Chaudhary 's journey in pageantry began with Fbb Campus Princess 2018 where she was crowned as one of the winners from Patiala auditions . She then auditioned for the title Femina Miss Haryana 2018 , which she eventually won . She represented the state of Haryana in annual Femina Miss India competition and was crowned 1st runner up at Femina Miss India 2018 in the finale held on 19 June 2018 . She also won the sub-title ' Miss Photogenic ' at the competition . She was later crowned as Miss Grand India 2018 . Chaudhary was featured on the covers of various magazines like '' Glimpse '' , '' Lifestyle '' ( magazine ) and the September edition of Femina ( magazine ) . Chaudhary represented India at Miss Grand International 2018 pageant in Yangon , Myanmar , where she made it to the top 12 in ' Best National Costume ' and top 5 in ' Miss Popular ' . On 25 October 2018 , she won the first runner-up title to Miss Grand International in the finale . She is the first Indian woman to reach the said placement at the pageant
Femina Miss India 2018
Femina Miss India 2018
Meenakshi Chaudhary