#CosmoQuiz: Diya Joukani is the internet’s new cool girl and she’s doing it on her own terms

The Mumbai-based creator is giving the global “cool girl” aesthetic a distinctly Indian spin—effortless, self-aware, and impossible to ignore. As her presence quietly takes over your feed, she lets us in on what makes her tick.

11 April, 2026

The world is finally catching up to Indian baddies, with this viral “cool girl” at the helm. Joukani takes the Cosmo quiz and lets us in.

Nickname
Dee/Diyo

Age:

Sun/Moon/Rising:

Leo
Aries
Aquarius

Hometown:

Mumbai, India

Favourite Frank Ocean song other than Nights

'That's So Hard' but probably 'Miss You So', 'Swim Good' + 'Molly Baby'

Person I would get most starstruck by:

Probably Beyoncé

The game show/reality show I'd absolutely win

Project Runway 100 per cent

Favourite thing to do when I'm alone:

Daydream + Make Playlists

My most strongly held yet unpopular opinion:

Bring back Individuality. Everyone always worries about what the next man is doing. Just be yourself, and it will take you so far

Dream dinner-party guests:

Erykah Badu, Andre 3000, Drake, Michael Jackson + Esdeekid.

If I worked at Cosmo, I'd want my job to be:

Editor in Chief !!!

I'd love it if no one ever asked me this question again:

If I finish my food in my videos! The answer is always yes!!! I'm just filming a little video. omg allow me Please very

Best day of my life:

The day I launched my website! 11 January 2026.

Biggest fashion ick:

I don't have one! Style is personal. If you rock what you wearing with confidence, I respect that.

This article originally appeared in Cosmopolitan India's March-April 2026 print issue.