Miss Universe India is a beauty pageant under the Glamanand Group organisation that selects India's official representative to the Miss Universe pageant since 2024.
History Prior to 2024, Miss Diva under Femina Miss India served as the official franchise for Miss Universe in India. In February 2024, the Glamanand Group became responsible for the franchise in India.
The first Miss Universe India competition took place on 22 September 2024 at Zee Studios in Jaipur. Rhea Singha won the title, with Urvashi Rautela, Miss Universe India 2015, crowning her. The runner-up positions went to Pranjal Priya (first), Chhavi Verg (second), Sushmita Roy (third), and Ruopfuzhano Whiso (fourth).
International guests Under the leadership of Nikhil Anand, the National Director of the Miss Universe India organization, several international guests, including titleholders from global beauty pageants, have visited India. The following is a list of notable visitors: Year Date Guest(s) Title Purpose Ref. 2024 May 8, 2024 Sheynnis Palacios Miss Universe 2023 Sightseeing tour 2025 March 19, 2025 Victoria Kjær Theilvig Miss Universe 2024 Miss Universe India 2025 press conference, Sightseeing tour August 18, 2025 Rashmita Rasindran Miss Charm 2024 Attendee at the Miss Universe India 2025 Coronation 2026 August 23, 2026 Anna Blanco Miss Charm 2025 Attendee at the Miss Universe India 2026 Coronation August 20, 2026 Catalina Duque Miss International 2025 Attendee at the Miss Universe India 2026 preliminary competition
Editions Below is the complete list of Miss Universe India editions. Year Date Miss Universe India Runners-Up Entrants Presenters Pageant venue Broadcaster2024September 22, 2024Rhea Singha 1st Runner-Up Pranjal Priya 51 Lance Raymundo, Ngô Ngọc Gia Hân Zee Studios, Jaipur YouTube 2nd Runner-Up Chhavi Verg 3rd Runner-Up Sushmita Roy 4th Runner-Up Ruopfüzhano Whiso 2025 August 18, 2025 Manika Vishwakarma 1st Runner-UpTanya Sharma 48 Asmita Chakraborty, Chayanika Debnath2nd Runner-UpMehak Dhingra3rd Runner-UpAmishi Kaushik4th Runner-UpSarangthem Nirupama 2026 August 23, 2026 Kaziah Mejo 1st Runner-Up Vaishnavi Ganesh 52 Shwetha Jayaram 2nd Runner-Up Anushri Satavlekar 3rd Runner-Up Tejaswini Shrivastava 4th Runner-Up Anubha Vashisth
Representatives at Miss Universe
Color Keys
Year Miss Universe India Age StatePlacement at Miss Universe 2024 Rhea Singha 19 Gujarat Top 30 2025 Manika Vishwakarma 22 Rajasthan Top 30 2026 Kaziah Mejo 19 Kerala
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