Who is Divita Rai, the Miss Universe 2023 contender from India? Know everything about her – WION

Miss Universe 2023:  Divita Rai will characterize the Indian flag on the worldwide stage of Miss Universe this 12 months. The 71st annual pageant Miss Universe is all set to begin on 14 January on the Ernest N. Morial Conference Heart in New Orleans, Louisiana. India’s contestant Divita Rai will compete with 86 different girls at one of many greatest worldwide magnificence contests. If Divita Rai win the coveted Miss Universe title this 12 months, she might be topped by Miss Universe Harnaz Sandhu who took residence the crown for India in December 2021. The 25-year-old Indian mannequin Divita has topped Miss Universe India on 28 August 2022 in Mumbai. 

Divita Rai was born in Mangalore and at present resides in Mumbai. The 25-year-old obtained his training at Mumbai’s Sir JJ School of Structure. She works as a mannequin and architect and enjoys sports activities reminiscent of badminton, basketball, portray, listening to music, and studying.

Rai was one of many prime three Karnataka state contestants trying to qualify for Femina Miss India 2019. In 2021, she competed in Miss Diva 2021 and completed because the second runner-up to Harnaaz Sandhu, Miss Universe 2021. Through the pageant, she additionally gained the sub-contest titles of Miss IQ, Miss Way of life, and Miss Sudoku.

On 28 August 2022, Rai was topped Miss Diva Universe 2022 by the outgoing titleholder, Harnaaz Sandhu, on the Miss Diva Group’s Tenth-anniversary gala occasion. Greater than 30 former magnificence pageant winners who represented India on a worldwide scale attended the occasion. 

Divita Rai gave an interview with Time Now wherein she mentioned that she defines her persona as adaptable as she needed to change six colleges, journey and reside in a number of locations throughout her childhood. Her life mantra is to “embrace life, not worry change, and reside every second to the fullest.”

She sees her father as an inspiration to make training accessible to all, because it was her father who used the potential of his training to beat his monetary situation to offer his household with the perfect life. 
Sushmita Sen, Miss Universe 1994, in the end conjures up Rai due to “her power, religion in her talents, and kindness that she radiates.” Moreover, if given the chance to expertise Frida Kahlo’s mindset, she needs to be born as an artist.

Rai become ‘Sone Ki Chidiya’ for the Nationwide Costume spherical on the 71st Miss Universe 2023. She dazzles within the gorgeous outfit which options gold metallic hand gildings which give a robust and highly effective message to the world. The costume was designed by Abhishek Sharma who mentioned that the Nationwide Costume is “impressed by the ethereal portrayal of India”. The lehenga is created from a hand-woven tissue material which is from the Chanderi district of India. 

See her gorgeous footage within the costume right here:

How you can vote for Miss Universe India Divita Rai on-line?

To vote for Miss Universe India Divita Rai obtain the Miss Universe app and vote to your favorite contestant. The primary vote on the app is free, the extra you vote, the extra chances are high there to your favorite contestant to win. The voting will finish on 13 January. 

The 2023 Miss Universe pageant will start at 6:30 a.m. IST on 15 January or at 8 pm on Saturday,14  January (ET). Viewers in India can watch the stream reside on Voot or on the official Fb and YouTube pages of the JKN18 channel. Outdoors of India, viewers can watch the reside stream without spending a dime on the Roku Channel web site at 7 pm ET, or in Spanish on Telemundo on the identical time.