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F4U Editorial Desk • Updated October 4, 2026 • 3 min read

Quick Info

Date of birth24 July 1998

Age23 Years

BirthplaceKuwait City, Kuwait

ProfessionModel

NationalityIndian

Marital statusUnmarried

FamilyFather: Alphonse Castelino; Mother: Meera Castelino; Sisters: Anicia and Andrea

Adline Castelino (3rd Runner-Up Miss Universe 2020) Biography

Adline Mewis Quadros Castelino is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who finished as third runner-up at Miss Universe 2020. Born in Kuwait City

Early life and background

Adline Mewis Quadros Castelino was born on 24 July 1998 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. She spent her childhood in Kuwait and attended Indian Central School there until the age of 15. After moving to India, she continued her schooling at St. Xavier’s High School in Mumbai and went on to graduate from Wilson College with a degree in Business Administration.

She comes from a family with roots in Udyavara, Udupi, Karnataka. Her father is Alphonse Castelino and her mother is Meera Castelino. Adline has two sisters, an elder sister named Anicia and a younger sister named Andrea.

Career

Adline began working professionally as a model while also taking on roles in marketing early in her career. After finishing her degree she worked as a marketing intern for the messaging app Flochat and trained in pageant preparation at the Cocoaberry Training Academy in Mumbai.

Her pageant career includes regional and national successes. In 2018 she won Miss TGPC Season 4. She earned the Miss Cocoaberry Diva title in 2019 and went on to compete at Miss Diva 2020. At the Miss Diva event she was shortlisted through city and national rounds, won a Miss Smasher award for badminton during the contest, and ultimately claimed the LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2020 crown at the finale held at Yash Raj Studio in Mumbai on 22 February 2020.

Representing India at the Miss Universe 2020 competition, held in Florida on 16 May 2021, Castelino placed as third runner-up. During the final stages of that international competition she answered a question about public health and the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic by emphasizing the need to balance health and economic considerations and for governments to work hand in hand with citizens.

Outside pageants she has worked as a model in film and music productions. She appeared in the documentary series Kingfisher Calendar: The Making (2021) and has been featured in music videos, including "Tere Bina" (2019) by Shreyas Dharmadhikari and "Mere Dil Vich" (2021) by Arjun Kanungo. magazine cover appearances include Femina (October 2020) and De Mode (December 2020).

Public profile

Physically, she is listed at 168 cm (5'6") tall with approximate weight and measurements reported as 55 kg and 32-28-32 respectively. She has dark brown eyes and dark brown hair.

Adline has been public about challenges she faced growing up, including negative comments about her skin tone and slender build, and has spoken about learning self-acceptance as she grew older. She cites former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen as an inspiration. In interviews she has described a fondness for motorcycle riding, sketching, reading, and weight lifting, and she often shares images with dogs on her social media.

Philanthropy and interests

Alongside modelling, Castelino has been involved in social initiatives. She has supported farmers through work with Vikas Sahayog Pratishthan (VSP) and has helped raise funds for organizations such as Child Help Foundation and the Agricultural Resource Center. During the COVID-19 pandemic she supported relief efforts by providing food, sanitizers, and masks through the NGO Desire Society. Other causes she has supported include Smile Train, LGBT initiatives, women’s empowerment projects and the Akshaya Patra Foundation.

Latest updates

Following her Miss Universe placement, Adline continued modeling work, appearing in the Kingfisher Calendar documentary series in 2021 and in music videos released in 2019 and 2021. She remains active in public appearances, charitable projects and fashion publications.

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Recent Work

Kingfisher Calendar: The Making

Model in the documentary series

2021
Mere Dil Vich

Appeared in the music video by Arjun Kanungo

2021
Tere Bina

Appeared in the music video by Shreyas Dharmadhikari

2019
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Career Highlights

  1. Winner, Miss TGPC Season 4 (2018)
  2. Winner, Miss Cocoaberry Diva (2019)
  3. LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2020
  4. Third runner-up, Miss Universe 2020
Reviewed by F4U Editorial Desk

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