Femina Miss India South is a beauty pageant launched in 2008 by the Times Group, initially selected one representative from Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana to compete in the national Femina Miss India pageant. However, since 2017, the format changed to select individual winners from each state, allowing them to represent their respective regions at the national level.

Format

Auditions are held in a selected city within the five states. Contestants from all across these five states will participate in a multi-stage audition process. The shortlisted candidates will be announced on the Femina Miss India social media handle. Subsequently, the five state winners will be crowned at a zonal crowning ceremony. These five winners will then represent their states at the national pageant, Femina Miss India.

Titles

Since the introduction of the regional format at Femina Miss India, South India has been the most successful region, claiming three victories out of six editions.

Representatives at Femina Miss India

The following provides an overview of the winners from each of the five South Indian states and a detailed breakdown of their performance and placement at the national Femina Miss India pageant. : Declared as Winner

Andhra Pradesh

Karnataka

Kerala

Tamil Nadu

Telangana

Representatives at International Pageants

The following is a list of South Indian Representatives at International Beauty Pageants (Since 2008) by Femina Miss India/Miss Diva Organization:

Mentor

The franchise organises a mentor/coach to each zone to train the candidates for the final event.

Representatives at Femina Miss India

Only one candidate from whole of the five states in South India was chosen to compete in the Femina Miss India pageant from 2008 to 2013.