Miss Diva 2020 was the eighth edition of the Miss Diva beauty pageant held on 22 February 2020. A total of 20 contestants were shortlisted from auditions in India. Vartika Singh crowned Adline Castelino as her successor and she represented India at Miss Universe 2020. Shefali Sood crowned Aavriti Choudhary as her successor and she represented India at Miss Supranational 2021. Miss Diva 2018 runner up Roshni Sheoran crowned Neha Jaiswal as her successor. Anntonia Porsild, Miss Supranational 2019 attended the event. This was the first Miss Diva pageant under Liva Fluid Fashion.
In 2019, Liva Fluid Fashion[1][2] acquired the title sponsorship rights for Miss Diva. On 11 November 2019, the organization announced in a press conference that the pageant will be held in February 2020.[3] Contestants were selected through auditions in various cities across the country. Shortlisted contestants went through a final round of auditions in Mumbai where the top finalists were selected. Miss Universe 2000Lara Dutta served as the mentor.[4]
Format
A new format was introduced by the organization. Top 10 contestants were selected based on their performance in the preliminary segment and closed door interview. The top 10 contestants had an opportunity to speak about themselves in an opening statement. They further competed in swimsuit and evening gown rounds to determine the final five. A common question was asked to all the top five contestants. They were finalized into top three.
Twenty delegates would be selected to compete in the grand finale.[6] Among them, thirteen participants were selected from various rounds of city audition. Five finalists were selected through Campus Princess 2019 auditions. The winner of Miss North-East Diva, a regional contest conducted by the Miss India Organization, for aspirants from the Northeast India gets direct entry in the Top 20. This competition was won by Malashya Kashyap.[7][8]
City Finalists
Following are the finalists selected in auditions conducted at various cities of India.[9] They would be further shortlisted and finalized as the contestants of Liva Miss Diva 2020 pageant.[10] Few delegates selected by the Miss India Organization competed in the Wildcard round in Mumbai. The winner of this round would be selected with a combination of public voting & internal jury members.[11]
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Shortlisted as Miss Diva 2020 contestant.
Advanced to Top 20 by winning the Wildcard public vote.
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