Miss Universe India 2025

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Miss Universe India 2025
Date18 August 2025
Presenters
  • Asmita Chakraborty
  • Chayanika Debnath
Venue Jaipur, Rajasthan
Entrants48
Placements20
Debuts Union territory
Withdrawals Maharashtra
Returns
Winner Manika Vishwakarma
CongenialitySamiksha Singh
Best National Costume
Photogenic Roosh Sindhu
  2024
2026 

Miss Universe India 2025 is the 2nd edition of the Miss Universe India pageant, held on 18 August 2025 in Jaipur, Rajasthan. [1] [2] This edition was organized by the Glamanand Group, the parent organization of Miss Universe India. [3]

Contents

At the end of the event, Rhea Singha crowned Manika Vishwakarma as her successor. She will represent India at the 74th Miss Universe Pageant in November 2025 in Thailand. [4]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestantInternational Placement
Miss Universe India 2025
1st Runner-Up
  • MUI. #43 – Tanya Sharma
2nd Runner-Up
  • MUI. #22 – Mehak Dhingra
3rd Runner-Up
  • MUI. #03 – Amishi Kaushik
4th Runner-Up
  • MUI. #37 – Sarangthem Nirupama §
Top 6
Top 11
  • MUI. #24 – Ojasvi Sharma
  • MUI. #29 – Riddhi Kumar
  • MUI. #30 – Riya Tirkey
  • MUI. #46 – Vaamshi Uday ∆
  • MUI. #48 – Wachi Pareek
Top 20
  • MUI. #01 – Aiswarya Sreenivasan
  • MUI. #06 – Asmita Chowdhury
  • MUI. #10 – Evelyn Zachhingpuii
  • MUI. #14 – Kaamaakshee Aathreya
  • MUI. #26 – Radhika Singhall
  • MUI. #28 – Ravitanaya Sharma
  • MUI. #31 – Rizul Singh
  • MUI. #35 – Samiksha Singh
  • MUI. #42 – Smiti Chhabra

§ – Voted into the Top 20 by winning Miss Popular Award
∆ – Winner of Beauty with a Purpose Award

Appointments

For the first time, the Miss Universe India pageant will confer multiple international titles to its finalists. Alongside the main title of Miss Universe India, additional titles including Miss International India, Miss Charm India, Miss Global India, and Miss Tourism World India will be awarded. With the exception of Miss Global India, the titleholders will represent India at the 2025 editions of their respective international pageants. [5]

Color keys
TitleContestantInternational PlacementRef.
Miss International India 2025TBAMiss International 2025 TBA
Miss Charm India 2025
  • Mehak Dhingra
TBA – Miss Charm 2025TBA
Miss Global India 2025
  • Tanya Sharma
TBA – Miss Global 2026TBA
Miss Tourism India 2025
  • Amishi Kaushik
TBA – Miss Tourism World 2025TBA

Special Awards

The subcontests for Miss Universe India 2025 commenced on July 26, 2025, in Indore. The first set of finalists from these subcontests was announced through the organization's official social media channels.

AwardsResultsContestants
Best in SpeechWinner
  • Saanvi Sharma
Top 5
  • Manika Vishwakarma
  • Ravitanaya Sharma
  • Riddhi Kumar
  • Shambhavi Jha

Special Awards

AwardContestant
Beauty with Brains
  • MUI. #33 – Saanvi Sharma
Beauty with a purpose
  • MUI. #46 – Vaamshi Uday
Best Hair and Makeup
  • MUI. #24 – Ojasvi Sharmae
Best State Director
Best in Evening Gown
  • MUI. #43 – Tanya Sharma
Best in Fitness
  • MUI. #44 – Tasneem Raza
Best in Personal Interview
  • MUI. #21 – Manika Vishwakarma
Best in Rampwalk
  • MUI. #30 – Riya Tirkey
Best in Sports
  • MUI. #03 – Amishi Kaushik
Best in Swimsuit
  • MUI. #22 – Mehak Dhingra
Best in Talent
  • MUI. #05 – Anushka Ghosh
Best National Costume
  • MUI. #11 – Himanshi Singh
  • MUI. #14 – Kaamaakshee Aathreya
  • MUI. #32 – Roosh Sindhu
Media Choice Award
  • MUI. #06 – Asmita Chowdhury
Miss Beautiful Eyes
  • MUI. #03 – Amishi Kaushik
Miss Beautiful Smile
  • MUI. #14 – Kaamaakshee Aathreya
  • MUI. #21 – Manika Vishwakarma
  • MUI. #24 – Ojasvi Sharma
  • MUI. #25 – Prakruthi Kambam
  • MUI. #29 – Riddhi Kumar
  • MUI. #46 – Vaamshi Uday
Miss Congeniality
  • MUI. #35 – Samiksha Singh
Miss Fashion Icon
  • MUI. #42 – Smiti Chhabra
Miss Glowing Skin
  • MUI. #32 – Roosh Sindhu
Miss Gorgeous Hair
  • MUI. #24 – Ojasvi Sharma
Miss Photogenic
  • MUI. #32 – Roosh Sindhu
Miss Popular
  • MUI. #37 – Sarangthem Nirupama
Miss Sudoku
  • MUI. #03 – Amishi Kaushik
Miss Timeless Beauty
  • MUI. #31 – Rizul Singh
Top Model
  • MUI. #22 – Mehak Dhingra

Background

Selection of participants

The national organization announced the launch of the new edition under state license holders, scheduled to begin in early 2025. Contestants were selected through various state-level competitions, with the winners advancing to the final national event. [6] [7] [8]

Additionally, a final open audition, independent of state-level selections was held in June in New Delhi, where participants were chosen as wild card entrants for the finals. [9]

A separate group of international contestants holding OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) cards participated in online auditions. Those shortlisted were granted NRI entry into the competition.

Withdrawals

Ghazal Gill and Manju Bangalore, two of the NRI finalists, withdrew from the competition in early July. Gill cited health issues that prevented her from traveling, while Bangalore's reason for withdrawal has not been disclosed.

On August 5, wildcard delegates Varshini Murugan and Shivin Ganesan from Tamil Nadu withdrew from the competition for undisclosed reasons.

On August 12, Andleeb Zaidi Merchant announced her withdrawal from the pageant in a video, citing a toxic environment. Prior to this, she had shared on Instagram that she was experiencing ongoing cyberbullying.

On August 15, hours before the preliminary competition, Maruschka Sahiboe posted on her Instagram account a lengthy message announcing her withdrawal from the pageant, citing that the contract was sent to her without having had the time to read it. After sending it to her lawyer and trusted friends for review, she was advised not to sign the contract. She then stated that the contract would bind her to Glamanand "for years under terms that do not align with my values, vision and the direction that I see for my career and life."

Immediately following Sahiboe's withdrawal, a seventh contestant, Chanchal Kaur - another NRI finalist - posted on her Instagram that she is also withdrawing, citing contractual reasons similar to Sahiboe's.

Selection Committee

Contestants

The following are the list of confirmed contestants for Miss Universe India:

No.DelegateAge [a] State/Territory/CountryAudition CategoryRef.
1Aiswarya Sreenivasan25 Kerala State [10]
2Akanksha Choudhary22 Rajasthan Wildcard [9]
3Amishi Kaushik23 Haryana State [11]
Andleeb Zaidi28 Maharashtra State
4Anjali Pawar29 Chhattisgarh State [12]
5Anushka Ghosh21 Odisha State [13]
6Asmita Chowdhury23 Gujarat Wildcard [9]
7Bhanvi Bharadwaj24 Jammu and Kashmir State [9]
8Chaivalry Lartang23 Meghalaya State [14]
Chanchal Kaur27 Australia NRI
9Divyanshi SachiTBA Bihar Wildcard [9]
10Evelyn Zachhingpuii26 Mizoram State [15]
Ghazal Gill29 United States NRI
11Himanshi Singh25 Haryana Wildcard [9]
12Jackielynn Pradhan21 Sikkim State [16]
13Jahnvi Malhotra26 Madhya Pradesh State [17]
14Kaamaakshee Aathreya19 Tamil Nadu State [18]
15Kashvi19 Telangana State [19]
16Kelulu Dawhuo19 Nagaland State [20]
17Khumjar Debbarma21 Tripura State [21]
18Lekana Hegde24 Karnataka Wildcard [9]
19Longku Komal23 Arunachal Pradesh State [22]
20Lucky Barrot20 Gujarat State [9]
21Manika Vishwakarma22 Rajasthan Wildcard [9]
Manju Bangalore27 United States NRI
Maruschka Sahiboe32 Netherlands NRI
22Mehak Dhingra19 Delhi Wildcard [9]
23Neha Baruah26 Assam State [23]
24Ojasvi Sharma28 Delhi Wildcard [9]
25Prakruthi Kambam25 Andhra Pradesh State [19]
26Radhika Singhal23 Uttarakhand State [24]
27Raksha Jaiswal22 Maharashtra Wildcard/State [b] [9]
28Ravitanaya Sharma25 Punjab State [25]
29 Riddhi Kumar 27 Maharashtra Wildcard [9]
30Riya Tirkey27 Jharkhand State [26]
31Rizul Singh23 Himachal Pradesh State [27]
32 Roosh Sindhu 25 Gujarat Wildcard [9]
33Saanvi Sharma23 Uttar Pradesh Wildcard [9]
34Sachi Kudale24 Maharashtra Union Territory [9]
35Samiksha Singh25 Delhi Wildcard [9]
36Sanjana Sood21 Delhi Wildcard [9]
37Sarangthem Nirupama24 Manipur State [28]
38Saumya Verma20 Delhi Wildcard [9]
39Shambhavi Jha24 Bihar State [29]
40Shaswati Bala26 West Bengal State [30]
41Sheena Parashar24 Rajasthan State [9]
Shivin Ganesan29 Tamil Nadu Wildcard
42Smiti Chhabra26 Delhi State [11]
43Tanya Sharma22 Uttar Pradesh State [31]
44Tasneem Raza41 United Arab Emirates NRI [32]
45Tokmem MenguTBA Arunachal Pradesh Wildcard [33]
46Vaamshi Uday27 Karnataka State [34]
47Vaishanavi Thakur21 Goa State [35]
Varshini Murugan25 Tamil Nadu Wildcard
48Wachi Pareek23 Chhattisgarh Wildcard [9]
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant.
  2. Following Andleeb Zaidi's withdrawal from the competition, Raksha Jaiswal, a former state finalist, was appointed as Miss Universe India Maharashtra 2025.

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed in other national and international beauty pageants with their respective placements:

National Pageants

Femina Miss India

National Finalists
State Finalists

Miss Diva

Miss Universe India

International Pageants

Miss Teen Universe

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