Akanksha Choudhary, a mother from Ajmer, Rajasthan, won the Mrs India 2026 title at a grand ceremony in Jaipur on July 18, achieving the crown just seven months after giving birth to her son. In a separate historic achievement, Dr. Priyanka Sharma became the first Indian woman to win the Mrs. Earth International Elite 2026 crown on the global stage. Both titles come under the umbrella of Mrs. India Inc, India’s leading beauty pageant platform for married women.
Mrs. India Inc: The Platform Behind the Titles
Mrs. India Inc is a national beauty pageant for married women founded by Mohini Sharma in 2016. Sharma, a former Mrs. India World 2016 winner, established the organisation to create a platform for married women who often find their personal ambitions sidelined after marriage or motherhood. The pageant is headquartered in Mumbai and is widely regarded as the most credible pageant system for married women in India.
Mrs. India Inc selects winners to represent India at prestigious international pageants including Mrs. World, Mrs. Globe, Mrs. Galaxy, Mrs. International Summit, and Mrs. International World. Some notable winners from the platform include Sargam Koushal who won Mrs. World 2022 and Anuradha Garg who won Mrs. Globe 2025.
Another organisation that hosts beauty pageants for married women in India is the Glamanand Group, founded in 2013 by Nikhil Anand and headquartered in New Delhi, which runs its own Mrs. India pageant system. However, Mrs. India Inc remains the most prominent and recognised platform for married women in the country.
Akanksha Choudhary: Mrs India 2026
Akanksha Choudhary, a resident of Ajmer, Rajasthan, was crowned Mrs India 2026 on July 18 at Hotel Uniara in Jaipur. What makes her victory particularly inspiring is that she achieved this honour just seven months after becoming a mother to her son, Arshav.
Akanksha holds degrees from Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC) and IIM Ahmedabad, two of India’s most prestigious academic institutions. Before her pageantry journey, she worked as a model for about four years while studying, and later moved into content creation, amassing a following of around 400,000 to 500,000 people on social media.
Her journey back to the world of fashion and pageantry was supported strongly by her husband, who personally took charge of her diet, gym routine, and fitness regimen. She has said that her family including her mother and mother-in-law supported her throughout the preparation, allowing her to balance motherhood with the rigorous demands of the pageant.
Akanksha has stated that her goal is to inspire women who believe their dreams end after marriage or motherhood. She aims to use the Mrs India platform to reach women from all backgrounds and change the mindset that a married woman’s only role is to look after the family.
Dr. Priyanka Sharma: India’s First Mrs. Earth International Elite
In a landmark achievement for Indian pageantry, Dr. Priyanka Sharma won the Mrs. Earth International Elite 2026 title, becoming the first Indian woman ever to claim this crown. She was crowned at the grand finale held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in late July 2026.
Dr. Priyanka Sharma, who hails from Barnala, Punjab, was previously crowned Mrs. Asia Earth Elite 2026 in the 40+ Elite category, which earned her the right to represent Asia at the international finals. Her victory at the global stage marks a historic moment for India in the world of beauty pageantry for married women.
The Mrs. Earth International pageant is an elite international pageant system for married and single women that combines beauty with advocacy for environmental awareness and humanitarian causes. The pageant’s mission is to celebrate women while promoting tourism, friendship, peace, and preservation of the Earth.
Key Takeaways
- Akanksha Choudhary from Ajmer, Rajasthan, won the Mrs India 2026 title on July 18, 2026 in Jaipur, just seven months after becoming a mother.
- Dr. Priyanka Sharma became the first Indian woman to win the Mrs. Earth International Elite 2026 crown, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
- She was earlier crowned Mrs. Asia Earth Elite 2026 in the 40+ Elite category before winning the international title.
- Mrs. India Inc was founded in 2016 by Mohini Sharma and is headquartered in Mumbai, with affiliations to Mrs. World, Mrs. Globe, and other international pageants.
- Notable past winners from Mrs. India Inc include Sargam Koushal (Mrs. World 2022) and Anuradha Garg (Mrs. Globe 2025).
