Miss India Worldwide 2014
Miss India Worldwide 2014 | |
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Date | June 20, 2014 |
Venue | Al Raha Beach Resort, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
Entrants | 40 |
Winner | Monica Gill United States |
Congeniality | Yaddisha Dulangi Peterson Sri Lanka |
Photogenic | Janine Habib Netherlands |
Miss India Worldwide 2014 was the 23rd edition of the Miss India Worldwide pageant, held on 20 June 2014. The event was held at Al Raha Beach Resort in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[1]
Nehal Bhogaita of the United Kingdom crowned her successor Monica Gill of United States at the end of the event.[2]
Results[]
Final result | Contestant |
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Miss India Worldwide 2014 | |
1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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Top 5 |
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Top 10 |
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Special awards[]
Award | Name | Country |
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Miss Congeniality | Yaddisha Dulangi Peterson | Sri Lanka |
Miss Photogenic | Janine Habib | Netherlands |
Miss Talented | Noopoor Akruwala | Grenada |
Miss Bollywood Diva | Shima Singh Mann | Sweden |
Miss Beautiful Smile | Joanna Soudine-Palton | French Guiana |
Miss Catwalk | Sonia Singh | Norway |
Miss Beautiful Skin | Amreeta Goundar | New Zealand |
Miss Beautiful Hair | Jessica Sonejee | Andorra |
Miss Beautiful Face | Rachel Bianca Salema | Kuwait |
Miss Beautiful Figure | Angie Shamdasani | Spain |
Miss Viewer's Choice | Priya D’Silva | Bahrain |
City 1016 Listener's Choice | Ritu Shah | Dominica |
Miss Chairman's Professional | Harpreet Kaur | Belgium |
Contestants[]
40 contestants competed for the title of Miss India Worldwide 2014.
- Andorra – Jessica Sonejee
- Australia – Swetha Raj
- Bahrain – Priya D'Silva[3]
- Belgium – Harpreet Kaur
- Canada – Kajol Panchal
- Denmark – Laxmi Bhandari
- Dominica – Ritu Shah
- France – Mauree Ornella
- French Guiana – Joanna Soudine-Palton[4]
- Germany – Nieves Gautam Nagpal
- Grenada – Noopoor Akruwala
- Guadeloupe – Laurence Jiounandan[5]
- Guyana – Divya Sieudarsan[6]
- India – Anugya Sharma
- Indonesia – Mansi Sharma[7]
- Italy – Revan Satinder[8]
- Kenya – Komal Karsan Halai
- Kuwait – Rachel Bianca Salema
- Malaysia – Dhiva Sakti Yogandran
- Martinique – Coralie Couta
- Mauritius – Shyanshini Sunnassee[9]
- Netherlands – Janine Habib
- New Zealand – Amreeta Goundar[10]
- Norway – Sonia Singh
- Oman – Niharika Pathak[11]
- Qatar – Trisha Verma
- Singapore – Priscilla Martin
- Sint Maarten – Kiran Jivnani[12]
- South Africa – Gabriella Seekola[13]
- Spain – Angie Shamdasani
- Sweden – Shima Singh Mann
- Sri Lanka – Yaddisha Dulangi Peterson
- Suriname – Darshani Khodabaks
- Switzerland – Cynferth Turrian
- Tanzania – Nida Kamaal
- Trinidad and Tobago – Shriveta Balram
- Uganda – Ruchi Vohra
- United Arab Emirates – Sanna Monga[14]
- United Kingdom – Suhani Gandhi[15]
- United States – Monica Gill[16]
Judges[]
The Miss India Worldwide 2014 final judges were:
- Harbajan Singh - Cricketeer
- Neha Dhupia - Actress and model, winner of Femina Miss India Universe 2002.
- Richa Chadda - Actress
- Nikhil Dwivedi - Actor
- Sundeep Koachar - Astrologer
- Meghana Fareed - Radio presenter
- Dharmatma Saran - Dharmatma Saran, chairman and founder of Miss India Worldwide and Mrs. India Worldwide.
Crossovers[]
Contestants who previously competed or will compete at other beauty pageants:
- Australia – Swetha Raj, Miss India Australia, won the title of Miss India Pacific Supertalent of the World 2014 in Seoul, South Korea.[17]
- Guyana – Divya Sieudarsan, Miss India Guyana, had completed at Miss Guyana Universe 2009. She has finished 2nd runner-up at Miss India Guyana 2011.[18]
- Kenya – Komal Halai, Miss India Kenya, had finished 1st runner-up at Miss India UK 2014 and Miss India Europe UK 2014. She had completed at Miss India Europe 2014 and won the award of Miss Best Personality[19][20]
- Malaysia – Dhiva Sakti Yogandran, Miss India Malaysia, had completed at Miss World Malaysia 2015 and won the award of Miss Photogenic.
- Singapore – Priscilla Martin, Miss Singapore India, was Miss Singapore Global Beauty Queen 2016.[21]
- Suriname – Darshani Khodabaks, Miss India Suriname, was Miss Multiverse India 2012 and Miss Heritage Netherlands 2016.
- United Kingdom - Suhani Gandhi, Miss India UK, was previously Miss India Europe UK. She placed as the 2nd runner-up at Miss India Europe 2014.[22]
References[]
- ^ "Monica Gill From US is Miss India Worldwide 2014". NDTV. June 21, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Pennington, Roberta (June 21, 2014). "From graduate to beauty queen". United Arab Emirates: The National. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Miller, Arthur. "Pageant honour for ex-Bahrain resident". Dilmun-Times. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Joanna Soudine-Palton sacrée Miss India Guyane 2014" (in French). France-Guyane. April 7, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Laurence Jiounandan en lice pour Miss India Worldwilde" (in French). Guadeloupe.franceantilles.fr. March 9, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Divya Sieudarsan crowned Miss Guyana India". gtvibes.com. May 8, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Himawan, Dhika (June 15, 2014). "My Jakarta: Mansi Sharma, Miss India Indonesia". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Ul Hassan, Ishfaq (May 31, 2014). "Bhumroo bhumroo... to charm Indian beauties on the ramp". Dnaindia.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Miss India Worldwide Mauritius: la couronne à Shyanshini Sunnassee" (in French). lexpress.mu. April 6, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Beauty queen bids for global title". Indiannewslink.co.nz. June 15, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Francis, Sneha May (July 31, 2014). "Beauty queen Niharika Pathak balances academics and fashion with ease". Emirates247.com. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Miss India St. Maarten". The Daily Herald. September 23, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Bester, Tanya (October 15, 2013). "Miss India SA inspires youth". Benoni City Times. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Badam, Ramola Talwar (June 15, 2014). "Dubai student aims to win Miss India Worldwide". United Arab Emirates: The National. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "'Time spent in India changed me'". Asian Lite. June 14, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Saigal, Ranjani (April 14, 2013). "Monica Gill Is Miss India USA". LoKavni. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Swetha Raj – Miss India Australia 2014 wins Miss Asia Pacific Supertalent in Seoul". Australia: Missindia.com.au. December 19, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Rodrigues, Jairo (June 21, 2014). "Divya Sieudarsan champions stamping out child abuse". Stabroek News. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Kenyan beauty queen hits runway for a cause". Daily Nation. June 7, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "Student to feature in Miss India Europe finals". Asian Image. February 11, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ "The Beauty Queen with a Plan: Priscilla Martin". The Guru. November 11, 2016. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Jain, Ritesh (April 4, 2014). "Miss India Europe Interviews and Reviews". Pulse London. No. 3. London. pp. 10–12. Retrieved January 2, 2018 – via Joomag.
External links[]
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