Miss Universe India 2026 was the third edition of the Miss Universe India pageant, held at the Zee Studios in Jaipur, Rajasthan, on 23 August 2026.
At the end of the event, Manika Vishwakarma crowned Kaziah Liz Mejo as her successor. Mejo is set to represent India at Miss Universe 2026 to be held in November 2026 in Puerto Rico.
Background Location and date On July 1 2026, the Miss Universe India organisation announced on their social media platforms that the final of the 2026 edition will held on 23 August 2026 in Zee Studios in Jaipur, Rajasthan, with the pageant's activities will held across four cities: Jaipur, Indore, Banglore and New Delhi.
Selection of participants A total of 52 contestants (31 states & union territories, 20 wildcards and 1 NRI) were selected for the competition.
The applicants registered online and their applications were transferred to state directors for regional auditions and state pageants which held during March and June 2026.
On 19 June 2026 the Miss Universe India organisation conducted a final audition for the state auditions of Chhattisgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Nagaland, Odisha, Tripura, Uttarakhand, and Union territory along with the wildcard and NRI entrants.
Selection Committee Celina Jaitly – Actress, Miss Universe India 2001 Sushmita Sen – Actress, Miss Universe 1994 from India Urvashi Rautela – Actress, Miss Universe India 2015 Rhea Singha – Actress, Miss Universe India 2024 Anna Blanco – Miss Charm 2025 from Venezuela Pragya Yadav – Film Producer, Environmentalist Nikhil Anand – National Director, Miss Universe India Rajeev Shrivastava – Academician Vishal Ladha – Entrepreneur
Results Placements Placement ContestantInternational Placement Miss Universe India 2026 MUI. #18 – Kaziah Liz Mejo 1st Runner-Up MUI. #52 – Vaishnavi Ganesh 2nd Runner-up MUI. #8 – Anushri Satavlekar 3rd Runner-Up MUI. #48 – Tejaswini Shrivastava 4th Runner-Up MUI. #7 – Anubha Vashisth Top 11 MUI. #5 – Anshika Choudhary MUI. #13 – Dipali Riya MUI. #15 – Harshita Sahu ∆ MUI. #25 – Pinky Basumatary MUI. #31 – Riya Tirkey MUI. #44 – Sritara Pasricha Top 22 MUI. #20 – Lalrin Chhani § MUI. #21 – Lekana Hegde MUI. #27 – Pramiti Rana MUI. #35 – Sanwaka Surong MUI. #38 – Shreya Bediya MUI. #39 – Simar Khaneja MUI. #41 – Snehal Rawat MUI. #42 – Spoorthi Shetty MUI. #45 – Swati Nadiyal MUI. #49 – Thadoi Yumnam MUI. #51 – Umanga Kumawat
Appointment The Miss Universe India pageant awards multiple international titles to its finalists. Alongside the main title of Miss Universe India, additional titles, including Miss International India, and Miss Charm India were awarded. The titleholders will represent India at the 2026 editions of their respective international pageants.
Color keys The contestant won in an international pageant. The contestant was a finalist/runner-up in an international pageant. The contestant was a semi-finalist in an international pageant.
Title Contestant International Placement Ref. Miss Charm India 2026 Miss Charm 2026
Special Awards Sub-title Awards AwardsResults ContestantsBest in SpeechWinner• Sneh Tiku Top 5 Hasitha Narayanabhatta Riya Tirkey Spoorthi Shetty Swati Nadiyal Sponsor Awards
Pre-pageant events Miss Popular Vote On August 16, 2026 public voting for the Miss Popular Vote Award was announced on social media platforms. Advanced to the Top 20 as Miss Popular Vote Awardee. Placement ContestantWinnerMizoram
Other events Leading up to the final competition, a variety of events were held as part of the pageant. On July 19, the sashing ceremony was held in Jaipur. On July 24, a gala round was held in Jaipur. On July 29, a swimsuit competition was held in Wonderla Resort, Banglore. On August 8, a sufi night was organised in Unwind Resort, Indore.
Contestants 52 contestants are competing for the title No. Contestants Age State/Territory Audition Category Notes 1 — Maharashtra Wildcard 2nd Runner-up at Miss Universe Maharashtra 2026 2 — Maharashtra Wildcard Top 8 State Finalist at Miss Universe Kerala 2026 3 30 Tripura State 4 — Delhi Wildcard 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe Delhi 2026 5 22 Rajasthan State 6 19 Assam Wildcard 7 29 Uttarakhand State Top 11 finalist at Miss Universe India 2024 8 25 Gujarat State 9 22 West Bengal State 10 — Kerala Wildcard 11 25 Haryana (United States of America) NRI 12 — Uttarakhand Wildcard 13 24 Jharkhand State Top 30 finalist at Miss Universe Bihar 2025 Top 5 state finalist at Femina Miss India 2024 14 — Andhra Pradesh State Top 10 state finalist at Femina Miss India 2018 representing Telangana 15 23 Madhya Pradesh Wildcard 16 19 Telangana State 17 19 Chhattisgarh State 18 19 Kerala State 1st Runner-up at Miss Teen International 2025 19 — Jharkhand Wildcard 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe Bihar 2026 20 23 Mizoram State 21 25 Karnataka State Previously competed in Miss Universe India 2025 as wildcard Top 16 state finalist at Femina Miss India 2023 22 — Kerala Wildcard 2nd Runner-up at Miss Universe Kerala 2026 23 25 Punjab State Top 11 state finalist at Femina Miss India 2023 representing Haryana 24 25 Sikkim State 1st Runner-up at Miss International India 2023 25 21 Assam State 26 22 Odisha State 27 20 Delhi State 28 24 Goa State 29 21 Arunachal Pradesh State 30 Rithambara — Rajasthan Wildcard 2nd Runner-up at Miss Universe Haryana 2026 2nd Runner-up at Miss Universe Rajasthan 2026 31 28 Jharkhand Wildcard Top 11 finalist at Miss Universe India 2025 32 — Delhi Wildcard 33 26 Bihar State 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe Bihar 2025 Top 15 finalist at Femina Miss India 2020 representing Jharkhand 34 — Maharashtra Wildcard 35 26 Meghalaya State Top 3 state finalist at Femina Miss India 2023 36 — Delhi Wildcard 37 —Himachal Pradesh Wildcard 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe Himachal Pradesh 2026 38 — Madhya Pradesh Wildcard 39 24 Union territory State 40 26 Jammu and Kashmir State 41 21 Himachal Pradesh State Top 5 finalist at Miss Universe Himachal Pradesh 2025 42 — Karnataka Wildcard 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe Karnataka 2026 Top 12 finalist at Miss Grand India 2024 43 — Telangana Wildcard 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe Telangana 2026 44 19 Haryana State 2nd Runner-up at Miss Teen of the Universe 2025 45 30 Himachal Pradesh Wildcard 46 21 Uttar Pradesh State Top 8 state finalist at Femina Miss India 2026 47 — Maharashtra Wildcard 1st Runner-up at Miss Universe Gujarat 2026 48 24 Maharashtra State Top 10 finalist at Miss Universe India 2024 competed as wildcard 1st Runner-up at Miss Earth India 2023 Top 25 state finalist at Femina Miss India 2023 49 21 Manipur State 50 28 Nagaland State 3rd Runner-up at Miss Grand India 2025 51 — Madhya Pradesh State 52 25 Tamil Nadu State Top 16 state finalist at Femina Miss India 2023 representing Karnataka Top 10 finalist at Miss Diva 2020
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