Femina Miss India South

Femina Miss India South
Formation2008
TypeBeauty Pageant
LocationIndia
MembersFemina Miss India
Official language
English

Femina Miss India South is a regional beauty pageant established in 2008 by the Times Group. Initially, it selected one representative from each of the five southern states: Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana to compete in the national Femina Miss India pageant. Starting in 2017, the format changed, with individual winners chosen from each state to represent their respective regions at the national level.

Format

Auditions are held in a selected city within the five states. Contestants from all across these five states will participate in a multi-stage audition process. The shortlisted candidates will be announced on the Femina Miss India social media handle. Subsequently, the five state winners will be crowned at a zonal crowning ceremony. These five winners will then represent their states at the national pageant, Femina Miss India.

Titles

Since the introduction of the regional format at Femina Miss India, South India has been the most successful region, claiming three victories out of six editions.

Number of wins of South Indians
at Femina Miss India
State Wins
Karnataka 1
Tamil Nadu 1
Telangana 1
Andhra Pradesh 0
Kerala 0

Representatives at Femina Miss India

The following provides an overview of the winners from each of the five South Indian states and a detailed breakdown of their performance and placement at the national Femina Miss India pageant.

Color key
States
Year
 Andhra Pradesh Karnataka Kerala Tamil Nadu Telangana
2026 Chikalapudi Indu Phalguni
Top 15		 Khushi Ramesh Kalakeri
Top 15		 Medhavi Saboo Tejashvee Arunprassad Ramya Kailasa
Top 15
2024 Bhavya Reddy Apeksha Shetty
Top 15		 Akshatha Das Malina
Top 15		 Prakruthi Kambam
2023 Gomathy Reddy Megan Edward
Top 7		 Christeena Biju
Top 7		 Karunya Mohanasundaram Urmila Chauhan
2022 Sailikhita Yalamanchili
Top 10		 Sini Shetty
Femina Miss India World		 Soumya Shasi Kumar Shivani Rajashekar Pragnya Ayyagari
Top 5
2020 Tejal Patil Rati Hulji
Top 5		 Leena Lal
Top 15		 Raina Garg
Top 20		 Manasa Varanasi
Femina Miss India World
2019 Nikita Tanwani Aashna Bisht Lakshmi Menon Rubeiya S K Sanjana Vij
1st Runner-Up
2018 Shreya Rao Kamaravapu
2nd Runner-Up		 Bhavana Durgam Reddy
Top 12		 Mekhana Shajan Anukreethy Vas
Femina Miss India World		 Kamakshi Bhaskarla
2017 Srishti Vyakaranam Swathi Muppala
Top 15		 Mannat Singh
Top 15		 Sherlin Seth Simran Choudhary

Andhra Pradesh

Year Delegate Age Placement & Performance
Placements Special award(s)
2017 Srishti Vyakaranam 24 Unplaced
2018 Shreya Rao Kamaravapu 25 2nd Runner-up
5 Special Awards
    • Miss Multimedia
    • Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Goodness Ambassador
    • Top 10 – Senco Gold Miss Shining Star
    • Top 10 – Naturals Salon Miss Refreshing Beauty
    • Top 12 – fbb Miss Fashion Icon
2019 Nikita Tanwani 24 Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Miss Top Spin (Table Tennis) – Bennett University Sports day
2020 Tejal Patil 21 Unplaced
2022 Sailikhita Yalamanchili 24 Top 10
1 Special Award
    • Rising Star
2023 Gomathy Reddy 21 Unplaced
2024 Bhavya Reddy Unplaced
3 Special Awards
    • Miss Shining Star
    • Top 5 – Miss Beautiful Smile
    • Top 5 – Miss Talented
2026 Chilakalapudi Indu Phalguni Top 15
4 Special Awards
    • Femina Miss India 2026 South (Zonal Titleholder)
    • Top 5 – Miss Goodness Ambassador
    • Top 5 – Miss Photogenic
    • Top 5 – Miss Rampwalk

Karnataka

Year Delegate Age Placement & Performance
Placements Special award(s)
2017 Swathi Muppala 25 Top 15
2 Special Awards
    • Top 5 – Miss Active
    • Top 9 – Body Beautiful
2018 Bhavana Durgam Reddy 21 Top 12
2019 Aashna Bisht 24 Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Beautiful Smile
2020 Rati Hulji 25 Top 5
2022 Sini Shetty 21 Femina Miss India World 2022
2 Special Awards
    • Miss Body Beautiful
    • Miss Talented
2023 Megan Edward 24 Top 7
1 Special Award
    • Miss Photogenic
2024 Apeksha Shetty 26 Top 15
3 Special Awards
    • Top 5 – Miss Goodness Ambassador
    • Top 5 – Miss IQ
    • Top 5 – Miss Lifestyle
2026 Khushi Ramesh Kalakeri Top 15

Kerala

Year Delegate Age Placement & Performance
Placements Special award(s)
2017 Mannat Singh 19 Top 15
2018 Mekhana Shajan 19 Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Winner – Miss Talented
2019 Lakshmi Menon 24 Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Winner – Beauty with a Purpose
2020 Leena Lal 25 Top 15
2022 Soumya Shasi Kumar 25 Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Winner – Miss Rampwalk
2023 Christeena Biju 25 Top 7
1 Special Award
    • Winner – Miss Rampwalk
2024 Akshatha Das 23 Unplaced
2 Special Awards
    • Top 5 – Miss Goodness Ambassador
    • Top 5 – Miss Radiant Personality
2026 Medhavi Saboo Unplaced
3 Special Awards
    • Winner – Miss IQ
    • Top 5 – Miss Goodness Ambassador
    • Top 5 – Miss Rampwalk

Tamil Nadu

Year Delegate Age Placement & Performance
Placements Special award(s)
2017 Sherlin Seth 19 Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Top 9 – Body Beautiful
2018 Anukreethy Vas 19 Femina Miss India World 2018
4 Special Awards
    • Beauty with a Purpose
    • Rajnigandha Pearls Miss Beautiful Smile
    • Top 6 – Chisel Miss Active
    • Top 10 – Senco Gold Miss Shining Star
2019 Rubeiya S K 23 Unplaced
2020 Raina Garg 23 Top 15
1 Special Award
    • Miss Lifestyle
2022 Shivani Rajashekar 24 Did not participate
2023 Karunya Mohanasundaram 24 Unplaced
2024 Malina Top 15
4 Special Awards
    • Femina Miss India 2024 South (Zonal Titleholder)
    • Top 5 – Miss Beautiful Eyes
    • Top 5 – Miss Beautiful Smile
    • Top 5 – Miss Shining Star
2026 Tejashvee Arunprassad Unplaced
1 Special Awards
    • Top 5 – Miss Sudoku

Telangana

Year Delegate Age Placement & Performance
Placements Special award(s)
2017 Simran Choudhary 24 Unplaced
2 Special Awards
    • Winner – Miss Talented
    • Top 5 – Miss Active
2018 Sai Kamakshi Bhaskarla 23 Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Top 10 – Senco Gold Miss Shining Star
2019 Sanjana Vij 23 1st Runner-up
3 Special Award
    • Winner – Miss Spectacular Eyes
    • Winner – Miss Smasher (Badminton) – Bennett University Sports day
    • Winner – Miss Photogenic (Zonal sub-contest)
2020 Manasa Varanasi 24 Femina Miss India World 2020
1 Special Award
    • Winner – Miss Rampwalk
2022 Pragnya Ayyagari 20 Top 5
2023 Urmila Chauhan 25 Unplaced
1 Special Award
    • Winner – Miss Congeniality
2024 Prakruthi Kambam Unplaced
2026 Ramya Kailasa Top 15
2 Special Awards
    • Winner – Miss Photogenic
    • Top 5 – Fashion Icon

Zonal Titleholders

Since 2024, the pageant has included a zonal title, awarded to one of the regional titleholders representing the South Zone. The recent results are as follows:

Year Winner State Placement at FMI Ref.
2026 Chikalapudi Indu Phalguni Andhra Pradesh Top 15
2024 Malina Tamil Nadu Top 15

Representatives at International Pageants

The following is a list of South Indian Representatives at International Beauty Pageants (Since 2008) by Femina Miss India/Miss Diva Organization:

Year Delegate State International Pageant Placement & Performance
Placements Special award(s)
2008 Parvathy Omanakuttan Kerala Miss World 2008 1st Runner-up
3 Special Awards
2010 Nicole Faria Karnataka Miss Earth 2010 Miss Earth 2010
2 Special Awards
    • Miss Talent
    • Miss Diamond Place
2013 Sobhita Dhulipala Karnataka Miss Earth 2013 Unplaced
5 Special Awards
    • Miss Photogenic
    • Miss Earth Eco Beauty
    • Miss Ever Bilena
    • Top 15 – Miss Talent
    • Top 15 – Best in Resort Wear
2018 Anukreethy Vas Tamil Nadu Miss World 2018 Top 30
3 Special Awards
2021 Manasa Varanasi Telangana Miss World 2021 Top 13
2 Special Awards
2023 Sini Sadanand Shetty Karnataka Miss World 2023 Top 8
5 Special Awards
Pragnya Ayyagari Telangana Miss Supranational 2023 Top 12
4 Special Awards
    • Miss Supranational Asia
    • Top 5 – Supra Chat
    • Top 7 – Miss Talent
    • Top 10 – Supra Fan-Vote

Mentor

The franchise organises a mentor/coach to each zone to train the candidates for the final event.

Year Mentor About
2023 Neha Dhupia
2022
2020
2019 Dia Mirza
  • Miss Asia Pacific 2000
2018 Rakul Preet Singh
  • Femina Miss India 2011 - 3rd Runner-up
2017 Parvathy Omanakuttan
  • Miss World 2008 - 1st Runner-up
  • Femina Miss India World 2008
  • Femina Miss India South 2008

Representatives at Femina Miss India

Only one candidate from whole of the five states in South India was chosen to compete in the Femina Miss India pageant from 2008 to 2013.

Year Delegate State Placement & Performance at Femina Miss India
Placements Special award(s)
2008 Parvathy Omanakuttan Kerala Femina Miss India World 2008
3 Special Awards
    • Miss Beautiful Hair
    • Miss Photogenic
    • Miss Personality
2009 Faith Pandey Karnataka Top 10
2010 Nicole Faria Karnataka Femina Miss India Earth 2010
3 Special Awards
    • ADP Femina Miss Photogenic
    • Saint Femina Miss Pure
    • HP Femina Gadget Girl
2011 Shweta Dolli Tamil Nadu Top 10
2012 Shamata Anchan Karnataka Top 10
1 Special Award
    • Miss Active
2013 Sobhita Dhulipala Andhra Pradesh Femina Miss India Earth 2013
3 Special Awards
    • Femina Miss Talented
    • iTimes Femina Miss Digital Diva
    • Miss Internet

Notes

  1. ↑ KARNATAKA — Swathi Muppala replaced Ruhika Das, Femina Miss India Karnataka 2017, who withdrew due to health reasons. Appointed by the Femina Miss India organization, Muppala competed in the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant. Notably, she was among the Top 3 finalists at the Femina Miss India Karnataka 2017 auditions.
  2. ↑ KERALA — Lakshmi Menon replaced Jane Thompson as Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 due to personal reasons. She was subsequently selected by the Femina Miss India organization to compete in the Femina Miss India 2019 pageant. Notably, Lakshmi Menon was among the Top 3 finalists at the Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 auditions.
  1. ↑ TAMIL NADU — Raina, who had been announced as a Top 15 semi-finalist and was scheduled to compete in the grand finale of Femina Miss India 2020, unexpectedly withdrew from the competition for unknown reasons. This was the year when the national semi-finalists were determined online, and due to COVID-19 restrictions, only they were invited to participate in the grand finale physically.
  2. ↑ TAMIL NADU — Shivani Rajashekar withdrew from the competition due to her college exams.

References

  1. ↑ "Four selected for Femina Miss India South". The New Indian Express. 16 May 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Indian woman PFMIS Gala evening". The Times of India. 25 December 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29.
  3. ↑ "Miss India format change this year scouted for the best from each state". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 20 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "News stating the replacement of Femina Miss India Karnataka 2017". June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Instagram post stating the replacement of Femina Miss India Kerala 2019 delegate on the organisation's official page". indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-25.
  6. ↑ "Meet the contestant, FMI Tamil Nadu 2020 - Raina Garg".
  7. ↑ "Shivani Rajasekhar withdraws from Miss India 2022 beauty contest". The Times of India. July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Meet the Zonal Winners 61st Femina Miss India". Shruthi Singh. Femina. 19 April 2026. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Meet Femina Miss India 2024 Zone Winners for the first time in the 60th edition". Femina. 20 October 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Shweta Dolli wins Miss India South 2011". The Times of India. 25 December 2010. Retrieved 22 December 2024.