Miss Diva 2021
beauty pageant edition
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 India 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.
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
Sub-contests
Miss Beach Body
Miss Beautiful Hair
Miss Beautiful Skin
Miss Beautiful Smile
Miss Fashion Icon
Miss Photogenic
Miss Talented
Other sub-contest winners
Format
The pioneer
For the first time in Miss Diva's history, the organization lowered the height criteria from 5'5 "to 5'4".
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