| Femina Miss India 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Date | March 24, 2013 |
| Presenters | Manish Paul |
| Entertainment | Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Priyanka Chopra, Sonu Nigam, Ritesh Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Aftab Shivdasani |
| Venue | Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Broadcaster | Colors |
| Entrants | 23 |
| Placements | 10 |
| Winner | Navneet Kaur Dhillon Punjab |
| Congeniality | Sanjana D'Souza Maharashtra |
| Photogenic | Anukriti Gusain Uttrakhand |
| Miss Internet | Sobhita Dhulipala Andhra Pradesh |
The 50th edition of Femina Miss India was held at Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai, on March 24, 2013. The show was telecast live on Colors (TV channel). A total of 23 contestants competed in the beauty pageant.[1] Navneet Kaur Dhillon of Punjab was crowned Femina Miss India World 2013 by the outgoing titleholder Vanya Mishra. Sobhita Dhulipala and Zoya Afroz were crowned the 1st and 2nd Runners Up respectively.
Navneet Kaur Dhillon represented India at Miss World 2013 held in Indonesia where she placed in the Top 20 and won the Multimedia Award.[2] Vanya Mishra represented miss world Sobhita Dhulipala represented India at Miss Earth 2013 held in the Philippines where she won two awards, Miss Photogenic and Miss Eco-beauty, though she did not place.[3]
After the Femina Miss India 2013 pageant, Vijaya Sharma and Swati Kain, both Femina Miss India 2013 contestants, were designated by Femina as India's representatives to Miss Supranational 2013 and to Miss Heritage 2013 respectively. Sharma placed in the Top 20 at Miss Supranational 2013 held in Belarus,[4] while Kain was crowned 1st Runner Up at Miss Heritage 2013 held in Zimbabwe.[5] In addition, Femina designated Purva Rana, who was not a contestant at Femina Miss India 2013 but who had been a contestant in the 2012 edition,[6] as India's representative at Miss United Continent 2013 held in Ecuador where she was crowned Vice-Queen/Virrena.[7]