Miss Universe 2023: Meet Divita Rai, India's representative at the beauty pageant 

Miss Universe 2023

India’s representative to Miss Universe, Divita Rai, is set to compete for the coveted title with 85 other women. Read on to find out more about her

Divita hails from Karnataka

Divita Rai (23) is originally from Karnataka

Bangalore days

Born in Mangaluru, she completed her school education in Bengaluru before pursuing her graduation

An architect and a model

She did her graduation from Sir JJ College of Architecture in Mumbai and pursued modelling on the side

Extracurricular hobbies

She has an immense interest in badminton, basketball, painting, listening to music and reading

Miss Diva Universe in 2022

She was crowned Miss Diva Universe in 2022 by Miss Universe 2021, Harnaaz Sandhu

Runner up at Miss Diva Universe in 2021

She also participated in the Miss Diva Universe 2021 pageant where she  was the second runner-up. Harnaaz Sandhu bagged the award that year

Philanthropy work

She has raised funds for children who could not afford cancer treatment in September 2021

Other social work

She also distributed dental kits to create awareness about oral hygiene. She wishes to make education accessible to everyone