Miss Shimla

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Anu Bathla Miss Shimla 2001

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Shimla Queen 1999: contestants

Miss Shimla 2005: Miss Shimla Sherry Mehta (middle) flanked by first runner-up Ms Babita (left) and second runner-up Ms Sugandha (right) in Shimla on Monday.— Tribune photo by Anil Dayal

Rubina Dilaik Miss Shimla 2006

Miss Shimla 2006. L-R: Rinni, Rubina and Suchika Mehta— Photo by Anil Dayal

2006: Rubina Dilaik

Miss Shimla 2007: Tashi, Priya Sharma and Preeti— A Tribune photograph

Priya Chauhan: Miss Shimla 2007

Priya Chauhan Miss Shimla 2007

Pantaloons Femina Miss Himachal 2010. L-R: Sukriti Bhardwaj, Purva Rana and Vinni Ghazata (Photo by Amit Kanwar)

Miss Himachal 2011. L-R: Vishakha, Sheetal Verma and Apurva. Photo: Amit Kanwar

Miss Himachal 2012. L-R: Varuna Sharma, Vaishali Negi and Nisha Jamwal

Vaishali Negi

Vaishali Negi

Miss North India 2012: Nancy Gupta

Miss Shimla 2013: contestants

Shivya Pathania, Miss Shimla- 2013

Miss Shimla 2013 Nishtha Sharma, Shriya Mokta, Isha Jamalta, Shalini Thanta, Tamanna Thakur, Shivya Pathania, Divyangana Thakur, Sunita Dhingra, Trishla Sharma