Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. It is organised by Femina, a women's magazine published by The Times Group.
Miss India 1947 Esther Victoria Abraham
Indrani Rehman after being crowned Miss India 1952. She was the first Indian woman to participate in the Miss Universe held in the United States in 1952
Miss India 1952, Indrani Rehman with former Indian Congress leader S.K. Patil, and two of the sponsors of the Miss India contest of 1952
Miss India 1952 Contestants posing for the photographers at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai. Miss India 1952 winner, Indrani Rahman (third from left) and the Runner-up Suryakumari (sixth from left)
Esther Victoria Abraham, better known by her stage name Pramila, was an Indian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She is the first woman film producer in the Hindi film industry. She is also well known for winning the first Miss India pageant in 1947.
Esther Victoria Abraham
Pramila in the 1936 film Hamari Betiya.