{"id":22776,"date":"2022-10-09T07:00:23","date_gmt":"2022-10-09T01:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/?post_type=story&#038;p=22776"},"modified":"2022-10-09T08:42:13","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T03:12:13","slug":"divita-rai-is-all-set-for-miss-universe-pageant","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/old.globalindian.com\/youth\/story\/cover-story\/divita-rai-is-all-set-for-miss-universe-pageant\/","title":{"rendered":"Divita Rai: The architect who contested Miss India pageant twice to be on Miss Universe platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>(October 9, 2022) <\/strong>Miss India Universe Divita Rai will have to wait a little longer to represent India on the Miss Universe platform. The annual global event which was scheduled to be held later this year has been shifted to January 14, 2023. It would be the 71st pageant in the world of Miss Universe to crown the winner of 2022 at New Orleans, Louisiana. Participants from 90 countries would be competing for the coveted crown that would be passed over by Harnaaz Sandhu of India, the current title-holder whose reign has been extended.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22779\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22779\" class=\"wp-image-22779 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/banner_divita.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Divita Rai | Global Indian \" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/667;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22779\" class=\"wp-image-22779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/banner_divita.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Divita Rai | Global Indian \" width=\"1200\" height=\"667\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-22779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Divita Rai, Miss Diva 2022 will be representing India in next Miss Universe pageant<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While every Indian is waiting for India to script history by two back-to-back wins, the pressure is high on Divita. To meet the expectations, and slay more when the days of wait have been prolonged, is something that she seems to have taken in her stride.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If she wins, India would be the second country to win back-to-back crowns, after Venezuela.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h4>Pressure is good. To have people who have expectations from me gives me excitement to bring out the best version of me. More than the pressure, I view it as an incredible opportunity to represent my country. How many of us get such an opportunity!<\/h4>\n<p>Divita said in a joint <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oaX0XjKCqJc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> with Harnaaz Sandhu, the reigning Miss Universe who made India proud last year by bringing home the crown after a gap of 21 years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div id=\"attachment_22780\" style=\"width: 946px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22780\" class=\"wp-image-22780 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Divita_Rai_Harnaaz_Sandhu.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Divita Rai | Global Indian\" width=\"936\" height=\"527\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 936px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 936\/527;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22780\" class=\"wp-image-22780\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Divita_Rai_Harnaaz_Sandhu.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Divita Rai | Global Indian\" width=\"936\" height=\"527\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-22780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Divita after being crowned Miss Diva by reigning Miss Universe, Harnaaz Sandhu<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The win would make Divita the fourth Indian beauty to get the title home, after Sushmita Sen (1994), Lara Dutta (2000) and Harnaaz Sandhu (2021).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Decision to give second shot despite second-runner up crown paid off<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Divita evokes hope because of her attitude to win. The Miss Diva pageant in which she was chosen to represent India in the Miss Universe competition was not her first rodeo. She had participated in the contest last year too and was placed third to Harnaaz Sandhu. Instead of basking in the glory of being the second runner up, she chose to push herself harder, and eventually the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Global Indian<\/em><\/a> got successful in claiming the Miss India crown, finally earning her chance to represent the country in the global platform of Miss Universe. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22783\" style=\"width: 880px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22783\" class=\"wp-image-22783 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Divita-Rai.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Divita Rai | Global Indian \" width=\"870\" height=\"564\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 870px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 870\/564;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22783\" class=\"wp-image-22783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Divita-Rai.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Divita Rai | Global Indian \" width=\"870\" height=\"564\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-22783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand welcome of Divita when she visited Mangalore after winning Miss Diva title<\/p><\/div>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><b>Serious about issues that plague society\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Born in Mangalore, Divita moved to several cities across India due to her father\u2019s job requirements. She soaked in valuable lessons of life learned from people from diverse backgrounds and cultures from a very young age, turning into a versatile and sensitive human being.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the occasion of Dusshera 2022, Divita associated herself with child rights and visited a CRY centre at the heart of Asia\u2019s second largest slum in Mumbai. She believes that her education has taken her far and is determined to work towards making quality education accessible to kids and motivate them to keep learning. Her concern for education of underprivileged kids comes from a very personal experience as her father had to overcome immense financial difficulties to complete his education.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22781\" style=\"width: 852px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22781\" class=\"wp-image-22781 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Divita_cry.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Divita Rai | Global Indian \" width=\"842\" height=\"624\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 842px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 842\/624;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22781\" class=\"wp-image-22781 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Divita_cry.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Divita Rai | Global Indian \" width=\"842\" height=\"624\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-22781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Divita at the CRY event on the day of Dusshera<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other than education, the second significant issue close to Divita\u2019s heart is women at work. In fact, she has been so passionate about the issue that as part of her final year thesis, as a student of Architecture she had chosen to research workplace culture for women. Deeply believing how imperative it is for merit to shine irrespective of gender or circumstances, her story is of gathering courage to come back well prepared, and rise above the fear of failure to achieve one\u2019s goal.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>A little background\u2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Until 2010, the top three contestants at the Miss India or Femina Miss India were crowned as Femina Miss India-Universe, Femina Miss India-World, and Femina Miss India-Asia Pacific (which was later renamed as Femina Miss Earth).\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, in 2010, a new contest, \u2018I Am She &#8211; Miss Universe India\u2019 was introduced to separately select India&#8217;s representatives to Miss Universe. Later, in 2013, due to a change in the acquiring rights, the contest got renamed as Miss Diva.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>The making of the diva\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Divita attributes the title of \u2018Miss Diva\u2019, which she proudly holds, to her mother and grandmother. While growing up, her mom and grandma would dress her up as Miss India on several occasions, instilling a belief that she could be Miss India.\u00a0 As she grew up, the youngster realised that it is something that she would really like to pursue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Navigating her way through the modelling industry and the world of pageantry was quite easy as she had found a support system in her family.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_22784\" style=\"width: 526px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22784\" class=\"wp-image-22784 size-full lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/divita-childhood.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Divita Rai | Global Indian \" width=\"516\" height=\"654\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 516px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 516\/654;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-22784\" class=\"wp-image-22784 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.globalindian.com\/youth\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/divita-childhood.jpg\" alt=\"Indian Youth | Divita Rai | Global Indian \" width=\"516\" height=\"654\" \/><\/noscript><p id=\"caption-attachment-22784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Little Divita with her grandma<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She said in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oaX0XjKCqJc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>Although my parents grew up with restricted dreams of what to pursue as a profession. My brother and I had the freedom to choose whatever we wanted to, but we were told to ensure that we put our soul and heart to manifest that into reality.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Karnataka girl who now lives in Mumbai, pursued modelling and architecture from Sir JJ College of Architecture in Mumbai simultaneously.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>PCOS cannot stop girls from reaching great heights\u00a0 <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">September happens to be the PCOS awareness month, dedicated to enhance education and advocacy of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) \u2013 a hormonal disorder that affects one in five girls in India. Globally, 1.55 million women of reproductive age experience PCOS.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Miss Diva Universe 2022 Divita Rai reveals why she gave the beauty pageant a second shot\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2KFhcsvGc0o?feature=oembed\"  allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Divita has gone all out on several platforms opening up about her battle with PCOS, stating:<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><strong>It&#8217;s okay for women to go through this condition but it&#8217;s important for them to talk about it.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> She often finds its challenging to maintain a good lifestyle to prevent the health condition from aggravating. As girls undergo several bodily changes and mental health issues related to it, Divita stands tall as an example that one can achieve milestones despite odds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>From the Miss India\u2019s history of international victories:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reita Faria<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u202fwas the first Miss India ever to win any international beauty pageant. She was crowned\u202f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miss World 1966<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u202fin London. She became the first Miss World from not just India but from entire Asia. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sushmita Sen is the country\u2019s first Miss Universe winner in 1994. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s appearances at the semi-finals of Miss Universe from\u202f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1992<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u202fto\u202f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2002<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u202fmade it the first country of the\u202f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eastern Hemisphere<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u202fto contest annually at the pageant for at least 10 consecutive years. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2010,\u202f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nicole Faria<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u202fbecame the first Indian to win the\u202f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Miss Earth<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u202fpageant. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Six years after Sushmita Sen and\u202f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aishwarya Rai<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8216;s double wins in 1994 as Miss Universe and Miss World respectively, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lara Dutta<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u202fand\u202f<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Priyanka Chopra<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u202frepeated the feat in 2000. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Though some countries have had dual wins like these previously but since the year 2000 of India\u2019s dual win,<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> no country has won Miss Universe and Miss World in the same year. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Follow Divita Rai on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/divitarai\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(October 9, 2022) Miss India Universe Divita Rai will have to wait a little longer to represent India on the Miss Universe platform. The annual global event which was scheduled to be held later this year has been shifted to January 14, 2023. It would be the 71st pageant in the world of Miss Universe to crown the winner of 2022 at New Orleans, Louisiana. Participants from 90 countries would be competing for the coveted crown that would be passed over by Harnaaz Sandhu of India, the current title-holder whose reign has been extended.\u00a0 While every Indian is waiting for [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":22786,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","story-category":[215,2252],"story-tag":[4291,4285,4290,4288,4289,3492,4283,4284,4286,4287],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Divita Rai: All set to represent India in Miss Universe pageant<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Divita Rai will represent India on the 71st Miss Universe pageant. 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