Bharat Sundari

Bharat Sundari was a national beauty pageant in India. The pageant's winner competed in the Miss World pageant from 1968 to 1975.

Bharat Sundari
भारत सुंदरी
Formation1968 (1968)
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersGurugram, Haryana
Location
  • India
Region
India, World
Official language
Hindi, English
Key people
Rajat Singh
Staff
~48
Volunteers
~300
Websitewww.bharatsundari.com
In 2017 Rajat Singh restarted this pageant as a Private Entity

Categories

Bharat Sundari is in two categories:

  • Miss
  • Mrs

There are two stages to become Bharat Sundari:

  • State Level Competition
  • National Level Pageant

Eligibility criteria
  • Miss

· Height 5'2" and above (5'0 for North East India) · Age 16-35 (as of 1 December 2019)

  • Mrs

· Height 5'2" and above (5’0 for North East India) · Age 18-50 Years (age as on 31 December 2019)

History

The first edition of Bharat Sundari was held in 1968. Jane Coelho was crowned the first ever winner of Bharat Sundari contest and represented India at Miss World 1968 pageant.

1975 Anjana Sood Himachal Pradesh Semifinalist
1972 Malathi Basappa Karnataka 4th Runner-up
1970 Heather Corinne Faville Maharashtra Semifinalist
1969 Adina Shellim Maharashtra
Unplaced
1968 Jane Coelho New Delhi
Unplaced

Titleholders

Representatives to Miss World
YearRepresentativeStateRankingSpecial Awards
1975 Anjana Sood Himachal Pradesh Semifinalist
1972 Malathi Basappa Karnataka 4th Runner-up
1970 Heather Corinne Faville Maharashtra Semifinalist
1969 Adina Shellim Maharashtra
Unplaced
1968 Jane Coelho New Delhi
Unplaced

Representatives to Queen of Pacific

In 1967, Eve's Weekly Miss India sent India's representative to the pageant.

YearRepresentativeStateRankingSpecial Awards
1973 Firoza Cooper Maharashtra
Unplaced
'Miss Photogenic

References
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