Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 10:46am on 24 Aug 2026,Monday India
Kerala's 19-year-old Kaziah Liz Mejo has been crowned Miss Universe India 2026 after defeating 52 finalists at the grand finale in Jaipur. She received the crown from outgoing titleholder Manika Vishwakarma. Mejo will now represent India at the 75th Miss Universe pageant, scheduled to be held in Puerto Rico in November. India's first Miss Universe, Sushmita Sen, was among the judges. Vaishnavi Gannesh was named first runner-up and Miss International India 2026, while Anushri Satavlekar finished second runner-up. Tejaswini Shrivastava and Anubha Vashist Chaudhary were named third and fourth runners-up, respectively. (PC: NDTV)
