New Delhi, Feb 23 (life) Adline Castelino has been selected to represent India at Miss Universe pageant 2020.
Castelino was announced as the winner of Liva Miss Diva Universe 2020 title and was crowned by Vartika Singh, Miss Diva Universe 2019, at an event held on Mumbai.
Aavriti Choudhary was crowned as LIVA Miss Diva Supranational 2020 and will represent India at Miss Supranational 2020, while Neha Jaiswal was the LIVA Miss Diva 2020 - Runner - Up.
The participants underwent training and grooming under the able mentorship and guidance of Bollywood actor & former Miss Universe, Lara Dutta.
Speaking on the occasion, Lara Dutta said, "It has been a wonderful journey. All the girls are winners, however, there can be only one winner. It was difficult for the panelists to choose that one winner from all these gorgeous divas who were all truly gifted and promising. The winner is very deserving, and I would like to wish all the winners heaps of luck as they stand on the brink of a bright future. I am looking forward to the prestigious Miss Universe pageant and hope that we bring the crown home this year.
The judges panel included the likes of the Miss Universe 2000 and Mentor Lara Dutta, Miss Supranational 2019 - Anntonia Porsild, Designers Shivan & Narresh, Nikhil Mehra and Gavin Miguel, Yami Gautam and veteran actor Anil Kapoor.
(Puja Gupta can be contacted at puja.g@.in)
( With inputs from IANS )