Miss Diva 2015

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Miss Diva 2015
DateOctober 14, 2015
Presenters Cyrus Sahukar
Entertainment Alankrita Sahai, Elli Avram, Gurmeet Choudhary, Salman Yusuff Khan
VenueSahara Star, Mumbai, India
Broadcaster Zee Cafe, Zoom, Romedy Now
Entrants16
Placements6
Winner Urvashi Rautela
CongenialityPooja Bisht
PhotogenicHemali Soni
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The grand finale of the third edition of Miss Diva was held on October 14, 2015. 16 contestants vied for the title and the chance to represent India at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. [1] Urvashi Rautela was crowned Miss Diva 2015, while Natasha Assadi and Naveli Deshmukh were crowned 1st and 2nd Runners Up respectively. [2] The pageant was aired on Romedy Now from 12 October to 18 October 2015. It was also telecast on Zoom and Zee Cafe.

Contents

Urvashi Rautela represented India at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant held on December 20, 2015 in the United States. [3]

Results

Color keys
Final ResultsCandidateInternational Placement
Miss Universe India 2015Unplaced
1st Runner-up
  • Natasha Assadi
2nd Runner-up
  • Naveli Deshmukh
Top 6
  • Aileena Catherine Amon
  • Hemali Soni
  • Aishwarya Dhavale

Special Awards

AwardWinner
Miss PhotogenicHemali Soni
Miss Body BeautifulUrvashi Rautela

Simran Khandelwal

Miss CongenialityPooja Bisht
Miss RampwalkUrvashi Rautela
Miss ActiveNancy Gupta
Miss Style IconSimran Khandelwal
Miss Tech DivaAileena Catherine Amon
Miss FascinatingNatasha Assadi
Best MakeoverAileena Catherine Amon
Miss Sparkling BeautyAnkita Thite

Shivani Shetty

Miss TalentedUrvashi Rautela

Naveli Deshmukh

Miss SudokuAileena Catherine Amon

Participants

Finalists

ContestantAgeHeightStateStatus
Aarushi Sharma 191.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Delhi
Aileena Catherine Amon231.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Kerala Top 6
Aishwarya Dhavale201.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Maharashtra Top 6
Ankita Thite231.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Maharashtra
Hemali Soni191.73 m (5 ft 8 in)MaharashtraTop 6
Hida Siddique261.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)Delhi
Nancy Gupta261.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Himachal Pradesh
Natasha Assadi231.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Bangalore 1st Runner Up
Naveli Deshmukh191.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Maharashtra2nd Runner Up
Simran Khandelwal191.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Madhya Pradesh
Urvashi Rautela 211.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Uttarakhand Winner

Preliminary round

ContestantAgeHeightStateStatus
Rashi Yadav231.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) New Delhi Eliminated in Episode 2
Shivani Shetty211.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Maharashtra Eliminated in Episode 3
Apoorva Sharma221.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Rajasthan Eliminated in Episode 3
Pooja Bisht261.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Uttarakhand Eliminated in Episode 4
Shivani Jadhav 191.73 m (5 ft 8 in)MaharashtraEliminated in Episode 5

Judges

Crossovers & Returnees

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References

  1. "2015 - Miss Diva Contestants - Miss Diva - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes". Femina Miss India.
  2. "Actress Urvashi Rautela crowned Miss Diva 2015". dna. 20 October 2015.
  3. "Urvashi Rautela out of Miss Universe race; Philippines beauty crowned after botch up". mtvindia.com/.

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