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Miss South India Press Release 2024

Cinda Padamadan from Kerala bagged the 22nd Miss South India 2024 Title

The 22nd Miss South India 2024 title organized by Pegasus Global Private Limited in a joint venture of DQUE Soap and Alcazar Watches belongs to Cinda Padamadan from Kerala. Harsha Haridas from Kerala became the first runner-up and Anu Singh from Tamil Nadu became the second runner-up. Former Miss South India winner Harsha Sreekanth crowned the winner. The first runner-up was crowned by Dr Leema Rose Martin and Pegasus Global Pvt Ltd MD, Jebitha Ajit crowned the second runner-up at Miss South India 2024 held at Le Meridien, Coimbatore on August 13.

The results announcement and crowning of Miss South India were conducted under the principal stewardship of Dr Ajit Ravi, Founder of Miss South India and Chairman of Pegasus.The winners were presented with golden tiaras encased in one gram of gold designed by Preethi Parakkat of Parakkat Jewels. 14 contestants selected through various stages from numerous applicants from South India have lined up in the Miss South India 2024 pageant. The competition featured three rounds: Royal Blue Indian Ethnic Wear, Black Cocktail, and Red Gown.

Manappuram Finance Ltd, Saj Group Hotels and Resorts, Naturals Salon, Unique Times and Parakkat Resorts are the Powered by Partners of the event. Aishwarya Advertising, UTWorld, FICF, UT TV, Times New, Kalpana International, Europe Times, DQUE Watches, Crystal, Green Media, Neenu Pro The Sound Experts, JD Institute of Fashion and Technology are the co-partners.

Jaya Mahesh (Model, and Fitness Therapist), Dr K A Kuriachan (Former Rotary Governor and International Corporate Trainer), Rinky Shah (Influencer & Entrepreneur), Lakshmi Atul (Director, Aries Group of Companies) and Reji Bhaskar (Fashion Photographer) were on the judging panel. The winners of the subtitles were selected by a panel of eminent persons.

Regional title winners 

1. Miss Queen Kerala – Cinda Padamadan (Kerala)

2. Miss Queen Karnataka – Chinmayee Yoga Deepthi (Karnataka)

3. Miss Queen Andhra – Pujitha Kamala D (Andhra)

4. Miss Tamil Nadu – Anu Singh (Tamil Nadu)

5. Miss Queen Telangana – Sanjana Akasam (Telangana)

Subtitle winners: 

1. Miss Congeniality – Anu Singh (Tamil Nadu)

2. Miss Ramp Walk – Chinmayee Yoga Deepthi (Karnataka)

3. Miss Adorable – Harsha Haridas (Kerala)

4. Miss Talent – Sanjana Akasam (Telangana)

5. Miss Humaneness – Cinda Padamadan (Kerala)

6. Miss Diligent – Shreya Kalmady (Karnataka)

7. Miss Solidarity – Anu Singh (Tamil Nadu)

8. Miss Vivacious – Pujitha Kamala D (Andhra)

9. Miss Inspiring – Kalyani Ajith (Kerala)

10. Miss Fashionista – Cinda Padamadan (Kerala)

Anu Singh from Tamil Nadu, Chinmayee Yoga Deepthi from Karnataka, Cinda Padamadan from Kerala, Darshana R from Tamil Nadu, Gayatri Gedela from Telangana, Harsha Haridas from Kerala, Kalyani Ajith from Kerala, Nancy Lawrence L from Tamil Nadu, Pujitha Kamala D from Andhra, Rishita Marepalli from Andhra, Sanjana Akasam from Telangana, Seebal Mathew from Karnataka, Shreya Kalmady from Karnataka and Shruthakeerthi E from Tamil Nadu were the other contestants.

Miss South India 2023 Press Release

21st Miss South India Title won by Kerala’s Harsha Sreekanth
The 21st Miss South India 2023 title organized by Pegasus Global Private Limited in a joint venture of Manappuram Finance Limited and DQUE belongs to Kerala’s Harsha Sreekanth. Akshatha Das of Tamil Nadu became the first runner-up and Rosmin T of Kerala became the second runner-up. Saj Hotels and Resorts CMD Sajan Varghese crowned the winner and the first runner-up at the competition held at Kaloor Gokulam Convention Center on September 30.
Sobha Viswanath, owner of Weavers Village, crowned the second runner-up. Pegasus Chairman Dr. Ajit Ravi was present at the event. The winners were presented with golden tiaras encased in one gram of gold designed by Preethi Parakkat of Parakkat Jewels.
Also, the winner of Miss South India 2023 received a gift prize worth Rs 1,00,000, while the first runner-up and second runner-up received gift prizes worth Rs 60,000 and Rs 40,000 respectively. 19 contestants selected through various stages from more than 300 applicants from South India have lined up in the Miss South India 2023 pageant.
Saj Group Hotels and Resorts, Medimix, Unique Times, Parakkat Resorts, Alcazar are the Powered by Partners of the event. Aishwarya Advertising, UTWorld, FICF, UT TV, Times New, Kalpana International, Europe Times, Photogenic Wedding, Goodday Hotels and Resorts, Rotary Cochin SmartCity, Akshay Inc., Green Media, Neenu Pro The Sound Experts, JD Institute of Fashion and Technology are the co-partners.
Subtitle winners:

  1. Miss Perfect Ten – Cerena Ann
  2. Miss Congeniality – Akshatha Das
  3. Miss Ramp Walk – Aishwarya Pundlik Magdum
  4. Miss Photogenic – Akshatha Das
  5. Miss Social Media – Pragathi Yashas
  6. Miss Popular – Anuradha Kumari
  7. Miss Talent – Gowridev R Nair
  8. Miss Humanness – Liya Elizabeth Joshy
  9. Miss Adorable – Deepika Krishnamurthy
  10. Miss Sensational – Namrata Gollamandala
  11. Miss Vivacious – Dr. Dhalika
  12. Miss Renaissance – Livya Leffi
    Regional title winners
  13. Miss Queen Kerala – Livya Leffi
  14. Miss Queen Karnataka – Aishwarya Pundlik Magdum
  15. Miss Queen Andhra – Muskan Nayar
  16. Miss Tamil Nadu – Akshatha Das
  17. Miss Queen Telangana – Anusha Kantam

Aishwarya Pundlik Magdum (Karnataka), Akshatha Das (Tamil Nadu), Anuradha Kumari (Telangana), Anusha Kantam (Telangana), Cerena Ann Johnson (Kerala), Deepika Krishnamurthy (Karnataka), Dr. Dhalika (Tamil Nadu), Gowridev R Nair (Kerala), Harika Kapilavai (Andhra Pradesh), Harsha Sreekanth (Kerala), Keerthana S (Karnataka), Livya Leffi (Kerala), Liya Elizabeth Joshy (Kerala), Muskan Nayar (Andhra Pradesh), Namratha Gollamandala (Telangana), Pragathi Yashas (Karnataka), Rithika Reddy (Telangana), Rosmin T (Kerala) and Sreeja U (Andhra Pradesh) are the other contestants.

Miss South India 2021 Press Release

Ansi Kabeer from Kerala bagged the title Manappuram Miss South India 2021

Ansi Kabeer from Kerala won the Manappuram Miss South India 2021 along with Chandralekha Nath as first runner-up and Shwetha Jayaram second runner-up. They won the 19th Miss South India beauty pageant organized by Pegasus to find the beauty queen of South India. Manappuram Finance Limited and DQUE are the main partners of Miss South India 2021 organized by Pegasus Global Pvt Ltd. Naturals, Medimix, DQUE Face and Body Skin Friendly Soap are powered by Partners. Co-partners are Kalpana International, SAJ Earth Resort, UT World, Absolute IAS Academy, Sunny Paints, Green Media, Vee Kay Vee Caterers, Le Meridien Hotel and Fashion Konnect.

Pegasus MD Mrs Jebitha Ajit crowned the winners of Miss South India pageant on August 27 at the Le Meridien Hotel in Coimbatore with 14 beauties from five states in South India.

Regional title winners 

Miss Tamil Nadu Dhachani Santha Soruban

Miss Queen Kerala – Chandralekha Nath

Miss Queen Telangana – Deepthi Srirangam

Miss Queen Karnataka – Afrin Syed

Subtitle winners 

Miss Congeniality – Abinaya Subramaniam from Tamil Nadu

Miss Ramp Walk – Dhachani Santha Soruban from Tamil Nadu

Miss Perfect Ten – Reema Ravishankar from Kerala

Miss Viewers’ Choice – Sreelakshmi C from Kerala

Miss Social Media – Sreelakshmi C from Kerala

Miss Humaneness – Adithi K Shetty from Karnataka

The competition was held in two rounds, designer saree and red gown. Dr. Kuriachan (International Motivational Trainer), Abhishikta Shetty (Model & Miss South India), Reshma Nambiar (Miss Glam World 1st runner up, Actress & Model) and Dr. Jayasree Chandramohan (Mrs India Earth Classic & Fitness Therapist) were on the judging panel. The winners of the subtitles were selected by a panel of eminent persons.

Pegasus Global Pvt Ltd is the only company in the world who excluded the infamous Bikini round in their pageants and focuses more on talent and personality. The winners of Miss South India were presented with a gold crown designed by Parakkat Jewelers.

Abhinaya Subramanian (Tamil Nadu) Adithi K Shetty (Karnataka) Afrin Syed (Karnataka) Ansi Kabir (Kerala) Chandralekha Nath (Kerala) Deepthi Srirangam (Telangana) Deepthie S (Tamil Nadu) Dhachani Santha Soruban (Tamil Nadu) Divya Shivappa Benni (Karnataka) Harshita Pujari (Karnataka) Poojitha Gali (Andhra Pradesh) Reema Ravishankar (Kerala) Shanmuga Priya N (Tamil Nadu) Shwetha Jayaram (Kerala) Sreelakshmi C (Kerala) are the contestants. The competition was organized in full compliance with the Covid protocol

Miss South India 2020 Press Release

January 18th 2020: Miss South India 2020 Press release
In the eighteenth edition of Miss South India organised at Luxotica Convention Centre in Kannur, Aiswarya S, from Kerala, has become the title winner.

Meanwhile, Vidhya Vijayakumar (Kerala) has been awarded the first runner up title, and Shivani Rai (Karnataka) has been felicitated with the second runner up title.
The title winner has been crowned by former Miss South India winner Nikitha Thomas. At the same time, the first and second runner ups have crowned actress Ambika and actress Abhiramy respectively.
The certificates and other awards for the winners have been presented by Manappuram Finance Limited General Manager and Chief PRO Sanoj Herbert.
A huge prize worth at least one lakh and fifty thousand Indian Rupees and a diamond ring contributed by Kirtilals have been gifted to the title winner. The first and second runner ups have received seventy five thousand Indian Rupees and fifty thousand Indian Rupees respectively.
Miss South India is the first step towards popular International beauty contest Miss Asia.
Manappuram Finance Limited is the prime partner of the event, in which at least 23 beauties from all the five major South Indian states have participated. Mahindra, DQ Watches, Saj Earth Resorts and SajaaS Designer Boutique are the main powered by partners of the event.
The event has been conducted in association with Rotary Club Kannur.
The contestants have been judged by a team of experienced people possess years of experience in the fashion and entertainment sector.
Apart from the main titles, the team has also selected several subtitle and regional title winners.
Regional title winners
Miss Tamil Nadu: Deepthie S
Miss Queen Andhra: Sugamya Sankar
Miss Queen Karnataka: Shwetha Rao
Miss Queen Kerala: Mariya James
Miss Queen Telangana: Spandhanah Roselene
Subtitle Winners
Miss Beautiful Hair: Sini M (Karnataka)
Miss Beautiful Acting Face: Mariya James (Kerala)
Miss Congeniality: Pallavi Sushil (Kerala)
Miss Catwalk: Kaamna Batra (Tamil Nadu)
Miss Talent: Vidhya Vijayakumar (Kerala)
Miss Photogenic: Lavanya A (Tamil Nadu)
Miss Viewers Choice: Sugamya Sankar (Andhra Pradesh)
Miss Social Media: Aiswarya S (Kerala)
Miss Humanness: Mariya James (Kerala)
The grooming sessions of the beauty contest, which is broadly divided into at least three major rounds such as the designer saree round, red cocktail round and the black gown round, commenced on 14th January 2020 in Kochi. The sessions in yoga, meditation, personality development, beauty care, catwalk, photoshoot and talent search has bestowed the contestants with renewed confidence. Notably, the sessions were handled by experts in the field of fashion.
The contestants for the Miss South India 2020, like always, were selected through a transparent audition process. The audition sessions were conducted in at least five major cities across South India such as Kochi, Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Aiswarya S (Kerala), Anjali Menon (Kerala), Deepthie S (Tamil Nadu), Divyapriya Sivam (Tamil Nadu), Ishwarya Pagalavan (Tamil Nadu), Kaamna Batra (Tamil Nadu), Krishnanjana K S (Kerala), Lavanya A (Tamil Nadu), Mariya James (Kerala), Megha Shetty (Karnataka), Neha S (Karnataka), Pallavi Sushil (Kerala), Pooja Ratnam (Telangana), Samruddi V Shetty (Karnataka), Shivani Rai (Karnataka), Shwetha Jayaram (Kerala), Shwetha Rao (Karnataka), Sini M (Karnataka), Sonia Karthikeyan (Tamil Nadu), Spandhanah Roselene (Telangana), Sreelakshmi C (Kerala), Sugamya Sankar (Andhra Pradesh), Vidhya Vijayakumar (Kerala) are the contestants of the beauty contest.
Kalpana Family Salon and Spa, Parakkat Jewellers, Unique Times, Fashion Connect, Dream Catcher and Aiswarya Advertising are the event partners of the Miss South India 2020.

Pegasus Global Private Limited

Miss South India 2019 Press Release

Ms. Nikita Thomas from Kerala Crowned Manappuram
Miss South India 2019

With the crown on her head, Nikita Thomas, from Kerala stood before the
audience today as Miss South India 2019 in the seventeenth edition presented
by Manappuram Finance Ltd, an event organised by Dr.Ajit Ravi, at Hotel Le-
Meridien Coimbatore. Manappuram Finance Limited is the prime partner of the
event hosted by Pegasus in association with Rotary Club of Coimbatore
Texcity. Ms. Tarini Kalingarayar from Tamil Nadu and Ms. Deepa Thomas
from Kerala were the first and second runner up respectively. Previous year
winner Ms. Lakshmi Menon crowned the overwhelmed Miss South India 2019
winner. MD & CEO of Manappuram Finance Ltd Mr.V P Nandakumar
crowned the first and second runners up.
In this event, at least twenty-four beautiful ladies from five different South
Indian states competed for the title. In addition, DQUE watches, SAJ Earth
Resort & convention centre, Josco Jewellers and UT World.in are the powered-
by-partners of the event.

The grooming session for this competition, which had the prime rounds such as
designer saree, red cocktail and black gown rounds,was commenced from
January 30 th  in SAJ Earth Resort & convention centre, Kochi. The session,
which was handled by prominent personalities in the modelling sector, and
which aimed to impart knowledge in yoga, meditation, personality
development, beauty care, catwalk, photo shoot and talent search to the
contestants, helped the ladies to gain more confidence.
Eminent personalities from the film and fashion sectors were present in the
judging panel of the event for judging and guiding the contestants. The Judges
were, Mrs. Uma Riyas Khan, Mr. Siddhaanth Surryavanshi, Mrs. Toshma Biju,
Mr. Kuriyachan and Ms. Alesia Raut.
The cash prize for the winner was one lakh Indian rupees and the first runner-up
was given sixty thousand Indian rupees. The cash prize for the second runner up
was forty thousand Indian rupees. The cash prizes were gifted by
Manappuram Finance Limited. The winners were crowned with the golden
crown designed by Parakkat Jewellers.
Apart from the winners, the judging panel selected the regional title winners and
the sub-title winners.

The regional title winners are:
Miss Queen Andhra : Nandita Kaviti
Miss Queen Karnataka : Rashmi Madhuri
Miss Queen Kerala : Konchitha John
Miss Queen Telangana : Deepika Vaddani
Miss Tamil Nadu : Tarini Kalingarayar
The Sub-title winners are:
Miss Beautiful Hair : Akila Narayanan (Tamil Nadu)
Miss Beautiful Smile : Deepa Thomas (Kerala)
Miss Beautiful Skin : Tarini Kalingarayar (Tamil Nadu)
Miss Beautiful Face : Sharlett Riya (Tamil Nadu)
Miss Beautiful Eyes : Rashmi Madhuri (Karnataka)
Miss Congeniality : Laila Abuwani (Telangana),
Miss Personality : Deepika Vaddani (Telangana)
Miss Catwalk : Konchitha John (Kerala)
Miss Perfect Ten : Nikita Thomas (Kerala)
Miss Talent : Niranjana Suresh (Kerala)
Miss Photogenic : Deepa Thomas (Kerala)
Miss Viewers’ Choice : Ashwini Reddy (Andhra Pradesh)
Miss Social Media : Jismi Thomas (Kerala)
Miss Fitness : Shivani Jain (Tamil Nadu)
Miss Humaneness : Akila Narayanan (Tamil Nadu)

The contestants have been selected through foolproof audition sessions
organised in Kochi, Bangalore, Chennai, Andhra Pradesh and Hyderabad. Only
invited guests were permitted access to the venue where the program took place.
Those received the invitation have been advised to wear black or red coloured
dress.
Miss South India is the first step towards the International beauty contests Miss
Asia and Miss Glam World. Pegasus Chairman Dr. Ajit Ravi said that Miss
South India is the only platform in the world where the competitors can enter
the international competitions without the Bikini round.

Contestants: Akila Narayanan (Tamil Nadu), Amiksha Pawar (Telangana),
Ashwini Reddy (Andhra Pradesh), Bhavana Sirpa (Telangana), Deepa Thomas
(Kerala), Deepika Vaddani (Telangana), Harshada Kasat (Telangana), Jismi
Thomas (Kerala), Konchitha John (Kerala), Laila Abuwani (Telangana), Meera

George (Kerala), Nandita Kaviti (Andhra Pradesh), Niketha Shetty (Karnataka),
Nikita Thomas (Kerala), Niranjana Suresh (Kerala), Pragathi Rajpurohit (Tamil
Nadu), Priyanka Arora (Karnataka), Rashmi Madhuri (Karnataka), Sharlett Riya
(Tamil Nadu), Shivani Jain (Tamil Nadu), Sini M (Karnataka), Tarini
Kalingarayar (Tamil Nadu), Valentina Shekar (Karnataka), Vinaya Naresh
(Tamil Nadu).