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India's Representative To Miss Universe 2018 Crowned

The 6th edition of Miss Diva 2018 took place on August 31 at NSCI Club, Mumbai. The beauty pageant witnessed 19 contestants competing for the competition. And Nehal Chudasama from Mumbai was crowned Miss Diva 2018. The 21-year-old will now represent India at the 67th Miss Universe pageant to be held in Bangkok, Thailand on December 16, 2018. Shraddha Shashidhar, Miss Universe India 2017 crowned Nehal as her successor. Aditi Hundia is declared first runner-up and will represent India at Miss Supranational 2018 and Roshni Sheoran was the second runner-up. They beat Hannah Reji Koshy and Lavina Israni in the top-five finalists.  Nehal is 21 years old from Mumbai. She is a freelance fitness consultant, anchor and a model. She is currently studying to become IPS officer. Her life goal is to become Miss Universe. Her favourite food is Biryani. Her favourite feature is her body. Miss Universe India 2017, Shraddha Shashidhar crowned Nehal as her successor. Source: Latestly.com,

Miss Universe Canada 2018

Congratulations to Martha Stepien , Miss Universe Canada 2018. Martha will be representing Canada at the Miss Universe Pageant in Thailand in December 2018. Official Results: Miss Universe Canada 2018: Marta Stepien, Windsor, ON 1st Runner-up: Camila Gonzalez, Toronto, ON 2nd Runner-up: Sasha Lombardi, Toronto, ON 3rd Runner-up: Megha Sandhu, Montréal, QC 4th Runner-up: Sallyblossom Wright, Toronto, ON Source: Beauties Of Canada, 8/19/2018

Gretchen Carlson Responds to Miss America Cara Mund's Claims That She Was 'Bullied'

Presley Ann/Patrick McMullan/Getty Gretchen Carlson , who serves as the chairwoman of the Miss America board of directors and won the crown herself in 1989, says she was “incredibly sad and heartbroken” when she read current Miss America Cara Mund’s   public letter  Friday morning stating Carlson had “silenced,” “marginalized” and “bullied” her. “I want to be clear that as a proponent of women my entire life, I have never bullied Cara Mund,” Carlson tells PEOPLE exclusively. “We have supported Cara for her entire year and we will continue to support her. It’s just disappointing that she chose to air her grievance publicly and not privately.” In Mund’s letter, posted three weeks before the scheduled Miss America telecast in Atlantic City on Sept. 9, Mund, who hails from North Dakota, accused Carlson and Regina Hopper, the organization’s CEO, of “disrespect, passive-aggressive behavior, belittlement, and outright exclusion.” Donald Kravitz/Getty Carlson jo

The Current Reigning Miss America Says She’s Been "Silenced" by Pageant Leadership

Cara Mund , the reigning Miss America, just wrote a scathing letter to former winners of the pageant, claiming she has been “silenced” and bullied by executives at the organization, according to reports by  The Associated Press  and  The  Philadelphia Inquirer . She sent the letter Friday, three weeks before the next Miss America pageant in Atlantic City, where she will pass down her crown and title to the next winner. "Let me be blunt: I strongly believe that my voice is not heard nor wanted by our current leadership; nor do they have any interest in knowing who I am and how my experiences relate to positioning the organization for the future," Mund, 24, reportedly wrote. She accused Gretchen Carlson, chairwoman of the Miss America organization, and Regina Hopper, its CEO, of “disrespect, passive-aggressive behavior, belittlement, and outright exclusion.” Neither Carlson, Hopper, nor the Miss America organization have commented on Mund’s claims.  You can read the full le

Eleven Former Miss Americas Demand Resignation Of Gretchen Carlson

Gretchen Carlson, chairwoman of the Miss America board of trustees, called those opposing  her leadership and the recent decision to drop the swimsuit competition 'a noisy minority.' Now, 11 former Miss Americas have banded together to call for her immediate resignation. (Ben Gabbe | Getty Images) The drama surrounding the upcoming  Miss America   pageant shows no signs of coming to a resolution.  With just four weeks left before the 2019 pageant gets underway in Atlantic City, a group of former titleholders have issued a letter calling for the immediate resignation of Gretchen Carlson , chairwoman of the Miss America board of trustees, along with pageant CEO Regina Hopper.  "We insist that our current Chairwoman and CEO resign now, not after September 9 (the date of the pageant)," the letter says, adding that the message is "not meant to be a personal attack on any one individual."  Unrest has consumed the pageant community in the wake of the d

Miss Universe Breaks New Ground In Bangkok

Former Miss Universes, from left, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (2017), Apasra Hongsakula (1965) and Natalie Glebova (2005) attended Tuesday’s announcement that the pageant will return to Thailand this year. Thailand is getting used to being in the world spotlight. After last month’s dramatic cave rescue in Chiang Rai, it’s preparing to host the 2018 Miss Universe pageant. And the competition to be held in Bangkok in December will feature the first transgender contestant in the pageant’s nearly seven-decade history – Angela Ponce of Spain.The Miss Universe Organisation amended its rules in 2012 to allow transgender people to compete. It’s left to each nation to adopt the progressive rule or not, but Spain this year became the first country to crown a transgender contestant as Miss Universe Spain. . Miss Universe’s first transgender contestant, Angela Ponce from Spain, will vie in Bangkok with 90 other women for the grand title. Photo/AFP Despite Thailand’s reputation as an

Thailand To Host Miss Universe 2018 Pageant

Steve Harvey interviews Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters at Miss Universe 2017 pageant Paul Buck/Shutterstock Miss Universe  is heading to Bangkok, Thailand, for the 2018 competition with  Steve Harvey  returning as host. The 2018 Miss Universe competition will air in the U.S. on Sunday, December 16 (7-10 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on Fox. This will be Harvey’s fourth time hosting the pageant, following  his infamous snafu  in the 2015 pageant, in which he misread the card and announced Miss Colombia as the winner instead of actual winner Miss Philippines. He  returned as host  in 2016, telling the Miss Universe Organization that he wanted to personally apologize to the Filipinos for the incident. He also hosted the 2017 Miss Universe pageant, which crowned Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa as the winner. Harvey also is host of syndicated daytime talk show  Steve,  Little Big Shots   on NBC and   Celebrity Family Feud   on ABC. Over the pageant’s 67-year history, Bangkok has hos