Divyanka Tripathi was born on December 14, 1984 and was brought up in Bhopal. Her father is a pharmacist. She started her career as a model and was the winner of the 2005 Miss Bhopal contest. She participated in Zee's Teen Contest and won the Miss Beautiful Skin title. She aspired to be an army officer. She completed a mountaineering course from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering in Uttarkashi. She holds a gold medal in rifle shooting and is the executive officer of the rifle academy in Bhopal.