Miss Diva is a part of

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pageant that primarily selects

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's representatives to

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, one of the

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major international beauty pageants. The pageant also sends representative to

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. The reigning Miss Diva is Divita Rai who was crowned by the outgoing titleholder

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History

After the Miss Universe Organization returned the franchise to Bennett, Coleman and Co., a separate Miss Diva pageant was held to send representatives from India to Miss Universe. In earlier days,

used to send its winner to compete in the Miss Universe pageant. But in 2010, Tantra Entertainment Private Limited, in collaboration with former Miss Universe and popular Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen, held a separate pageant, I Am She-Miss Universe India, to send representatives from India to

. After 2012, Sushmita Sen and Tantra Entertainment announced that they would relinquish the Miss Universe license and therefore

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was organized by the

Organization. The first Miss Diva pageant was held on 5 September 2013 in

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. Fourteen candidates were shortlisted from all across the country to compete at the main event.

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from Mumbai was crowned the first ever "Miss Diva Universe 2013" by Miss Asia Pacific 1970 and Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman, while Gurleen Grewal from

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was crowned "Miss Diva International 2013" by

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, Sahar Biniaz and Srishti Rana from Faridabad was crowned "Miss Diva Asia Pacific World 2013" by Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon. In 2019, Liva Fluid Fashion obtained the sponsorship rights for the Miss Diva pageant and the first edition under their support was scheduled be held in

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. Since there was no pageant in 2019, Indian representatives for international pageants were appointed by the Miss India Organization. Preceding Miss Diva delegates, Vartika Singh and Shefali Sood were selected to compete in Miss Universe 2019 and Miss Supranational 2019 respectively.

International pageants

In 2013, Srishti Rana won

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and became the second Indian to win the title. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder

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from

as well. This gave India a back-to-back victory in the pageant. Rana is the first ever Miss Diva winner to win any international title. In 2014, India again won the pageant, making it the only country to win any international pageant three years in a row. (Many other countries such as South Africa have won consecutive pageant awards). In 2014,

Asha Bhat Asha Bhat (born 5 September 1992) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss Supranational 2014 pageant. She is the first Indian to win the title. She made her acting debut with 2019 Hindi film ''Junglee'' alongside Vidyut Jammwal ...

competed at the sixth edition of

and won the pageant. Asha is the first Indian and second Asian to win the said pageant. In 2016, Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty was sent to Miss Supranational in Krynica-Zdrój,

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and she won the title of Miss Supranational 2016. India is the first country to win Miss Supranational twice and both delegates were sent by Miss Diva. In 2021, Adline Quadros Castelino, Miss Diva Universe 2020 represented India at

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, held in

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, United States. There, she placed as the 3rd runner-up, thus achieving India's highest placement in Miss Universe since Lara Dutta, who won the title in the year

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. She also achieved India's 3rd runner-up position in Miss Universe after 55 years. In December 2021,

, Miss Diva Universe 2021 represented India at

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, held in

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, Israel. She won the competition becoming India's 3rd Miss Universe.

Representatives at international pageants

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Miss Universe

Miss Diva was introduced by

to select delegates to represent India at

. The pageant is organized by the Bennett Coleman and Company Ltd. annually and the first edition of Miss Diva was held in 2013.

Miss Supranational

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acquired the rights to send India's representatives to

in 2013. From the year 2016, the first runner-up of Miss Diva is announced as Miss Supranational India.

Previous franchises

Below are the names of delegates and the international pageants whose franchise was previously owned by the Times Group. Femina Miss India/Miss Diva no longer selects India's representatives for the below listed pageants.

Miss International

From 1991, The Times Group had the franchise for selecting India's representatives to

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. In 2013, Miss Diva runner-up was sent as India's delegate.

Miss Earth

Since the first edition of

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, to the year

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, The Times Group selected India's representatives to the pageant. A runner-up of Miss Diva was sent to Miss Earth in the year 2014.

Miss Asia Pacific World

The Times Group selected representatives for this pageant in 2013 and 2014. Miss Diva 2013 runner-up, Srishti Rana won the title of Miss Asia Pacific World 2013.

Titleholders

Gallery of winners

Miss Diva Universe

File:Miss-Universe-Harnaaz-Sandhu-returns-to-India (6).jpg, Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu
Miss Universe 2021 and Miss Diva Universe 2021 File:Adline-Castelino-at-Liva-Miss-Diva-red-carpet-6.jpg, Adline Quadros Castelino
Miss Diva Universe 2020 File:Vartika Singh at Miss Diva Universe 2020 Grand Finale (Close up).jpg, Vartika Singh
Miss Diva Universe 2019 File:Nehal Chudasama Miss Diva 2018 (cropped).jpg,

Nehal Chudasama Nehal Chudasama (born 22 August 1996) is an Indian model, fitness consultant and beauty pageant titleholder. She also works as an emcee. She was crowned Miss Diva Universe 2018 and represented India at Miss Universe 2018. Pageantry In 2018, sh ...

Miss Diva Universe 2018 File:Roshmita Harimurthy at the launch of Miss Diva 2017 calender (cropped).jpg, Roshmitha Harimurthy
Miss Diva Universe 2016 File:Urvashi Rautela at the special screening of film 'Queen'.jpg,

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Miss Diva Universe 2015 File:MIss Diva 2013 Manasi Moghe (cropped).jpg,

Miss Diva Universe 2013

Miss Diva Supranational

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Aavriti Choudhary Aavriti Choudhary (born April 4, 1998) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Diva Supranational, Miss Diva Supranational 2020. She represented India at Miss Supranational 2021 on 20 August 2021 at Malopolska in Po ...

Miss Diva Supranational 2020 File:Shefali Sood, Miss Diva Supranational 2019.jpg, Shefali Sood
Miss Diva Supranational 2019 File:Aditi Hundia.jpg,

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Miss Diva Supranational 2018 File:Srinidhi Shetty (cropped).jpg,

Srinidhi Shetty Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty (born 21 October 1992) is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss Supranational 2016 pageant. Shetty was crowned as Miss Diva Supranational 2016 at the Miss Diva 2016 pageant and later represented India at Mi ...

Miss Diva Supranational 2016 and

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Miss Diva Supranational 2014 and Miss Supranational 2014

Miss Diva editions

References

External links

Miss India Organization - website
{{Miss Supranational countries and territories Miss Diva Beauty pageants in India Femina Miss India 2013 establishments in India

Indian awards