Miss Universe India 2025

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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]

Date18 August 2025
Presenters
  • Asmita Chakraborty
  • Chayanika Debnath
VenueJaipur, Rajasthan
Entrants48
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Miss Universe India 2025
Date18 August 2025
Presenters
  • Asmita Chakraborty
  • Chayanika Debnath
VenueJaipur, Rajasthan
Entrants48
Placements20
DebutsUnion territory
WithdrawalsMaharashtra
Returns
WinnerManika Vishwakarma
CongenialitySamiksha Singh
Best National Costume
PhotogenicRoosh Sindhu
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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

More information Placement, Contestant ...
Placement Contestant International Placement
Miss Universe India 2025
Top 30 – Miss Universe 2025
1st Runner-Up
  • MUI. #43 – Tanya Sharma
2nd Runner-up
  • MUI. #22 – Mehak Dinghrra
Top 12 – Miss Charm 2025
3rd Runner-Up
  • MUI. #03 – Amishi Kaushik
4th Runner-Up
  • MUI. #37 – Sarangthem Nirupama §
Miss International India 2025[5]
Top 20 – Miss International 2025
Top 11
  • MUI. #24 – Ojasvi Sharma
  • MUI. #29 – Riddhi Kumar
  • MUI. #30 – Riya Tirkey
  • MUI. #46 – Vaamshi Uday ∆
  • MUI. #48 – Wachi Pareek
Top 20
  • MUI. #01 – Aiswarya Sreenivasan
  • MUI. #06 – Asmita Chowdhury
  • MUI. #10 – Evelyn Zachhingpuii
  • MUI. #14 – Kaamaakshee Aathreya
  • MUI. #26 – Radhika Singhal
  • MUI. #28 – Ravitanaya Sharma
  • MUI. #31 – Rizul Singh
  • MUI. #35 – Samiksha Singh
  • MUI. #42 – Smiti Chhabra
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§ – Voted into the Top 20 by winning Miss Popular Award
∆ – Winner of Beauty with a Purpose Award

Appointment

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. Except for Miss Global India, the titleholders will represent India at the 2025 editions of their respective international pageants.[6]

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.
More information Title, Contestant ...
Title Contestant International Placement Ref.
Miss Charm India 2025
  • Mehak Dhingra
 Top 12 – Miss Charm 2025 TBA
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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.

More information Awards, Results ...
Awards Results Contestants
Best in Speech Winner
  • Saanvi Sharma
Top 5
  • Manika Vishwakarma
  • Ravitanaya Sharma
  • Riddhi Kumar
  • Shambhavi Jha
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Special awards

More information Award, Contestant ...
Award Contestant
Next Gen Glam Award by Lakmé
  • MUI. #24 - Ojasvi Sharma
Beauty with Brains
  • MUI. #33 – Saanvi Sharma
Beauty with a purpose
  • MUI. #46 – Vaamshi Uday
Best Hair and Makeup
  • MUI. #24 – Ojasvi Sharma
Best State Director
Best in Evening Gown
  • MUI. #43 – Tanya Sharma
Best in Fitness
  • MUI. #44 – Tasneem Raza
Best in Personal Interview
  • MUI. #21 – Manika Vishwakarma
Best in Rampwalk
  • MUI. #30 – Riya Tirkey
Best in Sports
  • MUI. #03 – Amishi Kaushik
Best in Swimsuit
  • MUI. #22 – Mehak Dhingra
Best in Talent
  • MUI. #05 – Anushka Ghosh
Best National Costume
  • MUI. #11 – Himanshi Singh
  • MUI. #14 – Kaamaakshee Aathreya
  • MUI. #32 – Roosh Sindhu
Media Choice Award
  • MUI. #06 – Asmita Chowdhury
Miss Beautiful Eyes
  • MUI. #03 – Amishi Kaushik
Miss Beautiful Smile
  • MUI. #14 – Kaamaakshee Aathreya
  • MUI. #21 – Manika Vishwakarma
  • MUI. #24 – Ojasvi Sharma
  • MUI. #25 – Prakruthi Kambam
  • MUI. #29 – Riddhi Kumar
  • MUI. #46 – Vaamshi Uday
Miss Congeniality
  • MUI. #35 – Samiksha Singh
Miss Fashion Icon
  • MUI. #42 – Smiti Chhabra
Miss Glowing Skin
  • MUI. #32 – Roosh Sindhu
Miss Gorgeous Hair
  • MUI. #24 – Ojasvi Sharma
Miss Photogenic
  • MUI. #32 – Roosh Sindhu
Miss Popular
  • MUI. #37 – Sarangthem Nirupama
Miss Sudoku
  • MUI. #03 – Amishi Kaushik
Miss Timeless Beauty
  • MUI. #31 – Rizul Singh
Top Model
  • MUI. #22 – Mehak Dhingra
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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.[7][8][9]

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.[10] 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.

Participants' withdrawals

In early July, NRI finalists Ghazal Gill and Manju Bangalore withdrew from the competition. Gill cited health-related reasons that prevented her from traveling, while Bangalore did not disclose a reason for her withdrawal. On 5 August, wildcard delegates Varshini Murugan and Shivin Ganesan of Tamil Nadu also withdrew for contractual concerns. On 12 August, Andleeb Zaidi Merchant announced her withdrawal in a video statement, citing what she described as a toxic environment. She had previously shared on social media that she was experiencing cyberbullying.

On 15 August, hours before the preliminary competition, Maruschka Sahiboe announced her withdrawal via Instagram. She stated that she had not been given sufficient time to review the contract, and after consulting her lawyer and advisers, was advised against signing. According to her, the contract would have bound her to Glamanand "for years under terms that do not align with [her] values, vision and career direction." Shortly after Sahiboe's announcement, another NRI finalist, Chanchal Kaur, also withdrew, citing contractual concerns similar to those raised by Sahiboe.

Selection Committee

Contestants

The following is the list of confirmed contestants for Miss Universe India:

More information No., Delegate ...
No. Delegate Age[a] State/Territory/Country Audition Category Ref.
1 Aiswarya Sreenivasan 25 Kerala State [11]
2 Akanksha Choudhary 22 Rajasthan Wildcard [10]
3 Amishi Kaushik 23 Haryana State [12]
N/a Andleeb Zaidi 28 Maharashtra State N/a
4 Anjali Pawar 29 Chhattisgarh State [13]
5 Anushka Ghosh 21 Odisha State [14]
6 Asmita Chowdhury 23 Gujarat Wildcard [10]
7 Bhanvi Bharadwaj 24 Jammu and Kashmir State [10]
8 Chaivalry Lartang 23 Meghalaya State [15]
N/a Chanchal Kaur 27 Australia NRI N/a
9 Divyanshi Sachi TBA Bihar Wildcard [10]
10 Evelyn Zachhingpuii 26 Mizoram State [16]
N/a Ghazal Gill 29 United States NRI N/a
11 Himanshi Singh 25 Haryana Wildcard [10]
12 Jackielynn Pradhan 21 Sikkim State [17]
13 Jahnvi Malhotra 26 Madhya Pradesh State [18]
14 Kaamaakshee Aathreya 19 Tamil Nadu State [19]
15 Kashvi 19 Telangana State [20]
16 Kelulu Dawhuo 19 Nagaland State [21]
17 Khumjar Debbarma 21 Tripura State [22]
18 Lekana Hegde 24 Karnataka Wildcard [10]
19 Longku Komal 23 Arunachal Pradesh State [23]
20 Lucky Barrot 20 Gujarat State [10]
21 Manika Vishwakarma 22 Rajasthan Wildcard [10]
N/a Manju Bangalore 27 United States NRI N/a
N/a Maruschka Sahiboe 32 Netherlands NRI N/a
22 Mehak Dhingra 19 Delhi Wildcard [10]
23 Neha Baruah 26 Assam State [24]
24 Ojasvi Sharma 23 Delhi Wildcard [10]
25 Prakruthi Kambam 25 Andhra Pradesh State [20]
26 Radhika Singhal 23 Uttarakhand State [25]
27 Raksha Jaiswal 22 Maharashtra Wildcard/State[b] [10]
28 Ravitanaya Sharma 25 Punjab State [26]
29 Riddhi Kumar 27 Maharashtra Wildcard [10]
30 Riya Tirkey 27 Jharkhand State [27]
31 Rizul Singh 23 Himachal Pradesh State [28]
32 Roosh Sindhu 25 Gujarat Wildcard [10]
33 Saanvi Sharma 23 Uttar Pradesh Wildcard [10]
34 Sachi Kudale 24 Maharashtra Union Territory [10]
35 Samiksha Singh 25 Delhi Wildcard [10]
36 Sanjana Sood 21 Delhi Wildcard [10]
37 Sarangthem Nirupama 24 Manipur State [29]
38 Saumya Verma 20 Delhi Wildcard [10]
39 Shambhavi Jha 24 Bihar State [30]
40 Shaswati Bala 26 West Bengal State [31]
41 Sheena Parashar 24 Rajasthan State [10]
N/a Shivin Ganesan 29 Tamil Nadu Wildcard N/a
42 Smiti Chhabra 26 Delhi State [12]
43 Tanya Sharma 22 Uttar Pradesh State [32]
44 Tasneem Raza 41 United Arab Emirates NRI [33]
45 Tokmem Mengu TBA Arunachal Pradesh Wildcard [34]
46 Vaamshi Uday 27 Karnataka State [35]
47 Vaishanavi Thakur 21 Goa State [36]
N/a Varshini Murugan 25 Tamil Nadu Wildcard N/a
48 Wachi Pareek 23 Chhattisgarh Wildcard [10]
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  1. [a]
    Ages at the time of the pageant.
  2. [b]
    Following Andleeb Zaidi's withdrawal from the competition, Raksha Jaiswal, a former state finalist, was appointed as Miss Universe India Maharashtra 2025.

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed in other national and international beauty pageants with their respective placements:

National Pageants

Femina Miss India

National Finalists
State Finalists

Miss Diva

Miss Universe India

International Pageants

Miss Teen Universe
  • 2022: Wachi Pareek (2nd Runner-Up)

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