Femina Miss India 2018 beauty pageant will be held on June 19, 2018, at Dome, NSCI SVP Stadium, Mumbai. The Miss India event in its 55th edition will feature 30 states winners. Today's event will crown Miss India who will represent the country on the international platform. The grand finale will be broadcast on Colors Channel. Live streaming of Femina Miss India 2018 can be watched on here. The event begins at 8 pm. You can also check their Twitter page for updates.

The winner will represent India at Miss World 2018. Two runners-up will represent India at Miss Grand International 2018 and Miss United Continents 2018. Manushi Chillar from Haryana made the country proud winning Miss World 2017, prior to which Priyanka Chopra had won the crown 17 years ago.

Auditions were held in 30 states across the country to find the next beauty queen of India. The top three contestants from every state were given a chance to participate in the state zonal crowing ceremony. The state winner was then given an opportunity to represent her state at the finale of Miss India 2018. The event will be broadcast on Colors Channel.

Miss India 2018 sub contest was held on April 12, 2018, at The Leela Kempinski Ambience and Convention Centre. The final contestants were selected after various rounds. The judges included actor Neha Dhupia (North zone), Pooja Chopra (East zone), Mr. World 2016 Rohit Khandelwal, actor Angad Bedi, casting director Mukesh Chhabra and musician Behram Siganporia.  Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar was felicitated at the event for making India proud on the international platform.

Bollywood celebrities will be performing at the grand finale in Mumbai today. Actors Kareena Kapoor Khan, Madhuri Dixit Nene, Jacqueline Fernandez were seen practising for the gala eve. The contest is organised by Femina, a women's magazine by The Times Group.

 

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