Miss Diva 2016- Official Portraits
Miss Diva 2016 is slated to take place on September 3, 2016. The winner of Miss Diva 2016 will represent India at Miss Universe 2016 in Philippines in the coming January. During the conclusion of Miss Diva 2016, the reigning Miss Universe India, Urvashi Rautela will pass on her crown to her successor.
After shortlisting 16 finalists for Miss Diva 2016, the Organization revealed the unveiling shots of the contestants competing for the title of Miss Universe India 2016. Let us have a look!
- Aayushi Arora
- Alankrita Bora
- Aradhana Buragohain
- Avantika Masand
- Heena Bhalla
- Ishita Sachdeva
- Monisha Ramesh
- Muskan Deria
- Natasha Bharadwaj
- Richa Chaturvedi
- Roshmitha Harimurthy
- Sakshma Srivastav
- Sophiya Singh
- Srinidhi Shetty
- Srishti Vyakaranam
- Tanishq Sharma
This edition would be the fourth edition of Miss Diva pageant. Miss Diva pageant was instigated in 2013 where Manasi Moghe was titled as the first Miss Diva winner. Manasi Moghe went on to become Top 10 finalist at Miss Universe 2013. In the very same edition, Shristi Rana was chosen as the runner up to Manasi Moghe. Shristi Rana later went on to become Miss Asia Pacific World 2013.
In the next edition, Noyonita Lodh was crowned as Miss Universe India. Noyonita Lodh represented India at Miss Universe 2014 and went on to become Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss Universe 2014. In the same edition, Asha Bhat was adjudged as the runner up, who later went on to become India’s first Miss Supranational in 2014.
Miss Diva pageant has been very successful for India with only 2015 as the exception. In 2015, Miss Universe India, Urvashi Rautela could not make her place in the semi-finalist spot of Miss Universe 2015. On the other hand, the runner ups of Miss Diva 2015, Naweli Deshmukh and Natasha Assadi were not sent to any international pageant.
The review on Miss Diva 2016 batch will be soon updated! Till then, stay tuned! 🙂
Picture Credits: Miss Diva Organization