[2] It is conducted by India Festival Committee (IFC), first founded and headed by Dharmatma Saran in New York City, USA.
Poonam Chibber of Canada became the first Miss India Worldwide winner to be crowned outside the United States.
It was the first time that the pageant moved out of its home turf and was held in the Asian continent.
Since 2012 international choreographer Sandip Soparrkar is the official show director and grooming expert.
Past pageant participants include Bollywood actress Pallavi Sharda (Miss India Australia 2010), media personality and television host Amin Dhillon (Miss India Worldwide Canada 2010), and Indian television actress Uppekha Jain (Miss India Worldwide Canada 2008).