# Miss Diva 2018

The 6th edition of Miss Diva took place on 31 August 2018. Top 19 contestants selected from India competed in the pageant, who were mentored by Miss Universe 2000, Lara Dutta. At the end of the event, Miss Universe India 2017, Shraddha Shashidhar crowned Nehal Chudasama as her successor. She represented India at the 67th Miss Universe 2018 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand on 16 December 2018. At the same event, Aditi Hundia was crowned as Miss Diva - Supranational 2018 and Roshni Sheoran was crowned as Runner-up. Miss Universe 2017, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was a member of the jury. Miss Supranational 2017, Jenny Kim also graced the event. This was also the first miss diva pageant in which the finale was telecasted on the same day.

## Final results
### Color keys

* The contestant Won in an International pageant.
* The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant.
* The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant.
* Unplaced
| Final Results | Candidate | International Placement |
| Miss Universe India 2018 | Nehal Chudasama | Unplaced |
| Miss Diva Supranational 2018 | Aditi Hundia | Top 25 |
| Runner-up | Roshni Sheoran |
| Top 5 | Hannah Reji Koshy Lavina Israni |
| Top 10 | Aditi Shetty Apurva Chavan Preethy Prabhakaran Shefali Sood Tanvi Malhi |

### Special Awards

| Award | Winner |
| Miss Spirit of Goa | Anindita Kakoti |
| Miss Life Style | Tanvi Malhi |
| Anything But Ordinary Diva | Nehal Chudasama |
| Miss Beautiful Body | Nehal Chudasama |
| Miss Talented | Apurva Chavan & Anindita Kakoti |
| Miss Beautiful Smile | Preethy Prabhakaran |
| Miss Spirit of Delhi | Vanshika Rajput |
| Miss Iron Maiden | Aditi Shetty |
| Miss Active | Aditi Shetty |
| Miss Water Baby | Surina Jaidka |
| Miss Smasher | Aditi Hundia |
| Miss Hooper | Venus Malik |
| Miss Top-Spinner | Roshni Sheoran |
| Miss Fascinating | Shefali Sood |
| Miss Spirit of Chennai | Elisha Mayor |
| Miss Style Icon | Aditi Hundia |
| Miss Photogenic | Salony Narang |
| Miss Congeniality | Hannah Reji Koshy |
| Miss Top Model | Roshni Sheoran |
| Best Makeover | Himanshi Bhadana |
| Miss Popular | Amanpreet Kaur |
| Miss Multimedia | Nehal Chudasama |

## Judges

* Lara Dutta - Miss Universe 2000 & Bollywood Actress
* Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters - Miss Universe 2017 from South Africa
* Neha Dhupia
* Shilpa Shetty
* Sushant Singh Rajput
* Faluguni Peacock - Designer
* Shane Peacock - Designer

## Contestants

The following are the contestants participated in the Miss Diva 2018:

### Color key

* Declared as Winner
* Ended as Runner-up
* Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Placement | Height |
| Apurva Chavan | 21 | Pune | Top 10 |
| Anindita Kakoti | 19 | Guwahati | |
| Venus Malik | 22 | Bangalore | |
| Aditi Hundia | 21 | Jaipur | Miss Supranational India | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Aditi Shetty | 25 | Mumbai | Top 10 |
| Shefali Sood | 23 | Lucknow | Top 10 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Elisha Mayor | 21 | Greater Noida | |
| Aishwarya Kamal | 21 | New Delhi | |
| Amanpreet Kaur | 18 | Mumbai | |
| Hannah Reji Koshy | 26 | Kochi | Top 5 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Himanshi Bhadana | 23 | Gurgaon | |
| Lavina Israni | 24 | Mumbai | Top 5 |
| Nehal Chudasama | 22 | Mumbai | Miss Diva Universe 2018 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Preethy Prabhakaran | 25 | Chennai | Top 10 |
| Roshni Sheoran | 19 | Lucknow | Miss Diva Runner-up |
| Salony Narang | 18 | Indore | |
| Vanshika Rajput | 19 | New Delhi | |
| Surina Jaidka | 19 | New Delhi | |
| Tanvi Malhi | 19 | Panchkula | Top 10 |

## Crossovers and returnees

Miss Diva
* 2021: Aishwarya Kamal
* 2019: Shefali Sood Miss Supranational India
* 2017: Elisha Mayor
* 2023: Apurva Chavan
Femina Miss India
* 2017: Aditi Hundia RAJASTHAN (Top 15)
* 2017: Shefali Sood UTTAR PRADESH (Top 6)
* 2023: Apurva Chavan MAHARASHTRA (Too 7)
Femina Miss India Maharashtra
* 2018: Apurva Chavan (Top 3)
Femina Miss India Kerala
* 2017: Hannah Reji Koshy (Top 3)
Femina Miss India Punjab
* 2018: Surina Jaidka (Top 3)
Femina Miss India Gujarat
* 2018: Nehal Chudasama (Top 3)