Miss Teen Diva

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Miss Teen Diva
Formation2020
Type Beauty pageant
Headquarters New Delhi
Location
Membership
Official language
Hindi, English
OwnerNikhil Anand
National director
Nikhil Anand
Key people
Nikhil Anand
Nishant Anand
Rajiv K Shrivastava
Parent organisation
Glamanand Group
Subsidiaries Miss Teen India
Website www.missteendiva.com

Miss Teen Diva is a national beauty pageant in India that annually selects representatives to compete in Miss Teen International, Miss Teen World, Miss Teen Universe, Miss Teen Earth, Miss Teen Multinational and Miss Teen Grand Pageants. [1] The beauty pageant was started in 2020 by the Glamanand Group and was merged with Miss Teen India for three years. [2] [3]

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Miss Teen Diva 2020 was the first edition of the beauty pageant, where Rashi Parasrampuria was crowned Miss Teen International India. Wachi Pareek was crowned Miss Teen Universe India, [4] Aishwarya Vinu Nair was crowned Miss Teen Earth India, [5] [6] and Sayali Ayre was Crowned Miss Teen Multinational India. [7]

Miss Teen Diva is India's most prestigious teen pageant, having all the major international teen pageant franchisees under the national pageant. The reigning Miss Teen Diva(Miss Teen Diva 2021) (Miss Teen International India) is Mannat Siwach, [8] [9] crowned by the outgoing titleholder Rashi Parasrampuria. At Miss Teen Diva 2021, Brunda Yerrabali has crowned Miss Teen Universe India, Rabia Hora as Miss Teen Earth India, [10] and Mahika Biyani was crowned Miss Teen Multinational India. [11]

History

India's representatives to the Miss Teen International beauty pageant were initially selected by the Miss Teen India Pageant, which was founded in 2016. The first winner of the Miss Teen India Pageant was Ritika Khatnani, who represented India at Miss Teen International in 2018. Khatnani finished as the first-runner up in the pageant. Aayushi Dholakia succeeded Khatnani as Miss Teen International India in 2019, and she went on to become the first Asian to win the Miss Teen International pageant. [12] [13] [14]

Since 2019, India's representative to Miss Teen Universe was also sent by Miss Teen Diva Organisation. Vridhi Jain was the first Miss Teen Universe India. [15] In 2020, Glamanand Group announced Miss Teen Diva Pageant and merged Miss Teen India with Miss Teen Diva for the initial years to build Miss Teen Diva.

Representatives to international pageants

Glamanand Group has been selecting India's representatives for this pageant since the year 2018. [16]

Miss Teen International

YearDelegateAgeHometownPlacement & Performance
PlacementsSpecial award(s)
Flag of India.svg 2018 Ritika Khatnani 16 Maharashtra 1st Runner-up
Flag of India.svg 2019 Aayushi Dholakia 16 Gujarat Miss Teen International 2019
1 Special Award
    • Winner – Best National Costume
Flag of India.svg 2022 Rashi Parasrampuria19 Maharashtra Top 10
1 Special Award
    • Miss Teen International Asia
Flag of Cambodia.svg 2023 Mannat Siwach16 Rajasthan 1st Runner-up
2 Special Awards
    • Beauty with a Purpose
    • Best in Ramp Walk
Flag of India.svg 2024 Sejal Gupta13 Punjab Top 8
1 Special Award
    • Beauty with a Purpose
Flag of India.svg 2025Kaziah Liz Mejo17 Kerala TBA

Miss Teen Universe

YearDelegateAgeHometownPlacement & Performance
PlacementsSpecial award(s)
Flag of Mexico.svg 2019Vridhi Jain19 New Delhi Top 11
2 Special Awards
    • Miss Teen Universe Asia
    • Best Hair
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2021Wachi Pareek18 Chhattisgarh 2nd Runner-up
1 Special Award
    • Best in Interview
Flag of the United States.svg 2022Brunda Yerrabali16 Karnataka Top 10
1 Special Award
    • Top Model
Flag of South Africa.svg 2024 Trishna Ray 19 Odisha Miss Teen Universe 2024
5 Special Awards
    • Winner – Miss Talent
    • Top 5 – Best National Costume
    • Top 10 – Influencer Challenge
    • Top 10 – Face to Face Challenge
    • Top 10 – Miss Social Media
2025Carrissa Bopanna19 Karnataka TBA

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Miss Universe India 2024</span> Beauty pageant

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