46-455: The Miss Diva is a part of Femina Miss India pageant that primarily selected India 's representatives to Miss Supranational and previously Miss Universe until 2023, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants . The reigning Miss Diva Universe is Shweta Sharda who was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Divita Rai . Sharda represented India at Miss Universe 2023 , achieving
92-401: A delegate to Miss Universe in the years 1953–1963 and 2024. The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss Supranational in the years 2009–2012. The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss International in the years 1963–1967, 1972, 1977, 1989, 1990, 2015 and onward. The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss Earth in
138-630: A delegate to Miss Asia Pacific International in the years 1984, 1990, 1991, 2004, 2006–2015, 2019 and onward. In 2014, May Myat Noe of Myanmar was initially crowned but was later dethroned. The organizers held a new pageant, where Swetha Raj of India emerged victorious, securing India a rare three-peat win in an international pageant. Along with Femina Miss India and Miss Diva , the Times Group also organised Mister India pageant to select representative for Mister World and Mister Supranational . Asha Bhat Asha Bhat (born 5 September 1992)
184-476: A new pageant called I Am She – Miss Universe India and acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Miss Universe. The winner of this pageant participated in the Miss Universe pageant from 2010 to 2012. Consequently, from 2010, Femina Miss India crowned three winners as Femina Miss India World , Femina Miss India Earth and Femina Miss India International , with the third winner representing India at
230-531: A placement in the Top 20. The reigning Miss Diva Supranational is Sonal Kukreja , who was crowned by Pragnya Ayyagari , Miss Supranational Asia 2023 . Kukreja represented India at Miss Supranational 2024 , securing a place among the Top 12 finalists. Following the relinquishment of the Miss Universe franchise by the Miss Universe Organization to Bennett, Coleman and Co., a distinct Miss Diva pageant
276-462: Is Nikita Porwal of Madhya Pradesh who was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Nandini Gupta on 16 October 2024 in Mumbai . The first Miss India was Esther Abraham , from Calcutta, who won in 1947. The pageant was organised by the local press. In 1952, two Miss India pageants were held: Indrani Rehman and Nutan were the winners of the pageants. Nutan was crowned as Miss Mussorie. The pageant
322-826: Is an Indian actress, model and the winner of the Miss Supranational 2014 pageant. She is the first Indian to win the title. Bhat made her acting debut with the 2019 Hindi film Junglee . She has since appeared in the Kannada action thriller Roberrt (2021) and the Telugu romantic comedy Ori Devuda (2022). Bhat was born in Bhadravati , an industrial city in the Shimoga district of Indian state of Karnataka on 5 September 1992 to parents Subrahmanya and Shyamala Bhat. Both her parents are medical laboratory technicians and have been serving
368-614: Is the list of India's multiple victories in major international pageants: Established in 2013, Miss Diva is a separate pageant organization from Femina Miss India, though both are owned by the Times Group . Its primary objective is to select India's representative for the Miss Universe competition through an annual national pageant. In addition to Miss Universe, Miss Diva also sent delegates to Miss International (in 2013), Miss Supranational (since 2013), Miss Asia Pacific World (in 2013), and Miss Earth (in 2014). However, in 2024,
414-789: The Bhadravati city clinical laboratories. She has one elder sister, Dr. Akshatha, who is a paediatrician . Bhat attended St. Charles School in Bhadravathi and pursued her pre-university education at Alva's Pre-University College in Moodbidri. She enrolled for National Cadet Corps (NCC) while studying at the Alvas College and was selected to participate in the Republic Day Camp. She was a member of NCC delegation from SAARC nations and visited Sri Lanka Military Academy and won all rounder award in
460-507: The Miss Diva Supranational title continues to be awarded, as it has in previous editions. In 2013, Srishti Rana won Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 and became the second Indian to win the title. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Himangini Singh Yadu from India 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
506-621: The Miss Diva organization withdrew its license to participate in Miss Universe . They have hinted at a possible return in the future. Currently, Miss Diva sends representatives only to the Miss Supranational pageant. The most recent delegate they sent competed in the 2024 edition. The following women have represented India in the Big Four international beauty pageants , the four major international beauty pageants for women. These are Miss World , Miss Universe , Miss International , Miss Earth . The Femina Miss India organization did not send
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#1732869170571552-557: The Miss International pageant. Miss India has been participating in the Miss Universe pageant since 1952, starting with Indrani Rehman and in the Miss World pageant since 1959, starting with Fleur Ezekiel . In 1991, Femina Miss India also acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Miss International pageant. In 2002, the third title was changed to Femina Miss India-Earth , to designate India's representation at
598-472: The Miss Universe license, prompting the Femina Miss India Organization to assume rights for Miss Diva 2013 . The inaugural Miss Diva pageant took place on 5 September 2013, in Mumbai . Fourteen finalists, meticulously selected from across the nation, vied for the coveted crown at the grand finale. Manasi Moghe , hailing from Mumbai , was declared the first-ever "Miss Diva Universe 2013" by
644-497: The World Season 5 under Miss Asia Pacific World title, Swetha Raj who represented India won the crown, giving India a rare back to back to back victory, India is the only country to win any international pageant three years in a row, however Swetha was sent by Miss India Australia organisation. Reita Faria of India won Miss World 1966 , and became the first Asian to do so, with India winning its first Big Four title. Sushmita Sen
690-609: The age of 17 in 1981. She became a Bollywood actress, appearing in the films 'Hero', 'Damini', 'Ghayal' and 'Ghatak'. She left her acting career when she married. In 1994, Sushmita Sen won the pageant and became the first Indian to be crowned Miss Universe . In the same year, the first runner-up, Aishwarya Rai , won Miss World in South Africa. The top three placements, Lara Dutta , Priyanka Chopra and Dia Mirza respectively went on to win Miss Universe 2000 , Miss World 2000 and Miss Asia Pacific International 2000. In 2002,
736-407: The esteemed Zeenat Aman , Miss Asia Pacific 1970, and a renowned Bollywood actress. Gurleen Grewal , representing Punjab , was crowned "Miss Diva International 2013" by Sahar Biniaz , Miss Universe Canada 2012. Finally, Srishti Rana from Faridabad received the title of "Miss Diva Asia Pacific World 2013" from Bollywood's celebrated actress, Raveena Tandon . In 2019, Liva Fluid Fashion secured
782-575: The eventual winner of the contest and was crowned Miss India Universe, at the grand finale of the pageant held on 14 October 2014 at Westin Mumbai Garden City in Mumbai . Bhat also won three special awards at Miss Diva 2014 namely, Miss Congeniality, Miss Beautiful Smile and Miss Fascinating. Bhat represented India at Miss Supranational 2014 held in Krynica-Zdrój in Poland and was the winner of
828-488: The first Indian woman to win the crown. Asha is the second Asian to win the crown. The same year Ruhi Singh who was crowned the first Femina Miss India Universal Peace and Humanity won the first Miss Universal Peace and Humanity pageant held in Lebanon. After May Myat Noe, the winner of Miss Asia Pacific World 2014 pageant was dethroned, the organisation organised another pageant named Miss Asia Pacific 2014 Supertalent of
874-494: The first Indian woman to win. Manushi Chhillar won the Miss World 2017 title. In 2021, Harnaaz Sandhu became the third Indian woman to win Miss Universe title, becoming the most recent Big 4 pageant titleholder from India as of 2024. The following is the list of Indian winners in the Big Four international beauty pageants: The following is the list of Indian winners in various other international pageants : The following
920-460: The franchise for selecting India's representatives to Miss International . In 2013, Miss Diva runner-up was sent as India's delegate. Since the first edition of Miss Earth in 2001 , to the year 2013 , 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. The Times Group selected representatives for this pageant in 2013 and 2014. Miss Diva 2013 runner-up, Srishti Rana won
966-700: The grand finale of Miss Grand Thailand. Along with Miss Supranational 2014 first runner up and the winner of Miss Grand Thailand 2014, Parapadsorn Disdamrong she crowned Tharathip Sukdarunpat as Miss Supranational Thailand at the conclusion of the event held on 12 May 2015 at Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok . Bhat made her acting debut in 2019 with the Hindi action adventure film Junglee . She played Meera, an animal activist alongside Vidyut Jamwal . Devesh Sharma of Filmfare praised her role for not being an "arm-candy", Priyanka Sinha Jha of News18 noted that despite
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#17328691705711012-609: The introduction of I Am She - Miss Universe India , the third title was changed to Femina Miss India-International and the winner represented India at Miss International pageant. In 2010, Nicole Faria became the first Indian to win the Miss Earth title in Vietnam, which leaves Miss International as the only major international pageant that has not been won by an Indian contestant. In 2012, Himangini Singh Yadu won Miss Asia Pacific World 2012 and became first Indian and Asian to win
1058-511: The license to the Miss Universe organization in 2024 because they felt the Miss Universe organization had changed and needed to address internal issues. The Miss Diva organization has stated they will return to the Miss Universe once the issues has been resolved. After withdrawing the Miss Universe license, Miss Diva rebranded its 2024 edition as "LIVA Miss Diva 2.0." This revamped edition introduced two new titles: Miss Diva Content Creator and Miss Diva Fashion Designer. In keeping with tradition,
1104-521: The most recent time (as of 2024) that any country has won back-to-back at Miss World and, to date, the only time that any country won Miss Universe and Miss World in the same year in the 21st century. India's appearances at the Miss Universe semifinals from 1992 to 2002 made it the first country in the Eastern Hemisphere to place annually at the pageant for at least 10 consecutive years. At Miss Earth 2010 , Nicole Faria from Bangalore became
1150-413: The newly launched Miss Earth pageant, focused on the cause of environmental advocacy and a finalist was sent to Miss International . From 2007 to 2009, three equal winners were selected going to Miss Universe , Miss World , and Miss Earth . In 2010, I Am She - Miss Universe India acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Miss Universe . Later, in 2013 The Times Group again acquired
1196-656: The pageant held on 5 December 2014. She also won the special award for "Best in Talent" and 2nd runner up for "Best National Costume" at the pageant. Her national costume was designed by internationally acclaimed fashion designer and beauty pageant mentor Melvyn Noronha. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Miss Supranational 2013, Mutya Johanna Datul from Philippines . During her one-year tenure with Miss Supranational she visited Thailand , Myanmar , Hungary , Mauritius , China and numerous countries around Poland and India . In May 2015, she travelled to Thailand and judged
1242-446: 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 competed at the sixth edition of Miss Supranational 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 , Poland and she won
1288-577: The pageant. She was sent by I Am She - Miss Universe India pageant. In 2013, Srishti Rana won Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 giving India a rare back to back victory. She is the second Indian and first Miss Diva Winner to win Miss Asia Pacific World Crown. She is also the first Indian delegate to win an international pageant that has been sent by Femina Miss India's sister pageant, Miss Diva . In 2014, Asha Bhat , Miss Diva Supranational 2014 won Miss Supranational 2014 and became
1334-477: The rights to send India's representatives to Miss Universe and launched a new pageant for Miss Universe named Miss Diva . In 1970, Zeenat Aman won Miss Asia Pacific 1970. She became the first Indian and South Asian woman to win the title. In 1994, Sushmita Sen won the Miss Universe title after winning the Miss India crown and became the first Indian woman ever to win the Miss Universe crown. The same year
1380-558: The runner-up of Miss India, Aishwarya Rai , won the Miss World title. Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai established themselves in the Bollywood industry after winning their titles. The success of Sen and Rai spawned coaching institutions which were set up to groom young women in pageant participation skills. The number of participants in the preliminary rounds of the pageant has increased considerably. Miss India World 1997, Diana Hayden won
1426-421: The screen scape her role doesn't "add value". The film became a box office average. In 2021, Bhat made her Kannada film debut with Roberrt , playing Amrutha opposite Darshan . A Sharadhaa of The New Indian Express stated that she "shines" in her scenes. The film eventually became the highest-grossing Kannada film of the year . Bhatt next played Meera, an assistant director opposite Vishwak Sen , in
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1472-484: The sponsorship rights for the Miss Diva pageant. The inaugural edition under their patronage was scheduled for 2020. As there was no pageant held in 2019, the Miss India Organization appointed Indian representatives for international competitions. Vartika Singh and Shefali Sood were selected to compete in Miss Universe 2019 and Miss Supranational 2019 , respectively. In 2024, Miss Diva organization withdrew
1518-527: The third winner of Femina Miss India contest represented India at Miss Earth instead of Miss Asia Pacific. In 2000, international dance choreographer Sandip Soparrkar joined the contestants as official dance and grooming expert. His association continued with the pageant along with experts from other fields such as Dr. Sandesh Mayekar for smile design, Dr. Jamuna Pai for skin and hair and Sabira Merchant for etiquette. In 2010, Tantra Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (TEPL), in partnership with Sushmita Sen, began
1564-510: The title in the year 2000 . She also achieved India's 3rd runner-up position in Miss Universe after 55 years. In December 2021, Harnaaz Sandhu , Miss Diva Universe 2021 represented India at Miss Universe 2021 , held in Eilat , Israel. She won the competition becoming India's 3rd Miss Universe. Below is the complete list of Miss Diva editions. The Times Group acquired the rights to send India's representatives to Miss Supranational in 2013. From
1610-490: The title of Miss World 1997 . In 1999, the Miss India World Yukta Mookhey went on to win the Miss World that year. In 2000, three of the Miss India winners won their respective international pageants — Lara Dutta ( Miss Universe ), Priyanka Chopra ( Miss World ) and Diya Mirza Miss Asia Pacific. The other country to have won all three major titles in one year were Australia in 1972. In 2010, after
1656-469: The title of Miss Asia Pacific World 2013. Femina Miss India Miss India or Femina Miss India is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss World , one of the Big Four international beauty pageants . It is organised by Femina , a women's magazine published by The Times Group . The reigning Femina Miss India (Femina Miss India World) titleholder
1702-528: 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 Miss Universe 2020 , held in Hollywood, Florida , United States. There, she placed as the 3rd runner-up, thus achieving India's highest placement in Miss Universe since Lara Dutta , who won
1748-503: The year 2009, awarded by the president of Sri Lanka , Mahinda Rajapaksa . She graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Electronic engineering from R.V. College of Engineering . In 2014, Bhat participated in Miss Diva pageant organized by The Times Group . She was crowned Miss India Supranational 2014, next to Alankrita Sahai who was crowned Miss India Earth 2014 and Noyonita Lodh ,
1794-471: The year 2015 and onward. The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss Grand International in the years 2013, 2014, 2020, 2022 and onward. The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss United Continents in the year 2020 and onward. The Femina Miss India organization did not send a delegate to Miss Intercontinental in the years 1979–96, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2019 and onward. The Femina Miss India organization did not send
1840-433: The year 2016 to 2020, the first runner-up of Miss Diva is announced as Miss Supranational India. Note – Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic , no pageant held in 2020 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. From 1991, The Times Group had
1886-546: Was crowned Miss Universe 1994 , becoming the country's first Miss Universe winner. Later that year, Aishwarya Rai added to India's winning streak by becoming Miss World 1994 , making the country the last in the twentieth century to win both Miss Universe and Miss World in the same year. Diana Hayden won the Miss World title in 1997. Actor and model Yukta Mookhey was later crowned Miss World 1999 . Six years after Sushmita Sen and Aishwarya Rai 's double wins, Lara Dutta and Priyanka Chopra repeated this in 2000, marking
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1932-591: Was crowned Miss India, and the same year was featured in Vogue magazine's list of the world's ten most beautiful women. There was no Miss India pageant from 1955 to 1958. In 1959, Eve's Weekly organised its very first Miss India contest called Eve's Weekly Miss India to send India's representatives to the Miss World pageant. Fleur Ezekiel was crowned the eventual winner. She represented India at Miss World 1959 held in London, United Kingdom. The first Femina Miss India pageant
1978-472: Was established to select India's representatives for Miss Universe . Previously, Femina Miss India designated its winner to compete at Miss Universe . However, in 2010, Tantra Entertainment Private Limited, in partnership with former Miss Universe and renowned Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen , launched a separate pageant, I Am She-Miss Universe India, to send Indian delegates to Miss Universe . Following 2012, Sushmita Sen and Tantra Entertainment relinquished
2024-547: Was held by the local press. Rehman was crowned at Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai in April 1952. Rehman later represented India at the inaugural edition of Miss Universe, Miss Universe 1952 . In 1953, Peace Kanwal from Punjab was crowned Miss India 1953 at the Kardar-Kolynos pageant. The pageant was organised by Abdur Rashid Kardar . Who later established herself as a Bollywood actress. In 1954, Leela Naidu from Maharashtra
2070-663: Was held in 1964, where Meher Castelino Mistri of Maharashtra was crowned as the first Femina Miss India. She represented India at Miss Universe 1964 held in the United States and Miss Nations 1964 held in Spain. Reita Faria was the first Miss India to win an international beauty pageant. She was crowned Miss World 1966 in London, United Kingdom. She was the winner of Eve's Weekly Miss India contest. The same year Femina Miss India winner Yasmin Daji represented India at Miss Universe 1966 and
2116-459: Was the third runner-up at the event. She was the first Femina Miss India Winner to be placed at an international beauty pageant. Zeenat Aman was the first Femina Miss India titleholder to win an international pageant. She was crowned Femina Miss India Asia Pacific and also won Miss Asia Pacific 1970 held in the Philippines. Meenakshi Seshadri , was the youngest contestant to win Miss India at
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