Here Are Some Lesser Known Facts About Indian Model Adline Castelino

Adline Castelino facts: Although the Miss Diva universe missed the title of Miss Universe 2021, but made many heads turn after making it to the top five Here is all you need to know about the beauty pageant.

From social works to dealing with childhood traumas, here is a list of facts about Castelino:

• Born and brought up in Kuwait, she originally hails from Mangalore. Growing up, she has witnessed a lot of violence against women as Kuwait is a restrictive country, especially on women. She majorly uses her platform to raise her voice against heinous crimes.
• The LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2020, has done work in the field of Social welfare. Her organisational projects include Vikas Sahayog Pratishthan and the Child Help Foundation.
• She has campaigned for women empowering movements. She has been the representative of the PCOS Free India Campaign. She has worked for an NGO, Sneha that aims to provide women with access to affordable healthcare.
• The 22-year-old model is also an active advocate for the rights and acceptance of the LGBTQ community.
• Castelino has a graduate degree in business from Wilson College, Mumbai. However, owing to her adventurous career choices, she mentions that after gaining success in her modelling career, she is open to pursuing acting as well.
• The Miss Universe runner up listed her name as one of the frontline COVID warriors by offering her services and helping out with raising funds for HIV affected children.
• Castelino is a firm believer in "destiny". In a Pinkvilla Interview report, she said, "I'm a firm believer that your destiny takes you places. If you're not meant to be somewhere, you're meant to be somewhere else. And I gave it my 100%, in terms of every little preparation I could do, physically and emotionally."
• Castelino fought her insecurities of speech and body dysphoria. She 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 added that growing up in a restrictive country like Kuwait where women face suppression for speech and expression, she suffered from a speech defect.