Miss India Worldwide 2015 was the 24th edition of the Miss India Worldwide pageant, held on 5 September 2015. The event was held at Lalit Hotel in Mumbai, India.
| Miss India Worldwide 2015 | |
|---|---|
| Date | September 05, 2015 |
| Presenters | Karan Tacker |
| Venue | Lalit Hotel, Mumbai, India |
| Broadcaster | Emirates Vision |
| Entrants | 32 |
| Winner | Stephanie Lohale Oman |
| Congeniality | Soesoe Mustafa Netherlands |
| Photogenic | Priyanka Sebastian Sri Lanka |
Monica Gill of the United States crowned her successor Stephanie Lohale of Oman at the end of the event.[1]
Results
edit| Final result | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss India Worldwide 2015 |
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| 1st Runner-up |
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| 2nd Runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
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Special awards
edit| Award | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Congeniality | Soesoe Mustafa | Netherlands |
| Miss Talented | Jyotsna Arora |  Qatar |
| Miss Photogenic | Priyanka Sebastian | Sri Lanka |
| Miss Social Media | Dipti Bhudrani |  Sint Maarten |
| Miss Beautiful Smile | Nandini Kochar |  Botswana |
| Miss Beautiful Skin | Lieve Blanckaert |  Guyana |
| Miss Catwalk | Apeksha Porwal |  India |
| Miss Beautiful Eyes | Kareen Seepersaud |  French Guiana |
| Miss Chairman's Professional | Veena Gurbani |  Jamaica |
| Miss Bollywood Diva | Grace Walia |  Indonesia |
Contestants
edit32 contestants competed for the title of Miss India Worldwide 2015.
| Country/Territory | Candidate | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|
 Australia | Nibedita Pal[2] | 22 | Brisbane |
 Bahrain | Ritu Pamnani | 24 | Dubai |
| Botswana | Nandini Kochar | 17 | Gaborone |
 Canada | Samantha Rodrigues[3] | 20 | Toronto |
 Fiji | Monisha Gounder[4] | 17 | Auckland |
| France | Chanda Rughoo | ||
| French Guiana | Kareen Seepersaud[5] | 18 | Cayenne |
| Guadeloupe | Trycia Ramaye[6] | Grande-Terre | |
| Guyana | Lieve Blanckaert[7] | 17 | Georgetown |
| India | Apeksha Porwal[8] | 18 | Mulund |
| Indonesia | Grace Walia[9] | 17 | Jakarta |
 Italy | Natasha Jabul[10] | 20 | Bari |
| Jamaica | Veena Gurbani | 26 | Michigan |
 Kenya | Aliza Rajan[11] | 24 | Nairobi |
 Kuwait | Sharola Prasad | 22 | Dubai |
 Malaysia | Mogansundari Mahalingam | ||
 Martinique | Nirmala Marimoutou[12] | 17 | Fort-de-France |
 Mauritius | Lovna Peeharry[13] | 23 | Rose-Belle |
| Netherlands | Soesoe Mustafa[14] | 26 | Delft |
 New Zealand | Advaita Shetty[4] | 20 | Auckland |
| Oman | Stephanie Lohale[15] | 19 | Muscat |
| Qatar | Jyotsna Arora[16] | 23 | Dubai |
 Russia | Ashita Munjely | Moscow | |
 Singapore | Durga Naidu | Singapore | |
| Sint Maarten | Dipti Budhrani[17] | 17 | Cay Hill |
 South Africa | Shivani Govender[18] | 22 | Johannesburg |
| Sri Lanka | Priyanka Sebastian | ||
 Sweden | Sanaya Singh[19] | 24 | Gävle |
 Switzerland | Kanika Jain | Zürich | |
 Trinidad and Tobago | Melissa Hanoman | ||
 United Arab Emirates | Nivetha Pethuraj[20] | 23 | Dubai |
 United Kingdom | Nandini Patel[21] | London | |
 USA | Pranathy Gangaraju[22] | 19 | Duluth |
Judges
editThe Miss India Worldwide 2015 final judges were:
Contestant notes
editCrossovers
editContestants who previously competed at other national and international beauty pageants:
- Bahrain – Ritu Pamnani placed top 5 at Miss India United Arab Emirates 2015.
- India – Apeksha Porwal represented India at Miss Teen International 2009 in Chicago.[23] She was Femina Miss India Delhi 2015 but she unplaced at Femina Miss India 2015.[8] She has finished 2nd runner-up at Miss Diva 2017.[24]
- Jamaica – Veena Gurbani was Miss South Asia USA 2014 and Miss India Global 2017.[25]
- New Zealand – Advaita Shetty had competed at Miss Teen International New Zealand 2014 and placed 3rd runner-up. She has finished 1st runner-up at Miss India Worldwide New Zealand 2014.
- Russia- Dr. Ashita Munjely was Miss Himachal Face of The Year 2015. She was also crowned as Miss Himachal Runner up and Miss Himachal- Miss Style Diva 2015. She had also won Miss Tiara. She also won Miss SGMU 2018.
References
edit- ↑ "Miss India Worldwide 2015". worldwidepageants. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
- ↑ "Miss India Australia 2015 Nibedita Pal ready to take on world". The Indian Sun. September 14, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- 1 2 Panday, Arti (May 20, 2015). "Guyanese-born to vie for Miss India Worldwide crown". Indocaribbeanworld.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- 1 2 Raman, Venkat (November 16, 2015). "Two Auckland women did us proud in Mumbai". Indiannewslink. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ↑ Lama, Catherine (March 29, 2015). "Miss India Guyane 2015 est Kareen Seepersaud" (in French). Guyane la1re. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ Mathey, Déborah (August 21, 2014). "Trycia Ramaye, miss India Guadeloupe 2014-2015 « Ce titre me permet de promouvoir la culture indienne »" (in French). Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ↑ Johnson, Dreylan (October 3, 2015). "Lieve Blanckaert embodies beauty and compassion". Stabroeknews.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- 1 2 Maniar, Nitin (September 9, 2015). "Apeksha from Mulund is now Miss India World Wide 2015 - 1st runner up". Pnrnews. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ↑ Tampubolon, Hans David (April 23, 2015). "Grace Walia: set to take on big goals". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- 1 2 Romano, Stefano (April 21, 2015). "La diaspora indiana incorona la sua miss. Nonostante i marò". Frontierenews. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Aliza Rajan's Journey to Miss India Worldwide Finals Representing Kenya". Goplacesbooking.com. June 16, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Miss India Martinique 2015 : Nirmala Marimoutou s'empare de la couronne" (in French). People Bò Kay. November 1, 2014. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ↑ "Miss India Mauritius Pageant 2015 : Lovna Peeharry, du sourire aux larmes" (in French). Lemauricien.com. June 28, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ "'Miss' Soesoe heeft een bijzonder jaar achter de rug" (in Dutch). Delft op Eondag. July 23, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ↑ Borges, Jane (September 23, 2015). "19 year old brings Miss India Worldwide crown to Oman". Muscat Daily. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ "The All-round Girl : Engineer, Dancer, Model and now Miss India Qatar". Nricafe.com. May 5, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Hotseat-Dipti Deepak Budhrani". The Daily Herald. June 25, 2015. Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Miss India SA completed in world pageant". The Star Early Edition. August 5, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
- ↑ Öhrbom, Douglas (November 8, 2015). "Sanaya Singh - Miss India Sweden 2015". Hig. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ Bull, Alexandra (April 14, 2015). "Dubai's Nivetha Pethuraj to Represent UAE in Miss India Worldwide". Emirates Woman. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ Radhakrishnan, Manjusha (April 12, 2015). "Dubai's Nivetha wins Miss India UAE crown". GulfNews.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Pranathy Gangaraju of Georgia crowned Miss India USA". The American Bazaar. December 19, 2014. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Mumbai teenager Apeksha Porwal, recently crowned Teen Diva India International 2009". The Times Of India Mumbai. Mumbai. August 9, 2009. p. 27. Archived from the original on January 1, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Chennai-based Miss Diva 2017 Shraddha Shashidhar to represent India at Miss Universe pageant". The Indian Express. October 12, 2017. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ↑ "India LaRoda being crowned Miss India America". Asian Voice. August 22, 2017. Retrieved December 31, 2015.