Rachel Gupta

{{Short description|Indian beauty pageant titleholder (born 2004)}}

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| birth_place = Patiala, Punjab, India

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|Miss Supertalent of the World 2022|Miss Grand India 2024}}

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Rachel Gupta (born 23 January 2004) is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Grand International 2024, the first Indian to win Miss Grand International.{{Cite web |date=2024-10-27 |title=India's Rachel Gupta wins Miss Grand International 2024. Here's why it's historic |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/rachel-gupta-wins-miss-grand-international-2024-everything-you-need-to-know-2623851-2024-10-27 |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=India Today |language=en}}{{cite web |title=Rachel Gupta Becomes India's First 'Miss Grand International' |url=https://www.brutimes.com/news/entertainment/rachel-gupta-becomes-indias-first-miss-grand-international |website=Bru Times News |language=en}} Her reign concluded in May 2025 prematurely after her internal issues with the organization.{{Cite news |title=Rachel Gupta resigns as Miss Grand International 2024 |url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/947607/rachel-gupta-resigns-as-miss-grand-international-2024/story/ |work=GMA Network |language=en}}{{Cite news |title=Rachel Gupta steps down as Miss Grand International, cites toxic environment, mistreatment |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/rachel-gupta-steps-down-as-miss-grand-international-cites-toxic-environment-mistreatment |work=Tribune India |language=en}}{{cite web |date=28 May 2025 |title=Miss Grand International strips India's Rachel Gupta of 2024 crown for 'failure to fulfill duties' |url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/life/celebrities/miss-grand-international-strips-india-s-rachel-gupta-of-2024-crown-for-failure-to-fulfill-duties-4891663.html |accessdate=28 May 2025 |work=Linh Le |publisher=VnExpress}} She was previously crowned Miss Grand India 2024 and Miss Super Talent of the World 2022.{{Cite news|title=India's Rachel Gupta crowned 'Miss Super Talent of the World' in Season 15 held in Paris|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/asia/indias-rachel-gupta-crowned-miss-super-talent-of-the-world-in-season-15-held-in-paris?_refresh=true|work=Khaleej Times}}

Early life

Rachel Gupta was born on 23 January 2004, in Patiala, Punjab, India, to business professionals Rajesh Aggarwal and Jennifer Gupta. She subsequently grew up in Jalandhar, Punjab, along with her younger sister, Rhea.{{Cite web|url=https://in.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/24/10/41574993/meet-rachel-gupta-indias-first-miss-grand-international-winner|title=Meet Rachel Gupta: India's First Miss Grand International Winner|website=Benzinga|date=29 October 2024|accessdate=29 October 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241029070112/https://in.benzinga.com/general/entertainment/24/10/41574993/meet-rachel-gupta-indias-first-miss-grand-international-winner|archivedate=29 October 2024|language=en}}

Pageantry

= Miss Super Talent of the World 2022 =

At the age of 18, Gupta participated in the fifteenth season of Miss Supertalent, held on September 28, 2022, in Paris, France in collaboration with Paris Fashion Week. Approximately 50 countries worldwide sent representatives to compete for the coveted title. The grand finale took place on the same day at the Pavilion Cambon, Paris. She ended up as the winner of the competition.{{Cite web|url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/asia/indias-rachel-gupta-crowned-miss-super-talent-of-the-world-in-season-15-held-in-paris|title=India's Rachel Gupta crowned 'Miss Super Talent of the World' in Season 15 held in Paris|website=Khaleej Times|date=6 October 2022|accessdate=29 October 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241029033201/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/asia/indias-rachel-gupta-crowned-miss-super-talent-of-the-world-in-season-15-held-in-paris|archivedate=29 October 2024|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/miss-supertalent-gets-rousing-welcome-in-jalandhar-438335|title=Miss Supertalent gets rousing welcome in Jalandhar|date=5 October 2022|accessdate=29 October 2024|publisher=The Tribune|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241029033914/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/jalandhar/miss-supertalent-gets-rousing-welcome-in-jalandhar-438335|archivedate=29 October 2024|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Who is Rachel Gupta? Meet 20-year-old Punjab resident who just became the first Indian to win Miss Grand International |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/trends/who-is-rachel-gupta-meet-20-year-old-punjab-resident-who-just-became-the-first-indian-to-win-miss-grand-international-11729939458489.html|website=Mint|date=26 October 2024|accessdate=29 October 2024}}

= Miss Grand India 2024 =

In May 2024, Gupta was announced as a finalist for the Miss Grand India 2024 competition organized by the Glamanand Group. At the grand finale held on August 11, 2024, she was crowned as Miss Grand India 2024 by the outgoing titleholder Arshina Sumbul at Zee Studios in Jaipur, Rajasthan. During the competition, she also won the sub-titles of Miss Top Model, Best in Ramp Walk, Beauty with a Purpose, and Best National Costume.{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatodayne.in/entertainment/story/northeast-india-makes-waves-at-miss-grand-india-2024-1069857-2024-08-12|title=Northeast India makes waves at Miss Grand India 2024|date=12 August 2024|accessdate=12 August 2024|publisher=India Today NE|archivedate=12 August 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240812101914/https://www.indiatodayne.in/entertainment/story/northeast-india-makes-waves-at-miss-grand-india-2024-1069857-2024-08-12|language=en}}

As Miss Grand India 2024, Gupta travelled to Thailand as a special guest for both the preliminary and final event of the Miss Grand Suraburi 2025 competition. During her visit, she also took the opportunity to support the Foundation for Slum Child Care in Bangkok, donating essential items valued at 10,000 THB to aid the foundation's important work.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ryt9.com/en/prg/278196|title=Miss Grand India Rachel Gupta Donates to The Foundation for Slum Child Care (FSCC) in Bangkok|date=10 September 2024|accessdate=29 October 2024|website=RYT9}}

= Miss Grand International 2024 =

Gupta represented India at the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant, held in Thailand from late September to October 25, 2024. At the end of the event, she was crowned as the winner by the outgoing titleholder, Luciana Fuster of Peru.{{Cite web|url=https://www.infobae.com/peru/2024/10/25/luciana-fuster-entrego-su-corona-a-rachel-gupta-la-nueva-miss-grand-international-2024/|title=Luciana Fuster entregó su corona a Rachel Gupta, la nueva 'Miss Grand International 2024′|website=Infobae|date=25 October 2024|accessdate=29 October 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241029070856/https://www.infobae.com/peru/2024/10/25/luciana-fuster-entrego-su-corona-a-rachel-gupta-la-nueva-miss-grand-international-2024/|archivedate=29 October 2024|author=Pilar Cuya|language=es}} With her victory, she became the first Indian and the third Asian to win the Miss Grand International crown.{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/top-headlines/jalandhars-rachel-gupta-first-indian-to-win-miss-grand-international-crown/|title=Jalandhar's Rachel Gupta first Indian to win Miss Grand International Crown|date=26 October 2024|accessdate=26 October 2024|work=The Tribune|archivedate=26 October 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241026092227/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/top-headlines/jalandhars-rachel-gupta-first-indian-to-win-miss-grand-international-crown/|author=Avneet Kaur}}{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/rachel-gupta-first-indian-to-win-miss-grand-international-2024-9641807/|title=Rachel Gupta makes history as first Indian to win Miss Grand International 2024|date=28 October 2024|accessdate=29 October 2024|publisher=The Indian Express|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241028050102/https://indianexpress.com/article/lifestyle/life-style/rachel-gupta-first-indian-to-win-miss-grand-international-2024-9641807/|archivedate=28 October 2024|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/924933/india-s-rachel-gupta-is-miss-grand-international-2024/story/|title=India's Rachel Gupta is Miss Grand International 2024!|date=25 October 2024|accessdate=29 October 2024|website=GMA News|language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/10/25/india-wins-miss-grand-international-2024-ph-bet-cj-opiaza-is-1st-runner-up-2339|title=India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up|date=25 October 2024|accessdate=25 October 2024|publisher=ABS-CBN|archivedate=25 October 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20241025170757/https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/10/25/india-wins-miss-grand-international-2024-ph-bet-cj-opiaza-is-1st-runner-up-2339|author=Josiah Antonio}}

On 28 May 2025, Gupta resigned as Miss Grand International 2024 due to an alleged conflict with the Miss Grand International organization, on the grounds that she received unpleasant treatment while on duty. The first runner-up, Christine Juliane Opiaza of the Philippines assumed the title as Miss Grand International 2024.{{Cite web |date=28 May 2025 |title=Rachel Gupta resigns as Miss Grand International 2024 |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/DKL-MKaygGl/?igsh=MTBncjN2emM2dGg3Mg== |access-date=28 May 2025 |website=GMA News |language=en}}