GK questions on Miss India winners

GK questions on Miss India winners

Why was preeti desai in the news ? -
 crowned miss UK 2006 after Danielle lloyd was stripped of crown

Which company organised the first Miss World contest held in India?
" ABCL

Irene Esther came third, Basetsana Julia came second. Who was the
first?
Aishwarya Rai, Miss world 1994

*Which former Miss India created history by deciding not to take part in the Miss Universe competition?
Nalini Vishwanathan

*In 1947 which award was conferred upon the actress Pramila?
Miss India 

*Name first indian model (miss india) to have competed for miss world tytle?
ANS. INDRANI REHMAN

*Starting 1964, the pageant has been held by the Femina magazine, and is referred to as Femina Miss India. Prior to 1964, Miss India was selected by Eve's weekly in 1959, 1960, 1961 and 1962. In 1947 and 1952, the winners were chosen by the Indian press.

*Miss India has been participating in the Miss Universe pageant since 1952, starting with Indrani Rehman; and in the Miss World pageant since 1959, starting with Fleur Ezekiel. After the Femina Miss India pageant was established, the practice was to send the winner to the Miss Universe pageant and the runner-up to the Miss World contest. Usually a second-runner up or an independent pageant winner would be sent to international pageants like Miss Asia, Miss International and Miss Asia-Pacific.

*Starting from 1995, the practice of choosing a single winner or "Miss India" was changed to instead elect representatives to the different international pageants, and three winners, who receive equal prizes and status were chosen, and designated Miss India Universe, Miss India World and Miss India Asia-Pacific. As of 2002, the third winner would no longer be sent to Miss Asia-Pacific, but to the newly formed Miss Earth pageant.

*The awards for 1989 were given at the end of the year (December), hence there was no separate contest for 1990.

*The year 1994 was a landmark year for the pageant industry in India when both the Miss Universe and Miss World contests were won by Miss Indias Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai respectively.

*In 2000 all the Miss India winners happened to win their respective international pageants - Lara Dutta (Miss Universe), Priyanka Chopra (Miss World) and Diya Mirza (Miss Asia-Pacific).


1952
• Indrani Rehman, first Miss India to participate in Miss Universe
• Nutan (finest actresses in Indian Cinema)
1947
Pramila (or Esther Abraham)
*The Pride of India, a cofffe table book on former Miss Indias, by Persis Khambatta, Miss India 1965

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