Nandini Gupta of Rajasthan crowned Miss India 2023, inspired by Bollywood actress

Sunday 16 April, 2023 | 11:49 AM READ MALAYALAM VERSION

IMPHAL: A 19-year-old girl from Rajasthan was crowned Femina Miss India World 2023. Nandini Gupta of Kota in Rajasthan won the 59th Femina Miss India. Nandini won the title after defeating women from different parts of the country in a competition held at the Manipur Indoor Stadium in Imphal. Shreya Poonja from Delhi became the first runner up. Thounaojam Strela Luwang from Manipur was crowned the second runner-up.

With winning the title, Nandini Gupta will represent India at the 71st Miss World pageant to be held in the UAE. Nandini holds a bachelor's degree in business management from Lala Lajpat Rai College. She named Priyanka Chopra and Ratan Tata, the two inspiring and influential people in her life.

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The winners were judged by a panel of judges consisting of Femina Miss India Universe 2002 and Mentor Neha Dhupia, Indian boxing icon Laishram Sarita Devi, ace choreographer Terence Lewis, filmmaker and writer Harshavardhan Kulkarni and ace designers Rocky Star and Namrata Joshipura.