Meet Nikhil Anand, the new Indian franchise holder of the world’s biggest beauty pageant – Miss Universe

The month of February 2024 proved to be one of the most significant periods in the history of Indian pageantry. In this month, a historic event occurred that shook the entire pageant world. In a historic first, the founder and chairman of the Glamanand Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (popularly known as the Glamanand Group), Nikhil Anand has been appointed the new franchise holder for Miss Universe competition in India. This means, the Indian representative to the 2024 Miss Universe competition will be selected by the Glamanand Group under the management of Nikhil Anand. This historic news was shared by the New Delhi-based gentleman himself on his social media on February 20, 2024. 

Nikhil Anand is one of the most popular and influential personalities in the Indian pageant industry and one of the most well-established entrepreneurs of Indian origin. He is the owner of one of the three major beauty pageants in India, the Glamanand Supermodel India. Alongside that he also owns 2 of the biggest teen pageants in India including Miss Teen India and Miss Teen Diva and 2 prominent international pageants named Miss Teen International and Miss Multinational. He is the owner of the maximum number of beauty pageants in India and also wears the crown of being the youngest international pageant owner in the world.  

Basically from the East Indian state of Bihar, Nikhil moved to the national capital city of New Delhi in the early 2010’s to pursue his higher education in engineering. He established Glamanand Group in the year 2013 and today, it is amongst the leading pageant organizations in India. The organization witnessed a rapid growth and is one of the fastest growing pageant organizations in the world. The organization is famous for its extravagant production value and the lavishly colossal national final event. In 2023, the pageant created history by producing the biggest ever national finals event in the history of Indian pageantry. Since its inception, the pageant has produced some of the most beautiful faces of Indian origin who had excelled in different sectors like fashion, entertainment, showbiz, medicine and education to mention a few.

The participants of the pageant closely work with the Glamanand Foundation, a philanthropic and social welfare wing of the Glamanand Group that supports various social and humanitarian causes in India like women empowerment, environmental conservation, promoting education for all and supporting the lives of the underprivileged and the less fortunate. This year, the search for Miss Universe India will exclusively take place under the management of the Glamanand Group. It will be exciting to know who will be the face of the world’s largest democracy – India, at this year’s Miss Universe beauty pageant.