Currently, India has 27 Miss Universe placements including the coronation of Sushmita Sen in 1994, Lara Dutta in 2000 and Harnaaz Sandhu in 2021. The most recent one was in 2023 when Shweta Sharda finished in the Top 20.
Miss Diva 2015 Urvashi Rautela was unplaced at Miss Universe 2015. She served as a judge at Miss Universe India 2024 and was the one who crowned the winner.
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| beauty pageant: Miss Universe India |
| edition: 1st date: September 22, 2024 venue: Zee Studios, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India international membership: Miss Universe broadcasters: Zee TV candidates: 50 |
| national director: Nikhil Anand hosts: Lance Raymundo, Ngo Ngoc Gia Han judges: Nikhil Anand, Nguyen Nhu Quynh, Rajiv K. Shrivastava, Rian Fernandez, Urvashi Rautela |
MISS UNIVERSE INDIA 2024
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (HOMETOWN) |
| Top 20 | Angel Bhathal (Toronto, Canada) Anubha Vashist Chaudhary (Delhi) Chandana Jayaram (Andra Pradesh) Manika Vishwakarma (Rajasthan) Prakshi Goel (Haryana) Roneihpuii (Mizoram) Saanvi Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) Sanjana Vij (Delhi) Tejaswini Shrivastava (Nagpur) Wachi Pareek (Chhattisgarh) |
| Top 10 | Anjum Malik (Goa) Archana Bhavsar (Mumbai) Daisy Khound (Assam) Mrunmayee Taare (Thane) Ojasvi Sharma (Delhi) |
| Top 5 | Chhavi Verg (New Jersey, USA) Pranjal Priya (Maharashtra) Rhea Singha (Ahmedabad) Ruopfuzhano Whiso (Nagaland) Sushmita Roy (West Bengal) |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Beautiful Skin | Roosh Sindhu (Gujarat) |
| Miss Congeniality | Saanvi Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Miss Fashion Icon | Kanak Agnihotri (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Miss Photogenic | Kajal Choudhary (Bihar) |
| Miss Popular | Roneihpuii (Mizoram) |
| Best in Evening Gown | Anubha Vashisth Chaudhary (Delhi) |
| Best National Costume (Judges Choice) | Chhavi Verg (New Jersey, USA) |
| Best National Costume (People’s Choice) | Danube Kangjam (Manipur) |
| Best in Personal Interview | Roosh Sindhu (Gujarat) |
| Best in Speech | Saanvi Sharma (Uttar Pradesh) |
| Best in Swimsuit | Pranjal Priya (Maharashtra) |
| Best Rampwalk | Pranjal Priya (Maharashtra) |
| Beauty with a Purpose | Mrunmayee Tare (Thane) |
| MyGlamm Miss Glamorous | Rhea Singha (Ahmedabad) |
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WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2024 | 2023 (Miss Diva) |
| 4th runner-up | Ruopfuzhano Whiso Nagaland | N/A |
| 3rd runner-up | Sushmita Roy West Bengal | N/A |
| 2nd runner-up | Chhavi Verg New Jersey, USA | N/A |
| 1st runner-up | Pranjal Priya Maharashtra | Trisha Shetty Mumbai, Maharashtra |
| Sonal Kukreja Jaipur, Rajasthan Miss Diva Supranational | ||
| Miss Universe India | Rhea Singha Ahmedabad | Shweta Sharda Chandigarh |
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