Miss Diva 2020 was the 8th edition of the

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beauty pageant held on February 22, 2020. A total of 20 contestants were shortlisted from various auditions across the country.

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crowned

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as her successor and she represented

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. Shefali Sood crowned Aavriti Choudhary as her successor and she represented India at

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Runner up Roshni Sheoran crowned Neha Jaiswal as her successor. Anntonia Porsild, Miss Supranational 2019 graced the event. This was the first edition of Miss Diva under Liva Fluid Fashion. On 16 May 2021,

represented India at

held at

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and placed 3rd Runner-up. This was India's highest placement in Miss Universe since

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who won the competition in

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and broke the 20-year drought placing the Runner-up ever since

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placed the 4th Runner-up in

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Final results

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Special Awards

Background

In 2019, Liva Fluid Fashion acquired the title sponsorship rights for

. On 11 November 2019, the organization announced in a press conference that the pageant will be held in February 2020. Contestants will be selected through auditions in various cities across the country. Those shortlisted contestants will go through final round of auditions in

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to get top finalists who will compete at pageant.

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will serve as the mentor.

Format

A new format was introduced by the organization for this edition. Top 10 candidates were selected based on their performance in the

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segment and closed door interview. The Top 10 delegates had an opportunity to speak about themselves in an opening statement. They further competed in swimsuit and evening gown rounds to determine the Final 5. A common question was asked to all the Top 5 delegates. They were finalized into Top 3.

Contestants

The following are the 20 contestants participating in the Liva Miss Diva 2020: ;Color key

Grand Finale Judges

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from

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* Asha Bhat - Miss Supranational 2014 from

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- Bollywood Actor * Aditya Roy Kapoor - Bollywood Actor *

* Nikhil Mehra - Designer * Shivan Bhatiya - Fashion Designer * Narresh Kukreja - Fashion Designer * Gavin Miguel - Designer

Selection of participants

Twenty delegates would be selected to compete in the grand finale. Among them, thirteen participants were selected from various rounds of city audition. Five finalists were selected through ''Campus Princess 2019'' auditions. The winner of ''Miss North-East Diva'', a regional contest conducted by the Miss India Organization, for aspirants from the

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gets direct entry in the Top 20. This competition was won by Malashya Kashyap. One delegate got a

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entry, whose winner was decided on the basis of public vote. Vaishnavi Ganesh won the Wild Card entry.

City Finalists

Following are the finalists selected in auditions conducted at various cities of India. They would be further shortlisted and finalized as the contestants of Liva Miss Diva 2020 pageant. Few delegates selected by the Miss India Organization competed in the Wildcard round in

. The winner of this round would be selected with a combination of public voting & internal jury members. ;Color key

Campus Princess

The winner of Campus Princess 2019 gets direct entry to the contest. In addition, four other finalists from the auditions were finalized as Liva Miss Diva contestants. The following contestants competed in the Liva Miss Diva 2020 pageant.

Crossovers & Returnees

Contestants who previously competed in previous editions of Liva Miss Diva and other local and international beauty pageants with their respective placements.

National Pageants

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* Chhattisgarh: Anisha Sharma (Top 3) * Chhattisgarh: Farhat Firoza (Top 3) * Kerala:

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(Top 3) * Tamil Nadu: Suruthi Periyasamy (Top 3) * Uttarakhand: Shivangi Sharma (Top 3) ; Glamanand Supermodel India *

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: Nishi Bhardawaj (Miss Earth India) *

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: Anisha Sharma (2nd Runner Up) *

(Top 8) ;

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: Rushali Yadav (2nd Runner-up) ;Elite Miss Rajasthan * 2016: Neha Jaiswal (Winner) * 2018: Arshina Sumbul (Winner)

International Pageants

;

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: Nishi Bhardawaj ;Miss Super Globe * 2018:

(1st Runner-up)

References

Notes

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