Divita Rai ( Tulu: ದಿವಿತ ರೈ); (born 10 January 1998) is an Indian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

Miss Diva 2022 Miss Diva 2022 was the 10th edition of the Miss Diva pageant, held at the Famous Studios in Mumbai, India, on 30 October 2022. At the end of the event, Harnaaz Sandhu crowned Divita Rai as her successor. She represented India in the Miss Univers ...

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and represented India at

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, reaching the top 16.

Pageantry

In 2021, Rai competed at Miss Diva 2021 where she finished as second runner-up, to

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. She also won Miss IQ, Lifestyle, and Sudoku during the pageant. Rai was crowned

on 28 August 2022 by the outgoing titleholder, Harnaaz Sandhu at the

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Organization's 10th anniversary gala. More than 30 former beauty pageant winners who represented India internationally attended the occasion.

Miss Universe 2022

Rai represented India at the Miss Universe 2022 pageant, and reached the top 16.

Staying healthy

She has spoken about countering the health challenge posed by

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(PCOS) and how common a condition it is. "I am someone who suffers from PCOS... One out of 5 women face the condition, and it has been definitely a challenge to navigate that. I have to exercise and have a healthy diet, to curb my PCOS from aggravating."

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rai, Divita 1998 births Living people Indian beauty pageant winners Miss Universe 2022 contestants University of Mumbai alumni