Femina Miss India 2017 was the 54th edition of the Femina Miss India beauty pageant held on 25 June 2017 at Yash Raj Films, Mumbai. Priyadarshini Chatterjee of Delhi crowned Manushi Chhillar of Haryana as her successor. Sana Dua of Jammu and Kashmir was crowned first runner up and Priyanka Kumari of Bihar was crowned second runner Up.
As Femina Miss India 2017, Manushi Chhillar represented India at Miss World 2017 where she was crowned Miss World 2017. After the Femina Miss India 2017 pageant, Sana Dua, first runner Up 2017, was announced as India's representative to Miss United Continents 2017 that was held in September 2017 in Ecuador, where she reached the top 10. Priyanka Kumari, Femina Miss India second runner up 2017, was announced as India's representative to Miss Intercontinental 2017 which was held on 25 January 2018 in Egypt, where she won the best national costume subtitle award. Anukriti Gusain, Femina Miss India Uttrakhand 2017, was announced as India's representative to Miss Grand International 2017 that was held on 25 October 2017 in Vietnam, where she placed in the top 20.
This year saw a change in the format of the fbb Colors Femina Miss India contest, with the competition travelling to all 30 states of the country to hunt for the best talent from each state. The winners were mentored by four celebrities -
The state winners further participated in the grand finale of fbb Colors Femina Miss India 2017. The process started with auditioning Miss India aspirants from each state, where three girls from every state were selected to go forward to the zonal stage. The zonal events were held in Delhi (North Zone), Bengaluru (South Zone), Kolkata (East Zone) and Pune (West Zone). Each zonal event had the three state finalists from the respective states under that zone competing for the state crown. The Femina Miss India Organisation had removed the bikini round for audition. So, there was no swimsuit competition from this event onwards.
The organisation also brought down the height criteria to 5.5" and above.
Manushi Chillar, living by her mantra, 'Beauty with a purpose', initiated various projects for her nation which primarily revolved around menstrual hygiene, helping people to focus on the "Freedom From Shame" of menstruation.
In February 2018, Manushi was seen guiding people on menstrual education and training them on how to create low-cost biodegradable sanitary pads from jute. She was seen carrying forward this activity all over Kolkata as a part of "Project Shakti".
Manushi Chillar also led a tour with her campaign that focused on "Feminine Hygiene Awareness", contributing to five different cities, including Hyderabad, New Delhi and Kolkata. She majorly focused the rural areas and people living with low accessible benefits, teaching them everything about female hygiene and proper care to be taken.
The following is the list of the official delegates of Miss India 2019 representing 30 states of the country: