Anukreethy Vas representing Tamil Nadu is the winner of fbb Femina Miss India 2018 contest during a grand finale on Tuesday night in Mumbai at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Indoor Stadium.. This is the 55th year of Femina Miss India contest. Anukreethy will be representing India at Miss World 2018 contest in Sanya, China to be held later this year.

The first runner-up in the same contest is Meenakshi Chaudhary from Haryana and second runner-up is Shreya Rao from Andhra Pradesh.

Ninteen-year-old Anukreethy Vas is a student of Chennai’s Loyola College, pursuing B.A. in French. She plans to become an interpreter and also hopes to be a supermodel someday. She is also a state-level athlete. Besides winning the coveted crown, she also won Miss Beautiful smile and Beauty with a Purpose award at the contest.