India, July 16 -- Miss Diva Supranational 2025 Avni Gupta is currently in Poland, representing India and vying for the Miss Supranational 2026 crown. And she insists that having the name 'India' across her chest raise the stakes of the competition for her. "Representing India is an honour and a profound responsibility and carrying the name of India on my shoulders on a global stage, is something that I have dreamt since I was a kid. Living that dream in real life feels surreal," she says.

Having worked as an auditor before getting into the world of pageantry, the 22-year-old hails from Agra and coming from the home of Taj Mahal, she asserts that hospitality is inbuilt in her. "Being from Agra, half of my relatives used to come just to vi...