Chandigarh girl Vanya Mishra crowned as the Pantaloons Femina Miss
India World 2012 in the grand finale of the 49th edition of the beauty
pageant on 30 March 2012 in Mumbai. The Miss India Earth title went to
24-year-old Prachi Mishra of Pune won the Miss India Earth title while
Chennai girl Rochelle Maria Rao was crowned as the Miss India
International. The 2012 winners selected among 20 finalists were
crowned by last year's winners Kanistha Dhankhar, Hasleen Kaur and
Ankita Shorey.
19-year-old Vanya will represent India at the Miss World 2012 Pageant. Prachi and Rochelle is to represent the country at Miss Earth 2012 Pageant and Miss International 2012 Pageant, respectively. Femina will not send the beauties to the Miss Universe pageant as it had decided in 2010 to abstain from the event.
The event was hosted by Ayushman Khurana and Manish Paul.
Nargis Fakri and Sonam Kapoor added glamour to the event judged by Sonam, producer Ekta Kapoor, film director Rohit Shetty, actor Sonali Bendre, cricketer Harbhajan Singh, designer Raghavendra Rathore, Managing Director of Bajaj FimServ Sanjiv Bajaj, singer Sonu Nigam and TV actor Sakshi Tanwar.
Singer-actor Ali Zafar engaged the audience with his first dance performance with former Miss Indias Manasvi Mamgai and Neha Hinge.
The grand evening was also graced by Julia Morley, Chairperson of the Miss World Organisation and reigning Miss World Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colimenares.
19-year-old Vanya will represent India at the Miss World 2012 Pageant. Prachi and Rochelle is to represent the country at Miss Earth 2012 Pageant and Miss International 2012 Pageant, respectively. Femina will not send the beauties to the Miss Universe pageant as it had decided in 2010 to abstain from the event.
The event was hosted by Ayushman Khurana and Manish Paul.
Nargis Fakri and Sonam Kapoor added glamour to the event judged by Sonam, producer Ekta Kapoor, film director Rohit Shetty, actor Sonali Bendre, cricketer Harbhajan Singh, designer Raghavendra Rathore, Managing Director of Bajaj FimServ Sanjiv Bajaj, singer Sonu Nigam and TV actor Sakshi Tanwar.
Singer-actor Ali Zafar engaged the audience with his first dance performance with former Miss Indias Manasvi Mamgai and Neha Hinge.
The grand evening was also graced by Julia Morley, Chairperson of the Miss World Organisation and reigning Miss World Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colimenares.
