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{{Infobox beauty pageant
| image =
| photo =
| caption = Miss Diva 2015
| photogenic = Hemali Soni
| congeniality = Pooja Bisht
| date = October 14, 2015
| presenters = [[Cyrus Sahukar]]
| venue = Sahara Star, [[Mumbai]], [[India]]
| broadcaster = [[Zee Cafe]], [[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom]], [[Romedy Now]]
| winner = '''[[Urvashi Rautela]]'''
| entrants = 16
| placements = 6
| acts=[[Alankrita Sahai]], [[Elli Avram]], [[Gurmeet Choudhary]], [[Salman Yusuff Khan]]
| before = [[Miss Diva - 2014|2014]]
| next = [[Miss Diva - 2016|2016]]
}}
The '''Miss Diva 2015''' grand finale was held on October 14, 2015. 16 contestants vied for the title and the chance to represent [[India]] at the [[Miss Universe]] beauty pageant.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-diva/contestants/miss-diva-finalists-2015/contestantslist/49013718.cms|title=2015 - Miss Diva Contestants - Miss Diva - Beauty Pageants - Indiatimes|website=Femina Miss India}}</ref> [[Urvashi Rautela]] was crowned Miss Diva 2015, while Natasha Assadi and Naveli Deshmukh were crowned 1st and 2nd Runners Up respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/entertainment/report-actress-urvashi-rautela-crowned-miss-diva-2015-2136646|title=Actress Urvashi Rautela crowned Miss Diva 2015|date=20 October 2015|website=dna}}</ref> The pageant was aired on [[Romedy Now]] from 12 October to 18 October 2015. It was also telecast on [[Zoom (Indian TV channel)|Zoom]] and [[Zee Cafe]].

[[Urvashi Rautela]] represented [[India]] at the [[Miss Universe 2015]] pageant held on December 20, 2015 in the [[United States]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtvindia.com/blogs/gossip/play/urvashi-rautela-out-of-miss-universe-race-philippines-beauty-crowned-after-botch-up-52196989.html|title=Urvashi Rautela out of Miss Universe race; Philippines beauty crowned after botch up|website=mtvindia.com/}}</ref>

==Results==
;Color keys
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{{plainlist|
* {{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} The contestant Won in an International pageant.
* {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=darkgray}} The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant.
* {{Color box|#FFFACD|border=darkgray}} The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant.
* {{Color box|#fadadd|border=darkgray}} Unplaced
}}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:90%;"
! style="width:280px;background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"| Final Results
! style="width:250px;background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"| Candidate
! style="width:250px;background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"| International Placement
|-align="center" style="background:#fadadd; font-weight: bold"
| Miss Universe India 2015
|
* [[Urvashi Rautela]]
| Unplaced
|-
! 1st Runner-up
|
* Natasha Assadi
|-
! 2nd Runner-up
|
* Naveli Deshmukh
|-
! Top 6
|
* Aileena Catherine Amon
* Hemali Soni
* Aishwarya Dhavale
|}

===Special Awards===
{|class="wikitable"
|-
!Award
!Winner
|-
|Miss Photogenic
|Hemali Soni
|-
|Miss Body Beautiful
|Urvashi Rautela

Simran Khandelwal
|-
|Miss Congeniality
|Pooja Bisht
|-
|Miss Rampwalk
|Urvashi Rautela
|-
|Miss Active
|Nancy Gupta
|-
|Miss Style Icon
|Simran Khandelwal
|-
|Miss Tech Diva
|Aileena Catherine Amon
|-
|Miss Fascinating
|Natasha Assadi
|-
|Best Makeover
|Aileena Catherine Amon
|-
|Miss Sparkling Beauty
|Ankita Thite

Shivani Shetty
|-
|Miss Talented
|Urvashi Rautela

Naveli Deshmukh
|-
|Miss Sudoku
|Aileena Catherine Amon
|}

==Participants==

===Finalists===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Contestant !! Age !! Height !! State !! Status
|-
|<center> [[Aarushi Sharma]] </center> || 19 || {{height|m=1.70}} ||<center> [[Delhi]] </center> ||
|-
|<center> Aileena Catherine Amon </center> || 23 || {{height|m=1.73}} || <center> [[Kerala]] </center> || <center>Top 6</center>
|-
|<center> Aishwarya Dhavale </center> || 20 || {{height|m=1.71}} ||<center> [[Maharashtra]] </center> || <center>Top 6</center>
|-
|<center> Ankita Thite </center> || 23 || {{height|m=1.70}} ||<center> Maharashtra </center> ||
|-
|<center> Hemali Soni </center> || 19 || {{height|m=1.73}} || <center> Maharashtra </center> || <center>Top 6</center>
|-
|<center> Hida Siddique </center> || 26 || <center>{{height|m=1.77}}</center> || <center> Delhi </center> ||
|-
|<center> Nancy Gupta </center> || 26 || {{height|m=1.74}} ||<center> [[Himachal Pradesh]] </center> ||
|-
|<center> Natasha Assadi </center> || 23|| {{height|m=1.73}} ||<center> [[Bangalore]] </center> || <center>'''1st Runner Up'''</center>
|-
|<center> Naveli Deshmukh </center> || 19 ||<center>{{height|m=1.73}}</center> || <center> Maharashtra </center> || <center>'''2nd Runner Up'''</center>
|-
|<center> Simran Khandelwal </center>|| 19 ||{{height|m=1.73}}||<center>[[Madhya Pradesh]]</center> ||
|-
|<center> [[Urvashi Rautela]] </center>|| 21 ||{{height|m=1.75}}||<center>[[Uttarakhand]]</center> || <center>'''Winner'''</center>
|}

===Preliminary round===
{| class="sortable wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! Contestant !! Age !! Height !! State !! Status
|-
|<center> Rashi Yadav </center> || 23 || {{height|m=1.76}} ||<center> [[New Delhi]] </center> || Eliminated in Episode 2
|-
|<center> Shivani Shetty </center> || 21 || {{height|m=1.71}} ||<center> [[Maharashtra]] </center> || Eliminated in Episode 3
|-
|<center> Apoorva Sharma </center> || 22 || {{height|m=1.70}} ||<center> [[Rajasthan]] </center> || Eliminated in Episode 3
|-
|<center> Pooja Bisht </center> || 26|| {{height|m=1.70}} || <center> [[Uttarakhand]] </center> || Eliminated in Episode 4
|-
|<center> [[Shivani Jadhav]] </center> || 19 ||<center>{{height|m=1.73}}</center> ||<center> Maharashtra </center> || Eliminated in Episode 5
|}

==Judges==
* [[Irrfan Khan]], Indian actor
* [[Kangana Ranaut]], Indian actress and model
* [[Lara Dutta]], Indian actress, model and [[Miss Universe 2000]]
* Nikhil Mehra, Indian fashion designer
* Shantanu Mehra, Indian fashion designer
* [[Vikas Bahl]], [[Indian film]] producer, screenwriter and director

==Crossovers & Returnees==

;[[Miss Diva]]
* [[Miss Diva 2021|2021]]: Naveli Deshmukh (TBA)

;;[[Femina Miss India]]
* [[Femina Miss India 2019|2019]]: [[Shivani Jadhav]](Miss India Grand International 2019)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/miss-diva-universe-2015-top-14-contestants-unveiled-647473|title=Miss Diva 2015: Top 16 Contestants Unveiled|date=21 September 2015|work=[[International Business Times]], India Edition}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/miss-diva-2015-contestants-sizzle-swimsuit-round-photos-650790|title=Miss Diva 2015: Contestants sizzle in swimsuit round|date=16 October 2015|work=International Business Times, India Edition}}
* {{cite web|url=http://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-diva/archives/Miss-Diva-2015-finalists-showcase-their-communication-skills/articleshow/49337010.cms|title=Miss Diva 2015 finalists showcase their communication skills|work=[[The Times of India]]}}
* {{cite web|url=http://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-diva/archives/Miss-Diva-Universe-crowned-at-a-Grand-Finale/articleshow/49441032.cms|title=Miss Diva Universe crowned at a Grand Finale |work=The Times of India}}
* {{cite web|url=http://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-diva/archives/Watch-Miss-Diva-2015-finalists-sizzle-in-swimwear-on-TV-tonight/articleshow/49353194.cms|title=Watch Miss Diva 2015 finalists sizzle in swimwear on TV tonight|work=The Times of India}}
* {{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/actress-urvashi-rautela-crowned-miss-diva-2015/|title=Actress Urvashi Rautela crowned Miss Diva 2015|date=19 October 2015|work=[[The Indian Express]]}}
* {{cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/lara-dutta-back-with-fresh-season-of-miss-diva-2015/|title=Lara Dutta back with fresh season of Miss Diva 2015|date=10 August 2015|work=The Indian Express}}
* {{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/events/ahmedabad/The-audition-rounds-of-Yamaha-Fascino-Miss-Diva-2015-held-at-Radisson-Blu-at-Ahmedabad/articleshow/48706747.cms|title=The audition rounds of Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2015 held at Radisson Blu, at Ahmedabad|work=The Times of India}}

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