Miss India Adline Castelino has recently made into the headlines after finishing at the fourth position at the 69th Miss Universe beauty pageant. Here is all you need to know about her. Adline Castelino wiki bio
Castelino put an end to the 20-year-long dry spell of India at the prestigious Miss Universe 2020 that was held at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States by appearing in the top 5 positions.
Who Is Adline Castelino?
Adline Mewis Quadros Castelino is a 22-year-old beauty pageant, hailing from Kuwait who came to India for financial independence. She joined the world of modelling and fashion with the only vision of bagging the Miss Universe title and claimed of settling for nothing less.
Castelino, who represented India on the global platform this year, was crowned Miss Diva Universe last year. Castelino had also participated in an online pageant in 2018 at the age of 18 and continued her training for pageants through the Cocoaberry Training Academy in Mumbai. She also holds the title of Miss Cocoaberry Diva which was presented to her by the said institution.
Adline Castelino On Body Dysphoria
In an interview, Castelino revealed that she never believed herself to be capable of representing her country at such a prestigious platform as she had several marks on her body. She also added that growing up in a restrictive country like Kuwait where women face suppression for speech and expression, she suffered from a speech defect.
She said, “As a young girl growing up in Kuwait with no exposure. I would always look up to Miss Universe with so much awe but never imagined a girl like me who had a speech defect and had marks on her body could ever represent her country on such a prestigious platform.”
Adline Castelino On Her Career
Unlike most other models and beauty pageants, Castelino does not have any major aspiration to be an actor. She, however, aspires to venture into business as her she is a business graduate and her “passion lies in business”.
Moreover, she informed that she has no rigid decision about taking her career into acting as she is an “adventurous spirit and wouldn’t mind acting.
Adline Castelino: Social Work
Miss Universe 2021 3rd runner up works with a welfare organisation Vikas Sahayog Pratishthan (VSP), that aims at the development and sustainability of Indian farmers. She is also an active advocate of spreading awareness about the LGBT community.
Castelino established herself as a COVID warrior since the beginning of the global pandemic by distributing essential commodities among the less privileged. She also has arranged fundraisers and taken initiatives to fight against the COVID-19 virus.
