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{{short description|Indian beauty pageant}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2026}}
{{Infobox beauty pageant
| theme =
| image =
| caption =
| date = 18 April 2026
| presenters = {{Hlist|[[Maniesh Paul]]|[[Sarah-Jane Dias]]}}
| acts = {{Hlist|[[Ishaan Khatter]]|[[Jubin Nautiyal]]|[[Lauren Gottlieb]]|[[Saswat Joshi]]}}
| venue = [[Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology|KIIT]], [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]]
| broadcaster = {{Hlist|[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom TV]]|[[ZEE5]]|Times Play}}
| entrants = 30
| placements = 15
| winner = [[Sadhvi Satish Sail]]
| represented = [[Goa]]
| photogenic = Ramya Kailasa<br>[[Telangana]]
| congeniality =
| before = [[Femina Miss India 2024|2024]]
| next =
}}
'''Femina Miss India 2026''' was the 61st edition of the [[Femina Miss India]] pageant. It was held on 18 April 2026 at the [[Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology]] campus in [[Bhubaneswar]], [[Odisha]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/fashion/the-61st-femina-miss-india-grand-finale-comes-to-kiit-bhubaneswar-article-153801493 | title=The 61st Femina Miss India Grand Finale Comes to KIIT, Bhubaneswar | publisher=[[Times Now]] | date=10 March 2026 | accessdate=10 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://kalingatv.com/odisha/kiit-signs-mou-for-grand-finale-of-kiit-presents-61st-femina-miss-india/ | title=KIIT signs MoU for grand finale of KIIT Presents 61st Femina Miss India | publisher=[[Kalinga TV]] | work=Subadh Nayak | date=10 March 2026 | accessdate=10 March 2026}}</ref> A total of 30 contestants participated, representing the 29 states of India, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi, along with one combined representative for the Union Territories. The complete show is scheduled to air on [[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom TV]] on 8 May 2026, and will also stream on the [[ZEE5]] and Times Play OTT platforms from the same date.

This edition marked the second time the pageant was held following a break in its annual continuity. A similar interruption in the regular schedule had previously occurred in 2021.

At the end of the event, [[Nikita Porwal]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] crowned [[Sadhvi Satish Sail]] of [[Goa]] as Femina Miss India 2026. Rajnandini Pawar of Maharashtra was crowned first runner-up, while Sree Advaita of the [[Union Territory]] was crowned second runner-up.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.zoomtventertainment.com/bollywood/61st-femina-miss-india-grand-finale-2026-sadhvi-sail-crowned-winner-article-154110120 | title=61st Femina Miss India Grand Finale 2026: Sadhvi Sail Crowned Winner | publisher=[[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom TV]] | work=Risha Ganguly | date=19 April 2026 | accessdate=18 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://zeenews.india.com/photos/entertainment/miss-india-2026-who-is-rajnandini-pawar-from-maharashtra-meet-the-first-runner-up-who-impressed-at-the-grand-finale-3038821 | title=Miss India 2026: Who is Rajnandini Pawar from Maharashtra? Meet the FIRST runner-up who impressed at the grand finale | publisher=[[Zee News]] | work=Ahana Tiwari | date=19 April 2026 | accessdate=19 April 2026}}</ref>
== Results ==
=== Final Result ===
{|
|-
|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:320px;background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"| Contestant
! style="width:200px;background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"| International Placement
|-align="center"
| Femina Miss India World 2026
|
* {{legend|Blue|text=W|[[Goa]] – [[Sadhvi Satish Sail]]}}
|
* [[Miss World 2027]] – {{tableTBA}}
|-align="center"
| 1st Runner-Up
|
* {{legend|Blue|text=W|[[Maharashtra]] – Rajnandini Pawar}}
|-align="center"
| 2nd Runner-Up
|
* {{legend|SkyBlue|text=UT|[[Union Territory]] – Sree Advaita G}}
|-
|-align="center"
| Top 8
|
* {{legend|Blue|text=W|[[Gujarat]] – Parinaaz Cooper ∆}}
* {{legend|DarkOrange|text=N|[[Himachal Pradesh]] – Shreya Thakur}}
* {{legend|DarkOrange|text=N|[[Madhya Pradesh]] – Dhanushree Chauhan}}
* {{legend|DarkOrange|text=N|[[Punjab]] – Yashika Sharma}}
* {{legend|Blue|text=W|[[Rajasthan]] – Tarushee Rai}}
|-align="center"
| Top 15
|
* {{legend|Green|text=S|[[Andhra Pradesh]] – Chilakalapudi Indu Phalguni}}
* {{legend|HotPink|text=NE|[[Assam]] – Bagmita Saikia}}
* {{legend|Yellow|text=E|[[Chhattisgarh]] – Anushka Sone}}
* {{legend|Green|text=S|[[Karnataka]] – Khushi Ramesh Kalakeri}}
* {{legend|Yellow|text=E|[[Odisha]] – Ayushi Panda}}
* {{legend|HotPink|text=NE|[[Sikkim]] – Deekila Sherpa §}}
* {{legend|Green|text=S|[[Telangana]] – Ramya Kailasa}}
|}
{{Small|§ – Winner of Miss Multimedia<br>∆ – Winner of Beauty with a Purpose Award}}

=== Zonal Titleholders ===
The Zonal titles were given to delegates who placed highest in the final, aside from the main crown.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Zonal Titles
! Contestant
|-
| East
|
* Chhattisgarh – Anushka Sone
|-
| North East
|
* Sikkim – Deekila Sherpa
|-
| North
|
* Punjab – Yashika Sharma
|-
| South
|
* Andhra Pradesh – Chilakalapudi Indu Phalguni
|-
| West
|
* Maharashtra – Rajnandini Pawar
|}

=== Sub-title Awards ===
==== Miss Body Beautiful ====
{|class="wikitable"
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
| Winner
|
* Gujarat – Parinaaz Cooper
|-
| rowspan=5 | Top 5
|
* Arunachal Pradesh – Mariam Longri
* Goa – Sadhvi Satish Sail
* Meghalaya – Ridamaya Passah
* Punjab – Yashika Sharma
|}

==== Miss Fashion Icon ====
{|class="wikitable"
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
| Winner
|
* Gujarat – Parinaaz Cooper
|-
| rowspan=5 | Top 5
|
* Maharashtra – Rajnandini Pawar
* Punjab – Yashika Sharma
* Telangana – Ramya Kailasa
* West Bengal – Mohana Panday
|}

==== Miss Goodness Ambassador ====
{|class="wikitable"
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
| Winner
|
* Arunachal Pradesh – Mariam Longri
|-
| rowspan=5 | Top 5
|
* Andhra Pradesh – Chilakalapudi Indu Phalguni
* Bihar – Anjali Nandi
* Haryana – Debasmita Gaur
* Kerala – Medhavi Saboo
|}

==== Miss IQ ====
{|class="wikitable"
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
| Winner
|
* Kerala – Medhavi Saboo
|-
| rowspan=5 | Top 5
|
* Haryana – Debasmita Gaur
* Himachal Pradesh – Shreya Thakur
* Odisha – Ayushi Panda
* Union Territory – Sree Advaita G
|}

==== Miss Lifestyle ====
{|class="wikitable"
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
| Winner
|
* West Bengal – Mohana Panday
|-
| rowspan=5| Top 5
|
* Goa – Sadhvi Satish Sail
* Madhya Pradesh – Dhanushree Chauhan
* Maharashtra – Rajnandini Pawar
* Punjab – Yashika Sharma
|}

==== Miss Photogenic ====
{|class="wikitable"
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
| Winner
|
* Telangana – Ramya Kailasa
|-
| rowspan=5| Top 5
|
* Andhra Pradesh – Chilakalapudi Indu Phalguni
* Maharashtra – Rajnandini Pawar
* Punjab – Yashika Sharma
* Rajasthan – Tarushee Rai
|}

==== Miss Radiant Personality ====
{|class="wikitable"
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
| Winner
|
* Manipur – Chanchui Khayi
|-
| rowspan=5 | Top 5
|
* Chhattisgarh – Anushka Sone
* Gujarat – Parinaz Cooper
* Punjab – Yashika Sharma
* Union Territory – Sree Advaita G
|}

==== Miss Rampwalk ====
{|class="wikitable"
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
| Winner
|
* Punjab – Yashika Sharma
|-
| rowspan=5 | Top 5
|
* Andhra Pradesh – Chilakalapudi Indu Phalguni
* Himachal Pradesh – Shreya Thakur
* Kerala – Medhavi Saboo
* Meghalaya – Ridamaya Passah
|}

==== Miss Sudoku ====
{|class="wikitable"
! Placement
! Contestant
|-
| Winner
|
* Madhya Pradesh – Dhanushree Chauhan
|-
| rowspan=5 | Top 5
|
* Chhattisgarh – Anushka Sone
* Sikkim – Deekila Sherpa
* Tamil Nadu – Tejashvee Arunprassad
* Uttar Pradesh – Sania Mukherjee
|}

== Format ==
For the first time in the history of the pageant, Femina Miss India granted state-level franchises to multiple states to independently organize their respective state competitions. Winners of these state pageants will advance to represent their states at the national competition.

In addition to the state franchise format, the traditional zonal audition system will continue to be implemented in regions where independent state pageants are not conducted. Contestants from those states will participate in zonal auditions, after which shortlisted candidates will be selected.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.femina.in/beauty-pageants/miss-india/the-journey-begins-meet-the-23-state-winners-of-61st-femina-miss-india/eventshow/153896133.cms | title=The Journey Begins: Meet the 23 State Winners of 61st Femina Miss India | publisher=[[Femina (India)|Femina]] | work=Shruthi Singh | date=26 March 2026 | accessdate=9 April 2026}}</ref>

=== Event schedule ===
The following is the list of the schedules of all the events of Femina Miss India 2026:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.femina.in/beauty-pageants/miss-india/61st-femina-miss-india-announces-zonal-audition-dates-the-final-call-begins/articleshow/153606595.cms|title=61st Femina Miss India Announces Zonal Audition Dates: The Final Call Begins|website=femina.in|date=13 February 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://pragativadi.com/femina-miss-india-2026-contestants-explore-odishas-heritage-ahead-of-grand-finale/ | title=Femina Miss India 2026 Contestants Explore Odisha's Heritage Ahead of Grand Finale | publisher=[[Pragativadi]] | work=Ananya Pattnaik | date=15 April 2026 | accessdate=17 April 2026}}</ref>
{| class="toccolours" style="font-size: 95%"
|-
! width=150px 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
! width=500px style = "background: #CECECE; color: #333333; text-align:center" | Jury
! width=320px style = "background: #CECECE; color: #333333; text-align:center" | Presenter
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| East Zone Auditions
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 20 February 2026
| [[Kolkata]]
|
* Abhishek Dutta – Fashion Designer
* Blossom Kochhar – Happiness Coach
* Kaustav Saika – Fashion Photographer
* Naina More – Author, Motivational Speaker
* Shreya Poonja – [[Femina Miss India 2023]] 1st Runner-up
|
* Shaswati Bala – FMI West Bengal 2023
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| North East Zone Auditions
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 22 February 2026
| [[Guwahati]]
|
* Amrita Baruva Sawyan – Director, The Guwahati Address Hotel
* Bhaskar Saika – Hair and Fashion Stylist
* Blossom Kochhar – Happiness Coach
* Imlibenla Wati Nienu – Miss Nagaland 2012
* Nandini Baruva – Fashion Designer
* Payal Chadha – Fashion Designer
* Rekha Pandey – [[Femina Miss India 2024]] 1st Runner-up
|
* Anushka Lekharu – FMI Assam 2023
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| South Zone Auditions
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 13 March 2026
| [[Bangalore]]
|
* [[Gokul Ganesan]] – [[Mr India 2024|Mister India World 2024]]
* Natasha Grover – Brand & Operations Head of the Miss India Organization
* Prasad Bidapa – Show director
* Sushruthi Krishna – [[Femina Miss India 2016]] 1st Runner-up
* Waseem Khan – Fashion photographer
|
* Prakruthi Kambam – FMI Telangana 2024
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| North Zone Auditions
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 15 March 2026
| [[Noida]]
|
* Bhawana Rao – Fashion designer
* Blossom Kochhar – Happiness Coach
* [[Nandini Gupta]] – [[Femina Miss India 2023|Femina Miss India World 2023]]
* Natasha Grover – Brand & Operations Head of the Miss India Organization
* Prbhjiit Maniktala – Founder, Vazaneh by Prbhjiit - Cicle of Luxe
* Rishi Raj – Fashion director
|
* None
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| West Zone & Union Territory Auditions, North Zone Final Auditions
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 19 March 2026
| [[Mumbai]]
|
* Altamash Faraz – [[Mr India 2017|Mister India Supranational 2017]]
* Blossom Kochhar – Happiness Coach
* [[Gokul Ganesan]] – [[Mr India 2024|Mister India World 2024]]
* Natasha Grover – Brand & Operations Head of the Miss India Organization
* [[Nikita Porwal]] – [[Femina Miss India 2024|Femina Miss India World 2024]]
* Sachin Kumbhaar – Television presenter
* Sandip Soparrkar – Dance choreographer
|
* Riya Nandini – FMI Jharkhand 2024
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| South & East Zone Final Auditions
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 20 March 2026
| [[Mumbai]]
|
* Blossom Kochhar – Happiness Coach
* [[Gokul Ganesan]] – [[Mr India 2024|Mister India World 2024]]
* [[Nandini Gupta]] – [[Femina Miss India 2023|Femina Miss India World 2023]]
* Natasha Grover – Brand & Operations Head of the Miss India Organization
* [[Nikita Porwal]] – [[Femina Miss India 2024|Femina Miss India World 2024]]
* Sachin Kumbhaar – Television presenter
|
* Riya Nandini – FMI Jharkhand 2024
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| Award Night
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 9 April 2026
| [[Mumbai]]
|
''None''
|
* Pooja Bhamrrah
|-
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| Grand Finale
| style = "background: #eaecf0; color:#333333; "| 18 April 2026
| [[Bhubaneswar]]
|
* [[Amaal Mallik]] – Singer and music director
* [[Celina Jaitly]] – Femina Miss India 2001
* [[Dutee Chand]] – Indian track and field athlete
* [[Madhur Bhandarkar]] – Indian film director and screenwriter
* [[Neha Dhupia]] – Actress, Femina Miss India 2002
* [[Simran (actress)|Simran]] – Actress
* [[Terence Lewis (choreographer)|Terence Lewis]] – Dancer and choreographer
* [[Vartika Singh]] – [[Miss Diva 2019]]
* [[Zeenat Aman]] – Actress, [[Miss Asia Pacific International|Miss Asia Pacific International 1970]] from India
|
* [[Maniesh Paul]]
* [[Sarah-Jane Dias]]
* Sreetama Basu (Red carpet)
|}

==Contestants==
The following is the list of the official delegates of Femina Miss India 2026 representing 29 states +1 common winner from all Union territories of the country:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.femina.in/beauty-pageants/miss-india/unveiling-the-state-winners-of-femina-miss-india-2024-the-journey-begins/eventshow/112591589.cms|title=Unveiling the state winners of Femina Miss India 2024: The journey begins!|website=femina.in}}</ref>
;Color key
{{plainlist|
* {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner
* {{Color box|#FFFF33|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up
* {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists/semi-finalists
}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Zone
! width=150px |State
! width=150px |Delegate
|-
! rowspan=5| East
| [[Bihar]]
| Anjali Nandi
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
| [[Chhattisgarh]]
| Anushka Sone
|-
| [[Jharkhand]]
| Shreya Agrawal
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
| [[Odisha]]
| Ayushi Panda<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mycitylinks.in/ayushi-panda-crowned-miss-odisha-india-2025-will-represent-state-at-femina-miss-india|title=Ayushi Panda Crowned Miss Odisha India 2025, Will Represent State at Femina Miss India|website=mycitylinks.in|date=23 June 2025}}</ref>
|-
| [[West Bengal]]
| Mohana Panday
|-
! rowspan=8| North East
| [[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| Mariam Longri
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
| [[Assam]]
| Bagmita Saikia
|-
| [[Manipur]]
| Chanchui Khayi
|-
| [[Meghalaya]]
| Ridamaya Passah
|-
| [[Mizoram]]
| BC Lalmuankimi
|-
| [[Nagaland]]
| Nikali K Shohe
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
| [[Sikkim]]
| Deekila Sherpa
|-
| [[Tripura]]
| Shreeya Debbarma
|-
! rowspan=7| North
| [[Delhi]]
| Devanshi Paliwal
|-
| [[Haryana]]
| Debasmita Gaur<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.femina.in/beauty-pageants/miss-india/debasmita-gaur-wins-the-crown-at-femina-miss-india-haryana-2026/articleshow/153628666.cms|title=Debasmita Gaur Wins the Crown at Femina Miss India Haryana 2026|website=femina.in|date=17 February 2026}}</ref>
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
| [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| Shreya Thakur
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
| [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| Dhanushree Chauhan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/mp-news-21-year-old-seoni-girl-dhanushree-chauhan-crowned-femina-miss-india-mp-2026-video4|title=21-Year-Old Seoni Girl Dhanushree Chauhan Crowned Femina Miss India MP 2026|website=freepressjournal.in|date=20 February 2026}}</ref>
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
| [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| Yashika Sharma
|-
| [[Uttarakhand]]
| Anchal Farswan
|-
| [[Uttar Pradesh]]
| Sania Mukherjee<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tvindialive.in/state/sania-mukherjee-crowned-as-femina-miss-india-uttar-pradesh-2026 | title=Sania Mukherjee Crowned as Femina Miss India Uttar Pradesh 2026 | publisher=TV India Live | date=27 February 2026 | accessdate=10 March 2026}}</ref>
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
! rowspan=5| [[Femina Miss India South|South]]
| [[Andhra Pradesh]]
| Chilakalapudi Indu Phalguni
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
| [[Karnataka]]
| Khushi Ramesh Kalakeri<ref>{{cite web |title=Introducing Khushi Kalakeri: Femina Miss India Karnataka 2026 |url=https://www.femina.in/beauty-pageants/miss-india/introducing-khushi-kalakeri-61st-femina-miss-india-karnataka/articleshow/153998789.cms |website=www.femina.in |language=en}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kerala]]
| Medhavi Saboo
|-
| [[Tamil Nadu]]
| Tejashvee Arunprassad
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
| [[Telangana]]
| Ramya Kailasa
|-style="background-color:gold"
! rowspan=5| West & Union Territory
| [[Goa]]
| Sadhvi Satish Sail
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
| [[Gujarat]]
| Parinaaz Cooper{{refn|GUJARAT — Parinaaz Cooper replaced Shivangi Desai, Femina Miss India Gujarat 2026, who withdrew due to unforeseen reason. Appointed by the Femina Miss India Gujarat organization, Parinaaz competed in the Femina Miss India Gujarat 2026 pageant.}}
|-style="background-color:#FFFF33"
| [[Maharashtra]]
| Rajnandini Pawar<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jaipurtimes.org/spotlight/rajnandini-pawar-wins-miss-india-maharashtra-2026|title=Rajnandini Pawar Wins Miss India Maharashtra 2026|website=jaipurtimes.org|date=17 February 2026}}</ref>
|-style="background-color:#FFFACD"
| [[Rajasthan]]
| Tarushee Rai
|-style="background-color:#FFFF33"
| [[Union Territory]]
| Sree Advaita G
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

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

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