Miss Universe India 2026 Winner Is Kaziah Liz Mejo From Kerala

Miss Universe India 2026 is here and it’s Kaziah Liz Mejo from Kerala! Reigning Miss Universe India 2025 Manika Vishwakarma crowned her successor during the grand finale in Jaipur, Rajasthan, officially passing on the coveted national title.

The newly crowned winner secured more than just a national title. The 19-year-old will go on to represent India at the 75th Miss Universe competition in Puerto Rico in November, taking the country's pageant legacy to the international stage.

After the final evaluations, the remaining spots were taken by Tamil Nadu's Vaishnavi Ganesh and Gujarat's Anushri Satavlekar, completing the top three of this year's competition.

The finale brought together 52 finalists, who had earned their places after months of auditions, interviews and preliminary rounds. Each contestant competed through multiple stages of evaluation before the final crown was decided.

The finale also featured a distinguished jury led by India's first Miss Universe, Sushmita Sen, who won the international title in 1994. Former Miss Universe India titleholders Celina Jaitly, Urvashi Rautela and Rhea Singha were also part of the panel, alongside Pragya Kapoor, Visha Ladhia, Anna Blanco, Dr Stuti Khare Shukla and the Glamanand Group President.