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Jaipur Girl Niharika Rathore Named The Miss Globe India 2026, Set to Represent India in Phuket
The first-year LLB student at Jaipur National University, selected through a pageant held in the Pink City, will compete at The Miss Globe from October 24 to November 6
Jaipur: The Pink City has a new name to cheer for on the international pageant circuit. Jaipur's Niharika Rathore has been officially announced as The Miss Globe India 2026 and will represent India at The Miss Globe, to be held in Phuket, Thailand, from October 24 to November 6, 2026. According to the organisers, she is the first contestant from Rajasthan to represent India at the competition.
Selected on a Jaipur stage
Niharika's journey to the national title ran through Jaipur itself. The Miss Fusion India grand finale, which selects India's representative for The Miss Globe, was held at Anant Mahal in the city in August. Niharika finished as first runner-up, while the title went to Aditi Bhatnagar. After Aditi was unable to continue for undisclosed reasons, the organisers handed the responsibility to Niharika. Miss Fusion India confirmed the decision through an official announcement on its Instagram handle.
A Jaipur family, a Jaipur campus
Niharika is a first-year LLB student at Jaipur National University. Her father, Ajit Singh Rathore, is in the property business, and her mother, Meenakshi Rathore, is a homemaker.
She had earlier competed in Miss Rajasthan, also held in Jaipur, but a leg injury kept her from achieving the result she had hoped for. She returned to the stage through Miss Fusion India.
