Miss Universe 2025 Live: Manika Vishwakarma enters top 30, eyes on India’s next crown

Bangkok: The finals of Miss Universe 2025 are taking place today in Nonthaburi, Thailand, and the entire atmosphere is full of excitement. Its live streaming in India has started from 6:30 am. This year the theme of the event has been kept as ‘Power of Love,’ in which emphasis has been laid on humanity, moving forward together and mutual cooperation. Contestants from more than a hundred countries of the world are on the stage and India's Manika Vishwakarma has reached the top 30. Naturally, now expectations have increased for whether the Crown will return to India this time.

Who is Manika Vishwakarma?

Manika is originally from Rajasthan. She is studying political science and economics at Delhi University. By winning Miss Universe Rajasthan 2024, she opened the way to the international platform. Her special interests are classical dance and painting. She also works continuously on social issues. His performance in the preliminary round was highly appreciated, and from there he secured the ticket to the top 30. Expectations from India are high because till now only Sushmita Sen, Lara Dutta, and Harnaaz Sandhu have won the Miss Universe crown.

Top 30 to Top 5—What is the next journey?:

Out of a total of 120 contestants, 29 were selected by the judges, while one contestant entered the top 30 directly through fan vote. Now out of these 30 contestants, the top 12 will be selected on the basis of the first swimsuit round. Then the top 5 will be decided by evening gown. After this, the top 3 are selected through questions and answers, and finally the name of the winner is revealed. This year the questions will be related to the theme ‘Power of Love.’ Manika's stage presence and speaking style are considered strong, due to which she has a good chance.

Can India win the crown again?

The confidence with which Manika presented her culture and expressed her views in the prelims has increased the expectations of the audience. Although the competition is very tough. This time there is a lot of discussion about Miss USA, Miss Thailand, and Miss Venezuela. Now the final decision will be decided in a few rounds on the stage on whether Manika can get ahead of the other contenders or not.