Bengaluru: Liz Jaimon Jacob was crowned Jos Alukkas – Garden Vareli Miss South India 2025 at the grand finale held in Oterra hotel, Bengaluru on Saturday. Aishwarya Ullas and Ria Sunil were declared the first and second runners-up respectively.
The 23rd edition of Miss South India, led by Archenaa Ravi, featured 21 finalists from across South India competing for the prestigious title.
Earlier, during the preliminary round held in Kochi, the Miss South India team had handed over a cheque of Rs 25 lakhs to Rotary Cochin Milan as part of their Social initiative project. The amount included contributions from Kent Constructions’ CSR fund and additional support raised through crowdfunding by the Miss South India contestants.
The social initiative project was to build NICU’s and ventilators for new born babies in the rural hospitals.
The cheque was presented in the presence of Hon. M.P. Hibi Eden, along with sponsors John, Director of Jos Alukkas, Raju and Vinayan, Directors of Kent Constructions. Representing Rotary Milan were President Rotarian Lissy Biju, Secretary Rotarian Dhanya Jataveden, and AG Rotarian Lakshmi Narayanan.
The grand finale jury comprised:
1. Manika Viswakarma (Miss Universe India 2025)
2. Rahul Rajasekharanu (Mister Supranational India 2021)
3. Poonam Chetri (International Fashion Designer)
4. Aishwarya Srinivasan (Miss Universe Kerala 2025)
5. Cinda Padamadan (Miss South India 2024)
