Miss Diva 2015

Miss Diva 2015
Miss Diva 2015
	Urvashi Rautela
Date	October 14, 2015
Presenters	Cyrus Sahukar
Entertainment	Alankrita Sahai, Elli Avram, Gurmeet Choudhary, Salman Yusuff Khan
Venue	Sahara Star, Mumbai, India
Broadcaster	Zee Cafe, Zoom, Romedy Now
Entrants	16
Placements	6
Winner	Urvashi Rautela
Congeniality	Pooja Bisht
Photogenic	Hemali Soni
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Last updated January 18, 2026

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.

Placements

Final results	Contestant
Mister Planet 2017	USA – Ethan Carter
1st Runner Up	South Africa – Sizwe Nkosi
2nd Runner Up	Mexico – Armando Osuna
3rd Runner Up	Venezuela – Elvis De Oliveira
4th Runner Up	Australia – Dylan Mahoney
Top 10	Brazil – Eduardo Santos Colombia – Camilo Rojas Philippines – Miguel Cruz Puerto Rico – Alejandro Rivera Thailand – Nate Chaiyaphum
Top 18	Argentina – Ludovico Paulucci England – Charlie Smith France – Jordane Reiser India – Pankaj Mundra Japan – Kaizan Matsuura Nigeria – Kevin Amilo Switzerland – Alessio Costantini Ukraine – Angel Mahler

Major Special Awards

Final Result	Contestant
Best in Debate	England – Charlie Smith
Best in Speech	Philippines – Miguel Cruz
Best in Interviews	Australia – Dylan Mahoney
Mr. Voice	Nigeria – Kevin Amilo
Mr. Top Model	Mexico – Armando Osuna
Mr. Talent	Japan – Kaizan Matsuura
People Choice Award	Philippines – Miguel Cruz

Minor Special Awards

Final Result	Contestant
Mr. Congeniality	Myanmar – Aung Ko Ko
Mr. Physique	South Africa – Sizwe Nkosi
Mr. Photogenic	Philippines – Miguel Cruz
Mr. Charming	India – Pankaj Mundra
Best in National Costume	Indonesia – Ifnu Viari Al Karani
Best in Swimwear	Brazil – Eduardo Santos
Best in Formal Wear	Venezuela – Elvis De Oliveira

Participants

Finalists

Contestant	Age	Height	State	Status
Aarushi Sharma	19	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Delhi
Aileena Catherine Amon	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Kerala	Top 6
Aishwarya Dhavale	20	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Maharashtra	Top 6
Ankita Thite	23	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Maharashtra
Hemali Soni	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Maharashtra	Top 6
Hida Siddique	26	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Delhi
Nancy Gupta	26	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Himachal Pradesh
Natasha Assadi	23	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Bangalore	1st Runner Up
Naveli Deshmukh	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Maharashtra	2nd Runner Up
Simran Khandelwal	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Madhya Pradesh
Urvashi Rautela	21	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Uttarakhand	Winner

Preliminary round

Contestant	Age	Height	State	Status
Rashi Yadav	23	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	New Delhi	Eliminated in Episode 2
Shivani Shetty	21	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Maharashtra	Eliminated in Episode 3
Apoorva Sharma	22	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Rajasthan	Eliminated in Episode 3
Pooja Bisht	26	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Uttarakhand	Eliminated in Episode 4
Shivani Jadhav	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Chhattisgarh	Eliminated in Episode 5

Judges

Irrfan Khan, Indian actor
Kangana Ranaut, Indian actress and model
Lara Dutta, Indian actress, model and Miss Universe 2000
Nikhil Mehra, Indian fashion designer
Shantanu Mehra, Indian fashion designer
Vikas Bahl, Indian film producer, screenwriter and director

Crossovers & Returnees

Miss Diva

2021: Naveli Deshmukh (Unplaced)

Femina Miss India

2019: Shivani Jadhav(Miss India Grand International 2019)
2015: Naveli Deshmukh(TOP 10)

References

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