Bharat Sundari

Bharat Sundari was a national beauty pageant in India. The pageant's winner competed in the Miss World pageant from 1968 to 1975.

Bharat Sundari

भारत सुंदरी
Formation	1968 (1968)
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Gurugram, Haryana
Location	India
Region	India, World
Official language	Hindi, English
Key people	Rajat Singh
Staff	~48
Volunteers	~300
Website	www.bharatsundari.com
In 2017 Rajat Singh restarted this pageant as a Private Entity

Categories

Bharat Sundari is in two categories:

• Miss
• Mrs

There are two stages to become Bharat Sundari:

• State Level Competition
• National Level Pageant

Eligibility criteria

• Miss

· Height 5'2" and above (5'0 for North East India) · Age 16-35 (as of 1 December 2019)

• Mrs

· Height 5'2" and above (5’0 for North East India) · Age 18-50 Years (age as on 31 December 2019)

History

The first edition of Bharat Sundari was held in 1968. Jane Coelho was crowned the first ever winner of Bharat Sundari contest and represented India at Miss World 1968 pageant.

1975	Anjana Sood	Himachal Pradesh	Semifinalist
1972	Malathi Basappa	Karnataka	4th Runner-up
1970	Heather Corinne Faville	Maharashtra	Semifinalist
1969	Adina Shellim	Maharashtra	Unplaced
1968	Jane Coelho	New Delhi	Unplaced

Titleholders

Representatives to Miss World

• In 1971 and 1974 delegates to Miss World pageant

Year	Representative	State	Ranking	Special Awards
1975	Anjana Sood	Himachal Pradesh	Semifinalist
1972	Malathi Basappa	Karnataka	4th Runner-up
1970	Heather Corinne Faville	Maharashtra	Semifinalist
1969	Adina Shellim	Maharashtra	Unplaced
1968	Jane Coelho	New Delhi	Unplaced

Representatives to Queen of Pacific

In 1967, Eve's Weekly Miss India sent India's representative to the pageant.

Year	Representative	State	Ranking	Special Awards
1973	Firoza Cooper	Maharashtra	Unplaced	'Miss Photogenic