Miss Grand India 2026

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Miss Grand India 2026
Date12 May 2026
Presenters
  • Sakul Limpapanon
  • Sweezal Furtado
VenueTalkatora Stadium, New Delhi
BroadcasterYouTube
Entrants26
Placements15
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerLakshita Thilagraj
Tamilnadu
CongenialityYeshi Lhamu, Arunachal Pradesh
Best National CostumeBhoomika Lalwani, Delhi
PhotogenicAnn Shiya Aneesh, Lakshadweep
Best in SwimsuitMrigashree Baruah, Assam
Best in Evening GownYeshi Lhamu, Arunachal Pradesh

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 Thilagraj 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.[1][2]

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
DateEvent
April 29Arrival Day
April 30Talent round
May 1Orientation & Sashing Ceremony
May 2Closed Door Interview
May 3Rehearsals
May 4Welcome Ceremony & Press Conference
May 5Swimsuit Competition
May 6NGO Visit
May 7Fashion Week
May 8Rehearsals
May 9Bollywood Theme Gala Night
May 10National Costume Competition
May 11Rehearsals
May 12Grand Final

Results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Grand India 2026
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
5th Runner-Up
Top 15
Notes
  1. Automatically advanced to the Top 6 as the People's Choice Awardee

Sub-title Awards

A total of 7 sub-title awards were given.

Awards Candidate
Best in Culture Wear
Best in Evening Gown
Best In Gala Wear
Best National Costume
  • Delhi – Bhoomika Lalwani
Best in Swimsuit
  • Assam – Mrigashree Baruah
Best in Interview
Best in Talent Round

Special awards

Before the winner was announced, these special awards were given.

Awards Candidate
Miss Beautiful
Miss Beautiful Eyes
Miss Beauty With Brain
Miss Beauty With Purpose
Miss Charisma
MIss Confident
Miss Congeniality
Miss Elegant
Miss Fashion Icon
  • Delhi – Bhoomika Lalwani
Miss Glamours Face
Miss Glowing Skin
Miss Inspirational
Miss Intellectual
Miss Perfect Body
  • Assam – Mrigashree Baruah
Miss Perfect Smile
Miss Photogenic
Miss Radient Personality
Miss Ravishing
Miss Resilient
Miss Rising Star
Miss Sensational
Miss Social Media
Miss Social Media Queen
Miss Top Model

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.[6][7] Honli Konyak Miss Grand Nagaland 2026 resigned due to personal reason and replaced by Lovikali Swu.[8]

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.[9][10]

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.[11] 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.[12]

State/Territory Contestant
Andhra Pradesh Divya Varanasi[13]
Arunachal Pradesh Yeshi Lhamu[7]
Assam Mrigashree Baruah[14]
Bihar Shreya Verma
Chandigarh E.R. Aishwarya[15]
Chhattisgarh Praveena Mandal
Delhi Bhoomika Lalwani[16]
Gujarat Zahabiya Daginawala
Haryana Gopika Saji
Jharkhand Neha Kisku[17]
Karnataka Chalana Agnihotri
Kerala K.S. Aswini[18]
Lakshadweep Ann Shiya Aneesh
Maharashtra Nishita Tahilramani
Manipur Babina Thokchom[19]
Meghalaya Tanvi Marak
Nagaland Lovikali Swu
Puducherry Shamaritha Sugumar[20]
Rajasthan Meenakshi Chhapola[21]
Sikkim Sneha Tamang[22]
Tamil Nadu Lakshitha Thilagaraj[23]
Telangana Sapna Chaubey
Tripura Hritwika Majumder[24]
Uttar Pradesh Saanjh Khurana
Uttarakhand Manisha Singh
West Bengal Reshmi Deokota[25]

Notes

References

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  2. Armin P. Adina (18 October 2025). "Emma Tiglao gives PH a back-to-back win at Miss Grand International 2025". entertainment.inquirer.net. Retrieved 19 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  8. "Honli A. Konyak crowned Miss Grand Nagaland 2026". Mokokchung Times. 21 December 2025. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  9. "Bihar's Nidhi Singh Crowned Miss Grand Bihar 2026, Set to Represent State on Miss Grand India 2026 National Stage". Star Entertainment Production. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
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  15. "Chandigarh's Crown Jewel E R Aishwarya Sets Sights on National Glory at Miss Grand India 2026". City Air News. 4 May 2026. Archived from the original on 11 May 2026. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
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  19. "Babina Thokchom crowned first-ever Miss Grand Manipur 2026". www.thenortheastpost.com. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  20. "மிஸ் கிராண்ட் புதுச்சேரி-2026 பட்டம் பெற்ற சமரித்தா முதல்வர் ரங்கசாமி வாழ்த்து" [Chief Minister Rangasamy congratulates Samaritha, who was crowned Miss Grand Puducherry 2026]. Dinamalar (in Tamil). 12 February 2026. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
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  22. Nirmal Mangar (22 January 2026). "Sneha Tamang Crowned Miss Grand Sikkim 2026, Set to Represent State at National Level". www.thesikkimchronicle.com. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  23. "லட்சிதா திலகராஜ் – மிஸ் கிராண்ட் தமிழ்நாடு 2026 பட்டம் வென்றார்" [Lakshita Thilagaraj wins the Miss Grand Tamil Nadu 2026 title]. Jananaayakan (in Tamil). 18 March 2026. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
  24. "Tripura girl Hritwika Majumder advances as Miss Grand India 2026 finalist". Tripura Tribune. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 26 April 2026.
  25. "মিস গ্র্যান্ড ইন্ডিয়া ২০২৬-এর মঞ্চে বাংলার গর্ব রেশমি দেওকোটা" [Reshmi Deokota, the pride of Bengal on the stage of Miss Grand India 2026]. Purbottar (in Bengali). 24 April 2026. Archived from the original on 1 May 2026. Retrieved 1 May 2026.