Nandini Gupta bows out of Miss World 2025, but her story inspires many

India’s representative at the Miss World 2025 pageant, Nandini Gupta, is officially out of the competition currently underway in Hyderabad, as confirmed by the Miss World organisation via Instagram. While her journey in the global beauty pageant ends here, her remarkable story continues to resonate with many.

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The 21-year-old beauty queen from Kota, Rajasthan, won hearts when she clinched the Femina Miss India World 2023 crown. Hailing from one of India’s most competitive academic cities, known for its coaching culture, Nandini charted a different path—one driven by elegance, ambition, and a passion for leadership.

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With a degree in Business Management from Lala Lajpat Rai College, Mumbai, Nandini stands as a symbol of modern Indian womanhood—grounded yet aspiring. She completed her schooling at Saint Paul’s Senior Secondary School in Kota.

Born into a humble family, her father is a farmer, her mother a homemaker, and she has a younger sister. “I grew up playing in the fields of mustard, millets, and black chickpeas,” she once shared in an interview.

Nandini had long nurtured the dream of wearing the Miss World crown. “Femina Miss India makes an ordinary girl extraordinary,” she said—echoing her belief that pageants are about transformation and empowerment, not just beauty.