Rules & Regulations

1. WHO CAN PARTICIPATE:  Any woman of Indian origin (regardless of her place of birth) between the ages of 17 and 25 inclusive (on December 31^st of the year she participates), never married and never having had a child, is eligible to participate.  The delegate must be a resident, citizen or born in the country she will be representing. Appropriate documentation regarding the age and residency status of the delegate must be submitted in order to meet the eligibility requirements.
2. National Pageant will be judged in the following categories: (A) INDIAN DRESS (B) EVENING GOWN (C) TALENT AND (D) QUESTION AND ANSWER.  Since Miss India Worldwide is a conservative pageant, proper attire for all segments is mandatory.  No indecent attire will be permitted. India Club, in its sole discretion, retains the right to alter the format of the pageant.  Currently, the format involves audition and short listing. Pre-judging of talent of the selected contestants.  The contestant’s scores in the pre-judged talent segment are combined with her scores in the Indian and Evening Wear segment on the day of the function to determine eligibility for top ten.  Only the top ten contestants will perform their talent on the day of the function.  The top five scorers out of these top ten contestants will graduate to the Question-and-Answer round.  Upon the completion of the Question-and-Answer round, a winner will be determined.
3. TIME CONSTRAINTS: Due to time constraints, each delegate will only be allowed 3 minutes for the talent category (NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE ALLOWED TO THIS RULE).  The delegates must notify India Club of any special technical need at least two weeks prior to the pageant.  THE DELEGATE WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO HAVE ANY ON-STAGE ACCOMPANIMENT DURING THE TALENT SEGMENT (I.E. MODELS, BACKUP SINGERS, ETC.)
4. JUDGES: The judges will consist of National director of Miss India Worldwide, Celebrities from India and eminent members of Indian, National and International Community. THE DECISION OF THE JUDGES, ONCE TABULATED, IS FINAL.  INDIA CLUB BEARS NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DECISIONS OF THE JUDGES.
5. PRIZES:  The Winner would receive a round-trip ticket to San Francisco (USA) Along with various gifts/cash prizes from the sponsors. There would also be prizes for the Runners-up, Best hair, Best Talent etc. The expenses of accommodation, boarding, local transportation and sight seeing at San Francisco for the winner would be taken care of by the Miss India Worldwide Organizers (IFC) in USA.
6. The foregoing rules are subject to change by India Club.  India Club reserves the right to disqualify any candidate without dispute for any reason including misbehavior / misconduct. All decisions regarding the eligibility of the delegate and the conduct of the Pageant, in general, are subject to the ultimate approval of India Club.
7. All rules and regulations relating to the contest is governed by Miss India Worldwide Organization USA and monitored/executed by Emirates Vision the National Director.