Miss Patna/ Bihar

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This is a patchwork of articles selected for the excellence of their content. You can help by plugging gaps in the information given below, especially about the years before and after these beauty queens won their crowns, because photographs and biographical details might not be available for that period. All contributions will be acknowledged. Readers can also send text and photographs about regional/ diaspora/ college beauty contests. (ExampleMiss Wokha, Miss Tokhu). Obviously, readers will not send any text or photograph that lowers the dignity of South Asia's beauty queens. Readers can send additional information, corrections, and photographs to the Facebook page, Indpaedia.com.

Nancy, Miss Bihar 2009

Miss Bihar 2009. L-R: Shipra, Unknown and Nancy. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Miss Bihar 2009. Contestant

Miss Bihar 2009. Contestant

Miss Patna Women's College 2011. L-R: Shruti Raj, Priya and Priyanka Singh. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Miss Patna 2011. L-R: Priyanka, Priya and Shruti.

Miss Patna Women's College 2012. L-R: Samiksha, Shivi, Fatima Nadim. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui

Miss Bihar 2013. L-R: Shivanjali, Sanjana and Harsha

History

Patna organised its first beauty contest in the early 1970s, in the exclusive Bankipore Club. The first Miss Bihar contest was held in the late 1990s.

2009

[http://viewpatna.blogspot.in/2009/11/awards-presented-to-miss-and-mr-bihar.html ViewPatna

Nancy of Patna Women’s College was declared Miss Bihar and Shipra the first runner-up. The contest was held at SK Memorial Hall in Patna on November 19, 2009..

2011

Miss Patna

YouBihar

Miss Patna 2011: Priya was crowned Miss Patna; Priyanka was the 1st runner and Shruti the other 2nd runner up. Venue: Patna Women's College.

Miss Patna Women's College

ViewPatna

Priya of Psychology department was crowned Miss Patna Women's College. Shruti Raj of Mass Communication was the first runner-up and Priyanka Singh of Psychology department the second runner-up

2012

Miss Patna Women's College

ViewPatna

Shivi of BCom was adjudged Miss Patna Women's College. Fatima Nadim of BCom was the first runner-up and Samiksha of BSc the second runner-up.

2013

IndiaToday

College student Sanjana became Miss Bihar, while Shivanjali and Harsha were adjudged the first and second runners-up, respectively.

The winner received Rs.50,000.

Mumbai-based model-actress Aditi Govitrikar was one of the judges.