In 2019, Liva Fluid Fashion[4] acquired the title sponsorship rights for Miss Diva. On 11 November 2019, the organization announced in a press conference that the pageant will be held in February 2020.[5] Contestants will be selected through auditions in various cities across the country. Those shortlisted contestants will go through final round of auditions in Mumbai to get top finalists who will compete at pageant. Miss Universe 2000, Lara Dutta will serve as the mentor.[6]
Format
A new format was introduced by the organization for this edition. Top 10 candidates were selected based on their performance in the preliminary segment and closed door interview. The Top 10 delegates had an opportunity to speak about themselves in an opening statement. They further competed in swimsuit and evening gown rounds to determine the Final 5. A common question was asked to all the Top 5 delegates. They were finalized into Top 3.
Twenty delegates would be selected to compete in the grand finale.[8] Among them, thirteen participants were selected from various rounds of city audition.[9] Five finalists were selected through Campus Princess 2019 auditions.
The winner of Miss North-East Diva, a regional contest conducted by the Miss India Organization, for aspirants from the Northeast India gets direct entry in the Top 20. This competition was won by Malashya Kashyap.[10][11] One delegate got a Wildcard entry, whose winner was decided on the basis of public vote.[12] Vaishnavi Ganesh won the Wild Card entry.
City Finalists
Following are the finalists selected in auditions conducted at various cities of India.[13] They would be further shortlisted and finalized as the contestants of Liva Miss Diva 2020 pageant.[14] Few delegates selected by the Miss India Organization competed in the Wildcard round in Mumbai. The winner of this round would be selected with a combination of public voting & internal jury members.[15]
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Shortlisted as Miss Diva 2020 contestant.
Advanced to Top 20 by winning the Wildcard public vote.
The winner of Campus Princess 2019 gets direct entry to the contest. In addition, four other finalists from the auditions were finalized as Liva Miss Diva contestants. The following contestants competed in the Liva Miss Diva 2020 pageant.
