Barsha Lekhi

Barsha Lekhi
Born	Barsha Lekhi (1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 31) Gangajali, Saptari District, Nepal
Education	Environmental science
Alma mater	Patan Multiple Campus Kendriya Vidyalaya, Embassy of India, Kathmandu
Occupation	Environment activist
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Nepal International 2016 Miss Popular
Years active	2016-present
Hair color	Dark brown
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss Nepal 2016 Miss International 2016

Barsha Lekhi (Nepali: बर्षा लेखी, born 5 May 1993) is a Nepalese beauty pageant titleholder.[1] She was crowned Miss Nepal 2016 won the Missiology People's Choice award in 2016,[2] and represented Nepal at the Miss International contest held in Japan on October 27, 2016.[3] Lekhi completed her Environmental Science education at Patan Multiple Campus and has worked at the NEFIN-REDD/CC Partnership Program. She pursued a Master's Degree in environmental science[4] at Jawaharlal Nehru University[5][6][7]

Career

Lekhi entered the Miss Nepal 2016 pageant as competitor number 14 and was subsequently crowned Miss Nepal International 2016. She also earned the Miss Popular title.[8][9]

Miss Nepal 2016

Lekhi is the first Miss Nepal from the indigenous Tharu community.[10][11]

Miss International 2016

Barsha Lekhi competed in the Miss International 2016 pageant held on October 27, 2016, in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

References

1. "Kathmandu girl Asmi Shrestha wins Miss Nepal crown". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 April 2016.
2. "Barsha Lekhi is crowned as Miss Nepal International 2016". www.myrepublica.com. MyRepublica. 8 Apr 2016.
3. "Barsha Lekhi wins Missiology People's Choice Awards at Miss International 2016". badmasi.com. Badmasi. 30 Oct 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016.
4. "Best Masters of Science (MScs) in Environmental Sciences 2022". www.masterstudies.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
5. "Patan Multiple Campus". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
6. "NEFIN Climate Change REDD Partnership Program". Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
7. "Home". jnu.ac.in.
8. "Asmi Shrestha crowned Miss Nepal 2016". 8 April 2016.
9. "My Republica - Who will be Miss Nepal 2016? (Photo feature)". Archived from the original on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
10. "मिस नेपाल २०१६ मा वर्षा लेखी ::Tharuwan". Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
11. "Mychautari". Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-04-14.

External links

• Official Website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Medha Koirala (Nepal)	Miss Nepal International 2016	Succeeded by Niti Shah