Miss Diva 2023 Explained

Date:27 August 2023
Presenters:Supreet Bedi
Venue:The LaLiT, Mumbai, India
Broadcaster:JioCinema
Entrants:16
Placements:7
Winner:
Before:2022
Next:2024
Photogenic:Nickita Arora
Faridabad

Miss Diva 2023 was the 11th edition of the Miss Diva beauty pageant held on 27 August 2023. At the end of the event Divita Rai crowned her successor Shweta Sharda while Pragnya Ayyagari crowned her successor Sonal Kukreja. Sharda represented India at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador on 18 November 2023, where she finished in the top 20 and Kukreja represented India at Miss Supranational 2024 in Poland on 17 July 2024, where she finished in the top 12.[1]

Final 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.
Final ResultsCandidateInternational Placement
Miss Universe India 2023 Top 20
Miss Diva Supranational 2024Top 12
Runner Up
  • Trisha Shetty
Top 7
  • Aruna Beniwal
  • Daisy Khound
  • Nickita Arora
  • Zuchobeni Tungoe

Sub-Contests

Sub-ContestWinner
Miss Popular Choice
  • Zuchobeni Tungoe
Miss Glamorous
  • Arushi Singh
Miss Photogenic
  • Nickita Arora
Miss Talented
Miss Body Beautiful
Miss Rampwalk
  • Daisy Khound
Miss Sudoku
  • Arushi Singh

Format

In contrast to the competition's previous year's model, where the representatives were appointed, this year will see a return to the competition's standard format, with the initial process beginning with registration and auditions and ending with the shortlisting of candidates to the grand finale.

For the first time in its history, the pageant accepts applications from participants of all relationship statuses - married, divorced, pregnant, engaged, widowed and trans women. Additionally, the height standard has been changed to a reduced format.[2]

Selection Committee

Contestants

The following are the official contestants:[3]

Nu.ContestantAgeHeightHometownPlacement
1Aishwarya Dikshit27Mumbai
2Aayushi Tiwari25Balaghat
3Apurva Chavan26Pune
4Archana Bhavsar22Mumbai
5Arushi Singh22Jaipur
6Aruna Beniwal21JaipurTop 7
7Daisy Khound 22JorhatTop 7
8Devyani Jagtap23Pune
9Gopika Suresh24Kannur
10Nickita Arora24FaridabadTop 7
11Sarannya Sharma19Delhi
12Sonal Kukreja25JaipurMiss Diva Supranational 2024
13Shweta Sharda22ChandigarhMiss Diva Universe 2023
14Trisha Shetty22MumbaiRunner-up
15Vidhi Giri22Chandigarh
16Zuchobeni Tungoe25KohimaTop 7

Crossovers

The following are contestants who have competed in other national beauty pageants:

PageantYearDelegatePlacement
Femina Miss India2019Vidhi GiriRegional Finalist (Top 3 from Punjab)
2020Aruna BeniwalTop 15
Trisha Shetty
Zuchobeni TüngoeTop 15
2022Daisy KhoundRegional Finalist (Top 10 from Assam)
2023
Apurva ChavanTop 7
Devyani JagtapRegional Finalist (Top 25 from Maharashtra)
Gopika SureshRegional Finalist (Top 10 from Kerala)
Miss Diva2018Apurva ChavanTop 10
2021Sonal Kukreja1st Runner-up
Glamanand Supermodel India2019Trisha Shetty1st Runner-up
2021Aishwarya DikshitTop 15
Arushi SinghTop 8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: It's time to discover who you are! Rewrite your destiny with LIVA Miss Diva 2023. beautypageants.indiatimes.com.
  2. Web site: LIVA Miss Diva 2023 Launches Today. beautypageants.indiatimes.com.
  3. Web site: Daisy Khound crowned North East Diva 2023, wins a direct entry at Miss Diva 2023. beautypageants.indiatimes.com.