Miss Diva beauty pageant contest, the fifth edition of the pageant, will be held like a TV series and in each episode, one of the contestants will be bidding adieu to the show. The finale of the prestigious beauty contest is likely to be held on 30th September 2017. And, as usual, it will be a star-studded ceremony, with celebrities from the film and fashion industries flocking the venue.
Fifteen finalists have been shortlisted who will be vying for the coveted title of Miss Diva Universe 2017, and the privilege to represent India in Miss Universe 2017.
The finalists are -
Apeksha Porwal from Mumbai
Ekta Jaggi from New Delhi
Elisha Mayor from Jalandhar
Menka Rai from District Seoni
Monika Chaudhary from Gurgaon
Peden Ongmu Namgyal from Gangtok
Shannon Gonsalves from Mumbai
Shelly Kataria from Delhi
Shraddha Shashidhar from Mumbai
Sonali Singh from Lucknow
Spatika Surapaneni from Hyderabad
Swetha Gadad from Bangalore
Tejaswini Manogna from Hyderabad
Trisha Sood from Delhi
Vijaya Sharma from Delhi
Lara Dutta, Miss Universe 2000 and a celebrated Bollywood actress, has taken over the responsibility of mentoring the aspiring candidate for the Miss Diva 2017 contest. Lara has been a major part of the pageant since the beginning and has served as a mentor in the previous editions of the contest as well.
Last year, Roshmitha Harimurthy was crowned Miss India Universe and at the conclusion of this year's pageant, she will be passing on her crown to her successor.
Bhoomi stars Sanjay Dutt and Aditi Rao Haydari are expected to be present as celebrity guests at the grand finale.