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{{Infobox organization
| name = Miss India Worldwide
| formation = {{start date and age|1990}}
| type = [[Beauty Pageant]]
| headquarters = [[New York City]]
| location = United States
| language = English
| leader_title = Chairman
| founder = Dharmatma Saran<ref name="miww1">{{cite web|title=About us|url=https://www.worldwidepageants.com/chairman-message/|work=worldwidepageants.com|accessdate=20 February 2021}}</ref>
| founding_location = [[New York City]], United States
| leader_name = Dharmatma Saran
| key_people = Monica Gill
| parent_organization = Dharmatma Saran, Worldwide Pageants <ref name="miww1"/>
| website = [http://www.worldwidepageants.com/ Official Website]
}}

'''Miss India Worldwide''' is a [[beauty pageant]] which draws contestants from India and from among members of the [[Indian diaspora]] residing in other countries.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/and-more/square-entertainment-to-host-miss-india-worldwide-india-2015_1618659.html|title=Square Entertainment to host Miss India Worldwide India 2015|work=Zee News|date=23 June 2015|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref> It is conducted by India Festival Committee (IFC), first founded and headed by Dharmatma Saran in [[New York City]], USA.<ref name="miww1"/>

==History==

The pageant started in [[Miss India Worldwide 1990|1990]]. Simi Chaddha (now Dr. Simi Chaddha Ranajee) from the United States was crowned the first ever Miss India Worldwide in [[New York City]]. Simi was the winner of [[Miss India USA]] pageant of the year 1990. The pageant was held in the United States till 1996. In 1997, the pageant was hosted in India. Poonam Chibber of Canada became the first Miss India Worldwide winner to get crowned outside the United States. It was the first time that the pageant moved out its home turf and held in the Asian continent. The very next year in 1998 the pageant moved to the South east region of Asia and was held in Singapore. Once again, Canada's representative Melissa Bhagat was crowned the Miss India Worldwide 1998 by outgoing titleholder Poonam Chibber of Canada as well, giving Canada a rare back to back victory at the pageant. Canada is one of the three countries to have a back to back victory. Other two being USA and UK.

The pageant moved back to the United States in 2000 and was held in Florida. Rita Upadhyay of the United States was crowned Miss India Worldwide 2000 and became the fourth woman from the United States to win the crown.

==Notable Miss India Worldwide Participants==
Past pageant participants include Bollywood actress [[Pallavi Sharda]] (Miss India Australia 2010), media personality and television host [[Amin Dhillon]] (Miss India Worldwide Canada 2010), Indian television actress [[Uppekha Jain]] (Miss India Worldwide Canada 2008)

==Titleholders==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%;"
!width="30" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year
!style="width:150px;background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Country
!style="width:150px;background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss India Worldwide
!style="width:200px;background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|National Title
!style="width:190px;background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|City
!style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Country
!style="width:280px;background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Notes
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 1990|1990]]
| {{flag|United States}}
| Simmi Chadha
| [[Miss India USA]]
|rowspan=6|[[New York City]]
|rowspan=6|{{flag|United States}}
|
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 1991|1991]]
| {{flag|United States}}
| [[Bela Bajaria]]
| [[Miss India USA]]
| Bajaria would go on to become an executive at [[Universal Television]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/rising-indian-american-executive-now-head-of-universal-television/article_73c6556a-200e-11e5-8280-572c529b8db1.html|first=Sonia|last=Waraich|title=Rising Indian American Executive Now Head of Universal Television|work=India West|date=1 July 2015|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 1992|1992]]
| {{flag|United States}}
| Icha Singh
| [[Miss India USA]]
|
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 1994|1994]]
| {{flag|India}}
| Karminder Kaur Virk
| [[Miss India Worldwide India]]
| The first of five wins for a [[Miss India Worldwide India]] titleholder. This was the first year in which [[Hong Kong]] sent a delegate to the worldwide pageant, Puja Venkataraman who was Miss India Hong Kong winner, which was held in [[New York City]]; local businessman [[Hari Harilela]] was one of the judges.
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 1995|1995]]
| {{flag|Hong Kong}}
| Nirupama Anand
| Miss India Hong Kong
| First winner from Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.lexpress.mu/article/miss-india-worldwide-mauritius-la-couronne-shyanshini-sunnassee|title=Miss India Worldwide Mauritius: la couronne à Shyanshini Sunnassee|work=[[L'Express (Mauritius)|L'Express]]|date=6 April 2014|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scmp.com/article/113679/territorys-miss-india-pageant-crowns-future-hopes-charity|title=Territory's Miss India pageant crowns future hopes for charity|work=South China Morning Post|date=10 April 1995|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 1996|1996]]
| {{flag|India}}
| Sandhya Chib
| [[Miss India Worldwide India]]
| Also became a semi-finalist in [[Miss Universe 1996]]<ref name="Square">{{cite web|url=http://www.squaremissindia.in/about_us|title=About Us|publisher=Square Entertainment|accessdate=9 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150818110017/http://www.squaremissindia.in/about_us|archive-date=18 August 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 1997|1997]]
| {{flag|Canada}}
| Poonam Chibber
| Miss India Canada
| [[Mumbai]]
|{{flag|India}}
| The first win by a Miss India Worldwide Canada titleholder. Chibber would go on to become a [[Bollywood]] actress.<ref name="Winnipeg">{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/our-communities/lance/South-end-beauty-off-to-South-Africa--88915122.html|first=Rob|last=Brown|title=South end beauty off to South Africa|work=Winnipeg Free Press|date=25 March 2010|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://m.rediff.com/us/2000/jul/27us1.htm|first=Eugene|last=Correia|title=The Canadian Indian infatuation with beauty|work=[[Rediff]]|date=27 July 2010|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 1998|1998]]
| {{flag|Canada}}
| Melissa Bhagat
| Miss India Canada
| [[Singapore]]
|{{flag|Singapore}}
| Bhagat went on to work for the [[Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada]] under Minister [[Jason Kenney]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19981205-1.2.69.8.aspx|title=Canadian wins Miss India pageant|work=[[The Straits Times]]|date=5 December 1998|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/2010/aug/25look-miss-india-canada-2010-crowned.htm|title=Look: Miss India-Canada 2010 crowned|work=Rediff|date=25 August 2010|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 1999|1999]]
| {{flag|India}}
| [[Aarti Chabria]]
| [[Miss India Worldwide India]]
| [[Rahway, New Jersey]]
|rowspan=3|{{flag|United States}}
| Third winner from India<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/nris-go-traditional-at-miss-india-worldwide-pageant-in-new-jersey/1/254613.html|title=Pardesi pageant: NRIs go traditional at Miss India Worldwide pageant in New Jersey|work=India Today|date=13 September 1999|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2000|2000]]
| {{flag|United States}}
| Rita Upadhyay
| [[Miss India USA]]
| [[Tampa, Florida]]
| Held in November 2000. Upadhyay was age 23 and a New York-based staff writer for ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine then.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/miss-india-worldwide-2000-ritu-upadhyay-is-not-like-the-others/1/245469.html|first=Methil|last=Renuka|title=Miss Perfect: Miss India Worldwide 2000 Ritu Upadhyay is 'not like the others'|work=India Today|date=18 December 2000|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2001|2001]]
| {{flag|South Africa}}
| Sarika Sukhdeo
| Miss India South Africa
| [[San Jose, California|San Jose,California]]
| Originally scheduled to be held in [[Durban]], [[South Africa]], it was later delayed until March 2002 and moved to [[San Jose, California]]. Nevertheless, Sarika Sukhdeo of Durban garnered the first win for a Miss India Worldwide South Africa titleholder after ten years of South African delegates to the worldwide pageant.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/us/2001/jul/30sa1.htm|first=Fakir|last=Hassen|title=South Africa to host Miss India Worldwide|work=Rediff|date=30 July 2001|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/durban-woman-wins-miss-india-pageant-1.83108|first=Monica|last=Laganprsad|title=Durban woman wins Miss India pageant|work=[[Independent Online (South Africa)]]|date=10 March 2002|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79283858.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225034936/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-79283858.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 February 2016|title=A world Of Indian beauties|work=India Abroad|date=22 March 2002|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2002|2002]]
| {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| Santripti Vellody
| Miss India UAE
| [[Durban]]
|{{flag|South Africa}}
|First winner from [[UAE]]. Held in November 2002<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/fashion/20021101-0.html|title='Love for India' manifest at Miss India Worldwide|work=Apunka Choice|date=1 November 2002|accessdate=9 September 2015|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002235916/http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/fashion/20021101-0.html|archivedate=2 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/general/beautiful-hopes-1.402768|first=Sonali|last=Raha|title=Beautiful hopes|work=[[Gulf News]]|date=7 November 2002|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2003|2003]]
| {{flag|India}}
| Purva Merchant
| [[Miss India Worldwide India]]
| [[San Francisco, California]]
|{{flag|United States}}
| Held in September 2003<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/indiansabroadnews/vimala-is-miss-india-australia/article1-24650.aspx|title=Vimala is Miss India Australia|work=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=25 October 2004|accessdate=9 September 2015}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030930/world.htm|title=Briefly|work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]]|date=30 September 2003|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2005|2005]]
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| [[Amrita Hunjan]]
| Miss India UK
| rowspan=2|[[Mumbai]]
| rowspan=2|{{flag|India}}
| Held in February 2005; the fourteenth edition of the Miss India Worldwide pageant.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/birmingham/content/articles/2005/02/10/miss_india_feature.shtml|title=Dentist crowned Miss India Worldwide|work=BBC News|date=10 February 2005|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/miss-india-uk-amrita-hunjan-wins-miss-india-worldwide-crown/1/194529.html|first=Kanika|last=Gahlaut|title=Miss India UK Amrita Hunjan wins Miss India worldwide crown|work=India Today|date=7 February 2005|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2006|2006]]
| {{flag|United States}}
| Trina Chakravarty
| Miss India USA
| <ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Trina-Chakravarty-crowned-Miss-India-2006/articleshow/1391155.cms|title=Trina Chakravarty crowned Miss India 2006|work=The Times of India|date=29 January 2006|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2007|2007]]
| {{flag|Suriname}}
| [[Fareisa Joemmanbaks]]
| Miss India Suriname
| [[Fords, New Jersey]]
|{{flag|United States}}
| Held in April 2007. Joemmanbaks would later go on to a career in [[Malayalam cinema|Mollywood]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/indiansabroadnews/suriname-girl-crowned-miss-india-worldwide-in-new-jersey/article1-214552.aspx|first=Parveen|last=Chopra|title=Suriname girl crowned Miss India Worldwide in New Jersey|work=Hindustan Times|date=9 April 2007|accessdate=9 September 2015}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/Fareisa-Joemmanbaks-Mollywood-debut/articleshow/13106147.cms|first=Sanjith|last=Sidhardhan|title=Fareisa Joemmanbaks' Mollywood debut|work=The Times of India|date=12 May 2012|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2008|2008]]
| {{flag|India}}
| [[Shagun Sarabhai]]
| Miss India South Africa
| [[Johannesburg]]
|rowspan=3|{{flag|South Africa}}
| Held in February 2008. Prizes included $5,000 in cash, jewellery, clothing, and a notebook computer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/indiansabroad/shagun-sarabhai-is-new-miss-india-worldwide/article1-277907.aspx|first=Fakir|last=Hassen|title=Shagun Sarabhai is new Miss India Worldwide|work=Hindustan Times|date=24 February 2008}}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2009|2009]]
| {{flag|United States}}
| [[Nikkitasha Marwaha]]
| [[Miss India USA]]
|rowspan=2| [[Durban]]
| Held in February 2009. Marwaha was age 20 and a drama student at the time. She went on to star in the Indian television series ''[[24 (Indian TV series)|24]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2009-02-15/news/27636459_1_dance-fusion-indian-american-contest|title=Chicago girl wins Miss India worldwide 2009|work=[[The Economic Times]]|date=15 February 2009|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2013/10/25/american-beauty-queen-assassin-tv-show-india/|title=This American beauty queen is an assassin on a TV show in India |work= American Bazaar |date= 25 October 2013 |accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2010|2010]]
| {{flag|South Africa}}
| Kajal Lutchminarian
| Miss India South Africa
| Held in March 2010. Lutchminarian was age 21 and a medical student at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/60658/south-african-kajal-lutchminarian-miss.html|title=South African Kajal Lutchminarian is new Miss India Worldwide|work=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=28 March 2010|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2011|2011]]
| {{flag|Australia}}
| Ankita Ghazan
| [[Miss India Australia (Raj Suri)|Miss India Australia]]
| [[Abu Dhabi]]
|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| Held in May 2011; the twentieth edition of the pageant. Ghazan was age 19 and a university student at the time.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://missindiamagazine.com/ankita-ghazan-from-australia-wins-miss-india-worldwide-2011/|title=Ankita Ghazan, Miss India Australia, wins Miss India Worldwide 2011|work=Miss India Magazine|date=15 May 2011|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/photos/miss-india-worldwide-crowned-in-abu-dhabi-400003.html|title=Miss India Worldwide crowned in Abu Dhabi|work=Arabian Business|date=15 May 2011|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2012|2012]]
| {{flag|Guyana}}
| Alana Seebarran
| Miss India Guyana
| [[Paramaribo]]
|{{flag|Surinam}}
| Held in February 2012. Following her crowning, Seebarran had various conflicts with the organisers, and was not invited to the following year's pageant in Malaysia to crown the new winner.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/miss-india-worldwide-pageant-2012-full-coverage-contestants-talent-show-winners-crowning-moment|first=Sanskrity|last=Sinha|title=Miss India Worldwide Pageant 2012 Full Coverage - From Contestants' Talent Show to Winner's Crowning Moment|work=International Business Times|date=27 February 2012|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kaieteurnewsonline.com/2013/05/05/alana-seebarran-sues-miss-india-franchise-holder/|title=Alana Seebarran sues Miss India franchise holder|work=[[Kaieteur News]]|date=5 May 2013|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2013|2013]]
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
| Nehal Bhogaita
| Miss India UK
| [[Kuala Lumpur]]
|{{flag|Malaysia}}
| Held in May 2013. Bhogaita was the first deaf contestant in the pageant's history.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/hearing-imparied-nehal-bhogaita-crowned-miss-india-worldwide/1111009/|title=Hearing impaired Nehal Bhoghaita crowned Miss India Worldwide|work=[[Indian Express]]|date=4 May 2013|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2014|2014]]
| {{flag|United States}}
| [[Monica Gill]]
| [[Miss India USA]]
| [[Dubai]]
|{{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| Held in June 2014. Prizes included $8,000 in cash, as well as photo assignments and modelling sessions.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thenational.ae/uae/tourism/american-monica-gill-wins-miss-india-worldwide-in-uae|first=Roberta|last=Pennington|title=American Monica Gill wins Miss India Worldwide in UAE|work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)]]|date=22 June 2014|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/nri-achievers/Monica-Gill-Miss-India-Worldwide-2014/articleshow/36932695.cms|title=Monica Gill from US is Miss India Worldwide 2014|work=The Times of India|date=21 June 2014|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2015|2015]]
| {{flag|Oman}}
| Stephanie Lohale
| Miss India Oman
| [[Mumbai]]
|{{flag|India}}
|First winner from [[Oman]]. Pageant held in September 2015.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Features/18-year-old-set-to-represent-Oman-at-Miss-India-Worldwide-pageant-42ij|title=18-year-old set to represent Oman at Miss India Worldwide pageant|work=Muscat Daily|date=25 May 2015|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.indiawest.com/news/global_indian/oman-s-stephanie-lohale-crowned-miss-india-worldwide/article_77126e04-566c-11e5-ae14-73edf82469b6.html|first=Sonia|last=Waraich|title=Oman's Stephanie Lohale Crowned Miss India Worldwide 2015|work=India West|date=8 September 2015|accessdate=9 September 2015}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2016|2016]]
| {{flag|United States}}
| Karina Kohli
| [[Miss India USA]]
| [[New Jersey]]
| {{flag|USA}}
|
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2017|2017]]
| {{flag|United States}}
| Madhu Valli
| [[Miss India USA]]
| [[New Jersey]]
| {{flag|USA}}
| Pageant held in October, 2017. Winner is a student of criminal law and a hip hop artist from USA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/achiever-madhu-valli-meet-the-new-miss-india-worldwide/20171010.htm |title=She's gorgeous! Meet the new Miss India Worldwide |publisher=Rediff |date=October 10, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2018|2018]]
| {{flag|United States}}
| Shree Saini
| [[Miss India USA]]
| [[Washington (state)|Washington]]
| {{flag|USA}}
| Pageant held in December, 2018. Shree is a pacemaker patient and a graduate from University of Washington, who studied at Harvard, Yale and Stanford. She won the "Best Titleholder" award from the pageant community for her endless service work with hundreds of charities.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/getahead/report/why-this-trauma-survivor-wants-to-win-miss-world/20201007.htm |title=Why this trauma survivor wants to win Miss World|publisher=Rediff |date=October 7, 2020}}</ref>
|-
| [[Miss India Worldwide 2019|2019]]
| {{flag|India}}
| Tanishq Sharma
| Miss India Worldwide
| [[India]]
| {{flag|India}}
| Pageant held in December, 2019.
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Miss India Worldwide}}
[[Category:Beauty pageants for people of specific ethnic or national descents]]
[[Category:Culture of Indian diaspora]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 1990]]
[[Category:International beauty pageants]]
[[Category:1990 establishments in the United States]]

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