Meher Castelino, India's First Femina Miss India & Fashion Icon, Dies at 81

• Meher Castelino, India's first Femina Miss India (1964), passed away at 81 on December 17, 2025.
• She represented India at Miss Universe and Miss United Nations, paving the way for future beauty queens.
• A pioneering fashion journalist, she wrote for hundreds of national and international publications, starting with Eve's Weekly in 1973.
• Authored books like Manstyle, Fashion Kaleidoscope, and Fashion Musings, and was the official fashion writer for Lakme Fashion Week.
• Tributes from Femina Miss India Organisation and Mumbai Press Club lauded her as a trailblazer in beauty and fashion journalism.

Why It Matters: Meher Castelino, India's first Femina Miss India, left a lasting legacy in beauty and fashion journalism.