legend|HotPink|text=NE|[[Sikkim]] – Zaanvii Sharma}}
* {{legend|DarkOrange|text=N|[[Uttar Pradesh]] – Tanya Sharma}}
* {{legend|Yellow|text=E|[[West Bengal]] – Shaswati Bala}}
|}

== Sub Title Awards ==
{|class="wikitable"
!Award
!Contestant
|-
|Beauty with a Purpose
|[[Union Territory]] - Navya Kalra
|-
|Miss Multimedia
|[[West Bengal]] - Shaswati Bala
|-
|Miss Glamorous Look
|[[Manipur]] - [[Thounaojam Strela Luwang]]
|-
|-
|Miss Rampwalk
|[[Kerala]] - Christeena Biju
|-
|Miss Beautiful Skin
|[[Union Territory]] - Navya Kalra
|-
|Miss Style Icon
|[[Manipur]] - [[Thounaojam Strela Luwang]]
|-
|-
|Miss Fit and Fabulous
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]] - Shyna Choudhary
|-
|Miss Sudoku
|[[Union Territory]] - Navya Kalra
|-
|Miss Fashion Quotient
|[[Union Territory]] - Navya Kalra
|-
|Miss Shining Star
|[[Himachal Pradesh]] - Nikeet Dhillon
|-
|Miss Photogenic
|[[Karnataka]] - Megan Edward
|-
|Miss Intelligent Quotient
|[[Haryana]] - Meharmeet Kaur
|-
|Miss Body Beautiful
|Delhi - Shreya Poonja
|-
|Miss Congeniality
|[[Telangana]] - Urmila Chauhan
|-
|Miss Eco Warrior
|[[Assam]] - Anushka Lekharu
|-
|Miss Goodness Ambassador
|[[Madhya Pradesh]] - Pratika Saxena
|-
|Miss Talented
|[[Arunachal Pradesh]] - Tana Puniya
[[Punjab, India|Punjab]] - Shyna Choudhary
|}

== Location & Format ==
=== Venue planning and agreement ===
[[Manipur]] hosted the grand finale of Femina Miss India 2023 in April 2023; this marked the first time the pageant was held outside [[Mumbai]] since 2002. In the presence of Manipur's Chief Minister [[N. Biren Singh]], and [[Times of India]] Managing Director [[Vineet Jain]] at the CM's Secretariat in [[Imphal]], an agreement to formalise the cooperation was signed between the Tourism Department, [[Government of Manipur]], and the [[The Times Group|Times Group]]. MP [[Leishemba Sanajaoba]], ministers [[Yumnam Khemchand Singh]], [[Govindas Konthoujam]], [[Awangbow Newmai]], Dr Sapam Ranjan Singh, H Dingko Singh, [[Leishangthem Susindro Meitei]], MLA [[Losii Dikho]], Chief Secretary Rajesh Kumar, and Rohit Gopakumar, Chief Operational Officer, [[Femina Miss India|Miss India Organisation]], were also present.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastmojo.com/manipur/2022/11/17/manipur-to-host-femina-miss-india-2023-in-imphal/|title=Manipur to host Femina Miss India 2023 in Imphal|website =eastmojo.com|date=17 November 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nenow.in/north-east-news/manipur/manipur-to-host-grand-finale-of-femina-miss-india-2023.html|title=Manipur to host grand finale of Femina Miss India 2023|website =nenow.in|date=17 November 2022 }}</ref>

=== Offline registrations ===
After two years of online pageant operations, from registration to auditions, Femina Miss India 2023 was held entirely offline. Contestants from all over the country auditioned in front of a panel of experts in a venue chosen for the zonal division. Following the audition, the organization's social media account revealed the state finalists, from which the 29 state representatives were chosen, in addition to a collective representative for the [[Union territory|Union Territories]]. These 30 finalists went through rigorous training and grooming activities. Furthermore, former Miss India and Bollywood actress [[Neha Dhupia]] was a mentor to the state delegates.

=== Activities in Manipur ===
The 30 state representatives arrived at [[Imphal International Airport]] on April 7, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Femina Miss India 2023 contestants arrive in Imphal for grand finale |url=https://newsonair.com/2023/04/07/femina-miss-india-2023-contestants-arrive-in-imphal-for-grand-finale/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |language=en-US}}</ref>
They were received by crowning all of them with a [[Kajenglei]] (traditional Meitei female headdress) each and Leirum Lengyan (traditional Meitei shawl) each.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Irap |date=2023-04-08 |title=Miss Femina India 2023 Contestants Arrive in Imphal; SC unhappy with Manipur HC Non-Compliance With its Ruling; Imphal-Ukhrul Road Widening Hurdles » Imphal Review of Arts and Politics |url=https://imphalreviews.in/miss-femina-india-2023-contestants-arrive-in-imphal-sc-unhappy-with-manipur-hc-non-compliance-with-its-ruling-imphal-ukhrul-road-widening-hurdles/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=imphalreviews.in |language=en-GB |quote=Thirty contestants of the Miss Femina India 2023 Grand Finale were accorded a warm welcome with traditional Leirum lengyan ang Kajenglei upon their arrival at Bir Tikendrajit International Airport in Imphal on April 7.}}</ref>
On 9 April, they visited the historic [[Kangla Fort]] located in the heart of [[Imphal]] city, where they were photographed and had videos shot for the pageant. During the shoot, the contestants were photographed at the temples (including the [[Pakhangba Temple, Kangla]]), fort ruins and the twin [[Kanglasha]] dragon statues.<ref>{{Cite web |last=NEWS |first=NE NOW |date=2023-04-10 |title=Manipur {{!}} Girls' day out: Femina Miss India 2023 contestants visit Kangla Fort in Imphal |url=http://nenow.in/north-east-news/manipur/manipur-girls-femina-miss-india-2023-contestants-kangla-fort-imphal.html |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=NORTHEAST NOW |language=en-US}}</ref>
They attended a self defense session organised exclusively for them at the [[Khuman Lampak Main Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Manipur Police hosts a self-defence session for Femina Miss India 2023 state winners |url=https://www.femina.in/beauty-pageants/miss-india/manipur-police-hosts-a-self-defence-session-for-femina-miss-india-2023-state-winners/articleshow/99411478.cms |website=beautypageants.in}}</ref>

On 10 April, the state representatives visited the [[Loktak lake]] for their filming.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Miss India contestants soak in beauty of Loktak : 11th apr23 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=2..110423.apr23 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref> After that, they visited the [[Indian National Army Memorial Complex]] (INA Memorial) in [[Moirang]]. They also visited the [[Little Flower School, Imphal]] where they interacted with the students.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-10 |title=A heartwarming and wholesome day for the 30 state winners of Femina Miss India 2023 {{!}} Pothashang News |url=https://www.pothashang.in/2023/04/10/a-heartwarming-and-wholesome-day-for-the-30-state-winners-of-femina-miss-india-2023/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Pothashang |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="e-pao.net">{{Cite web |title=Contestants exhort students, visit Keithel, Loktak Lake : 11th apr23 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=28..110423.apr23 |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=e-pao.net}}</ref>
At the end of the day, the ladies visited the {{langnf|mni|[[Ima Keithel]]|[[Ima Market]]}},<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-10 |title=A heartwarming and wholesome day for the 30 state winners of Femina Miss India 2023 {{!}} Pothashang News |url=https://www.pothashang.in/2023/04/10/a-heartwarming-and-wholesome-day-for-the-30-state-winners-of-femina-miss-india-2023/ |access-date=2023-04-11 |website=Pothashang |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name="e-pao.net"/> in the heart of [[Imphal]], which is the world's only market run exclusively by women.<ref>–{{Cite book |last=Gupta |first=Om |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eENU_a8c79MC&q=ima+keithel+market+khwairamband+only+women+world&pg=PA974 |title=Encyclopaedia of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh |date=2006 |publisher=Gyan Publishing House |isbn=978-81-8205-389-2 |language=en |quote='Ima Keithel' at Khwairamband Bazar is the only market in the world where, as the name suggests, all the stalls are run by women.}}<br />–{{Cite book |last=Shivhare |first=Vishal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vjzcDAAAQBAJ&q=ima+market+nupi+keithel+only+women+world&pg=PT37 |title=Vyapar Shastra |date=2016-08-17 |publisher=Jaico Publishing House |isbn=978-81-8495-898-0 |language=en |quote=Ima Keithel Market, Imphal, Manipur Ima market or Nupi Keithel, in Imphal, Manipur, is the only all-women marketplace in the world.}}<br />–{{Cite book |last=Singh |first=Dr Th Suresh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kbu_AwAAQBAJ&q=ima+keithel+market+only+women+world&pg=PA4 |title=The Endless Kabaw Valley: British Created Visious [sic] Cycle of Manipur, Burma and India |date=2014-06-02 |publisher=Quills Ink |isbn=978-93-84318-00-0 |language=en |quote=The world famous Ima Keithel, the only unique women ́s market in the world, situated at the heart of the capital : It was established in 1636 AD by king Khagemba as a part of his ...}}<br />–{{Cite news |title=India's Mother's Market run by women |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-32793952}}</ref>

=== Event schedule ===
The following is the list of the schedules of all the events of Femina Miss India 2023:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/are-you-excited-about-femina-miss-india-2023-auditions-heres-all-you-need-to-know-to-stay-ahead-of-your-game/articleshow/96768594.cms|title=Are you excited about Femina Miss India 2023 auditions? Here's all you need to know to stay ahead of your game!|website=beautypageants.indiatimes.com|access-date=16 January 2023|archive-date=7 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207073424/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/are-you-excited-about-femina-miss-india-2023-auditions-heres-all-you-need-to-know-to-stay-ahead-of-your-game/articleshow/96768594.cms|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! width=250px style = "background: #CECECE; color: #333333; text-align:center" | Event
! width=120px style = "background: #CECECE; color: #333333; text-align:center" | Date
! width=120px style = "background: #CECECE; color: #333333; text-align:center" | Location
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "|Grand Finale
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 15 April 2023
| [[Imphal]]
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "|Announcement of the Top 30 State Representatives
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 17 February 2023
| [[Mumbai]]
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "|Final Audition
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 8–10 February 2023
| [[Mumbai]]
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "|West Zone Auditions
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 3 February 2023
| [[Mumbai]]
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "|North Zone Auditions
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 27 January 2023
| New Delhi
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "|South Zone Auditions
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 20 January 2023
| [[Bengaluru]]
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "|North-East Zone Auditions
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 18 January 2023
| [[Guwahati]]
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "|East Zone Auditions
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 13 January 2023
| [[Kolkata]]
|}

==Contestants==
The following is the list of the official delegates of Miss India 2023 representing 29 states +1 common winner from all Union territories of the country:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-india/national-announcement-top-30-state-winners-of-femina-miss-india-2023/eventshow/98016329.cms|title=National Announcement: Top 30 state winners of Femina Miss India 2023|website=beautypageants.indiatimes.com}}{{Dead link|date=August 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
;Color key
{{plainlist|
* {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} Declared as Winner
* {{Color box|#FFF83B|border=darkgray}} Ended as Runner-up
* {{Color box|khaki|border=darkgray}} Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Zone
! width=150px |State
! width=150px |Delegate
! Age
|-
! rowspan=5| East
| [[Bihar]]
| Tanu Shree
| 24
|-style="background-color:khaki"
| [[Chhattisgarh]]
| Aditi Sharma
| 25
|-
| [[Jharkhand]]
| Kushmandvi Sharma
| 18
|-
| [[Odisha]]
| Janvi Soni
| 22
|-style="background-color:khaki"
| [[West Bengal]]
| Shaswati Bala
| 23
|-
! rowspan=8| North East
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| Tana Puniya
| 24
|-style="background-color:khaki"
| [[Assam]]
| Anushka Lekharu
| 23
|-style="background-color:#FFF83B"
| [[Manipur]]
| [[Thounaojam Strela Luwang]]
| 21
|-
| [[Meghalaya]]
| Irene Dkhar
| 20
|-
| [[Mizoram]]
| C. Lalhmangaihzuali
| 22
|-
| [[Nagaland]]
| Ezhotou Keyho
| 22
|-style="background-color:khaki"
| [[Sikkim]]
| Zaanvii Sharma
| 20
|-
| [[Tripura]]
| Nabanita Bhattacharjee
| 21
|-
! rowspan=7| North
| style="background-color:#FFF83B"|Delhi
| style="background-color:#FFF83B"|Shreya Poonja
| style="background-color:#FFF83B"|22
|-
| [[Haryana]]
| Meharmeet Kaur
| 24
|-style="background-color:khaki"
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| Nikeet Dhillon
| 23
|-
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| Pratika Saxena
| 19
|-
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| Shyna Choudhary
| 23
|-
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| Ameesha Basera
| 22
|-style="background-color:khaki"
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| Tanya Sharma
| 20
|-
! rowspan=5| [[Femina Miss India South|South]]
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| Gomathy Reddy
| 21
|-style="background-color:khaki"
| [[Karnataka]]
| Megan Edward
| 24
|-style="background-color:khaki"
| [[Kerala]]
| Christeena Biju
| 25
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| Karunya Mohanasundaram
| 24
|-
| [[Telangana]]
| Urmila Chauhan
| 25
|-
! rowspan=5| West & Union Territory
| [[Goa]]
| Victoria Fernandes
| 23
|-
| [[Gujarat]]
| Simran Saini
| 25
|-style="background-color:khaki"
| [[Maharashtra]]
| Apurva Chavan
| 25
|-style="background-color:Gold"
| [[Rajasthan]]
| [[Nandini Gupta]]
| 19
|-
| [[Union Territory]]
| Navya Kalra
| 24
|}

==Judges==
*[[Neha Dhupia]] – Femina Miss India 2002, Actress, Mentor & Reality show host<ref name="Judges">{{cite web |title=Femina Miss India contestants shoot at Imphal's Kangla Fort |date=10 April 2023 |url=https://nagalandpost.com/index.php/femina-miss-india-contestants-shoot-at-imphals-kangla-fort/ |publisher=Nagaland Post |access-date=10 April 2023 |archive-date=10 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230410050708/https://nagalandpost.com/index.php/femina-miss-india-contestants-shoot-at-imphals-kangla-fort/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Laishram Sarita Devi]] – Boxer<ref name="Judges" />
*[[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terence Lewis]] – Choreographer<ref name="Judges" />
*[[Rocky Star]] – Fashion designer<ref name="Judges" />
*Namrata Joshipura – Fashion designer<ref name="Judges" />
*[[Harshavardhan Kulkarni|Harshvardhan Kulkarni]] - Film director & writer

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.missindia.in/ Miss India Official Website]

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Gurushivam at 18:23, 23 October 2025