Ritika Khatnani

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Ritika Khatnani (born 26 April 2002) is an Indian model and pageant titleholder. She won the Miss Supranational India 2021 at Miss Diva 2021 and represented India at Miss Supranational 2022. [1] where she was crowned Miss Supranational Asia 2022. [2] [3]

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Ritika Khatnani
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Years active2018-present
Major
competition(s)
Miss Teen Diva 2018 (Winner)

Miss Teen International 2018 (Runner Up) Miss Diva 2021 (Miss Supranational India 2021)

Miss Supranational 2022 (Miss Supranational Asia 2022, Miss Photogenic, Top 12)

Personal Life

Ritika was born in Pune, Maharashtra, and was raised by her mother. She also has a brother. She has mentioned about being denied admission at a school because she was raised by a single parent. [2] . She attended VIBGYOR High School in Pune and later pursued Mass Media and Communication at Jai Hind College, Mumbai [4]

Pageantry

Miss Teen Diva 2018

Khatnani began competing in pageants at the age of 16, when she won the Miss Teen Diva 2018 title.

Miss Teen International 2018

She went on to represent India at Miss Teen International 2018 where she finished as the runner up. [5]

Miss Diva 2021

She later competed at Miss Diva 2021 at the age of 19. She was crowned Miss Diva Supranational 2021 by the outgoing titleholder Aavriti Choudhary. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]

Miss Supranational 2022

Ritika Khatnani attending the YOLO Foundation Initiative Ritika Khatnani attending the YOLO Foundation Initiative.jpg
Ritika Khatnani attending the YOLO Foundation Initiative

Khatnani went on to represent India at Miss Supranational 2022 in Nowy Sącz, Poland. She advanced to the Top 12 finalists. She won the titles of Miss Supranational Asia 2022 and Miss Photogenic. [12] [13] [14]

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