Miss Diva
 | It has been suggested that this article be merged with Miss Diva - 2018. (Discuss) Proposed since June 2018. |
| Predecessor | I Am She - Miss Universe India (2010–2012) Femina Miss India (1952–2009) |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2013 |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Mumbai |
| Location | |
Membership | Miss Universe (2013 - Present) Miss Asia Pacific World(2013) Miss International (2013) Miss Earth (2014) Miss Supranational (2014, 2016 - Present) |
Official language | Hindi and English |
Parent organization | Femina Miss India and Bennett, Coleman and Co. Ltd. |
| Website | beautypageants |
Miss Diva is a part of Femina Miss India pageant that primarily selects India's representatives to Miss Universe, one of the Big Four major international beauty pageants. The pageant also sends representative to Miss Supranational.[1]
The reigning Miss Diva winners are Nehal Chudasama, Aditi Hundia and Roshni Sheoran.
History
After Miss Universe Organization awarded back the franchise to Bennett, Coleman and Co., a separate pageant Miss Diva - 2013 was conducted to send representative to Miss Universe. In earlier days Femina Miss India used to send its winner to compete at Miss Universe pageant. But in 2010, a separate pageant, I Am She - Miss Universe India was conducted by Tantra Entertainment Private limited, in collaboration with former Miss Universe and popular Bollywood actress Sushmita Sen, to send India's representatives to Miss Universe.
After 2012, Sushmita Sen and Tantra entertainment announced they would be relinquishing the license for Miss Universe and hence Miss Diva 2013 was organized by Femina Miss India Organization.[2][3]
The first ever Miss Diva pageant was held on 5 September 2013 in Mumbai. Fourteen candidates were shortlisted from all across the country to compete at the main event. Manasi Moghe from Mumbai was crowned the first ever "Miss Diva Universe" by Miss Asia Pacific 1970 and Bollywood actress Zeenat Aman, Gurleen Grewal from Punjab was crowned "Miss Diva International" by Miss Universe Canada 2012, Sahar Biniaz[4] and Srishti Rana from Faridabad was crowned "Miss Diva Asia Pacific World" by Bollywood actress Raveena Tandon.[5][6]
International pageants
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.[7][8] This gave India a back-to-back victory in the pageant. Rana is the first ever Miss Diva winner to win any international title.[9] In 2014, India again won the pageant, making it the only country to win any pageant three years in a row. (Many other countries such as Venezuela have also won consecutive pageant awards)
In 2014, Asha Bhat competed at the sixth edition of Miss Supranational and won the pageant.[10] Asha is the first Indian and second Asian to win the said pageant, the first Asian to win Miss Supranational is Mutya Datul from Philippines.[11]
In 2016, Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty was then sent to Miss Supranational. She bagged the title of Miss Supranational at the end of the event. This is the 2nd time India won this pageant and both were send by Miss Diva.
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Miss Diva titleholders
| Year | Miss Diva Winners | Placements in International Pageant |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Miss Universe India 2018 Nehal Chudasama Miss Diva Supranational 2018 Aditi Hundia Runner - Up Roshni Sheoran |
Miss Universe 2018 Nehal Chudasama (TBD) Miss Supranational 2018 Aditi Hundia (TBD) |
| 2017 | Miss Universe India 2017 Shraddha Shashidhar Miss Diva Supranational 2017 Peden Ongmu Miss Diva Runner up Apeksha Porwal |
Miss Universe 2017 Shraddha Shashidhar (Unplaced) Miss Supranational 2017 Peden Ongmu (Top 25) |
| 2016 | Miss Universe India 2016 Roshmitha Harimurthy Miss Diva Supranational 2016 Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty Miss Diva Runner up Aradhana Buragohain |
Miss Universe 2016 Roshmitha Harimurthy (Unplaced) Miss Supranational 2016 Srinidhi Ramesh Shetty (Miss Supranational) |
| 2015 | Miss Universe India 2015 Urvashi Rautela 1st Runner-up Natasha Assadhi 2nd Runner-up Naveli Deshmukh |
Miss Universe 2015 Urvashi Rautela (Unplaced) |
| 2014 | Miss Universe India 2014 Noyonita Lodh Miss Diva Earth 2014 Alankrita Sahai[12] Miss Diva Supranational 2014 Asha Bhat |
Miss Universe 2014 Noyonita Lodh (Top 15) Miss Earth 2014 Alankrita Sahai (Unplaced) Miss Supranational 2014 Asha Bhat (Miss Supranational) |
| 2013 | Miss Universe India 2013 Manasi Moghe Miss Diva International 2013 Gurleen Grewal Miss Diva Asia Pacific World 2013 Srishti Rana |
Miss Universe 2013 Manasi Moghe (Top 10) Miss International 2013 Gurleen Grewal (Unplaced) Miss Asia Pacific World 2013 Srishti Rana (Miss Asia Pacific World) |
Miss Diva editions
| Year | Presenters | Shortlisted Contestants | Date | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Vivan Bhatena Mantra |
14 | September 5, 2013 | Westin Mumbai Garden City, Mumbai, India | |
| 2014 | Lara Dutta | 15 | October 14, 2014 | Westin Mumbai Garden City, Mumbai, India | |
| 2015 | Cyrus Sahukar | 16 | October 14, 2015 | Sahara Star, Mumbai, India | |
| 2016 | Lara Dutta Vir Das |
16 | September 1, 2016 | Sardar Vallabhai Patel Stadium, Mumbai, India | |
| 2017 | Malaika Arora Khan | 15 | October 11, 2017 | Hotel Sahara Star, Mumbai, India | |
| 2018 | Malaika Arora Khan, Sophie Chaudhary |
19 | August 31, 2018 | NSCI - National Sports Club of India , Mumbai, |
References
- ^ What are the differences between the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants?
- ^ "Miss Diva 2013 Winners". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Miss Diva 2013: Will Manasi Moghe be the next Miss Universe". rediff.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "I represent a billon hopes: Gurleen Grewal". indiatims.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "India's Srishti Rana is the new Miss Asia Pacific World 2013". rediff.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "INDIA'S SRISHTI RANA CROWNED MISS ASIA PACIFIC WORLD 2013". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Srishti Rana of India was crowned Miss Asia Pacific World 2013". jagranjosh.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "Indian beauty Srishti Rana crowned Miss Asia Pacific World 2013". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "INDIA'S SRISHTI RANA CROWNED MISS ASIA PACIFIC WORLD 2013". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "Asha Bhat crowned Miss Supranational 2014". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "Photos: Asha Bhat is the first Indian to win Miss Supranational 2014 title". firstpost.com. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ "ALANKRITA SAHAI TO REPRESENT INDIA AT MISS EARTH 2014". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.