Miss Grand India 2026 was the 4th edition of the Miss Grand India pageant, held on 12 May 2026 at Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi.
Vishakha Kanwar of Rajasthan crowned Lakshita Thilagaraj of Tamil Nadu as her successor at the end of the event. Lakshita will represent India at the Miss Grand International 2026 pageant, scheduled to be held in October 2026 in India.
Background Location and date On 22 April 2026 the Miss Grand India Organization officially announced the final schedule.The organizers announced Talkatora Stadium, New Delhi as the venue of pageant.The event will take place from 29 April to 12 May, with the Grand Final planned for 12 May 2026.
Schedule On 22 April 2026, the Miss Grand India Organization announced their official activities during the competition, which are included:
+ Miss Grand India 2026: Schedule of Activities Date Event April 29 Arrival Day April 30 Talent round May 1 Orientation & Sashing Ceremony May 2 Closed Door Interview May 3 Rehearsals May 4 Welcome Ceremony & Press Conference May 5 Swimsuit Competition May 6 NGO Visit May 7 Fashion Week May 8 Rehearsals May 9 Bollywood Theme Gala Night May 10 National Costume Competition May 11 Rehearsals May 12 Grand Final
Results Placements Placement ContestantMiss Grand India 2026 Tamil Nadu – Lakshita Thilagaraj1st Runner-Up Assam – Mrigashree Baruah2nd Runner-Up Meghalaya – Tanvi Marak3rd Runner-Up Uttar Pradesh – Saanjh Khurana4th Runner-Up West Bengal – Reshmi Deokota5th Runner-Up Sikkim – Sneha TamangTop 15 Arunachal Pradesh – Yeshi Lhamu Delhi – Bhoomika Lalwani Gujarat - Zahabiya Daginawala Haryana – Gopika Saji Kerala – K.S. Aswini Manipur – Babina Thokchom Nagaland – Lovikali Swu Rajasthan – Meenakshi Chhapola Telangana – Sapna Chaubey Tripura – Hritwika Majumder Notes
Sub-title Awards A total of 7 sub-title awards were given. Awards CandidateBest in Culture Wear Meghalaya – Tanvi MarakBest in Evening Gown Arunachal Pradesh – Yeshi LhamuBest In Gala Wear Kerala – K.S. AswiniBest National Costume Delhi – Bhoomika LalwaniBest in Swimsuit Assam – Mrigashree BaruahBest in Interview Tamil Nadu – Lakshita ThilagarajBest in Talent Round Karnataka – Chalana Agnihotri Special awards Before the winner was announced, these special awards were given. Awards CandidateMiss Beautiful Rajasthan – Meenakshi ChhapolaMiss Beautiful Eyes Chandigarh – E.R. AishwaryaMiss Beauty With Brain Tamil Nadu - Lakshita ThilagarajMiss Beauty With Purpose Maharashtra – Nishita TahilramaniMiss Charisma Haryana – Gopika SajiMIss Confident Jharkhand – Neha KiskuMiss Congeniality Arunachal Pradesh – Yeshi LhamuMiss Elegant Meghalaya – Tanvi MarakMiss Fashion Icon Delhi – Bhoomika LalwaniMiss Glamours Face West Bengal – Reshmi DeokotaMiss Glowing Skin Nagaland – Lovikali SwuMiss Inspirational Sikkim – Sneha TamangMiss Intellectual Andhra Pradesh – Divya VaranasiMiss Perfect Body Assam – Mrigashree BaruahMiss Perfect Smile Puducherry – Shamaritha SugumarMiss Photogenic Lakshadweep – Ann Shiya AneeshMiss Radient Personality Tripura – Hritwika MajumderMiss RavishingBihar – Shreya VermaMiss Resilient Telangana – Sapna ChaubeyMiss Rising Star Uttarakhand – Manisha SinghMiss Sensational Karnataka – Chalana AgnihotriMiss Social Media Kerala – K.S. AswiniMiss Social Media Queen Manipur – Babina ThokchomMiss Top Model Gujarat - Zahabiya Daginawala
Selection of contestants This year’s competition will follow a multi-tier selection process, beginning with state-level competitions conducted nationwide. Representative from each state and union territory are selected to advance to the national-level competition.
Debuts and returns This edition marks the debuts of union territories Chandigarh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry, and the statesAndhra Pradesh, Haryana, Manipur, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand. Additionally, this edition features the returns of Kerala and Meghalaya which all last competed in 2024.
Withdrawals and replacements For this edition, there were no representative from Indian Diaspora in Canada, Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram.
On March 6, the state organization of Miss Grand Arunachal Pradesh announced on instagram that Geyir Gongo has resigned from her title due to personal reason and Yeshi Lhamu is appointed as new representative.. Honli Konyak Miss Grand Nagaland 2026 resigned due to personal reason and replaced by Lovikali Swu.
Additionally Miss Grand Bihar 2026 Nidhi Singh and Miss Grand West Bengal 2026 Kodila Bagchi, are replaced with Sherya Verma and Reshmi Deokota respectively for unknown reasons.
Miss Grand Andaman and Nicobar Islands 2026 Khushi Dey did not compete for unknown reason. Miss Grand Punjab 2026 Ashita Banarwal was replaced with Guramrit Kaur later she also didn't compete. Similarly Miss Grand Jammu and Kashmir 2026 Muskan Devi was replaced with Simran Randhawa and she also didn't compete.
Contestants The following contestants have been confirmed. + State/Territory ContestantAndhra PradeshArunachal Pradesh AssamBiharChandigarhChhattisgarhDelhiGujaratHaryanaJharkhandKarnatakaKeralaLakshadweepMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaNagalandPuducherryRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTelanganaTripura Uttar PradeshUttarakhandWest Bengal
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