Miss Nepal

Miss Nepal

Logo of the Miss Nepal Beauty Pageant.
Formation	1994
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Kathmandu
Location	Nepal
Membership	Current Miss World (1997–) Miss Asia Pacific (1994–2005, 2016–) Miss Earth (2005–) Miss International (2010–)
Official language	Nepali & English
Key people	Founder chairman Gopal Sunder Lal Kakshapati
Website	missnepal.com.np

Miss Nepal is a national beauty pageant in Nepal. The winner is sent to Miss World contest while the 1st and 2nd runners-up are sent to the Miss Earth and Miss International pageants respectively. Asmi Shrestha is the reigning Miss Nepal 2016. She will represent Nepal at Miss World 2016.^[1] Roshni Khatri is Miss Nepal Earth 2016^[2] and Barsha Lekhi is Miss Nepal International 2016.^[3]

Nepal also sends representatives in other minor global pageants such as Miss Grand International, Miss Tourism Queen International, Miss Globe International, Miss Heritage and Miss Asia Pacific World.

History

Ever since the pageant started from 1994, historically the winner of the Miss Nepal pageant represented the Nepal in the Miss Asia Pacific. After 1997, the Hidden Treasures collaborated with Kathmandu Jaycees and formed two pageants of Kathmandu Jacyees Miss Nepal and Hidden Treasures Miss World Nepal. From 1998 onwards, the winner of Miss Nepal has been sent to Miss World contest and the 1st runner up to Miss Asia Pacific. No contest was held in 2001 because of the Nepalese royal massacre.

From 2004, the 2nd runner up has been granted to represent Nepal in the pageant Miss Earth but it changed a year later, to 1st runner up as it had been stopped sending to Miss Asia Pacific. In 2010, the 2nd runner up has started to send to Miss International. Since 2011 onwards; the names of the 3rd runner up and 4th runner up were revealed while announcing the names of the winners on the Coronation Night.

Competition

Since 1994, every year women from age range of 19–25 years old compete on the national pageant of Miss Nepal. In which, 16 contestants are wisely chosen from across the country and they begin on 1-month training & grooming course before the final event in which they participate in lectures, social work, photoshoots, interviews and etiquette lessons. As on the coronation night which lasts up to 3 hours long, all the candidates engage on opening sequence, introduction speech after which the top 10 semi-finalists are chosen who then compete in an interview portion with the judges and evening gown and the 5 finalists are chosen. This is when the final question and answer round is held. At the end, the names of runners-up and winner are announced from live telecast in Nepal Television.

Tasks

• Miss Nepal has to represent Nepal into the Miss World beauty pageant.
• Miss Nepal gets to be a Young Conservation Ambassador for the activities of WWF Nepal^[4]
• Relevant and important charity work with Maiti Nepal & HIV & Aids Campaign.

Requirements

Requirements for selection of participants of Miss Nepal:

• The applicant should be an unmarried female Nepalese citizen.
• Age should be between 19–25 years.
• Minimum academic qualification should be 10+2 or equivalent.
• Minimum height must be 5 ft 4 inches (163 cm).
• Applicant should be attractive, possess sound health and have good moral character.

Notable winners and contestants

• Neelima Gurung (Miss Nepal 1997)
• Jharana Bajracharya (Miss Nepal World 1997; actress)
• Rekha Thapa (Top 10 semi-finalist, Miss Nepal 1998; actress)
• Malvika Subba (Miss Nepal 2002; socialite, media personality and entrepreneur)
• Reecha Sharma (Top 10 semi-finalist, Miss Nepal 2007; actress)
• Sahana Bajracharya (1st runner up, 2010; media personality)
• Shristi Shrestha (Miss Nepal World 2012; Top 20 Quarter Finalist in Miss World 2012)
• Nagma Shrestha (Miss Nepal Earth 2012; Top 8 Finalist in Miss Earth 2012)
• Ishani Shrestha (Miss Nepal 2013; Winner of Beauty with a purpose Miss world 2013)

Controversial contestants

• 1998 Winner Jyoti Pradhan was dethroned when it was discovered that she had fled to the USA after she finish competed in Miss World 1998. Therefore, 1st runner-up Niru Shrestha was crowned first place.
• 2012 Contestant Rashmita Maharjan was injured during the scooter practice, resulting her to quit the contest. She later, came back in 2014 contest and made it to Top 10 semi-finalist.
• 2014 Contestant Mona Bajracharya's family was unhappy with her competing in the pageant which resulted with her quitting from the contest which give an odd number from 20 to 19 contestants.
• 2014 First Runner-up Prinsha Shrestha was the second Miss Nepal to be dethroned due to breaking the rules from her contract with Hidden Treasure by competing in Miss Eco Queens 2015 pageant. 2nd runner up Sonie Rajbhandari was then given the title of Miss Nepal Earth 2014 (1st runner up)

Recent titleholders

The winner of Miss Nepal represents her country at Miss World.

Year	Representative	Miss Nepal	Placement in Miss World	Number of entrants
2016	Chitwan, Nepal	Asmi Shrestha	TBA	19
2015	Pennsylvania, United States	Evana Manandhar	No Placement	19
2014	Dharan, Nepal	Subin Limbu	No Placement	19
2013	Colorado, United States	Ishani Shrestha	Top 10 Semi-finalists (6th place)	19
2012	Cornwall, United Kingdom	Shristi Shrestha	Top 20 Quarter-Finalists (20th place)	19
2011	Dharan, Nepal	Malina Joshi	Top 30 in Beauty with a Purpose	19
2010	Kathmandu, Nepal	Sadichha Shrestha	No Placement	19

Winners' gallery

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  Miss Nepal 1994
  Ruby Rana, Birgunj.

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  Miss Nepal 2002
  Malvika Subba, Kathmandu.

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  Miss Nepal 2004
  Payal Shakya, Kathmandu.

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  Miss Nepal 2007
  Sitashma Chand, Lalitpur.

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  Miss Nepal 2011
  Malina Joshi, Dharan.

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  Miss Nepal 2012
  Shristi Shrestha, Chitwan.

State titles

There is an unofficial formula to determine the states and regions represented in Nepal. The base number of contestants over the last decade has been 19–20, which can be increased or decreased by pageant's management.

Year	Miss Photogenic	Miss Talent	Miss Catwalk	Miss Personality	Miss Best Smile (1994–2013); Beauty with a Purpose (2014–present)
1994	Ruby Rana Parsa District, Nepal	Annu Radha Pudasaini Kathmandu District, Nepal	Ruby Rana Parsa District, Nepal	Latika Maskey Lalitpur District, Nepal	Beenu Shrestha Lalitpur District, Nepal
1995	Rita Gurung Kaski District, Nepal	Eelina Ranjit Parsa District, Nepal	Poonam Ghimire Kathmandu District, Nepal	Poonam Ghimire Kathmandu District, Nepal	Trishna Kunwar Nawalparasi District, Nepal
1996	Poonam Ghimire Kathmandu District, Nepal	Tsering Lhamo Zunglo Kathmandu District, Nepal	Kala Subba Sunsari District, Nepal	Binita Gurung Kaski District, Nepal	Shova Chand Baitadi District, Nepal
1997	Charu Joshi Lalitpur District, Nepal	Neelima Gurung Kaski District, Nepal	Yogita Pradhan Sunsari District, Nepal	Neelima Gurung Kaski District, Nepal	Sarita Gyawali Chitwan District, Nepal
1998	Jyoti Pradhan Kathmandu District, Nepal	Niru Shrestha Kathmandu District, Nepal	Jyoti Pradhan Kathmandu District, Nepal	Niru Shrestha Kathmandu District, Nepal	Kriti Shrestha Sunsari District, Nepal
1999	Kripa Shrestha Kaski District, Nepal	Shweta Singh Kathmandu District, Nepal	Nikita Bhandari Kathmandu District, Nepal	Nikita Bhandari Kathmandu District, Nepal	Ritu Subba Lalitpur District, Nepal
2000	Usha Khadghi Parsa District, Nepal	Rajeswori Shrestha Kathmandu District, Nepal	Biva Maya Ranjeet Kathmandu District, Nepal	Usha Khadghi Parsa District, Nepal	Jasmine Shrestha Kaski District, Nepal
2002	Pinky Shah Kathmandu District, Nepal	Malvika Subba Sunsari District, Nepal	Malvika Subba Sunsari District, Nepal	Malvika Subba Sunsari District, Nepal	Sugan Sharma Morang District, Nepal
2003	Rupa Upadhyay Kathmandu District, Nepal	Rupa Upadhyay Kathmandu District, Nepal	Prerana Shah Kathmandu District, Nepal	Prerana Shah Kathmandu District, Nepal	Priti Sitoula Kathmandu District, Nepal
2004	Payal Shakya Kathmandu District, Nepal	Anita Gurung Kaski District, Nepal	Sarah Gurung Kathmandu District, Nepal	Suzan Gurung Kathmandu District, Nepal	Sukriti Baskota Kathmandu District, Nepal
2005	Mohini Rana Syangja District, Nepal	Sugarika KC Lalitpur District, Nepal	Sugarika KC Lalitpur District, Nepal	Shavona Shrestha Kathmandu District, Nepal	Mohini Rana Syangja District, Nepal
2007	Bandana Sharma Lalitpur District, Nepal	Sabitra Shrestha Lumbini, Nepal	Sitashma Chand Lalitpur District, Nepal	Sitashma Chand Lalitpur District, Nepal	Reecha Sharma Kailali District, Nepal
2009	Aayusha Karki Kathmandu District, Nepal	Richa Thapa Magar Baglung District, Nepal	Zenisha Moktan Kathmandu District, Nepal	Richa Thapa Magar Baglung District, Nepal	Punam Thapaliya Jhapa District, Nepal
2010	Sadichha Shrestha Kathmandu District, Nepal	Kusumanjali KC Lalitpur District, Nepal	Sadichha Shrestha Kathmandu District, Nepal	Sadichha Shrestha Kathmandu District, Nepal	Anita Acharya Kavre, Nepal
2011	Manisha Bista Bhaktapur District, Nepal	Bishnu Chemjong Taplejung District, Nepal	Malina Joshi Sunsari District, Nepal	Namrata Dahal Sarlahi District, Nepal	Pratibha Shrestha Sunsari District, Nepal
2012	Akesha Bista Kathmandu District, Nepal	Akesha Bista Kathmandu District, Nepal	Shristi Shrestha Cornwall, England	Neelam Chand Kanchanpur District, Nepal	Nagma Shrestha Kathmandu District, Nepal
2013	Shritima Shah Kathmandu District, Nepal	Sipora Gurung Kaski District, Nepal	Ishani Shrestha Colorado, United States	Samikshya Shrestha Kathmandu District, Nepal	Riju Shrestha Jhapa District, Nepal
2014	Sitoshna Ban Chitwan District, Nepal	Prinsha Shrestha Kathmandu District, Nepal	Lakpa Tamang Rasuwa District, Nepal	Pranayna KC NSW, Australia	Prinsha Shrestha Kathmandu District, Nepal
2015	Dibyata Vaidya Kathmandu District, Nepal	Puja Shrestha Tanahu District, Nepal	Evana Manandhar Pennsylvania, United States	Evana Manandhar Pennsylvania, United States	Rebika Chhetri Lalitpur District, Nepal
2016	Asmi Shrestha Chitwan District, Nepal	Srijana Regmi Sankhuwasabha District, Nepal	Roshni Khatri Lalitpur District, Nepal	Roshni Khatri Lalitpur District, Nepal	Prativa Dawadi Kaski District, Nepal

Official states (20)

Bhaktapur Birgunj Biratnagar ** Butwal Chitwan * Dhangadhi Dharan**

Gorkha Itahari** Janakpur Jhapa** Kathmandu Kavre Lalitpur

Mahendranagar Makwanpur Nepalgunj Nuwakot Pokhara* Syangja

  * Denotes that state has a preliminary pageant – which may or may not still be held – as of 2014 only Biratnagar, Chitwan, Dharan, Itahari, Jhapa and Pokhara held preliminaries.

  ** Denotes that state has been represented through the Miss Purwanchal (Miss Eastern Region) preliminary. Additionally, two states, Chitwan and Pokhara hold their own individual pageants.

Official regions (5)

• Kathmandu Valley ((Nepali: काठमाडौं उपत्यका) Capital valley of Nepal includes Bhaktapur, Kathmandu, Kirtipur and Lalitpur.)
• Chitwan Valley ((Nepali: चितवन उपत्यका) Southwestern valley of Nepal includes Chitwan, Makwanpur and Nawalparasi.)
• Pokhara Valley ((Nepali: पोखरा उपत्यका) Western valley of Nepal includes Pokhara and Lekhnath.)
• Eastern Region ((Nepali: पुर्वाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र) Eastern Region of Nepal includes Biratnagar, Dharan, Itahari and Jhapa.)
• Far-Western Region ((Nepali: सुदुर पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र) Far Western Region of Nepal includes Dhangadhi and Mahendranagar, Dadeldhura, Baitadi, Bajhang, Darchula, Doti, Achham.)

Biratnagar, Dharan, Itahari and Jhapa are regions of Eastern Region and are titles handed out at the Miss Purwanchal preliminary. As of 1995 Pokhara has its own preliminary.

Together, these 20 regions form the "base" of the Miss Nepal contest. However, at times other regions and territories have been represented. However, many times the pageant has been criticised for having lack of diversity interns of selection of candidates. Due to the reason that many girls from Kathmandu Valley are represented and are consistent in the pageant per year which resulted with the most winners from the Kathmandu Valley. However, since 2013, the pageant has decided to include more candidates from outside the Capital Valley.

Regional rankings

Cities	Titles	Winning Years
Kathmandu	10	1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015
Dharan	3	2002, 2011, 2014
Chitwan	2	2012, 2016
Lalitpur		2005, 2007
Birgunj		1994, 2000
Pokhara	1	1997

List of Miss Nepal at International pageants

Miss World Nepal

Color key

•      Declared as Winner
•      Ended as runner-up
•      Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists

After the local franchise for the Miss World pageant in 1997, Miss Nepal have started to send its winner. In 2002, the pageant was held in December which was after the Miss World 2002, hence the Miss Nepal 2002 winner, Malvika Subba missed the opportunity to represent Nepal in the Miss World pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

Year	Miss Nepal	Placement in Miss Nepal	Placement	Remarks
1997	Jharana Bajracharya	Miss World Nepal	Unplaced	Later on became a famous Nepali Actress and worked in both Bollywood and Nepali movies.
1998	Niru Shrestha	WINNER	Unplaced	After, Miss World 1998 Jyoti was dethroned as Miss Nepal 1998 title after unable to full fill her duties as the reigning Miss Nepal.
1999	Shewta Singh	WINNER	Unplaced	In 2014, Shweta became the new CEO of Miss Nepal beauty contest.
2000	Usha Khadgi	WINNER	Unplaced
2002	Malvika Subba	WINNER	Withdrew	Miss Nepal 2002 was held on the same date as Miss World 2002 which was the reason why Malvika wasn't send to the international pageant. Being the only Miss Nepal till date who wasn't send to Miss World after Hidden Treasure bought the license to Miss World beauty contest. She later on became a media personality for working in Television as Host, actress, MC.
2003	Priti Stioula	WINNER	Unplaced
2004	Payal Shakya	WINNER	Unplaced
2005	Sugarika KC	WINNER	Unplaced
2007	Sitashma Chand	WINNER	Unplaced
2009	Zenisha Moktan	WINNER	Unplaced
2010	Sadichha Shrestha	WINNER	Unplaced
2011	Malina Joshi	WINNER	Unplaced
2012	Shristi Shrestha	WINNER	Top 20 Quarter-Finalist	Top 10 at MultiMedia Award Top 10 at Miss World Beach Beauty
2013	Ishani Shrestha	WINNER	Top 10 Semi-finalist	Beauty with a Purpose' 2nd Runner-up at MultiMedia Award
2014	Subin Limbu	WINNER	Unplaced	Top 10 at The People's Choice
2015	Evana Manandhar	WINNER	Unplaced	Top 7 at Dance of the World Top 10 at Beauty With a Purpose
2016	Asmi Shrestha	WINNER	TBA

Miss Earth Nepal

The 1st runner-up title of Miss Nepal will be competing at Miss Earth pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a candidate is sent.

Year	Miss Nepal	Placement in Miss Nepal	Placement	Remarks
2002	Nira Gautam		Unplaced	Miss Nepal organisation appointed Nira to represent Nepal at Miss Earth 2002, even though she didn't compete in Miss Nepal 2002 beauty pageant.
2004	Anita Gurung	2nd runner-up	Unplaced	In 2004, the format of sending 2nd runner-up position winner to Miss Earth started. However the regulation changed from 2005 and the 1st runner-up was sent to Miss Earth beauty pageant.
2005	Shavona Shrestha	1st runner-up	Unplaced	Public Choice Award (Top 5). Shavona was heavily criticised on her body during swimsuit press presentation by Missosology website.
2006	Ayushma Pokharel	2nd runner-up	Unplaced	In 2006, due to Feminist Movement Party, Miss Nepal 2006 beauty pageant wasn't held. The 2nd runner-up from previous year's Miss Nepal pageant Ayushma, was sent to Miss Earth 2006.
2007	Bandana Sharma	1st runner-up	Unplaced
2009	Richa Thapa Magar	1st runner-up	Unplaced
2010	Sahana Bajracharya	1st runner-up	Unplaced	Sahana works as Television Host for Image Channel.
2011	Anupama Aura Gurung	1st runner-up	Unplaced	Previously competed in Miss Mongol 2010 but ended up winning Miss Friendship sub-title.
2012	Nagma Shrestha	1st runner-up	Top 8 Finalist	Walk with M.E (1st Runner-up) Dolphins Love Freedom Mural Painting Challenge (1st Runner-up)
2013	Rojisha Shahi	1st runner-up	Unplaced	Best in Evening Gown (1st Runner-up) Most Child Friendly Challenge
2014	Prinsha Shrestha	1st runner-up (Dethroned on 5 April 2015)	Unplaced	Eco-Beauty Video (Top 10) Yahoo! Beauty for a Cause online competition Prinsha was dethroned on 5 April 2015 for breaking the rules of her contract by participating in Miss Eco Queen 2015 pageant. Soni Rajbhandari was crowned as the new Miss Nepal Earth 2014.
2015	Dibyata Vaidya	1st runner-up	Unplaced
2016	Roshni Khatri	1st runner-up	Unplaced	Resort Wear (1st Runner-up)

Miss International Nepal

Before 2010, Miss Nepal International was organised by different company which produced winners that were represented in Miss International beauty pageant. But since 2010, Hidden Treasure bought the franchise to Miss International and now sends delegate (2nd runner-up) from the annual Miss Nepal beauty pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a contestant is sent.

Year	Miss Nepal	Placement in Miss Nepal	Placement	Remarks
2000	Uma Bogati		Unplaced
2005	Nisha Adhikari	Miss International Nepal[5]	Unplaced	Later on, Nisha became a famous Nepali movie actress.
2010	Sanyukta Timsina	2nd runner-up	Unplaced
2011	Sarina Maskey	2nd runner-up	Unplaced
2012	Subeksha Khadka	2nd runner-up	Unplaced
2013	Shritima Shah	2nd runner-up	Unplaced
2014	Sonie Rajbhandari	2nd runner-up	Unplaced
2015	Medha Koirala	2nd runner-up	Unplaced
2016	Barsha Lekhi	2nd runner-up	Unplaced

Miss Asia Pacific

From 1994 to 1997, the Miss Nepal pageant was held to select the representative of the Nepal to the Miss Asia Pacific Pageant. In 1997, Jharana Bajracharya was crowned as Hidden Treasures Miss World Nepal 1997 winner who was sent to Miss World 1997 and Kathmandu Jaycees^[6] Miss Nepal where Neelima Gurung took the crown and went to Miss Asia Pacific 1997. After 1997, Miss Nepal Beauty Pageant started to hold the local franchise for the Miss World Pageant and the 1st runner up was sent to the Miss Asia Pacific contest until 2004. Miss Nepal no longer sends its winners to this pageant anymore. The third title of Miss Nepal will be competing at Miss International. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a contestant is sent.

Year	Miss Nepal	Placement in Miss Nepal	Placement	Remarks
1994	Ruby Rana	WINNER	Unplaced
1995	Sumi Khadka	WINNER	Unplaced
1996	Poonam Ghimire	WINNER	Unplaced
1997	Neelima Gurung	WINNER	Unplaced
1998	Niru Shrestha	WINNER	Unplaced	Previously Jyoti Pradhan was crowned as Miss Nepal 1998 but later on Jyoti got dethroned for being unable to fulfil her duties as Miss Nepal. Later, 1st runner-up Niru Shrestha was crowned as Miss Nepal 1998.
1999	Nikita Bhandari Kshatriya	1st runner-up	Unplaced
2000	Biva Maya Ranjeet	1st runner-up	Unplaced
2003	Prerana Shah	1st runner-up	Top 10 Semi-finalist
2005	Sarah Gurung	1st runner-up	Unplaced

Other pageants

Miss Nepal USA

The first ever Miss Nepal USA was held in July 2001 in Philadelphia. The pageant was organized by American Nepalese Association (ANA) and was held a day before the grand finale of ANA's annual convention.

Miss Nepal USA pageant made a comeback in New York, in August 2011 and was organized by Event Planet Inc.

The aim of these contests is to identify talented young women who can uphold Nepalese pride in an international platform.^[7] Since 2014, there has been introduction to new special awards of Miss California Nepal, Miss New York Nepal and Miss Texas Nepal as the winners of regional states which were equivalent to 3rd runner-up spots.^[8]

Year	Miss Nepal USA	1st Runner-Up	2nd Runner-Up	Miss Califorina Nepal	Miss New York Nepal	Miss Texas Nepal
2015	Priyanka Thapaliya[9] North Carolina	Kausali Lama Minnesota	Neha Jha Texas	Sunita Pun California	Neha Jha New York	Sharon Jami Texas
2014	Khushbu Mishra[10][11] Ohio	Sushma Sharma California	Sushma Adhikari Massachusetts	Kusma Kharel California	Kabita Pahari New York	Supriya Sharma Texas
2013	Barsha Rai New York	Anuja Thapa Magar California	Sony Pathak Texas	Anuja KC California	Samjhana Lama New York	Nikki Pandey Texas
2012	Astha Shrestha Maryland	Nurja Shrestha Texas	Aashma Dhakal New York	Sangita Dhakal California	Aashma Dhakal New York	Nurja Shrestha Texas
2011	Sujita Basnet District of Columbia	Tilashmi Bista California	Nabina Basnet Texas	Tilasmi Bista California	Jubi Gauchan New York	Sushma Bogati Texas
2001	Nepolina Chhetri Pennsylvania	Sabina Shrestha Nevada	Smriti Gurung California

Miss Hong Kong Nepal

Miss Nepal Hong Kong was held since 1998 in favour of giving a platform for Nepalis in Hong Kong women and also to build up their confidence and self-esteem. In 2011, After 6 years the 5th Miss Nepal Hong Kong was held on 3 August 2011. Miss Hong Kong Nepal 2016 is going to be held on 16 September 2016 after three years. 14 contestants have been confirmed.^[12]

Year	Miss Nepal Hong Kong	1st Runner-Up	2nd Runner-Up
2016	Bhumika Gurung Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong	Neha Rai Yuen Long, Hong Kong	Sunita Limbu Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong
2012	Parina Subba Kowloon City, Hong Kong	Manisha Rai	Parmila Thapa
2011	Lakpa Dolma Sherpa Yuen Long, Hong Kong	Mamta Gurung	Ruthsha Rai
2005	Purnima Gurung Kowloon City, Hong Kong	Deepa BK	Sunita Thapa
2001	Pooja Subba Kwun Tong, Hong Kong
2000	Mamita Gurung Wan Chai, Hong Kong	Kavita Gurung	Saiyan Amatya
1998	Junu Pun Kwai Tsing, Hong Kong

Miss Hong Kong Nepal 2016 Contestants

#	Contestants	Age	Height	Residence	Hometown	Placement
1	Elisha Gurung	21	1.66 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)	Jordan, Hong Kong	Pokhara, Nepal	Top 10
2	Bhumika Gurung	18	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong	Syangja, Nepal	Miss HK Nepal 2016
3	Aarati Gurung	19	1.66 m (5 ft 5 ^1⁄2 in)	Yuen Long, Hong Kong	Pokhara, Nepal	Top 10
4	Sunita Limbu	20	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong	Terhathum, Nepal	2nd Runner-up
5	Sangeeta Gurung	18	1.64 m (5 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in)	Jordan, Hong Kong	Syangja, Nepal
6	Prajilla Garbuja	21	1.64 m (5 ft 4 ^1⁄2 in)	Jordan, Hong Kong	Bhairahawa, Nepal	Top 10
7	Neha Rai	19	1.59 m (5 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)	Yuen Long, Hong Kong	Dharan, Nepal	1st Runner-up
8	Sahara Pun	19	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Kwun Tong, Hong Kong	Pokhara, Nepal
9	Eliza Ghale	24	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	Jordan, Hong Kong	Gorkha, Nepal	Top 5
10	Suju Limbu	24	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	Jordan, Hong Kong	Morang, Nepal	Top 10
11	Rashmi Gurung	18	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Jordan, Hong Kong	Chitwan, Nepal	Top 10
12	Sharon Tamang	18	1.59 m (5 ft 2 ^1⁄2 in)	Jordan, Hong Kong	Dharan, Nepal
13	Sradha Rai	24	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	Yuen Long, Hong Kong	Damak, Nepal	Top 5
14	Sunaina Tamang	21	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	Jordan, Hong Kong	Dharan, Nepal

Miss Nepal Oceania

Year	Miss Nepal Oceania	1st Runner-Up	2nd Runner-Up
2016	Rusha Rakhi Baral New South Wales, Australia	Roshana Pokharel Queensland, Australia	Richa Thapa Auckland, New Zealand
2014	Arjoo Karki Sydney	Junita Lama Sydney	Sudibty Shrestha Sydney
2012	Deepashree Shah Melbourne, Australia	Archana Karki Sydney	Shitwant Basnet Brisbane, Australia
2011	Reecha Dhital Sydney	Munmoon Shah Sydney	Nira Pun Sydney
2009	Sanam Dangol Sydney	Karishma Shrestha Perth, Australia	Prada Pradhan Brisbane, Australia

Miss UK Nepal

Year	Miss UK Nepal	1st Runner-Up	2nd Runner-Up	3rd Runner-Up	4th Runner-Up
2016	Tenisa Rana London, United Kingdom Pokhara	Prashangsa Limbu Kent, United Kingdom Dharan	Biviya Shrestha London, United Kingdom Kathmandu	Alisha Gauchan Reading, United Kingdom Pokhara	Meghna Gurung Farnborough, United Kingdom Pokhara
2014	Nia Dewan[13] Ashford, United Kingdom Dharan	Sumi Shrestha Eastbourne, United Kingdom Kathmandu	Aarya Sharma Wolverhampton, United Kingdom Chitwan	Jenny Gurung Wembly, United Kingdom Kathmandu	Sushmita Thapa Chatham, United Kingdom Kathmandu
2012	Durga Gurung Feltham, United Kingdom Pokhara	Parika Ale London, United Kingdom Kathmandu	Nayan Gurung Farnborough, United Kingdom Pokhara	Ashika Rai Woking, United Kingdom Dharan	Pushpa Sunwar Hampshire, United Kingdom Damak
2011	Gaumaya Gurung Watford, United Kingdom Gorkha	Pragya Shrestha North London, United Kingdom Lalitpur	Neelam Gurung Reading, United Kingdom Pokhara	Brishana Gurung Watford, United Kingdom Gorkha	Mina Kuwar Plumstead, United Kingdom Kathmandu
2010	Nabina Gurung Hounslow, United Kingdom Kathmandu	Sheila Shraddha Limbu Hampshire, United Kingdom Pokhara	Monica Limbu Hampshire, United Kingdom Pokhara	Bhawana Limbu Guilford, United Kingdom Dharan	Shristi Gurung Camberley, United Kingdom Pokhara

Miss UK Nepal 2016 Contestants

#	Contestants	Age	Height	Representing	Hometown	Placement
1	Alisha Gauchan	19	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Reading, United Kingdom	Pokhara, Nepal	Top 5
2	Megna Gurung	19	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	Hampshire, United Kingdom	Pokhara, Nepal	Top 5
3	Tenisa Rana	20	1.71 m (5 ft 7 ^1⁄2 in)	West London, United Kingdom	Pokhara, Nepal	MISS UK NEPAL 2016
4	Kalpana Niure	19	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	London, United Kingdom	Pokhara, Nepal
5	Prashangsa Limbu	22	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Kent, United Kingdom	Dharan, Nepal	1st Runner-up
6	Biviya Shrestha	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	London, United Kingdom	Kathmandu, Nepal	2nd Runner-up
7	Sunita Bhandari	19	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	London, United Kingdom	Syangja, Nepal
8	Arati Gurung	24	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	Reading, United Kingdom	Pokhara, Nepal

Overseas Performance in Miss Nepal

The following is a list of overseas contestants who have competed at the Miss Nepal Pageant. Overseas competed from 2005 onwards, every year except 2007.

Year	Delegate name	Region represented	Placement (if any)	Special awards won (if any)	Notes
2005	Cherie Sophie Sherchan	New York, United States	Top 10 Semi-finalist
2009	Reetu Shakya	New York, United States	Top 5 Finalist
2010	Binita Thapa	California, United States
2011	Anupama Aura Gurung	Singapore	1st runner up	Miss Best Hair	Previously competed in Miss Mongol 2010 and ended with Miss Personality sub-title.
2012	Shristi Shrestha	Cornwall, United Kingdom	WINNER	Miss Confident
2013	Sumi Lama	Texas, United States	Top 5 Finalist		Previously competed in Miss Tamang 2012 and won the crown.
2014	Pranayna KC	Perth, Australia	Top 5 Finalist	Miss Personality	Previously competed in Miss Nepal 2008 but the pageant later on got cancelled due to the Feminists Movement.
2015	Durga Gurung	London, United Kingdom	Top 10 Semi-finalist		Previous winner of Miss UK Nepal 2012.
	Evana Manadhar	New York, United States	WINNER	Miss Intellectual Miss Personality Miss Gosh Girl
	Nuning Limbu	London, United Kingdom	Top 10 Semi-finalist	Miss Popular

Score table

Cities	Debut	Best Result	Winning Years
Bhaktapur	1994	4th place (2011)	0
Biratnagar	2002	Semi-finalist (2002)	0
Birgunj	1994	Winner (1994, 2000)	2
Chitwan	1994	Winner (2012, 2016)	2
Dharan	2010	Winner (2011, 2014)	2
Gorkha	1996	–	0
Hetauda	2002	Semi-finalist (2002)	0
Janakpur	2000	Semi-finalist (2000)	0
Jhapa	2013	Semi-finalist (2013)	0
Kathmandu	1994	Winner (1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2009, 2010)	10
Kavre	2007	4th place (2013)	0
Kirtipur	2012	Semi-finalist (2012)	0
Lahan	2005	Semi-finalist (2005)	0
Lalitpur	1994	Winner (2005, 2007)	2
Mahendranagar	2012	3rd Place (2012)	0
Nepalgunj	1996	4th place (2001)	0
Pokhara	1995	Winner (1997)	1
Rupandehi	2007	Semi-finalist (2007)	0
Syangja	2005	Semi-finalist (2005)	0

See also

• Miss Teen Nepal

References

1. "Asmi Shrestha is Miss Nepal 2016". The Kaleidoscope of Pageantry.
2. "Roshani Khatri is Miss Nepal Earth 2016". The Kaleidoscope of Pageantry.
3. "Barsha Lekhi is Miss International Nepal 2016". The Kaleidoscope of Pageantry.
4. http://www.wwfnepal.org/?202514/Miss-Nepal-Malina-Joshi-is-WWFs-Young-Conservation-Ambassador Malina Joshi is WWF's Young Conservation Ambassador
5. http://miss2005nisha.blogspot.co.uk/
6. http://www.kathmandujaycees.org.np/miss-nepal-18.html
7. http://www.missnepalus.com/index.php
8. http://xnepali.net/fashion/khushbu-mishra-is-miss-nepal-us-2014/
9. http://missnepalus.com//winner2015.php
10. http://missnepalus.com/winner2014.php
11. http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=81675
12. http://xnepali.net/miss-nepal-hong-kong-2011-is-lakpa-dolma-sherpa/
13. http://glamournepal.net/nia-dewan-tops-miss-uk-nepal-2014/#.VJ6GHsgCA

External links

• Miss Nepal 2015
• Miss Nepal Official Website