Adline Castelino

Adline Mewis Quadros Castelino (born 24 July 1998) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned as Miss Diva Universe 2020 and will represent India at the Miss Universe 2020 pageant.[2][3]

Adline Castelino
Born
Adline Mewis Quadros Castelino

(1998-07-24) 24 July 1998
Kuwait City, Kuwait
Alma materWilson College, Mumbai
Occupation
  • Model
Height5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
TitleMiss Diva Universe 2020
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)

Early life and education

Castelino was born in Kuwait City to Mangalorean Catholic parents Alphonse and Meera Castellino. Her family hails from Udyavara in Udupi, Karnataka.[4] Castelino attended the Indian Central School in Kuwait.[5] At the age of fifteen, she returned to India and moved to Mumbai, where she attended St. Xavier's High School.[6] Castelino later attended Wilson College. There she graduated with a degree in Business Administration.[7] She is fluent in English, Hindi and Kannada, besides her mother tongue Konkani.[8]

Social works

Castelino works with a welfare organisation called ‘Vikas Sahayog Pratishthan’ (VSP) which functions to provide a sustainable livelihood for farmers, so as to curb farmers' suicides and inequality.[9][10] She has raised money for the Child Help Foundation (CHF), through a crowd funding platform called Ketto.[11] She has often advocated on spreading more awareness about the acceptance of LGBT community.[12][13] She also advocates to encourage leadership qualities in women by conducting leadership programmes.[14]

During the SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in 2020, she helped in providing essentials like food supplies, sanitizers and face masks for ‘Desire Society’, a non-profit voluntary organization that cares for children infected with HIV in India.[15] She supported Smile Train's campaign to end the sigma around COVID-19.[16] She also initiated fundraisers for the Akshaya Patra Foundation, to help provide meals and packed grocery kits to the marginalized and low-income segment of the society, comprising daily wage workers, migrant laborers, people at old age homes and night shelters.[17] Castelino, supporting this cause, expressed - “The spread of coronavirus has taken a lot from us, but let this pandemic not take away our humanity and ability to understand the needs of our brethren.”[17]

In August 2020, she associated with a campaign to spread awareness about polycystic ovary syndrome.[18] She promoted a drive titled 'PCOS Free India' to help women reverse the condition naturally through some holistic wellness practices.[19]

Pageantry

Aside from working as a model, Castelino had participated in an online pageant in 2018.[20] She further continued her training for pageants through the Cocoaberry Training Academy in Mumbai. In 2019, she was crowned as 'Miss Cocoaberry Diva' by the institution.[15][21]

Miss Diva 2020
Main article: Miss Diva 2020

In 2019, Castelino auditioned for the Miss Diva 2020 contest, through the Chennai auditions, and was shortlisted as a city finalist. In the culminating round of selections in Mumbai, she entered as one of the top 20 delegates.[22][23] During the contest's sports round held in Bennett University, she won the "Miss Smasher" award, for her performance in badminton.[24] On 22 February 2020, she was eventually crowned as Miss Diva Universe 2020 by the outgoing titleholder Vartika Singh at Yash Raj Studio, Andheri, Mumbai.[25][26][27]

During the competition's final question and answer round, the top 5 contestants were each asked a common question by the host, Malaika Arora: “Does religion unite or divide people?” to which Castelino expressed:

“Religion definitely unites people. It has values that bring people together. People believing in the same things come together and stay in harmony, but what divides us, is us. Humans divide each other. Religion doesn't divide anyone. When I first came here from Kuwait, I really loved the fact that in India, all religions coexist in harmony. We celebrate Diwali, Christmas, Eid all together and what a beautiful scene that is, that we can stay together and respect each other's beliefs. We can progress with each other and forward to the future.”[28][29]

Miss Universe 2020

As the winner of Miss Diva 2020, Castelino will represent India at the Miss Universe 2020 competition to be held later in 2021.[30][31][32]

References
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  2. "Stakes are high but passion is stronger - Adline Castelino on Miss Universe". The Week. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
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  19. Rathod, Kalwyna (18 August 2020). "Adline Castelino supports FolkFitness' PCOS Free India campaign". Femina.
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  21. Rajan, Sherlin (4 March 2020). "Adline Castellino: The 21-year-old who will represent India at the Miss Universe pageant this year".
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  29. "Religion unites people: Miss Diva". Arab Times. 4 March 2020. Archived from the original on 14 November 2020.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Vartika Singh		 Miss Diva Universe
2020		 Incumbent
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