After Manushi Chhillar in 2017, Anukreethy Vas, a 19-year-old Tamil Nadu college student, has been crowned Femina Miss India 2018.<br />The event was held with a grand ceremony in Mumbai hosted by filmmaker Karan Johar and actor Ayushmann Kurrana.<br />Anukreethy Vas, who was previously crowned fbb Colours Femina Miss Tamil Nadu, beat 30 contestants to bag the top honour in front of a judges panel that included Miss World 2017 Manushi Chhillar, who awarded Anukreethy Vas her crown.<br />Meenakshi Chaudhary from Haryana was the first runner-up while Shreya Rao Kamavarapu from Andhra Pradesh secured the second runner-up position.<br />The judges panel included cricketers Irfan Pathan and KL Rahul and Bollywood celebs like Malaika Arora, Bobby Deol and Kunal Kapoor.<br />Apart from Miss India contestants, the glamourous evening saw dance performances by Madhuri Dixit, Kareena Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez.<br />The evening was also graced by Neha Dhupia, Poonam Pandey, Pooja Chopra and many more. <br />Manushi Chhillar, along with Miss United Continents 2017 Sana Dua, and Miss Intercontinental 2017 Priyanka Kumari, crowned their respective successors.<br />For the unversed Anukreethy Vas will now represent India at Miss World 2018 while the two runners-up will represent the country at Miss Grand International 2018 and Miss United Continents 2018 respectively.
