Dikhyaa Mohanty 
Miss India Adline Castelino from Udupi, Karnataka who represented India bagged the third runner-up spot at Miss Universe pageant 2020-21 on May 18.
While congratulating Adline on her successful journey, the official Twitter account of Miss Diva said, “3rd Runner-Up for India at Miss Universe…Congratulations Adline Castelino. You have made us immensely proud! Your resilience, determination and grace shined throughout the competition and the hard work you’ve put in your journey reflected in you this night! We are proud of you.”
Adline Castelino also appeared in Arjun Kanungo’s Mere Dil Vich, which released in February and has garnered 1.8 million views. She also featured in Tere Bina with Shreyas Dharmadhikari which released in 2019.
After the event, Adline took to Instagram wrote about her experience – “If I could pen down this feeling without getting overwhelmed about how I felt as I stood there witnessing people around the world cheering, flags waving high and even if I missed seeing. I felt like I was home. I thought of you India and what we are going through. The love that people give you when they are hurting themselves is the purest form of love one can experience. I’m grateful to you that at a young age I have experienced that and if I could only show you what I saw that day! I saw hope, a hope that will be ours soon.”
Bollywood Actress Celina Jaitly who was the third runner-up at the Miss Universe pageant in 2001 congratulated Adline via Instagram by quoting- “When I became Ms Universe 2001 – Runners Up, I did not realise it would take 20 years for India to reach this position again.”
She further added “Hearty congratulations to @adline_castelinofficial on nailing the runners up for India, congratulations @missdivaorg @missindiaorg Its great to see India back in the game. @missuniverse #india #missindia #celinajaitly #celina #celinajaitley #adlinecastelino #missuniverse.”
The 69th edition of Miss Universe was held on May 16 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Andrea Meza of Mexico was crowned Miss Universe.
