Miss India Worldwide 2015

{{Beauty pageant

| photo =

| caption = Miss India Worldwide 2015

| date = September 05, 2015

| presenters =Karan Tacker

| venue = Lalit Hotel, Mumbai, India

| broadcaster = Emirates Vision

| winner = Stephanie Lohale
{{flag|Oman}}

| congeniality = Soesoe Mustafa
{{flag|Netherlands}}

| photogenic = Priyanka Sebastian
{{flag|Sri Lanka}}

| entrants = 32

| before = 2014

| next = 2016

}}

Miss India Worldwide 2015 was the 24th edition of the Miss India Worldwide pageant, held on 5 September 2015. The event was held at Lalit Hotel in Mumbai, India.

Monica Gill of the United States crowned her successor Stephanie Lohale of Oman at the end of the event.{{Cite web|title=Miss India Worldwide 2015|url=https://www.worldwidepageants.com/miss-india-worldwide/glimpses-of-past-pageants_ww/miss-india-worldwide-2015/|access-date=2020-08-07|website=worldwidepageants|language=en-US}}

Results

class="wikitable"

! Final result

! Contestant

Miss India Worldwide 2015

{{flag|Oman}} – Stephanie Lohale

1st Runner-up

{{flag|India}} – Apeksha Porwell

2nd Runner-up

{{flag|South Africa}} – Shivani Govender

Top 5

{{Flag|Qatar}} – Jyotsna Arora
{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}} – Nivetha Pethuraj

= Special awards =

class="wikitable" ! Award ! Name ! Country
Miss Congeniality \| Soesoe Mustafa \| {{flag\|Netherlands}}
Miss Talented \| Jyotsna Arora \| {{flag\|Qatar}}
Miss Photogenic \| Priyanka Sebastian \| {{flag\|Sri Lanka}}
Miss Social Media \| Dipti Bhudrani \| {{flag\|Sint Maarten}}
Miss Beautiful Smile \| Nandini Kochar \| {{flag\|Botswana}}
Miss Beautiful Skin \| Lieve Blanckaert \| {{flag\|Guyana}}
Miss Catwalk \| Apeksha Porwal \| {{flag\|India}}
Miss Beautiful Eyes \| Kareen Seepersaud \| {{flag\|French Guiana}}
Miss Chairman's Professional \|Veena Gurbani \| {{flag\|Jamaica}}
Miss Bollywood Diva \| Grace Walia \| {{flag\|Indonesia}}

class="wikitable"

! Award

! Name

! Country

Miss Congeniality

| Soesoe Mustafa

| {{flag|Netherlands}}

Miss Talented

| Jyotsna Arora

| {{flag|Qatar}}

Miss Photogenic

| Priyanka Sebastian

| {{flag|Sri Lanka}}

Miss Social Media

| Dipti Bhudrani

| {{flag|Sint Maarten}}

Miss Beautiful Smile

| Nandini Kochar

| {{flag|Botswana}}

Miss Beautiful Skin

| Lieve Blanckaert

| {{flag|Guyana}}

Miss Catwalk

| Apeksha Porwal

| {{flag|India}}

Miss Beautiful Eyes

| Kareen Seepersaud

| {{flag|French Guiana}}

Miss Chairman's Professional

|Veena Gurbani

| {{flag|Jamaica}}

Miss Bollywood Diva

| Grace Walia

| {{flag|Indonesia}}

Contestants

32 contestants competed for the title of Miss India Worldwide 2015.

Country/Territory ! Candidate ! Age ! Hometown
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{{Flag\|Australia}}	Nibedita Pal{{cite web\|url=http://www.theindiansun.com.au/miss-india-australia-2015-nibedita-pal-ready-to-take-on-world/\|title=Miss India Australia 2015 Nibedita Pal ready to take on world\|publisher=The Indian Sun\|date=September 14, 2015\|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}	22	Brisbane
{{Flag\|Bahrain}}	Ritu Pamnani	24	Dubai
{{Flag\|Botswana}}	Nandini Kochar	17	Gaborone
{{Flag\|Canada}}	Samantha Rodrigues{{cite web\|last1=Panday\|first1=Arti\|url=http://www.indocaribbeanworld.com/archives/2015/may_20_2015/may_20_2015.htm\|title=Guyanese-born to vie for Miss India Worldwide crown\|publisher=Indocaribbeanworld.com\|date=May 20, 2015\|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}	20	Toronto
{{Flag\|Fiji}}	Monisha Gounder{{cite web\|last1=Raman\|first1=Venkat\|url=http://www.indiannewslink.co.nz/two-auckland-women-did-us-proud-in-mumbai/\|title=Two Auckland women did us proud in Mumbai\|publisher=Indiannewslink\|date=November 16, 2015\|accessdate=December 30, 2015}}	17	Auckland
{{Flag\|France}}	Chanda Rughoo
{{Flag\|French Guiana}}	Kareen Seepersaud{{cite web\|language=fr\|last1=Lama\|first1=Catherine\|url=https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/guyane/2015/03/29/miss-india-guyane-2015-est-kareen-seepersaud-242845.html\|title=Miss India Guyane 2015 est Kareen Seepersaud\|publisher=Guyane la1re\|date=March 29, 2015\|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}	18	Cayenne
{{Flag\|Guadeloupe}}	Trycia Ramaye{{cite web\|language=fr\|last1=Mathey\|first1=Déborah\|url=http://www.guadeloupe.franceantilles.mobi/actualite/culture/trycia-ramaye-miss-india-guadeloupe-2014-2015-ce-titre-me-permet-de-promouvoir-la-culture-indienne-282849.php\|title=Trycia Ramaye, miss India Guadeloupe 2014-2015 « Ce titre me permet de promouvoir la culture indienne »\|publisher=\|date=August 21, 2014\|accessdate=January 1, 2018}}		Grande-Terre
{{Flag\|Guyana}}	Lieve Blanckaert{{cite web\|last1=Johnson\|first1=Dreylan\|url=https://www.stabroeknews.com/2015/the-scene/10/03/lieve-blanckaert-embodies-beauty-and-compassion/\|title=Lieve Blanckaert embodies beauty and compassion\|publisher=Stabroeknews.com\|date=October 3, 2015\|accessdate=January 1, 2018}}	17	Georgetown
{{Flag\|India}}	Apeksha Porwal{{cite web\|last1=Maniar\|first1=Nitin\|url=http://pnrnews.blogspot.be/2015/09/apeksha-from-mulund-is-now-miss-india.html\|title=Apeksha from Mulund is now Miss India World Wide 2015 - 1st runner up\|publisher=Pnrnews\|date=September 9, 2015\|accessdate=January 1, 2018}}	18	Mulund
{{Flag\|Indonesia}}	Grace Walia{{cite web\|last1=Tampubolon\|first1=Hans David\|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2015/04/23/grace-walia-set-take-big-goals.html\|title=Grace Walia: set to take on big goals\|publisher=The Jakarta Post\|date=April 23, 2015\|accessdate=January 1, 2018}}	17	Jakarta
{{Flag\|Italy}}	Natasha Jabul{{cite web\|last1=Romano\|first1=Stefano\|url=http://frontierenews.it/2015/04/la-diaspora-indiana-incorona-la-sua-miss-nonostante-i-maro/\|title=La diaspora indiana incorona la sua miss. Nonostante i marò\|publisher=Frontierenews\|date=April 21, 2015\|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}	20	Bari
{{Flag\|Jamaica}}	Veena Gurbani	26	Michigan
{{Flag\|Kenya}}	Aliza Rajan{{cite web\|url=http://goplacesbooking.com/aliza-rajans-journey-to-miss-india-worldwide-finals-representing-kenya/\|title=Aliza Rajan's Journey to Miss India Worldwide Finals Representing Kenya\|publisher=Goplacesbooking.com\|date=June 16, 2015\|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}	24	Nairobi
{{Flag\|Kuwait}}	Sharola Prasad	22	Dubai
{{Flag\|Malaysia}}	Mogansundari Mahalingam
{{Flag\|Martinique}}	Nirmala Marimoutou{{cite web\|language=fr\|url=http://www.people-bokay.com/miss-india-martinique-2015-nirmala-marimoutou-sempare-de-la-couronne/\|title=Miss India Martinique 2015 : Nirmala Marimoutou s’empare de la couronne\|publisher=People Bò Kay\|date=November 1, 2014\|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}	17	Fort-de-France
{{Flag\|Mauritius}}	Lovna Peeharry{{cite web\|language=fr\|url=http://www.lemauricien.com/article/miss-india-mauritius-pageant-2015-lovna-peeharry-du-sourire-aux-larmes/\|title=Miss India Mauritius Pageant 2015 : Lovna Peeharry, du sourire aux larmes\|publisher=Lemauricien.com\|date=June 28, 2015\|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}	23	Rose-Belle
{{Flag\|Netherlands}}	Soesoe Mustafa{{cite web\|language=nl\|url=https://www.delftopzondag.nl/nieuws/kijk-op-de-wijk/81843/-miss-soesoe-heeft-een-bijzonder-jaar-achter-de-rug\|title='Miss' Soesoe heeft een bijzonder jaar achter de rug\|publisher=Delft op Eondag\|date=July 23, 2016\|accessdate=December 30, 2017}}	26	Delft
{{Flag\|New Zealand}}	Advaita Shetty	20	Auckland
{{Flag\|Oman}}	Stephanie Lohale{{cite web\|last1=Borges\|first1=Jane\|url=http://www.muscatdaily.com/Archive/Features/19-year-old-brings-Miss-India-Worldwide-crown-to-Oman-4bgz\|title=19 year old brings Miss India Worldwide crown to Oman\|publisher=Muscat Daily\|date=September 23, 2015\|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}	19	Muscat
{{Flag\|Qatar}}	Jyotsna Arora{{cite web\|url=https://nricafe.com/the-all-round-girl-engineer-dancer-model-and-now-miss-india-qatar/\|title=The All-round Girl : Engineer, Dancer, Model and now Miss India Qatar\|publisher=Nricafe.com\|date=May 5, 2016\|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}	23	Dubai
{{Flag\|Russia}}	Ashita Munjely		Moscow
{{Flag\|Singapore}}	Durga Naidu		Singapore
{{Flag\|Sint Maarten}}	Dipti Budhrani{{cite web\|url=http://thedailyherald.info/index.php?option=com_content&id=56479%3Ahotseat-dipti-deepak-budhrani&Itemid=73\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160505224616/http://thedailyherald.info/index.php?option=com_content&id=56479%3Ahotseat-dipti-deepak-budhrani&Itemid=73\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=May 5, 2016\|title=Hotseat-Dipti Deepak Budhrani\|publisher=The Daily Herald\|date=June 25, 2015\|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}	17	Cay Hill
{{Flag\|South Africa}}	Shivani Govender{{cite news\|date=August 5, 2015\|title=Miss India SA completed in world pageant \|url=https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/the-star-early-edition/20150805/282136405127231 \|access-date=December 30, 2017 \|language=English \|newspaper=The Star Early Edition}}	22	Johannesburg
{{Flag\|Sri Lanka}}	Priyanka Sebastian
{{Flag\|Sweden}}	Sanaya Singh{{cite web\|last1=Öhrbom\|first1=Douglas\|url=http://www.hig.se/Ext/En/University-of-Gavle/Arkiv/Externa-nyheter/2015-11-08-Sanaya-Singh---Miss-India-Sweden-2015.html\|title=Sanaya Singh - Miss India Sweden 2015\|publisher=Hig\|date=November 8, 2015\|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}	24	Gävle
{{Flag\|Switzerland}}	Kanika Jain		Zürich
{{Flag\|Trinidad and Tobago}}	Melissa Hanoman
{{Flag\|United Arab Emirates}}	Nivetha Pethuraj{{cite web\|last1=Bull\|first1=Alexandra\|url=http://emirateswoman.com/dubais-miss-india-uae-nivetha-pethuraj-represent-uae-miss-india-worldwide/\|title=Dubai's Nivetha Pethuraj to Represent UAE in Miss India Worldwide\|publisher=Emirates Woman\|date=April 14, 2015\|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}	23	Dubai
{{Flag\|United Kingdom}}	Nandini Patel{{cite web\|last1=Radhakrishnan\|first1=Manjusha\|url=http://gulfnews.com/life-style/glamour/beauty/dubai-s-nivetha-wins-miss-india-uae-crown-1.1490350\|title=Dubai's Nivetha wins Miss India UAE crown\|publisher=GulfNews.com\|date=April 12, 2015\|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}		London
{{Flag\|USA}}	Pranathy Gangaraju{{cite web\|url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2014/12/19/pranathy-gangaraju-georgia-crowned-miss-india-usa/\|title=Pranathy Gangaraju of Georgia crowned Miss India USA\|publisher=The American Bazaar\|date=December 19, 2014\|accessdate=December 31, 2017}}	19	Duluth

Judges

The Miss India Worldwide 2015 final judges were:

Contestant notes

Natasha Jabul, has Mauritian origins on her parents' side.
Samantha Rodrigues, is born in Guyana.

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed at other national and international beauty pageants:

{{Flag|Bahrain}} – Ritu Pamnani placed top 5 at Miss India United Arab Emirates 2015.
{{Flag|India}} – Apeksha Porwal represented India at Miss Teen International 2009 in Chicago.{{cite news|date=August 9, 2009|title=Mumbai teenager Apeksha Porwal, recently crowned Teen Diva India International 2009 |url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIM/2009/08/09&ID=Pc02706 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180101175548/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIM/2009/08/09&ID=Pc02706 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 1, 2018 |access-date=January 1, 2017 |language=English |location=Mumbai |newspaper=The Times Of India Mumbai |page=27}} She was Femina Miss India Delhi 2015 but she unplaced at Femina Miss India 2015. She has finished 2st runner-up at Miss Diva 2017.{{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/fashion/miss-diva-miss-universe-india-2017-shraddha-shashidhar-will-represent-india-at-miss-universe-us-4887276/ |title=Chennai-based Miss Diva 2017 Shraddha Shashidhar to represent India at Miss Universe pageant|publisher=The Indian Express|date=October 12, 2017|accessdate=January 1, 2018}}
{{Flag|Jamaica}} – Veena Gurbani was Miss South Asia USA 2014 and Miss India Global 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.asian-voice.com/News/International/USA/India-LaRoda-being-crowned-Miss-India-America|title=India LaRoda being crowned Miss India America|publisher=Asian Voice|date=August 22, 2017|accessdate=December 31, 2015}}
{{Flag|New Zealand}} – Advaita Shetty had competed at Miss Teen International New Zealand 2014 and placed 3rd runner-up. She has finished 1st runner-up at Miss India Worldwide New Zealand 2014.
{{Flag|Russia}}- Dr. Ashita Munjely was Miss Himachal Face of The Year 2015. She was also crowned as Miss Himachal Runner up and Miss Himachal- Miss Style Diva 2015. She had also won Miss Tiara. She also won Miss SGMU 2018.

References

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