Miss Universe India 2026 Winner Is Kaziah Liz Mejo
Kaziah Liz Mejo, a contestant from Kerala, has been crowned as Miss Universe India 2026. This was in an event held in Jaipur on August 23. Kaziah is a 19-year-old student of law and has clinched the title out of 52 other competitors. She will now go on to represent India in the 75th Miss Universe pageant, to be held in Puerto Rico in November this year.
The announcement has become one of the hot topics in today’s news owing to the excitement created among beauty pageant lovers of the country.
Who is Kaziah Liz Mejo, the crowned winner of Miss Universe India 2026?
Kaziah is hailing from Mavelikkara, Kerala. She is currently pursuing her degree in Law while taking up modeling as a career. This is not her first international achievement; she was the first runner-up at Miss Teen International for India in 2025. Winning the title of Miss Universe India 2026 is an important milestone in her career.
Here are the details of the other winners of Miss Universe India 2026.
The event was held for contestants from across India and had experienced contestants participating in it.
- Winner: Kaziah Liz Mejo (Kerala)
- 1st Runner-Up/Miss International India 2026: Vaishnavi Gannesh (Tamil Nadu)
- 2nd Runner-Up: Anushri Satavlekar (Gujarat)
The finale held in Jaipur revealed the winners with splendour. The celebrity-filled jury was led by Sushmita Sen.
This year’s Miss Universe India Finale had a star-studded and impressive panel of judges with Sushmita Sen. She was the first Indian woman to ever become Miss Universe, being the head of the jury.
The jury included previous winners of Miss Universe India like Celina Jaitly, Urvashi Rautela, Rhea Singha and the famous producer Pragya Kapoor. Also, leading businesswoman Visha Ladhia, Miss Charm 2025 Anna Blanco and a dermatologist Dr. Stuti Khare Shukla were there in the panel.
Contestant selection methodology
The organisers revealed that they have assessed more than 8000 to 9000 candidates in the contest this year.
Before the finale event began, 52 participants were selected through various methods, regional contests, auditions, wild card selections and selection for NRI category. Participants have gone through training sessions, preliminary rounds, gala night, sashing ceremony and swimsuit challenge.
The future of Kaziah Liz Mejo
Since Kaziah Liz Mejo has won the national title. She will now start preparing for the Miss Universe event which takes place in Puerto Rico. Also, she is anticipated to participate in enhanced grooming, media coaching and global pageant preparation prior to competing with candidates from nations worldwide.
Also, her win is already featured in trending news today. This is as India anticipates another impressive showing at the Miss Universe pageant.
