Miss Diva 2021

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Miss Diva 2021
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Harnaaz Sandhu, the winner of Miss Diva 2021
DateSeptember 30, 2021
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueHyatt Regency Hotel, Mumbai
Broadcaster MTV
Entrants20
Placements10
Winner Harnaaz Sandhu
Ritika Khatnani
Photogenic• Anaika Nair
  2020
2022  

Miss Diva 2021 was the 9th edition of the Miss Diva beauty pageant which was held on 30 September 2021 in Hyatt Regency Hotel, Mumbai. The 20 shortlisted contestants from all over the country competed in the pageant. Adline Castelino crowned Harnaaz Sandhu as her successor. After three months, she represented India at Miss Universe 2021 and became the 3rd Miss Universe from India to win the crown. Aavriti Choudhary crowned Ritika Khatnani as her successor. She represented India at Miss Supranational 2022 and won the title of Miss Supranational Asia 2022. Neha Jaiswal crowned Sonal Kukreja as 1st Runner-Up, whereas Kriti Sanon sashed all the remaining Runners-Up. Divita Rai was selected to represent India at Miss Universe 2022 and placed in the top 16.

Contents

This edition marked the longest period of time (20 months after Miss Diva 2020) that the organization has taken to hold an annual contest in contrast to its previous editions.

Final results

Color keys
Final resultsCandidateInternational placement
Miss Universe India 2021 Miss Universe 2021
Miss Diva Supranational 2022Top 12
Miss Supranational Asia 2022
1st Runner Up
2nd Runner Up
3rd Runner Up
  • Tarini Kalingarayar
4th Runner Up
  • Ankita Singh
Top 10
  • Ayesha Assadi
  • Nikita Tiwari
  • Pallabi Saikia
  • Siddhi Gupta

Sub-contests

Miss Beach Body

ResultName
Winner
  • Ritika Khatnani
Top 6

Miss Beautiful Hair

ResultName
Winner
  • Naveli Deshmukh
Top 5
  • Ritika Khatnani
  • Sachi Kudale
  • Sonal Kukreja
  • Tarini Kalingarayar

Miss Beautiful Skin

ResultName
Winner
Top 5
  • Anaika Nair
  • Ritika Khatnani
  • Siddhi Gupta
  • Sonal Kukreja

Miss Beautiful Smile

ResultName
Winner
  • Lavanya Sangwan
Top 5

Miss Fashion Icon

ResultName
Winner
  • Ayesha Assadi
Top 5
  • Ankita Singh
  • Nikita Tiwari
  • Pallabi Saikia
  • Siddhi Gupta

Miss Photogenic

ResultName
Winner
  • Anaika Nair
Top 5

Miss Talented

ResultName
Winners
  • Pallabi Saikia
  • Palomi Insan
Top 5

Other sub-contest winners

Sub-contestWinner
Miss Top Model
  • Pallabi Saikia
Miss Congeniality
  • Sonal Kukreja
Miss Iron Maiden
  • Palomi Insan
Miss Active
  • Sonal Kukreja
Miss Lifestyle
Miss IQ
Miss Sudoku
Miss Takatak Star
  • Palomi Insan

Format

The pioneer

For the first time in Miss Diva's history, the organization lowered the height criteria from 5'5 "to 5'4". The organization now also allows trans women to enter the pageant meeting the criteria in certain. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Dipanjali Chhetri became the first trans woman to compete in the Miss Diva competition. She made it to the top 50 semifinalists. [5] [6] [7]

Selection of candidates

In light of the pandemic situation that paralyzed the nation, the Miss Diva Organization decided to limit its operations to virtual projection and online interviews, thus allowing applicants to participate from the comfort of their homes. The organization opened the application to the public on June 11, 2021, until July 20, 2021. [8] [9] [10]

After the initial auditions, applicants were shortlisted to a Top 50 list, and these candidates were summoned for several rounds of interviews, chaired by an elite bench of celebrities. Later, the selected contestants shortened down to top 20 finalists, including a wild card entry, chosen by public vote. These 20 finalists took part in the contest's boot-camp and were to compete in the final event to be held in Mumbai on 30 September 2021. [11]

Contestants

Top 20

The following are the 20 official contestants: [12]

Color key
  •   Declared as winner
  •   Ended as runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
Nu.ContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] HeightHometownPlacement
1Aishwarya Kamal245 ft 7 in (1.70 m) New Delhi
2Akshita Singh215 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Vadodara
3Anaika Nair245 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Mumbai
4Ankita Singh225 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) Kolkata 4th Runner-up
5Ayesha Assadi215 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Mumbai Top 10
6 Divita Rai 235 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Mumbai 2nd Runner-up
7 Harnaaz Sandhu 215 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Chandigarh Miss Diva Universe 2021
8Lavanya Sangwan225 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Gurugram
9Naina Upadhyaya215 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Mumbai
10Naveli Deshmukh [Replacements 1] 255 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Aurangabad
11Nikita Tiwari235 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Mumbai Top 10
12Ojasvi Sharma245 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Delhi
13Pallabi Saikia215 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Digboi Top 10
14Palomi Insan245 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Noida
15Ritika Khatnani195 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Pune Miss Diva Supranational 2022
16Ruchi Chettri205 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Darjeeling
17Sachi Kudale215 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Pune
18Siddhi Gupta255 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Delhi Top 10
19Sonal Kukreja235 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jaipur 1st Runner-up
20Tarini Kalingarayar225 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m) Chennai 3rd Runner-up

    Semifinalists

    As in the previous edition, the winner of the Campus Princess contest will obtain a direct place in the Top 20 of Miss Diva 2021. Below are the Top 18 finalists of Campus Princess 2020. The list of finalists was announced in two parts, Part I and Part II on July 24 and 25, 2021 respectively. Miss Diva 2021 Top 50 was announced on 16 August 2021. [14]

    On August 23, 2021, the Top 20 and Top 5 Wild Card aspirants were announced. The top 5 wild card contenders will face a public online vote until August 30, 2021, and the one with the most votes will enter the Top 20. [15]

    •   Advanced to Top 50
    •   Advanced to Top 20
    •   Chosen as Top 5 Wildcard entrants


    Campuss Princess 2020 finalistsMiss Diva Top 50 semifinalistsWildcard entrants - Top 5
    S.NoNameHometown
    1Amrita Parihar Madhya Pradesh
    2Ananya Bist Dehradun
    3Ankita Singha Guwahati
    4Anoushka Chauhan Gandhinagar
    5Disha Patil Nagpur
    6Himali Pareek Rajasthan
    7Ishika Singh Mumbai
    8Khushi Ajwani Jaipur
    9Lavanya Sangwan Gurugram
    10Mahekdeep Kaur Amritsar
    11Mehak Vinayak Chandigarh
    12Nimisha Dhote Bhopal
    13Pankhuri Mehrotra Mumbai
    14Ritvikka Dwivedi Mumbai
    15Shibi Batar Delhi
    16Shyna Choudhary Pathankot
    17Vaibhavi Sharma Uttarakhand
    18Vanshika Dawara Jabalpur
    S.NoNameHometown
    1Aavya Gupta Mumbai
    2Aditi Jaswal Dehradun
    3Aishwarya Kamal Delhi
    4Akshita Shetty Mumbai
    5Akshita Singh Vadodara
    6Alankrita Shahi Ghaziabad
    7Anaika Nair Mumbai
    8Ankita Singh Kolkata
    9Atasi Sindal Bankura
    10Ayesha Assadi Mumbai
    11Bhavana Sharma Bengaluru
    12Dipanjali Chhetri Delhi
    13Disha Patil Nagpur
    14Divita Rai Mumbai
    15 Harnaaz Sandhu Chandigarh
    16Heli Vyas Mumbai
    17Ishika Singh Mumbai
    18Jasmine Lazarus Delhi
    19Jhanvi Sareen Gurugram
    20Kanchan Khatana Jaipur
    21Lavanya Gunasekar Mumbai
    22Mansi Taxak Mumbai
    23Mariam Paul Thrissur
    24Marishca Rodrigues Mumbai
    25Naina Upadhyaya Mumbai
    S.NoNameHometown
    26Naveli Deshmukh Aurangabad
    27Nikita Thomas Kochi
    28Nikita Tiwari Mumbai
    29Nishi Bhardwaj Delhi
    30Niveditha Rajan Bengaluru
    31Ojasvi Sharma Delhi
    32Pallabi Saikia Digboi
    33Palomi Insan Noida
    34Pranshu Singh Yadav Seoni
    35Rajashree Dowarah Dibrugarh
    36Rhiya Yadav Mumbai
    37Ritika Khatnani Pune
    38Ritvikka Dwivedi Mumbai
    39Ruchi Chettri Darjeeling
    40Rushali Yadav Ajmer
    41Sachi Kudale Pune
    42Shefali Sharma Rewa
    43Shivangi Julka Delhi
    44Shraddha Surve Mumbai
    45Siddhi Gupta Delhi
    46Snehapriya Roy Mumbai
    47Sonal Kukreja Jaipur
    48Tarini Kalingarayar Chennai
    49Vaishnavi Hodalkar Pune
    50VM Mansi Kochi
    S.NoNameHometown
    1Mariam Paul Thrissur
    2Naveli Deshmukh Aurangabad
    3Palomi Insan Noida
    4Rushali Yadav Ajmer
    5Vaishnavi Hodalkar Pune

    Judges

    Final night

    For Top 20 finalists

    For Top 50 semifinalists

    The following eight judges determined the 50 semifinalists. [16]

    Crossovers & returnees

    Contestants who previously competed in previous editions of Liva Miss Diva and other local and international beauty pageants with their respective placements.

    National pageants

    Miss Diva
    Femina Miss India
    Miss Teen India

    International pageants

    Miss Teen International

    Notes

    1. Ages at the time of the pageant

    Replacements

    1. Replacement — Naveli Deshmukh was appointed to compete at Miss Diva 2021 by the Miss Diva organisation, as a replacement to Akshita Shetty due to unforeseen circumstances. Akshita Shetty was among the Top 20 finalists of the Miss Diva 2021. [13]

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