52 Miss Universe India 2026 candidates to compete in Jaipur, Rajasthan

The Miss Universe India 2026 coronation ceremony will be held at the Zee Studios in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on August 23, 2026. It is the third edition of the national beauty pageant that selects the Miss Universe candidate of the country.

Miss Universe India 2026 contestants

There are 52 women competing for the Miss Universe India 2026 crown. Here are the candidates:

1. Aarya Mardikar (Maharashtra)
2. Aditi Prabhu (Maharashtra)
3. Ahina Datta (Tripura)
4. Annie Sharma (Delhi)
5. Anshika Choudhary (Rajasthan)
6. Anshula Baruah (Assam)
7. Anubha Vashisht (Uttarakhand)
8. Anushri Satavlekar (Gujarat)
9. Chandrima Das (West Bengal)
10. Devu Suresh (Kerala)
11. Diksha Jangra (Haryana / United States of America)
12. Diksha Panday (Uttarakhand)
13. Dipali Riya (Jharkhand)
14. Fasiha Nauman (Andhra Pradesh)
15. Harshita Sahu (Madhya Pradesh)
16. Hasitha Narayanabhatta (Telangana)
17. Karishma Mehra (Chhattisgarh)
18. Kaziah Liz Mejo (Kerala)
19. Kumari Nikita (Jharkhand)
20. Lalrin Chhani (Mizoram)
21. Lekana Hegde (Karnataka)
22. Liz Jaimon Jacob (Kerala)
23. Mannat Sharma (Punjab)
24. Pema Choden Bhutiya (Sikkim)
25. Pinky Basumatary (Assam)
26. Poonam Maharana (Odisha)
27. Pramiti Rana (Delhi)
28. Preeti Yadav (Goa)
29. Pura Sumpi (Arunachal Pradesh)
30. Rithambara (Rajasthan)
31. Riya Tirkey (Jharkhand)
32. Roshni Ghosh Roy (Delhi)
33. Rupali Bhushan (Bihar)
34. Sakshi Wadaskar (Maharashtra)
35. Sanwaka Surong (Meghalaya)
36. Sanya Singhal (Delhi)
37. Sezer Pathania (Himachal Pradesh)
38. Shreya Bediya (Madhya Pradesh)
39. Simar Khaneja (Union territory)
40. Sneh Ticku (Jammu and Kashmir)
41. Snehal Rawat (Himachal Pradesh)
42. Spoorthi Shetty (Karnataka)
43. Srishti Kaninde (Telangana)
44. Sritara Pasricha (Haryana)
45. Swati Nadiyal (Himachal Pradesh)
46. Tanishka Sharma (Uttar Pradesh)
47. Tejasvi Soni (Maharashtra)
48. Tejaswini Shrivastava (Maharashtra)
49. Thadoi Yumnam (Manipur)
50. Tsurila Jankhiungru (Nagaland)
51. Umanga Kumawat (Madhya Pradesh)
52. Vaishnavi Ganesh (Tamil Nadu)

Miss Universe India 2025 winners

On August 18, 2025, Manika Vishwakarma competed against 47 other Miss Universe India 2025 candidates at the Zee Studios in Jaipur and won the title. Also crowned was Miss International India 2025 Roosh Sindhu.

Runner-up to Vishwakarma was Tanya Sharma and the respective second, third and fourth runners-up were Mehak Dinghrra, Amishi Kaushik and Sarangthem Nirupama. Dinghrra was also crowned Miss Charm India 2025.

On November 21, 2025, Vishwakarma represented India at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 117 other caniddates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonrthaburi, Thailand. She finished in the Top 30.

On November 27, 2025, Sindhu represented India at Miss International 2025 and competed against 79 other candidates at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. She finished in the Top 20.

On December 12, 2025, Dinghrra represented India at Miss Charm 2025 and competed against 33 other candidates at the BHD Studio in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She finished in the Top 12.