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• Miss Nepal
• मिस नेपाल

Logo of the Miss Nepal Beauty Pageant.
Formation	14 October 1994; 30 years ago (1994-10-14)
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Kathmandu
Location	Nepal
Official language	Nepali English
Chairman	Ajaya Ratna Sthapit (The Hidden Treasure P.Ltd.)
Directors (The Hidden Treasure P.Ltd)	Diwakar Rajkarnikar Gopal Sunder Lal Kakshapati Subarna Chhetri
Pageant Director/Coreographer	Rachana Gurung Sharma
Secessions	Discontinued Franchise: Miss Universe Miss Supranational Miss Asia Pacific International
Affiliations	Current Franchise: Miss World Miss International Miss Earth
Website	missnepal.com.np

Miss Nepal (Nepali:मिस नेपाल) is a national beauty pageant in Nepal. The winners are sent toMiss World,Miss Earth,Miss International.

From the first pageant in 1994, the winner of the Miss Nepal has represented Nepal at 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 toMiss World contest and the first runner-up to Miss Asia Pacific. No contest was held in 2001 due to theNepalese royal massacre.^{[citation needed]}

From 2004, the second runner-up represented represent Nepal at Miss Earth. This changed in 2005, to first runner-up, as they stopped sending them to Miss Asia Pacific. From 2010, the second runner-up was sent toMiss International. Since 2011 onwards; the names of the third and fourth runner-up were revealed while announcing the names of the winners on the coronation night. The Hidden Treasure reacquired the franchise ofMiss Asia Pacific International (2016-2017). In 2017, Hidden Treasure acquiredMiss Universe franchise and directly nominatedNagma Shrestha as theFirst Miss Universe Nepal2017, because she had contacted theMiss Universe and obtained license on the behalf of the Hidden Treasure.^[1] From 2018 onwards, all four winners are of equal position with no runner-ups.^[2]

As the press announcement of Miss Nepal 2020 by Hidden Treasure, Miss Nepal 2020 will air live on Kantipur TV. This was the first time Miss Nepal would telecast on another national television after dropping the contract withNepal Television. Hidden Treasure also announced that they no longer had the Miss Universe franchise so there will have only four winners for this years. The price money has been increased from NRS 100000 to NRS 250000 each for all winners. The organizer announced on 20 March 2020, that the contest has been postponed due to the (COVID-19) pandemic, as informed by Chairman of Hidden Treasure Mr. Driwakar Rajkarnikar. Later the pageant was conducted on 5 December 2020.^{[citation needed]}

In 2022, Miss Nepal lost the franchise ofMiss Supranational. Now,Mister and Miss National Nepal (Santosh Upadhyaya Directorship) sends Nepalese delegates toSupranational pageant.^[3]

Since 1994, women from 19–24 years old compete at the national pageant, Miss Nepal. 25 contestants are chosen from across the country and they begin a one-month training and grooming course before the final event in which they participate in lectures, social work, photoshoots, interviews and etiquette lessons. On the coronation night, which lasts up to three hours, all the candidates engage in an opening sequence, introduction speech (after which the top 12 semi-finalists are chosen who then compete in an interview portion with the judges), and an evening gown sequence, where the 5 finalists are chosen. This is when the final common question and answer round is held. At the end, the names of five winners are announced from a live telecast onNepal Television.

• Miss Nepal's have to represent Nepal into their respective international beauty pageants.
• Miss Nepal gets to be a Young Conservation Ambassador for theWWF Nepal.^[4]
• Relevant and important charity work withMaiti Nepal & HIV & Aids Campaign.

• Ruby Rana (Miss Nepal 1994)
• Nilima Gurung (Miss Nepal 1997)
• Niru Shrestha Gurung (Miss Nepal 1998)
• Malvika Subba (Miss Nepal 2002)
• Anita Gurung (Miss Nepal Earth 2004)
• Sarah Gurung (Miss Nepal Asia Pacific 2005)
• Anupama Aura Gurung (Miss Nepal Earth 2011)
• Shristi Shrestha (Miss Nepal World 2012)
• Nagma Shrestha (Miss Nepal Earth 2012)^[5]/ (Miss Universe Nepal 2017)^[6]
• Ishani Shrestha (Miss Nepal World 2013)
• Sipora Gurung (Miss Nepal 2013 Top 5)
• Nikita Chandak (Miss Nepal World 2017)^[7]
• Manita Devkota (Miss Universe Nepal 2018)^[8]
• Shrinkhala Khatiwada (Miss Nepal World 2018)
• Priya Sigdel (Miss Nepal Earth 2018)
• Anushka Shrestha (Miss Nepal World 2019)
• Namrata Shrestha (Miss Nepal World 2020)
• Priyanka Rani Joshi (Miss Nepal World 2022)
• Srichchha Pradhan (Miss Nepal World 2023)

• 1998 Winner Jyoti Pradhan was dethroned when it was discovered that she had fled to the US after she finish competed inMiss World 1998. Therefore, 1st runner-up Niru Shrestha Gurung was crowned first place.^[9]
• Miss Nepal 2010 - 3rd Runner Up, Samriddhi Rai accused the organizers of preferential treatment towards contestants and claimed the contest was purely a money-making business. However, former Miss Nepal titleholders stood with Miss Nepal pageant and dismissed Rai's claims.^[10]
• 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.^[11][12]
• Miss Nepal Earth 2014Prinsha 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).^[13]

• 
  Miss Nepal 1994
  Ruby Rana,Birgunj
• 
  Miss Nepal 2002
  Malvika Subba,Kathmandu
• 
  Miss Nepal World 2004
  Payal Shakya,Kathmandu
• 
  Miss Nepal World 2007
  Sitashma Chand,Lalitpur
• 
  Miss Nepal World 2011
  Malina Joshi,Dharan
• 
  Miss Nepal World 2012
  Shristi Shrestha,Chitwan
• 
  Miss Nepal World 2017
  Nikita Chandak,Miss Urlabari
• 
  Miss Universe Nepal 2018
  Manita Devkota,Gorkha

   Winning International Title

   Miss Universe Nepal

   Miss World Nepal

   Miss Asia Pacific Nepal

   Miss International Nepal

   Miss Earth Nepal

   Miss Supranational Nepal

• Miss World 2002 beauty pageant was held on the same date asMiss Nepal 2002,Malvika Subba was unable to compete at the international competition.^[41]

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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 the pageant's management.

List of subtitle award winners is as follows. The subtitles may vary with different editions of the pageant.

  * 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 throughMiss Purwanchal. Additionally,Miss Chitwan andMiss Pokhara hold their own individual pageants.

  *** Denotes that final audition held inKathmandu selects the contestants who will compete in the final event.

• Kathmandu Valley,Nepali:काठमाडौं उपत्यका,Nepal Bhasa: स्वनिगः, Capital valley of Nepal includesBhaktapur,Kathmandu,Kirtipur andLalitpur.)
• Chitwan Valley,Nepali:चितवन उपत्यका Southwestern valley of Nepal includesChitwan,Makwanpur andNawalparasi.)
• Pokhara Valley,Nepali:पोखरा उपत्यका, Western valley of Nepal includesPokhara andLekhnath.
• Eastern Region,Nepali:पुर्वाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र, Eastern Region of Nepal includesBiratnagar,Dharan,Itahari andJhapa.)
• Far-Western Region,Nepali:सुदुर पश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्र Far Western Region of Nepal includesDhangadhi andMahendranagar,Dadeldhura,Baitadi,Bajhang,Darchula,Doti,Achham.

Biratnagar, Dharan,Itahari andJhapa are regions ofEastern Region and are titles handed out at theMiss Purwanchal preliminary. As of 1995 Pokhara has its own preliminary throughMiss Pokhara beauty pageant for the women ofGandaki Province.

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 criticized for having lack of diversity interns of selection of candidates. Due to the reason that many girls fromKathmandu Valley are represented and are consistent in the pageant per year which resulted in the most winners from the Kathmandu Valley. However, since 2013, the pageant has decided to include more candidates from outside the Capital Valley.

Miss Nepal sends delegates to participate in 3 of theBig Four international beauty pageants as of 2024. Note that the year designates the time Nepal has acquired that particular pageant franchise.

Current franchise:

• Miss World (1997–present)
• Miss Earth (2002–present)
• Miss International (2000, 2005, reacquired in 2010–present)

Previous Franchise:

• Miss Universe (2017–present) (on 2020Miss Vibhaa took the franchise till 2023 headed by Uddhab Adhikari, The contest now under Global Glamour Venture P.Ltd. headed by Sangita Puri)
• Miss Supranational (2014, 2018–present)(The contest now under Sanurvi International Org. headed by Santosh Upadhyaya)
• Miss Asia Pacific International (1994–2017)

The following women have represented Nepal in theBig Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.^[44][45] These areMiss World,Miss Universe,Miss International andMiss Earth.^[46][47][48]

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Miss Nepal used to send a Miss Nepal toMiss Universe from 2017 to 2019. In that year Nagma Shrestha was directly nominated by Miss Nepal Organization without any competition as the first Miss Nepal Universe in the special occasion of 23rd Anniversary of Miss Nepal, Hidden Treasure.

In 2020 the new org. calledMiss Vibhaa debuted to select the winner to the Miss Universe pageant. This organization was under Uddhab Adhikari directorship ("Umanga Creation" 2020-2023).

As of 2024, new organization, Global Glamour Venture P.Ltd. is responsible for organizingMiss Universe Nepal with Sangita Puri as National Director.

On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

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	District	Miss Nepal	Placement at Miss Earth	Special Awards	Notes
2024	Chitwan	Sumana Khatri Chhetri	Unplaced	Upcycling Fashion Show
2023	Dang	Raina Majgaiya	Unplaced
2022	Lalitpur	Sareesha Shrestha	Unplaced	Best Eco Video (Asia & Oceania)
2021	Kathmandu	Supriya Shrestha	Unplaced
2020	Did not compete
2019	Kathmandu	Riya Basnet	Unplaced
2018	Kathmandu	Priya Sigdel	Top 18	Talent (Fire group) DV Boer Ambassadress Best Eco-Video Award
2017	Kathmandu	Rojina Shrestha	Unplaced
2016	Lalitpur	Roshni Khatri	Unplaced	Resort Wear
2015	Kathmandu	Dibyata Vaidya	Unplaced
2014	Kathmandu	Prinsha Shrestha	Unplaced	Yahoo! Beauty for a Cause Eco-Beauty Video (Top 10)	Dethroned
2013	Lalitpur	Rojisha Shahi	Unplaced	Best in Evening Gown Most Child Friendly Challenge
2012	Kathmandu	Nagma Shrestha	Top 8	Walk with M.E Dolphins Love Freedom Mural Painting Challenge
2011	Chitwan	Anupama Aura Gurung	Unplaced
2010	Surkhet	Sahana Bajracharya	Unplaced
2009	Kathmandu	Richa Thapa Magar	Unplaced
2008	Did not compete
2007	Lalitpur	Bandana Sharma	Unplaced
2006	Kathmandu	Ayushma Pokharel	Unplaced
2005	Kathmandu	Shavona Shrestha	Unplaced	People's Choice award (Top 5)
2004	Kaski	Anita Gurung	Unplaced
2003	Did not compete
2002	Kathmandu	Nira Gautam	Unplaced

Before 2010, Miss Nepal International was organised by different company which produced winners that were represented inMiss International beauty pageant. But since 2010, Hidden Treasure bought the franchise to Miss International and now sends delegate from the annual Miss Nepal beauty pageant.

In 2016, Pooja Shrestha represented Nepal at Miss Supranational 2016. After two years, Miss Nepal began to send delegates regularly to Miss Supranational from 2018 when Mahima Singh was appointed as Miss Nepal Supranational. Since 2021, the delegate for Miss Supranational is seleceted by Mister and Miss National pageant by Santosh Upadhyay, National Director, Sanurvi International P.Ltd.

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^[52] Miss Nepal where Nilima 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 2005. The Hidden Treasure reacquired the franchise for 2016-2017. Since 2018, GEE Nepal Pvt. Ltd. is responsible for selecting 'Miss Asia Pacific Nepal'.^[53]

The first ever Miss Nepal USA was held, in August 2011 and was organized by Event Planet Inc.^[54] 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.^[55] Since 2019, the Miss Nepal US Organisation stopped giving the special regional awards.

Miss Nepal Hong Kong was held in 1998 in favor of giving a platform forNepalese teenagers to women in Hong Kong to build up their confidence and self-esteem. Factually, since Hong Kong's life is hectic and also because of internal issues, Miss Nepal Hong Kong has had ups and downs: 1998 (was held), 1999 (canceled), 2000 (was held), 2001 (was held), 2002, 2003, 2004 (canceled), 2005 (was held). Consequently, Miss Talent Hunt Hong Kong Nepal (Mega Model) was replaced by Miss Nepal Hong Kong from 2006 to 2009 organized by Laxmi Rai (Lara), Mamita Gurung (Miss Hong Kong Nepal 2000), and Tara Subbha. It followed up organizers from 2008 (Basanti Pun and Sushmita Gurung) because of some internal issues. However, in 2010 since Miss Talent Hunt HK Nepal was transformed into an international pageant, it withdrew itself from Miss Nepal Hong Kong. After a long decades, fortunately, in 2011, the 5th Miss Nepal Hong Kong was held on 3 August 2011.^[64]

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	Notes
2005	Cherie Sophie Sherchan	New York, USA	Top 10 Semi-finalist
2009	Reetu Shakya	New York, USA	Top 5 Finalist
2010	Binita Thapa	California, USA
2011	Anupama Aura Gurung	Singapore, Singapore	Miss Nepal Earth	Miss Best Hair	Previously competed in Miss Mongol 2010 and ended with Miss Personality sub-title.
2012	Shristi Shrestha	Cornwall, UK	Miss Nepal World	Miss Confident
2013	Ishani Shrestha	Colorado, USA	Miss Nepal World	Miss Best Walk
	Sumi Lama	Texas, USA	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	Evana Manandhar	Pennsylvania, USA	Miss Nepal World	Miss Intellectual Miss Personality Miss Gosh Girl
	Durga Gurung	London, UK	Top 10 Semi-finalist		Previous winner of Miss UK Nepal 2012.
	Nuning Limbu	London, UK	Top 10 Semi-finalist	Miss Popular
2018	Manita Devkota	Minnesota, USA	Miss Nepal Universe	Miss Glamour	FirstMiss Universe Nepal winner crowned alongside 3 other winners in Miss Nepal stage.
	Megha Shrestha	Osaka, Japan	Top 15 Semi-finalist	Miss Athletic
	Jyotsna Chettri	Sydney, Australia	Top 15 Semi-finalist
2019	Rose Lama	California, USA	Miss Nepal Supranational	Miss Glamour Miss Photogenic	FirstMiss Supranational Nepal winner crowned alongside 4 other winners in Miss Nepal stage. Miss California Nepal 2017
2022	Nancy Khadka	California, USA	Miss Nepal International	Miss Popular Choice Miss Vibrant	Previously 4th runner-up ofMiss Universe Nepal 2020
	Rose Kandel	Texas, USA	Top 6 Finalist	Dabur Miss Best Hair
	Sriya Gajurel	New York, USA	Top 12 Semi-finalist		Previous winner of Miss Nepal North America 2019.
2024	Karuna Rawat	Sydney, Australia	Miss Nepal International		Previously Miss SEE Pokhara Runner Up
	Anjana Pun	HK, Hong Kong	Top 13 Semi-finalist	Miss Popular Choice Miss DHI	Previous winner of Miss Nepal Hong Kong 2023

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