Divita Rai misplaced the Miss Diva Universe 2021 pageant to reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu. (File)
New Delhi:
Divita Rai is India’s consultant on the 71st version of the Miss Universe pageant. Scheduled to air at 6.20 am IST on January 15, delegates from throughout the globe will probably be competing for the crown on the Ernest N. Ethical Conference Middle in New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
Earlier than the extremely coveted pageant begins, this is 5 details in regards to the 25-year-old ‘Sone Ki Chidiya’ who’s representing India.
Divita Rai was born in Mangaluru, Karnataka and graduated from the Sir JJ Faculty of Structure in Mumbai. Regardless of attempting her hand at designing and even helping within the set design for a movie, she by no means gave up her Miss Universe goals.
In 2021, she completed third on the Miss Diva Universe pageant, dropping to reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu. She then participated within the following yr’s Miss Diva 2022 pageant and gained.
In a number of interviews, Divita Rai has highlighted a number of points pertaining to ladies in India, together with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in addition to the significance of accessibility of training for women within the nation. She has additionally been working with India’s prime NGOs similar to CRY, Nanhi Kali, and Educate for India.
Whereas her Nationwide Costume was impressed by the “ethereal portrayal of India because the golden hen which is a logo of wealth of our wealthy cultural heritage together with the religious essence of dwelling in concord with variety”, for the swimsuit class she wore a cape, christened Dil Se, which is an ode to like with none judgements and celebrated the LGBTQ+ group.
Final yr, Harnaaz Sandhu, 21, was topped Miss Universe on the seventieth version of the pageant. Earlier than Harnaaz, solely two Indians have gained the title of Miss Universe – Sushmita Sen in 1994 and Lara Dutta in 2000.
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