Bhubaneswar Samruddhi Tripathi from Karnataka has won the title of KIIT Nanhipari Little Miss India 2025.
The final and mega round of ‘KIIT Nanhipari Little Miss India’ 2025, organised by the KIIT Film and Fashion School, concluded on the campus of KIIT University here on Tuesday.
Samruddhi outperformed nine finalists from across the country to win the Nanhipari crown along with a cash prize of Rs 10 lakh. Pranchal Sharma from Madhya Pradesh was the first runner-up, and P Praradhini from Telangana the second runner-up. The two runners-up received cash prizes of Rs 5 lakh and Rs 3 lakh respectively. Besides the cash prize, the title winner received a total prize worth Rs 28 lakh, including 100% fee waiver (up to a maximum of Rs 18 lakh). The first and second runners-up also received a 50% fee waiver (up to Rs 9 lakh) at KIIT.
A total of 35 contestants qualified for the
semifinals and 10 of them advanced to the final round.
The jury for the final round included Femina Miss India World 2024 winner Nikita Porwal, Femina Miss India World 2023 winner Nandini Gupta, Femina Miss India 2024 first runner-up Rekha Pandey, Olympian Amit Rohidas, Olympian Dutee Chand, and Dr. Jayanta Kumar Das, among others.
In the final round, the contestants had to qualify through various stages. KIIT Nanhipari chief patron and founder of KIIT and KISS, Achyuta Samanta, had extended best wishes to all the participants.
Here are the winners of the competition held in 10 different categories:
Miss Rapunzel (most beautiful hair): Trisha Jain (Rajasthan)
Little Miss Photogenic: Pranjal Sharma (Madhya Pradesh)
Little Miss Selfie (most likes on Facebook): Sudeshna Gurung (Sikkim)
Little Miss Monalisa: Khushali Gurjar (Rajasthan)
Little Miss Whizkid (highest marks in quiz): Ahana Singh Chauhan (Delhi)
Miss Cinderella (best personality): Sharmistha Saikia (Assam)
Miss Urvashi (best knowledge holder): Samruddhi Tripathi (Karnataka)
Miss Personality: Jiya Nevhani (Rajasthan)
Miss Fashion: Swarnika Kholia (Odisha)
Miss Fit: Yashashree Sagarika (Odisha)
Each subcategory winner received a cash prize of Rs 20,000, a crown, and a certificate.