Divita Rai is an Indian model. In August 2022, she participated in the Miss Diva Universe pageant in Mumbai, India and was crowned with the title Miss Diva Universe 2022. She was crowned by the former Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu at a ceremony celebrating the 10th anniversary of the event. Pragnya Ayyagari from Telengana was chosen as the LIVA Miss Diva Supranational 2022.
Harnaaz Sandhu while crowning Divita Rai
Wiki/Biography
Divita Rai was born on in 1998 (age 23 years; as of 2022) in Mangalore, Karnataka. Soon after completing her school education, she joined Sir JJ College of Architecture in Mumbai to pursue a bachelor’s degree in architecture.
Physical Appearance
Height (approx.): 5′ 9″
Weight (approx.): 50 kg
Hair Colour: Black
Eye Colour: Black
Family
Parents & Siblings
Her father’s name is Dilip Rai, and her mother’s name is Pravita Rai.
Divita Rai’s father, Dilip Rai
Divita Rai with her mother, Pravita Rai
She has a brother named Daivik Rai, who is an Indian athlete.
Divita Rai’s brother, Daivik Rai
Husband
Divita Rai is not married.
Career
Divita Rai began her career as an architect after completing her graduation in architecture in Mumbai. She participated in the Femina Miss India beauty pageant in 2018 and stood as the second runner-up during the event.
A newspaper article showing Divita Rai’s 2018 Miss India competition picture
Divita Rai then participated in the Femina Miss India beauty pageant, which was held in Bengaluru in 2019.
Divita Rai (extreme right) during the auditions of Femina Miss India competition in 2019
Thereafter, Divita Rai was one of the participants in the Miss Diva Universe pageant in 2021 and finished as the 2nd Runner Up at the end of the event. Harnaaz Sandhu was declared the winner of this event. In August 2022, she was announced as the Miss Diva Universe. Soon after the event. in a media conversation, Divita Rai stated that she had an adaptive personality as she resided in different parts of the country in her childhood and attended six different schools. She said,
I have a very ‘adaptive’ personality as she changed six schools and lived in different parts of the country as a child. She further stated that her motto in life has been to be acceptable to change and embrace what each moment offers you.”
A childhood picture of Divita Rai
Facts/Trivia
- In a media interview, Divita Rai disclosed that she liked playing basketball and badminton in her free time. She added in the same discussion that she adored reading books and listening to music regularly.
- According to Divita Rai, she is associated with a mission that promotes child education through a ‘Child Help Foundation’ non-profit organisation. According to her, her father is her role model in her life. In a media conference, she expressed that her father belonged to a family whose financial conditions were not good; however, her father chose education as a tool to overpower the unfavourable situations of his family. Her father’s struggle inspired her to work for the children who are deprived of this basic need. Divita Rai said that she believed that one could attain anything in life with the help of education. She added that the former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen was her inspiration to participate in the beauty pageants.
A poster by Divita Rai on the initiative to education to every deprived child in India
- In August 2022, when Divita Rai was crowned as the Miss Diva Universe, she was excitedly narrated on the stage that she did not believe that the crown was on her head. She said,
It feels crazy. I finally have this [crown] on my head. It is unbelievable, I really have no words. It’s crazy.”