| Miss Grand India 2026 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 12 May 2026 |
| Venue | Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi |
| Entrants | 29 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | TBD |
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Miss Grand India 2026 will be the 4th edition of the Miss Grand India pageant, scheduled to be held on 12 May 2026 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi.
Vishakha Kanwar of Rajasthan will crown her successor at the end of the event. The winner will represent India at the Miss Grand International 2026 pageant, scheduled to be held in October 2026 in India.[1][2]
Background[edit | edit source]
Location and date[edit | edit source]
On 22 April 2026 the Miss Grand India Organization officially announced the final schedule.The organizers announced Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi as the venue of pageant.The event will take place from 29 April to 12 May, with the Grand Final planned for 12 May 2026.
Schedule[edit | edit source]
On 22 April 2026, the Miss Grand India Organization announced their official activities during the competition, which are included:
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| April 29 | Arrival Day |
| April 30 | Talent round |
| May 1 | Orientation & Sashing Ceremony |
| May 2 | Closed Door Interview |
| May 3 | Rehearsals |
| May 4 | Welcome Ceremony & Press Conference |
| May 5 | Swimsuit Competition |
| May 6 | NGO Visit |
| May 7 | Fashion Week |
| May 8 | Rehearsals |
| May 9 | Bollywood Theme Gala Night |
| May 10 | National Costume Competition |
| May 11 | Rehearsals |
| May 12 | Grand Final |
Selection of contestants[edit | edit source]
This year’s competition will follow a multi-tier selection process, beginning with state-level competitions conducted nationwide. Representative from each state and union territory are selected to advance to the national-level competition.
Debuts and returns[edit | edit source]
This edition marks the debuts of union territories Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep and Puducherry, and the statesAndhra Pradesh, Haryana, Manipur, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. Additionally, this edition features the returns of Kerala, Meghalaya, and Punjab which all last competed in 2024.
Withdrawals and replacements[edit | edit source]
For this edition, there were no representative from Indian Diaspora in Canada, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram.
On March 6, the state organization of Miss Grand Arunachal Pradesh announced on instagram that Geyir Gongo has resigned from her title due to personal reason and Yeshi Lhamu is appointed as new representative.[3][4].Honli Konyak Miss Grand Nagaland 2026 resigned due to personal reason and replaced by Lovikali Swu.[5]
Additionally Miss Grand Bihar 2026 Nidhi Singh, Miss Grand West Bengal 2026 Kodila Bagchi, Miss Grand Punjab 2026 Ashita Banarwal and Miss Grand Jammu and Kashmir 2026 Muskan Devi are replaced with Sherya Verma, Reshmi Deokota, Guramrit Kaur and Simran Randhawa respectively for unknown reasons.[6][7]
Contestants[edit | edit source]
The following contestants have been confirmed.[8]
| State/Territory | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Khushi Dey |
| Andhra Pradesh | Divya Varanasi[9] |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Yeshi Lhamu[4] |
| Assam | Mrigashree Baruah[10] |
| Bihar | Shreya Verma |
| Chandigarh | E.R. Aishwarya |
| Chhattisgarh | Praveena Mandal |
| Delhi | Bhoomika Lalwani[11] |
| Gujarat | Zahabiya Daginawala |
| Haryana | Gopika Saji |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Simran Randhawa |
| Jharkhand | Neha Kisku[12] |
| Karnataka | Chalana Agnihotri |
| Kerala | K.S. Aswini[13] |
| Lakshadweep | Ann Shiya Aneesh |
| Maharashtra | Nishita Tahilramani |
| Manipur | Babina Thokchom[14] |
| Meghalaya | Tanvi Marak |
| Nagaland | Lovikali Swu |
| Puducherry | Shamaritha Sugumar[15] |
| Punjab | Guramrit Kaur[16] |
| Rajasthan | Meenakshi Chhapola[17] |
| Sikkim | Sneha Tamang[18] |
| Tamil Nadu | Lakshitha Thilagaraj[19] |
| Telangana | Sapna Chaubey |
| Tripura | Hritwika Majumder[20] |
| Uttar Pradesh | Saanjh Khurana |
| Uttarakhand | Manisha Singh |
| West Bengal | Reshmi Deokota[21] |
Notes[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "India será sede del Miss Grand International 2026, que se celebrará en octubre" [India will host Miss Grand International 2026 in October] (in español). El Universo. 18 October 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Armin P. Adina (18 October 2025). "Emma Tiglao gives PH a back-to-back win at Miss Grand International 2025". entertainment.inquirer.net. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Geyir Gongo crowned Miss Grand Arunachal 2026". The Arun Khabar. 19 January 2026. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Namgey Tsering congratulates Yeshi Lhamu on Miss Grand India Arunachal 2026 title". Arun Khabar. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Honli A. Konyak crowned Miss Grand Nagaland 2026". Mokokchung Times. 21 December 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "Bihar's Nidhi Singh Crowned Miss Grand Bihar 2026, Set to Represent State on Miss Grand India 2026 National Stage". Star Entertainment Production. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ↑ "বিউটি পেজেন্ট: কলকাতায় মিস গ্র্যান্ড ওয়েস্ট বেঙ্গল ২০২৬, বিজয়ী কোডিলা বাগচী" [Beauty pageant: Miss Grand West Bengal 2026 held in Kolkata, winner Kodila Bagchi]. News18 Bangla (in Bengali). 23 February 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "Vote for your favorite finalist – Miss Grand India 2026". Star Entertainment Production. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "Divya Varanasi crowned 'Miss Grand Andhra Pradesh 2026". www.thehansindia.com. 14 February 2026. Retrieved 22 February 2026.
- ↑ "Assam's Mrigashree Baruah to shine on national stage at Miss Grand India 2026". Firstpost. 24 April 2026. Archived from the original on 2 May 2026. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
- ↑ "मिस ग्रैंड दिल्ली 2026 बनकर चमकी भूमिका लालवानी" [Bhoomika Lalwani shines as Miss Grand Delhi 2026]. Lokpath Live (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "नेहा किस्कू बनी मिस ग्रैंड झारखंड-2026". Azad Sipahi (in हिन्दी). 15 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ↑ "മിസ് ഗ്രാന്റ് കേരള 2026" [Miss Grand Kerala 2026]. www.muvattupuzhanews.in (in മലയാളം). 29 January 2026. Retrieved 29 January 2026.
- ↑ "Babina Thokchom crowned first-ever Miss Grand Manipur 2026". www.thenortheastpost.com. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
- ↑ "மிஸ் கிராண்ட் புதுச்சேரி-2026 பட்டம் பெற்ற சமரித்தா முதல்வர் ரங்கசாமி வாழ்த்து" [Chief Minister Rangasamy congratulates Samaritha, who was crowned Miss Grand Puducherry 2026]. Dinamalar (in தமிழ்). 12 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
- ↑ "चंडीगढ़: गुरअमृत कौर रायपुरी बनीं मिस ग्रैंड पंजाब" [Chandigarh: Guramrit Kaur Raypuri became Miss Grand Punjab]. NewsAm (in हिन्दी). 21 March 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ Hindi, Sangri Today (18 April 2026). "जयपुर की मीनाक्षी छापोला बनीं मिस ग्रांड राजस्थान 2026, अब मिस ग्रांड इंडिया में करेंगी प्रदेश का प्रतिनिधित्व". Sangri Today Hindi (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ Nirmal Mangar (22 January 2026). "Sneha Tamang Crowned Miss Grand Sikkim 2026, Set to Represent State at National Level". www.thesikkimchronicle.com. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ↑ "லட்சிதா திலகராஜ் – மிஸ் கிராண்ட் தமிழ்நாடு 2026 பட்டம் வென்றார்" [Lakshita Thilagaraj wins the Miss Grand Tamil Nadu 2026 title]. Jananaayakan (in தமிழ்). 18 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Tripura girl Hritwika Majumder advances as Miss Grand India 2026 finalist". Tripura Tribune. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
- ↑ "মিস গ্র্যান্ড ইন্ডিয়া ২০২৬-এর মঞ্চে বাংলার গর্ব রেশমি দেওকোটা" [Reshmi Deokota, the pride of Bengal on the stage of Miss Grand India 2026]. Purbottar (in Bengali). 24 April 2026. Archived from the original on 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
