Miss Universe India 2025
| Miss Universe India 2025 | |
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| Date | 18 August 2025 |
| Presenters |
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| Venue | Jaipur, Rajasthan |
| Entrants | 48 |
| Placements | 20 |
| Debuts | Union territory |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Manika Vishwakarma |
| Congeniality | Samiksha Singh |
| Best National Costume |
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| Photogenic | Roosh Sindhu |
Miss Universe India 2025 is the 2nd edition of the Miss Universe India pageant, held on 18 August 2025 in Jaipur, Rajasthan.[1][2] This edition was organized by the Glamanand Group, the parent organization of Miss Universe India.[3]
At the end of the event, Rhea Singha crowned Manika Vishwakarma as her successor. She will represent India at the 74th Miss Universe Pageant in November 2025 in Thailand.[4]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant | International Placement |
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| Miss Universe India 2025 |
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TBA – Miss Universe 2025
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| 5th Runner-Up |
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| Top 11 |
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| Top 20 |
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§ – Voted into the Top 20 by winning Miss Popular Award
∆ – Winner of Beauty with a Purpose Award
Appointments
For the first time, the Miss Universe India pageant will confer multiple international titles to its finalists. Alongside the main title of Miss Universe India, additional titles including Miss International India, Miss Charm India, Miss Global India, and Miss Tourism World India will be awarded. With the exception of Miss Global India, the titleholders will represent India at the 2025 editions of their respective international pageants.[5]
- 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. |
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| Miss International India 2025 |
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TBA – Miss International 2025 | TBA |
| Miss Charm India 2025 |
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TBA – Miss Charm 2025 | TBA |
| Miss Global India 2025 |
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TBA – Miss Global 2026 | TBA |
| Miss Tourism India 2025 |
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TBA – Miss Tourism World 2025 | TBA |
Special Awards
The subcontests for Miss Universe India 2025 commenced on July 26, 2025, in Indore. The first set of finalists from these subcontests was announced through the organization's official social media channels.
| Awards | Results | Contestants |
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| Best in Speech | Winner |
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| Top 5 |
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Special Awards
| Award | Contestant |
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| Beauty with Brains |
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| Beauty with a purpose |
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| Best Hair and Makeup |
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| Best State Director |
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| Best in Evening Gown |
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| Best in Fitness |
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| Best in Personal Interview |
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| Best in Rampwalk |
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| Best in Sports |
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| Best in Swimsuit |
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| Best in Talent |
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| Best National Costume |
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| Media Choice Award |
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| Miss Beautiful Eyes |
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| Miss Beautiful Smile |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Miss Fashion Icon |
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| Miss Glowing Skin |
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| Miss Gorgeous Hair |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Popular |
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| Miss Sudoku |
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| Miss Timeless Beauty |
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| Top Model |
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Background
Selection of participants
The national organization announced the launch of the new edition under state license holders, scheduled to begin in early 2025. Contestants were selected through various state-level competitions, with the winners advancing to the final national event.[6][7][8]
Additionally, a final open audition, independent of state-level selections was held in June in New Delhi, where participants were chosen as wild card entrants for the finals.[9]
A separate group of international contestants holding OCI (Overseas Citizen of India) cards participated in online auditions. Those shortlisted were granted NRI entry into the competition.
Withdrawals
Ghazal Gill and Manju Bangalore, two of the NRI finalists, withdrew from the competition in early July. Gill cited health issues that prevented her from traveling, while Bangalore's reason for withdrawal has not been disclosed.
On August 5, wildcard delegates Varshini Murugan and Shivin Ganesan from Tamil Nadu withdrew from the competition for undisclosed reasons.
On August 12, Andleeb Zaidi Merchant announced her withdrawal from the pageant in a video, citing a toxic environment. Prior to this, she had shared on Instagram that she was experiencing ongoing cyberbullying.
On August 15, hours before the preliminary competition, Maruschka Sahiboe posted on her Instagram account a lengthy message announcing her withdrawal from the pageant, citing that the contract was sent to her without having had the time to read it. After sending it to her lawyer and trusted friends for review, she was advised not to sign the contract. She then stated that the contract would bind her to Glamanand "for years under terms that do not align with my values, vision and the direction that I see for my career and life."
Immediately following Sahiboe's withdrawal, a seventh contestant, Chanchal Kaur - another NRI finalist - posted on her Instagram that she is also withdrawing, citing contractual reasons similar to Sahiboe's.
Selection Committee
- Ashley Rebello – Fashion designer
- Farhad Samji – Bollywood movie director
- Kirti Rathore – Fashion designer
- Niharica Raizada – Luxembourgish actress
- Nikita Rattanshi - Director at K Sera Sera
- Rajiv K Shrivastava – Founder of Act Now Organisation
- Rashmita Rasindran – Miss Charm 2024 from Malaysia
- Urvashi Rautela – Actress and Miss Universe India 2015
- Vishal Ladia – Entrepreneur
Contestants
The following are the list of confirmed contestants for Miss Universe India:
| No. | Delegate | Age[a] | State/Territory/Country | Audition Category | Ref. |
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| 1 | Aiswarya Sreenivasan | 25 | Kerala | State | [10] |
| 2 | Akanksha Choudhary | 22 | Rajasthan | Wildcard | [9] |
| 3 | Amishi Kaushik | 23 | Haryana | State | [11] |
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| 4 | Anjali Pawar | 29 | Chhattisgarh | State | [12] |
| 5 | Anushka Ghosh | 21 | Odisha | State | [13] |
| 6 | Asmita Chowdhury | 23 | Gujarat | Wildcard | [9] |
| 7 | Bhanvi Bharadwaj | 24 | Jammu and Kashmir | State | [9] |
| 8 | Chaivalry Lartang | 23 | Meghalaya | State | [14] |
| — | — | ||||
| 9 | Divyanshi Sachi | TBA | Bihar | Wildcard | [9] |
| 10 | Evelyn Zachhingpuii | 26 | Mizoram | State | [15] |
| — | — | ||||
| 11 | Himanshi Singh | 25 | Haryana | Wildcard | [9] |
| 12 | Jackielynn Pradhan | 21 | Sikkim | State | [16] |
| 13 | Jahnvi Malhotra | 26 | Madhya Pradesh | State | [17] |
| 14 | Kaamaakshee Aathreya | 19 | Tamil Nadu | State | [18] |
| 15 | Kashvi | 19 | Telangana | State | [19] |
| 16 | Kelulu Dawhuo | 19 | Nagaland | State | [20] |
| 17 | Khumjar Debbarma | 21 | Tripura | State | [21] |
| 18 | Lekana Hegde | 24 | Karnataka | Wildcard | [9] |
| 19 | Longku Komal | 23 | Arunachal Pradesh | State | [22] |
| 20 | Lucky Barrot | 20 | Gujarat | State | [9] |
| 21 | Manika Vishwakarma | 22 | Rajasthan | Wildcard | [9] |
| — | — | ||||
| — | — | ||||
| 22 | Mehak Dhingra | 19 | Delhi | Wildcard | [9] |
| 23 | Neha Baruah | 26 | Assam | State | [23] |
| 24 | Ojasvi Sharma | 28 | Delhi | Wildcard | [9] |
| 25 | Prakruthi Kambam | 25 | Andhra Pradesh | State | [19] |
| 26 | Radhika Singhal | 23 | Uttarakhand | State | [24] |
| 27 | Raksha Jaiswal | 22 | Maharashtra | Wildcard/State[b] | [9] |
| 28 | Ravitanaya Sharma | 25 | Punjab | State | [25] |
| 29 | Riddhi Kumar | 27 | Maharashtra | Wildcard | [9] |
| 30 | Riya Tirkey | 27 | Jharkhand | State | [26] |
| 31 | Rizul Singh | 23 | Himachal Pradesh | State | [27] |
| 32 | Roosh Sindhu | 25 | Gujarat | Wildcard | [9] |
| 33 | Saanvi Sharma | 23 | Uttar Pradesh | Wildcard | [9] |
| 34 | Sachi Kudale | 24 | Maharashtra | Union Territory | [9] |
| 35 | Samiksha Singh | 25 | Delhi | Wildcard | [9] |
| 36 | Sanjana Sood | 21 | Delhi | Wildcard | [9] |
| 37 | Sarangthem Nirupama | 24 | Manipur | State | [28] |
| 38 | Saumya Verma | 20 | Delhi | Wildcard | [9] |
| 39 | Shambhavi Jha | 24 | Bihar | State | [29] |
| 40 | Shaswati Bala | 26 | West Bengal | State | [30] |
| 41 | Sheena Parashar | 24 | Rajasthan | State | [9] |
| — | — | ||||
| 42 | Smiti Chhabra | 26 | Delhi | State | [11] |
| 43 | Tanya Sharma | 22 | Uttar Pradesh | State | [31] |
| 44 | Tasneem Raza | 41 | United Arab Emirates | NRI | [32] |
| 45 | Tokmem Mengu | TBA | Arunachal Pradesh | Wildcard | [33] |
| 46 | Vaamshi Uday | 27 | Karnataka | State | [34] |
| 47 | Vaishanavi Thakur | 21 | Goa | State | [35] |
| — | — | ||||
| 48 | Wachi Pareek | 23 | Chhattisgarh | Wildcard | [9] |
Crossovers
Contestants who previously competed in other national and international beauty pageants with their respective placements:
National Pageants
Femina Miss India
National Finalists
- FMI 2024 Telangana: Prakruthi Kambam[36]
- FMI 2023 West Bengal: Shaswati Bala (Top 12)[37]
- FMI 2023 Uttar Pradesh: Tanya Sharma (Top 12)[38]
- FMI 2022 Jharkhand: Riya Tirkey[39]
State Finalists
- FMI 2024 Bihar: Shambhavi Jha (Top 5 state finalist)[40]
- FMI 2024 Kerala: Aiswarya Sreenivasan (Top 5 state finalist)[41]
- FMI 2023 Mizoram: Smiti Chhabra (Top 2 state finalist)[42]
- FMI 2023 Union Territory: Ravitanaya Sharma (Top 10 state finalist)[43]
- FMI 2022 Madhya Pradesh: Amishi Kaushik (Top 10 state finalist)[44]
- FMI 2022 Uttarakhand: Smiti Chhabra (Top 10 state finalist)[44]
- FMI 2020 Maharashtra: Sachi Kudale (Top 5 state finalist)[45]
- FMI 2019 Madhya Pradesh: Anjali Pawar (Top 3 state finalist)[46]
Miss Diva
Miss Universe India
- MUI 2024 Gujarat: Roosh Sindhu
- MUI 2024 Haryana: Amishi Kaushik (Withdrawn)
- MUI 2024 Rajasthan: Manika Vishwakarma (Top 20)
- MUI 2024 Uttar Pradesh: Saanvi Sharma (Top 20)[50]
- MUI 2024 Wildcard: Ojasvi Sharma (Top 10)
- MUI 2024 Wildcard: Wachi Pareek (Top 20)
International Pageants
- Miss Teen Universe
- 2022: Wachi Pareek (2nd Runner-Up)
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