Tamil Nadu girl Anukreethy Vas crowned Miss India 2018
After Manushi Chhillar in 2017, Anukreethy Vas, a 19-year-old Tamil Nadu college student, has been crowned Femina Miss India 2018.
The event was held with a grand ceremony in Mumbai hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Ayushmann Kurrana.
Anukreethy Vas, who was previously crowned fbb Colours Femina Miss Tamil Nadu, beat 30 contestants to bag the top honour in front of a judges panel that included Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar, who awarded Anukreethy Vas her crown.
Meenakshi Chaudhary from Haryana was the first runner-up while Shreya Rao Kamavarapu from Andhra Pradesh secured the second runner-up position.
The judges panel included cricketers Irfan Pathan and KL Rahul and Bollywood celebs like Malaika Arora, Bobby Deol and Kunal Kapoor.
Apart from Miss India contestants, the glamourous evening saw dance performances by Madhuri Dixit, Kareena Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez.
The evening was also graced by Neha Dhupia, Poonam Pandey, Pooja Chopra and many more.
Manushi Chhillar, along with Miss United Continents 2017 Sana Dua, and Miss Intercontinental 2017 Priyanka Kumari, crowned their respective successors.
For the unversed Anukreethy Vas will now represent India at Miss World 2018 while the two runners-up will represent the country at Miss Grand International 2018 and Miss United Continents 2018 respectively.
The event was held with a grand ceremony in Mumbai hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Ayushmann Kurrana.
Anukreethy Vas, who was previously crowned fbb Colours Femina Miss Tamil Nadu, beat 30 contestants to bag the top honour in front of a judges panel that included Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar, who awarded Anukreethy Vas her crown.
Meenakshi Chaudhary from Haryana was the first runner-up while Shreya Rao Kamavarapu from Andhra Pradesh secured the second runner-up position.
The judges panel included cricketers Irfan Pathan and KL Rahul and Bollywood celebs like Malaika Arora, Bobby Deol and Kunal Kapoor.
Apart from Miss India contestants, the glamourous evening saw dance performances by Madhuri Dixit, Kareena Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez.
The evening was also graced by Neha Dhupia, Poonam Pandey, Pooja Chopra and many more.
Manushi Chhillar, along with Miss United Continents 2017 Sana Dua, and Miss Intercontinental 2017 Priyanka Kumari, crowned their respective successors.
For the unversed Anukreethy Vas will now represent India at Miss World 2018 while the two runners-up will represent the country at Miss Grand International 2018 and Miss United Continents 2018 respectively.