Miss Diva 2018 | |
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Date | 31 August 2018 |
Presenters | Malaika Arora Sophie Choudhary |
Entertainment | Sonakshi Sinha Tiger Shroff |
Venue | NSCI, National Sports Club of India, Mumbai |
Broadcaster | Colors Infinity |
Entrants | 19 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | • Nehal Chudasama • Aditi Hundia |
Congeniality | Hannah Reji Koshy |
Photogenic | Salony Narang |
The 6th edition of Miss Diva took place on 31 August 2018. [1] Top 19 contestants selected from all over the country competed in the pageant, who were mentored by Miss Universe 2000, Lara Dutta. At the end of the event, Miss Universe India 2017, Shraddha Shashidhar crowned Nehal Chudasama as her successor. [2] She represented India at the 67th Miss Universe 2018 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand on 16 December 2018. [3] At the same event, Aditi Hundia was crowned as Miss Diva - Supranational 2018 and Roshni Sheoran was crowned as Runner-up. Miss Universe 2017, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was a member of the jury. Miss Supranational 2017, Jenny Kim also graced the event. [4] [5] This was also the first miss diva pageant in which the finale was telecasted on the same day.
Final Results | Candidate | International Placement |
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Miss Universe India 2018 | Unplaced | |
Miss Diva Supranational 2018 |
| Top 25 |
Runner-up |
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Top 5 |
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Top 10 |
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Award | Winner |
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Miss Spirit of Goa |
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Miss Life Style |
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Anything But Ordinary Diva |
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Miss Beautiful Body |
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Miss Talented |
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Miss Beautiful Smile |
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Miss Spirit of Delhi |
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Miss Iron Maiden |
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Miss Active |
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Miss Water Baby |
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Miss Smasher |
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Miss Hooper |
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Miss Top-Spinner |
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Miss Fascinating |
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Miss Spirit of Chennai |
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Miss Style Icon |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Miss Congeniality | |
Miss Top Model |
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Best Makeover |
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Miss Popular |
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Miss Multimedia |
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The following are the contestants participated in the Miss Diva 2018:
Contestant | Age [lower-alpha 1] | Hometown | Placement | Height |
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Apurva Chavan [6] | 21 | Pune | Top 10 | |
Anindita Kakoti [7] | 19 | Guwahati | ||
Venus Malik | 22 | Bangalore | ||
Aditi Hundia | 21 | Jaipur | Miss Supranational India | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Aditi Shetty | 25 | Mumbai | Top 10 | |
Shefali Sood | 23 | Lucknow | Top 10 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
Elisha Mayor | 21 | Greater Noida | ||
Aishwarya Kamal | 21 | New Delhi | ||
Amanpreet Kaur | 18 | Mumbai | ||
Hannah Reji Koshy | 26 | Kochi | Top 5 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
Himanshi Bhadana | 23 | Gurgaon | ||
Lavina Israni | 24 | Mumbai | Top 5 | |
Nehal Chudasama | 22 | Mumbai | Miss Diva Universe 2018 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
Preethy Prabhakaran | 25 | Chennai | Top 10 | |
Roshni Sheoran | 19 | Lucknow | Miss Diva Runner-up | |
Salony Narang | 18 | Indore | ||
Vanshika Rajput | 19 | New Delhi | ||
Surina Jaidka | 19 | New Delhi | ||
Tanvi Malhi | 19 | Panchkula | Top 10 |
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