Miss India winners: 2015
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L-R Rashi Yadav, Simran Khandelwal, Shivani Jadhav, Nancy Gupta, Natasha Assadi, Naveli Deshmukh, Ankita Thite, Hemali Soni, Aarushi Sharma, Aishwarya Dhavale, Shivani Shetty, Apoorva Sharma, Pooja Bisht, Aileena Catherin Amon, Hida Siddiqui, Urvashi Rautela
Photo: Miss Diva India FB Official/Vikram Bawan
Top (left to right): Apeksha Porwal, Aishwarya Goel, Meghna Mitall, Minash Ravuthar, Sushrii Shreya Mishra, Tanya Hope, Akanksha Gautam, Medhika Priya Singhal, Chahat Dalal, Ruchira Mookerjee
In the first row (left to right): Sushruthi Krishna, Rushali Rai, Aditi Arya, Diksha Singh, Pranati Prakash, Aafreen Vaz, Rewati Chetri, Deeksha Gautam, Naveli Deshmukh
In the second row (left to right) Vartika Singh, Rakshitha Harimurthy
Photographer: Vikram Bawa
Stylist: Kavita Lakhani
Designers: Rohit Gandhi and Rahul Khanna
Make up and hair: Team Dessange
Hospitality Partner: Sofitel Mumbai
Copyright
Much of the information and pictures on this page are courtesy: BCCI/ The Times of India group/ Indiatimes.com/ Femina/ fbb. © BCCL 2015
The rest are courtesy the organisers of the Miss India Universe Yamaha Fascino contest. Oct 20, 2015, Press Trust of India
International crowns
Aafreen Rachel Vaz clinched the title of Miss Supranational 2015 Asia and Oceania at the Miss Supranational 2015 beauty pageant in Krynica-Zdrój (Poland). The event was held at Malopolska Region here and was organised at the MOSIR (Hall of Sports) in Krynica-Zdrój. She also received prize money of $1000.
In 2014 Asha Bhat had won the Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania pageant.
Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva (for Miss Universe)
The winners
Urvashi Rautela won the right to represent India at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.
Urvashi is the only Indian girl in the history of pageantry to have won the same title twice.
Natasha Assadi from Bangalore was crowned 1st runner up
Naveli Deshmukh from Aurangabad was declared 2nd runners-up.
Sub-titles
Miss Fascinating: Natasha Assadi
Miss Photogenic: Hemali Soni
Miss Sparkling Beauty: Ankita Thite and Shivani Shetty
Miss Talented: Urvashi Rautela and Naveli Deshmukh
Miss Tech Diva: Aileena Catherin Amon
Best Makeover: Aileena Catherin Amon
Miss Active: Nancy Gupta
Miss Rampwalk: Urvashi Rautela
Miss Body Beautiful: Simran Khandelwal and Urvashi Rautela
Miss Sudoku: Aileena Catherin Amon
Miss Congeniality: Pooja Bisht
Miss Style Icon: Simran Khandelwal
The six top finalists
Aileena Catherin Amon
Aishwarya Dhavale
Hemali Soni
Natasha Assadi
Naveli Deshmukh
Urvashi Rautela
The finalists' profiles=
Aarushi Sharma
City: Delhi
School: Queen Mary's School
College: Amity University
Aileena Catherin Amon
City: Kochi
School: Vidyodaya School, Thevakkal
College: St. Joseph's college of commerce
Profession: Model, Actress
Crowned: Miss South India 2015
Aishwarya Dhavale
City: Pune
School: Sardar Dastur Nosherwan Girls High School
College: Nowrosjee Wadia college
Profession: Student
Crowned: Most elegant bride"- Indian bridal contest. 2nd runner up - Face of Asia.
Ankita Thite
City: Pune
School: SPM English School
College: Fergusson College
Profession: Economist, Model
Crowned: Miss NDA 2009
Apoorva Sharma
City: Jaipur
School: Sharda Vidya Mandir
College: International College for Girls
Profession: Actor
Hemali Soni
City: Mumbai
School: The Alexandra Girls' English Institution
College: Jai Hind College
Profession: Student
Crowned: Campus Princess 2015
Hida Siddiqui
City: Delhi
School: Khalsa School
College: D.U
Nancy Gupta
City: Delhi
School: Kendriya Vidyalaya, Shimla
College: HP university
Natasha Assadi
City: Mumbai
School: Jain International Residential School
College: University of Hertfordshire
Profession: Student
Interests: Dancing, kick boxing, horse riding
Crowned: Miss Diva 2015 first runner-up
City: Aurangabad
School: Stepping stones high school
College: Amity university
Profession: Student, Model, Bharatnatyam dancer
Interests: Dance and Sports
Crowned: Miss Yuva next Maharashtra and Goa, Miss Diva 2015 second runner-up
Pooja Bisht
City: Kotdwara
School: Sri Guru Ram Rai
College: Delhi University
Profession: Model and Actor
Rashi Yadav
City: New Delhi
School: Kendriya Vidyalaya Pragati Vihar
College: Atma Raam Sanatan Dharma Collage
Profession: Model /Dancer
Shivani Jadhav
City: Pune
School: Jnana Prabodhini Navanagar Vidyalay
College: MIT college of Engineering Pune
Profession: Student
Shivani Shetty
City: Mumbai
School: Gyan Kendra Secondary School
College: Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics
Profession: Student
Simran Khandelwal
City: Indore
School: Emrald Heights
College: Prestige
Profession: Student
Interests: Acting
Crowned: Miss India Delhi Fashion Icon
Urvashi Rautela
City: Kotdwara
School: D.A.V Public School Kotdwara, Uttarakhand
College: Hindu College, Delhi University
Profession: Artist, Thespian, Social Activist and Performer
Interests: Volunteering at the women's development resource centre, advocating for "Urvashi Rautela Foundation" a cause that her parents had been dedicated for several years.
Crowned: Miss Universe India 2015, Miss Tourism Queen of The Year International 2011 World, Miss Asian Supermodel 2011
The jury
Actress Kangana Ranaut, Irrfan, Lara Dutta, Vikas Bahl and designer duo Shantanu and Nikhil formed the jury for the pageant.
The various eliminations saw celebrity experts from the industry judge the finalists like Soha Ali Khan, Yami Gautam, Dino Morea, Rahul Khanna, Zayed Khan, Rocky Star, Nachiket Barve, Ujjwala Raut, and many more.
The Miss India 2015 finals
The Top 3 Queens
Aditi Arya: fbb Femina Miss India 2015
Aafreen Rachel Vaz: fbb Femina Miss India 2015 first runner up
Vartika Singh: fbb Femina Miss India 2015 second runner up
Jury
Anil Kapoor
John Abraham
Manisha Koirala
Shilpa Shety
Sonali Bendre
Chitrangada Singh
Feroz Nadiadwala
Abu Jani
Sandeep Khosla
Shiamak Davar.
The Top 5 finalists
Aafreen Rachel Vaz
Aditi Arya
Vartika Singh
Deeksha Kaushal
Tanya Hope
Sub-titles
fbb Miss Beauty with a Purpose: Vartika Singh
Reliance Digital Miss Multimedia: Guwahati's Rewati Chetri
The Top 10 finalists
Aafreen Vaz
Aditi Arya
Vartika Singh
Tanya Hope
Deeksha Kaushal
Sushrii Shreya Mishraa
Naveli Deshmikh
Rushali Rai
Rakshitha Harimurthy
Rewati Chetri
The twenty finalists
Aafreen Vaz
Born: 1990
City: Mumbai
School: Hasanat High School
College: Lynfield College
Profession: Medical Student and Model
Crowned: Miss Campus Princess 2015
She is an OCI [overseas citizen of India] from New Zealand, currently studying in Mangalore. She is also the winner of Campus Princess 2015, the pageant that got her a direct entry into the top twenty one at fbb Femina Miss India 2015.
Her main focus, she said after being placed 1st runner up, was (apart from working on her international pageant), working on the EDBF [European Dragon Boat Federation?] movement for the rural community of India.
Aditi Arya
Born: 1994
City: Delhi (Gurgaon, to be precise)
School: Amity International School
College: College of Business Studies, Delhi University
Profession: Research Analyst
Crowned: First runner up, Miss India Delhi 2015
Crowned: Miss India World 2015
The Times of India adds: Aditi Arya learnt touch typing, when she was eight years old, out of her love for writing. Aditi was a theatre enthusiast and participated in many street plays before contesting at Miss India 2015 pageant. She was a state level softball player, a game similar to baseball.Aditi Arya feels her sex appeal lies in her sensuous eyes. Aditi says she idolizes Priyanka Chopra, as one of the greatest beauty queens from India.
Aishwarya Goel
Born: 1995
City: Dehradun
School: St. Thomas' College
College: Graphic Era Hill University
Profession: Student
Akanksha Gautam
Born: 1992
City: Gurgaon
School: Amity International School
College: Rajarajeshwari medical college
Profession: Doctor
Crowned: Miss Mega Model Bangalore 2013, Miss Mysore
Apeksha Porwal
Born 1993
City: Mumbai
School: Smt. Sulochanadevi Singhania School
College: St. Xavier's College
Profession: Social entrepreneur
Crowned: Miss India Delhi 2015, Miss Teen India International 2009
Chahat Dalal
City: Pune
School: St. Felix High School
College: Wadias
Profession: Pilot
Deeksha Kaushal
Born 1991
City: Delhi
School: Modern school
College: Shri Ram College of Commerce
Profession: Model
Diksha Singh
Born 1997
City: Goa
School: Vidya Mandir
College: MES college
Profession: Student
Medhika Priya Singhal
Born 1993
City: Dehradun
School: Riverdale High School
College: Himachal Institute of Dental Sciences
Profession: Dentist
Meghna Mittal
Born 1996
City: Pune
School: Rewachand Bhojwani academy
College: MIT institute of design
Profession: Student
Minash Ravuthar
City: Mumbai
School: St. Anthony Girls High School
College: LS Raheja School of Architecture, Mumbai
Profession: Architect student
City: Aurangabad
School: Stepping Stones High School
College: Amity university
Profession: Student, model
Crowned: Lokmat Miss Yuva Next Maharashtra and Goa
Pranati Prakash
City: Dehradun
School: Loretto Convent, Delhi
College: NIFT, Mumbai
Profession: Fashion Communication student
Crowned: Miss Alcheringa; 1st runner up, Miss NDA; Winner of She's Got The Look
Rakshitha Harimurthy
City: Bangalore
College: Bishop Cottons College
Profession: Modelling
Crowned: Mega Model Hunt 2013
Rewati Chetri
City: Guwahati
School: St.Agnes Convent High School
College: NEF law college
Profession: Student
Interests: Belly dancing
Ruchira Mookherji
City: Kolkata
School: G.D Birla Centre for Education
College: The Bhawanipur Gujarati Education Society
Profession: Student and model
Crowned: Clean & Clear Fresh Face winner 2014 of Bhawanipur college
Rushali Rai
City: Delhi
School: Pestle Weed College, Dehradun
College: Aatma Ram Sanatan Dharma, DU
Profession: Model
Crowned: fbb Femina Miss India 2015 2nd runner up
Sushrii Shreya Mishraa
School: St.Joseph's Convent Higher Secondary School
College: SPM College, DU
Profession: Student Sushruthi Krishna City: Bangalore
School: DPS, Bangalore South
College: R. V. College of Architecture
Profession: Student and Dancer
Crowned: fbb Femina Miss India Finalist
Crowned: Asian Super Model 2010 (India) Tanya Hope City: Kolkata
School: Sacred Hearts Girls High School
College: University of Westminster
Profession: Pageant aspirant
Crowned: Miss India Kolkata 2015
Vartika Singh
City: Lucknow
School: CANOSSA Convent
College: I.T College, Lucknow
Profession: Consultant
Zoya Afroz
City : Lucknow
Representing the state of Madhya Pradesh
School: R.N Shah High School
College: Mithibhai College
Profession : Acting and modelling
Crowned : Pond's Femina Miss India 2013 2nd runner-up, Pond's Femina Miss India Indore 2013 winner
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