Miss Diva 2015 Explained

Photogenic:	Hemali Soni
Congeniality:	Pooja Bisht
Date:	October 14, 2015
Presenters:	Cyrus Sahukar
Venue:	Sahara Star, Mumbai, India
Broadcaster:	Zee Cafe, Zoom, Romedy Now
Winner:	Urvashi Rautela
Entrants:	16
Placements:	6
Before:	2014
Next:	2016

The grand finale of the third edition of Miss Diva was held on October 14, 2015. 16 contestants vied for the title and the chance to represent India at the Miss Universe beauty pageant.^[1] Urvashi Rautela was crowned Miss Diva 2015, while Natasha Assadi and Naveli Deshmukh were crowned 1st and 2nd Runners Up respectively.^[2] The pageant was aired on Romedy Now from 12 October to 18 October 2015. It was also telecast on Zoom and Zee Cafe.

Urvashi Rautela represented India at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant held on December 20, 2015 in the United States.^[3]

Results

Color keys

• The contestant Won in an International pageant.
• The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant.
• The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant.
• Unplaced

Final Results	Candidate	International Placement
Miss Universe India 2015	Urvashi Rautela	Unplaced
1st Runner-up	Natasha Assadi
2nd Runner-up	Naveli Deshmukh
Top 6	Aileena Catherine Amon Hemali Soni Aishwarya Dhavale

Special Awards

Award	Winner
Miss Photogenic	Hemali Soni
Miss Body Beautiful	Urvashi Rautela Simran Khandelwal
Miss Congeniality	Pooja Bisht
Miss Rampwalk	Urvashi Rautela
Miss Active	Nancy Gupta
Miss Style Icon	Simran Khandelwal
Miss Tech Diva	Aileena Catherine Amon
Miss Fascinating	Natasha Assadi
Best Makeover	Aileena Catherine Amon
Miss Sparkling Beauty	Ankita Thite Shivani Shetty
Miss Talented	Urvashi Rautela Naveli Deshmukh
Miss Sudoku	Aileena Catherine Amon

Participants

Finalists

Contestant	Age	Height	State	Status
	19
Aileena Catherine Amon	23			Top 6
Aishwarya Dhavale	20			Top 6
Ankita Thite	23		Maharashtra
Hemali Soni	19		Maharashtra	Top 6
Hida Siddique	26		Delhi
Nancy Gupta	26
Natasha Assadi	23			1st Runner Up
Naveli Deshmukh	19		Maharashtra	2nd Runner Up
Simran Khandelwal	19
	21			Winner

Preliminary round

Contestant	Age	Height	State	Status
Rashi Yadav	23			Eliminated in Episode 2
Shivani Shetty	21			Eliminated in Episode 3
Apoorva Sharma	22			Eliminated in Episode 3
Pooja Bisht	26			Eliminated in Episode 4
	19		Maharashtra	Eliminated in Episode 5

Judges

• Irrfan Khan, Indian actor
• Kangana Ranaut, Indian actress and model
• Lara Dutta, Indian actress, model and Miss Universe 2000
• Nikhil Mehra, Indian fashion designer
• Shantanu Mehra, Indian fashion designer
• Vikas Bahl, Indian film producer, screenwriter and director

Crossovers & Returnees

Miss Diva

• 2021: Naveli Deshmukh (Unplaced)

Femina Miss India

• 2019: Shivani Jadhav(Miss India Grand International 2019)
• 2015: Naveli Deshmukh(TOP 10)

Further reading

• Web site: Miss Diva 2015: Top 16 Contestants Unveiled. 21 September 2015. International Business Times, India Edition.
• Web site: Miss Diva 2015: Contestants sizzle in swimsuit round. 16 October 2015. International Business Times, India Edition.
• Web site: Miss Diva 2015 finalists showcase their communication skills. The Times of India.
• Web site: Miss Diva Universe crowned at a Grand Finale . The Times of India.
• Web site: Watch Miss Diva 2015 finalists sizzle in swimwear on TV tonight. The Times of India.
• Web site: Actress Urvashi Rautela crowned Miss Diva 2015. 19 October 2015. The Indian Express.
• Web site: Lara Dutta back with fresh season of Miss Diva 2015. 10 August 2015. The Indian Express.
• Web site: The audition rounds of Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2015 held at Radisson Blu, at Ahmedabad. The Times of India.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2015 - Miss Diva Contestants - Miss Diva - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes. Femina Miss India.
2. Web site: Actress Urvashi Rautela crowned Miss Diva 2015. 20 October 2015. dna.
3. Web site: Urvashi Rautela out of Miss Universe race; Philippines beauty crowned after botch up. mtvindia.com/.