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Femina Miss India 1st runner up Rajnandini Pawar: My goal is to represent India internationally

Femina Miss India 1st runner up Rajnandini Pawar: My goal is to represent India internationally

The representative from Maharashtra, Rajnandini Pawar, emerged as the first runner up at the recently concluded KIIT Bhubaneswar presents the 61st Femina Miss India. For Rajnandini Pawar the feeling has still not sunk in that she holds the title of Femina Miss India first runner up. “It will still take time for me to realise the magnitude of what I’ve just experienced. I’ve been wanting to do this all my life and now that I am on this stage and I am a part of a legacy. So, it feels surreal,” she says. Femina Miss India 1st runner up Rajnandini Pawar Having been performing on stage since she was three-years-old, stage is where the 22-year-old Rajnandini feels “the most alive”. “Every experience ever since has somehow aligned with this platform. I’ve tried my best to understand what it takes to have India across my heart and I’ve put in every effort and tried not to leave any stone unturned. My goal is to be able to represent India internationally and somewhere down-the-line, I hope I …

Femina Miss India World 2026 Sadhvi Sail: I don’t take the title lightly

Femina Miss India World 2026 Sadhvi Sail: I don’t take the title lightly

The finale of KIIT Bhubaneswar presents the 61st Femina Miss India recently saw The 24-year-old representative from Goa Sadhvi Sail being crowned as Femina Miss India World. The titleholder is excited to get the opportunity to represent India at Miss World 2027 in Tanzania, but the feeling of winning is coming in bouts for her. “In a lot of ways, we still feel quite ordinary. But at the same time, we don’t take it lightly that we are representing our country. I feel you can have the pressure and at the same time, enjoy the process,” she says. Femina Miss India World 2026 Sadhvi Sail Having moved to Canada to pursue her studies at a young age, Sadhvi Sail knows what it is like to represent people as she did it at a forum for her university, and her takeaway is that “you can’t make everyone happy”. She says, “I’ve learnt that you need to detach yourself from the expectations of others in order to perform your best and do justice. These experiences have shaped …

Miss Diva Cosmo 2025 Avani Kakekochhi Bhat: I want to make create my own legacy

Miss Diva Cosmo 2025 Avani Kakekochhi Bhat: I want to make create my own legacy

An aerospace engineer, dancer and entrepreneur, Miss Diva Cosmo 2025 Avani Kakekochhi Bhat, is a woman with many hats. And winning the title of Miss Diva 2025 is a way for her to expand her dreams, which all began when she was just a child. “My journey on stage began when I was three-years-old, and had my first stage performance. My parents watched me and they stood up and started crying and clapping. They said ‘this girl’s made for the stage’,” she says. Miss Diva Cosmo 2025 Avani Kakekochhi Bhat (Photo: Instagram) While she has a title now, Avani’s connection to pageantry dates back, and it includes a former global queen. “Miss Supranational 2014 Asha Bhat is my family , and I took part in this pageant on her recommendation. I take a lot of inspiration from her. She created a legacy of her own, and I want to create a legacy of my own and make India proud by winning Miss Cosmo 2026,” she ends. Representing India at Miss Cosmo International 2026 is a …