| Miss Grand Nepal 2018 | |
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.jpg) Kathmandu, the host city of the contest | |
| Date | 4 August 2018 |
| Venue | Hotel Gurkha Heritage,Kathmandu |
| Broadcaster | YouTube |
| Entrants | 10 |
| Placements | 5 |
| Winner | Urussa Joshi Kathmandu |
| Photogenic | Riya Gaihre Chitwan |
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 Miss Grand Nepal 2018 Grand Finale, on 24 June 2019, YouTube video onInternet Archive |
Miss Grand Nepal 2018 was the second edition of theMiss Grand Nepal beauty pageant, held on August 4, 2018, at the Hotel Gurkha Heritage inKathmandu.[1][2] Ten contestants, who qualified through the audions held countrywide, competed for the title,[2] of whom a 26-year-oldmedia personality fromKathmandu, Urussa Joshi, was named the winner,[1][3][4] and received रु50,000rupee cash and aSuzuki scooter as the prize,[1] while the first and the second runners-up, Eksha Maden ofDhangadhi and Riya Gaihre ofLalitpur, obtained cash of रु30,000 and रु20,000 rupee, respectively.[1] Urussa Joshi then represented Nepal at Miss Grand International 2018 held later that year on October 25 inMyanmar,[1][5][6] but she got a non-placement.[7]
The event was showcased under the direction of the RK Entertainment Group.[1][2][8]
After the RK Entertainment Group took over the competition license of theMiss Grand Nepal beauty pageant from Looks Entertainment in late 2017, the organization announced the launch of the 2018 edition in mid-2018, with the first phase auditions happening inKathmandu,Pokhara,Nawalparasi, andDharan,[2][9] and then all qualified candidates were finalized to ten in the final audition round inKathmandu.[9][10] The whole process of the audition was conducted from May 12 to June 9.[11] A press conference was held on May 10, 2018, at the Royal Empire Hotel in Kathmandu, wherein the organizer revealed the details related to the contest.[11]
The auditions started on May 12 in Pokhara, then moved toChitwan on May 14, toButwal on May 16, and then toDharan on May 18,[9][11] while an online application was given a June 8 deadline. All qualified candidates were additionally narrowed to ten in the final audition held on June 9 inKathmandu,[9][11] and the national final is scheduled for August 4, at the Hotel Gurkha Heritage.[11][1]
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| Final results | Contestant | International pageant | International Results |
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| Miss Grand Nepal 2018 (Winner) |
| Miss Grand International 2018 | Unplaced Top 20 - Best in National Costume |
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| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Catwalk |
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| Miss Personality |
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| Miss Talent |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Best Figure |
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| Miss Multimedia |
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| Miss Best Speech |
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| Miss Best Report |
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10 contestants competed for the title of Miss Grand Nepal 2018.[2]
| No. | Contestants | Province | Placement |
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| 1 | Sushmita Tamang | Kathmandu | Top 5 Miss Best Speech Miss Best Figure |
| 2 | Sara Kapali | Kathmandu | Miss Best Report |
| 3 | Prapti Laxmi Sen | Kathmandu | Top 5 |
| 4 | Sanjita Ranabhat | Pokhara | Miss Multimedia |
| 5 | Mala Thapa Magar | Nawalparasi | |
| 6 | Sweckshya Rai | Pokhara | |
| 7 | Siwani Lamichhane | Kathmandu | |
| 8 | Riya Gaihre | Chitwan | 2nd runner-up Miss Photogenic Miss Talent |
| 9 | Sireng Eksha Maden | Dharan | 1st runner-up Miss Personality |
| 10 | Urussa Joshi | Kathmandu | Miss Grand Nepal 2018 Miss Catwalk |
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