The finale of Miss Universe contest took place on May 16 at Florida. Making India proud, Adline Castelino bagged the fourth position in the contest. The 22-year-old, who traces her roots to Udupi in Karnataka, had won Miss Diva 2020 making her India’s representative at Miss Universe, this year.

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.”

It was Adline’s final statement during the contest which got her all the appreciation. She was asked to talk about ‘free speech and the right to protest.’ She said, “The right to protest. We’ve seen many protests in recent days. Especially I want to point out the protests that women have made throughout the years with equal rights. Until today, we lacked them. Because protest helps us raise our voice against what’s happening against inequality. It helps minorities in any democracy to raise their voice. So, the protest is very important. But what’s not important is when you use it, because with every right comes responsibility for the use of it with power.”