Femina Miss India South is a beauty pageant established in 2008 for states in South India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana). The final winners from each South Indian state are announced at the Miss South India finale event. Each of the winners from the five states will represent their state in the grand finale of the Femina Miss India pageant.[1]
Format
Auditions are held in selected cities in the five states where the top 3 candidates will be chosen. After the selection of the 3 best candidates from the five states, the deserving candidate will be declared representative of that respective state and will be sent to the Femina Miss India grand final.[2]
State titleholders and Placements
The following are the list of winners of all the five South Indian states and their placements at the national Femina Miss India pageant.
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| Year | Andhra Pradesh | Karnataka | Kerala | Tamil Nadu | Telangana |
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| 2020 | Tejal Patil | Rati Hulji Top 5 |
Leena Lal Top 15 |
Raina Garg Top 15 (withdrawn) |
Manasa Varanasi Femina Miss India 2020 |
| 2019 | Nikita Tanwani | Aashna Bisht | Lakshmi MenonTemplate:Refn | Rubeiya S K | Sanjana Vij Runner-up |
| 2018 | Shreya Rao Kamaravapu 2nd Runner-up |
Bhavana Durgam Reddy Top 12 |
Mekhana Shajan | Anukreethy Vas Femina Miss India 2018 |
Sai Kamakshi Bhaskarla |
| 2017 | Srishti Vyakaranam | Swathi MuppalaTemplate:Refn Top 15 |
Mannat Singh Top 15 |
Sherlin Seth | Simran Choudhary |
| State | Placements | Best result |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | 2nd Runner-up (2018) |
| Karnataka | 3 | Top 5 (2020) |
| Kerala | 2 | Top 15 (2017, 2020) |
| Tamil Nadu | 2 | Winner File:Star*.svg (2018) |
| Telangana | 2 | Winner File:Star*.svg (2020) |
| Total | 10 | 2 TITLES |
Mentor
The franchise organises a mentor/coach to each zone to train the candidates for the final event.
| Year | Mentor | About |
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| 2020 | Neha Dhupia |
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| 2019 | Dia Mirza |
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| 2018 | Rakul Preet Singh |
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| 2017 | Parvathy Omanakuttan |
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2008-2013
From 2008 to 2013, only one candidate from the five states was selected to participate in the Femina Miss India pageant.
| Year | Delegate | State | Placement | International Placement/Special Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Sobhita Dhulipala | Andhra Pradesh | Miss India Earth 2013 | Template:N/a |
| 2012 | Shamata Anchan | Karnataka | Top 10 | Template:N/a |
| 2011 | Shweta Dolli | Tamil Nadu | Top 10 | Template:N/a |
| 2010 | Nicole Faria | Karnataka | Miss India Earth 2010 | Template:N/a |
| 2009 | Faith Pandey | Karnataka | Top 10 | Template:N/a |
| 2008 | Parvathy Omanakuttan | Kerala | Miss India World 2008 | Template:N/a |
Notelist
- ↑ Indian woman PFMIS Gala evening. The Times of India.
- ↑ Miss India format change this year scouted for the best from each state. timesofindia.indiatimes.com.