The world stage beckons 19-year-old Gujarat girl Rhea Singha, crowned Miss Universe India 2024 at the grand finale held in the Zee Studios Jaipur on Sunday evening. As contestant #36, she was picked for the crown from among 10 finalists who emerged from a highly competitive field of 51 contestants.
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Rhea was crowned by former Miss Universe India Urvashi Rautela, who was also on the panel of judges for the event, the others being Nikhil Anand, Vietnamese star Nguyen Quynh, fashion photographer Rian Fernandes, and entrepreneur Rajeev Shrivastava.
Sharing her excitement, Rhea has been reported as commenting: “Today I won the title of Miss Universe India 2024. I am so thankful. I have done so much work to get to this level where I can consider myself worthy enough for this crown. I am so inspired by the previous winners.”
Once the celebrations subside, Rhea will have to start preparing in right earnest for the much bigger and tougher stage, the contest for the world title scheduled to be held in November this year at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City.
Pranjal Priya (contestant #34) was named 1st runner-up, followed by Chhavi Verg (#16), Sushmita Roy (#47) and Rupofuzhano Whiso (#39) as 2nd, 3rd and 4th runner-up in that order.
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The pageant was for the first time held under the ownership of the Glamanand Group, India’s biggest up and coming entertainment and pageant organisation, which has added Miss Universe India to its other flagship pageants, including Miss Teen Diva, Mrs. India and Mr. India Universe.
About Rhea Singha
According to Rhea’s Insta bio, she is an artist, actress and TEDx speaker and has around 40K+ followers, surging every minute.
News reports have it that Rhea Singha is a 19-year-old Indian actor, model, and beauty queen from Ahmedabad, Gujarat. She is the daughter of Rita Singha and Brijesh Singha, who is an entrepreneur and the director of eStore Factory. The teen model is the ambassador and a student of GLS University Gujarat, where she is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in performing arts.
The reports further share that she began her modelling career in 2020 at the age of 16 and won the title of Diva’s Miss Teen Gujarat. In 2023, Rhea represented India at Miss Teen Universe 2023 in Madrid, Spain, competing against 25 candidates and securing a spot in the Top 6.
Later in 2023 she finished as runner-up in JOY Times Fresh Face Season 14 in Mumbai, competing against 19 contestants
