The event on Sunday night held at Yash Raj Film was a life-turning night for Haryana‘s Manushi Chhillar who won the title of 54th Femina Miss India World 2017, along with the first runner up- Sana Dua from Jammu and Kashmir and second runner-up Priyanka Kumari from Bihar.
The crowning moment of @fbb_india @ColorsTV Femina #MissIndia2017 Congratulations @ManushiChhillar @sanadua4 @Pryaankaroop @DS_SilverPearls pic.twitter.com/piXptHuMCr
— Miss India (@feminamissindia) June 25, 2017
Manushi is the daughter of doctor parents, studied in St. Thomas School in Delhi and Bhagat Phool Singh Government Medical College for Women in Sonepat. In an interview during her grooming, she said, “The only thing I believe is certain in life is uncertainty and this is what is amazing about the pageant.”
Following a new format this year, the beauty pageant toured 30 states across the country and young girls have participated from various places like Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand among others. This is the first time the participants wore Indian dress at the finale designed by Manish Malhotra.
Top 6 Shefali Sood, Sana Dua, Priyanka Kumari, Manushi Chhillar, Aishwarya Devan and Anukriti Gusain @fbb_india @ColorsTV #MissIndia2017 pic.twitter.com/FrpEWq1sW3
— Miss India (@feminamissindia) June 25, 2017
The judges for the night were Arjun Rampal, Bipasha Basu, fashion designer Manish Malhotra, Abhishek Kapoor, Vidyut Jammwal, Ileana D’Cruz among others. The finale will be telecasted on Colors Channel on July 9 from 1 PM.