Miss Nepal 2016

Miss Nepal 2016
DateApril 8, 2016
VenueHotel Annapurna, Kathmandu, Nepal
BroadcasterNTV & NTV PLUS, M&S VMagazine
Entrants19
WinnerAsmi Shrestha
Nepal Chitwan
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Hidden Treasures Fanta Miss Nepal 2016, the 21st annual Miss Nepal beauty pageant, was held on 8 April 2016 at Hotel Annapurna in Kathmandu. Miss Nepal 2015 Evana Manandhar crowned her successor Asmi Shrestha as Miss Nepal World 2016 to represent Nepal in the Miss World 2016.[citation needed]

At the same event, Roshni Khatri was crowned as Miss Earth Nepal 2016[citation needed] and Barsha Lekhi was crowned as Miss International Nepal 2016.[citation needed]

The winner of Miss Nepal 2016 served as the brand ambassador of popular drink Fanta and WWF Nepal for a one year. In addition, she received Rs. 100,000 as prize for winning the title. The auditions of Miss Nepal were held in Biratnagar, Birgunj, Chitwan, Nepalgunj, Pokhara, Butwal and Kathmandu.

NTV and NTV PLUS broadcast the pageant live and for all the Nepalese abroad Miss Nepal 2016 was live streamed on M&S V Magazine's official website.

Results

Color keys
Final results Contestant International pageant International Results
Miss Nepal 2016
(Winner) 		Miss World 2016 Unplaced
Top 5 - Beauty with a Purpose
1st runner-up
(Miss Earth Nepal 2016) 		Miss Earth 2016 Unplaced
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Best in Resort Wear
2nd runner-up
(Miss International Nepal 2016) 		Miss International 2016 Unplaced
People's Choice Award by Missosology
Top 5
Top 11 Miss Asia Pacific International 2016 Unplaced

(●): The candidates won the Miss Popular Choice Award (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 11 semi-Finalists.


Sub-titles

Award Contestant
Best in Evening Gown (performance)
Best in Evening Gown (design)
The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellect
Fanta Miss Bubbly
Berger Miss Talent
Shree Ganapati Jewellers Miss Photogenic
Alfa Beta Miss Scholar of the Year
Miss Popular
Miss Personality
Miss Friendship
Miss Fascino
Miss Confident
Beauty with a Purpose
Miss Best Complexion
Miss Athletic


Contestants

Province No. 1 & Province No. 2
# Contestants Age Height Representing District Placement
6 Aayushma Shrestha 19 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) Taplejung Taplejung District Top 11
Miss Bubbly
13 Anita Karki 21 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Solukhumbu Solukhumbu District
14 Barsha Lekhi 21 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Saptari Saptari District 2nd Runner Up
Miss Popular
15 Sandipa Limbu 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Dharan Sunsari District Top 11
16 Srijana Regmi 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Sankhuwasabha Sankhuwasabha District Top 5
Miss Talent
Bagmati Province
# Contestants Age Height Representing District Placement
1 Ashma KC 21 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) Kirtipur Kathmandu District Top 11
Miss Athletic
Miss Fascino
2 Kritima Rimal 19 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Ramkot Kathmandu District
3 Sajum Katuwal 20 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Kirtipur Kathmandu District
4 Sachina Shrestha 19 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Dolakha Dolakha District
5 Jubi Joshi 21 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Kuleshwor Kathmandu District
7 Roshni Khatri 19 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) Bungamati Lalitpur District 1st Runner Up
Miss Confident
Miss Personality
8 Soniya Sharma 22 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) Swayambhunath Kathmandu District Top 11
9 Anshu KC 23 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) Jharuwarasi Lalitpur District Top 11
Miss Friendship
11 Asmi Shrestha 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Chitwan Chitwan District Winner
Miss Photogenic
Best Evening Gown
Miss Intellect
18 Namrata Shrestha 19 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Kathmandu Kathmandu District Top 5
19 Prerana Adhikari 19 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) Daanchhi Kathmandu District Top 11
Miss Best Complexion
Miss Intellect
Gandaki Province & Lumbini Province
# Contestants Age Height Representing District Placement
10 Kushum Thapa Magar 19 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) Butwal Rupandehi District
12 Karuna Khadka 19 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) Butwal Rupandehi District
17 Prativa Dawadi 21 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) Pokhara Kaski District Beauty with a Purpose

Previous Experience

  • (#1) Asmi Shrestha was the winner of Face of Classic Diamond 2014.[1]
  • (#2) Paramita Rana was the 1st runner up in Face of Classic Diamond 2014.[2]
  • (#3) Anjana Das was the winner of Miss Pokhara Queen 2015 title.
  • (#4) Priyanka Shrestha was the winner of Miss Purwanchal 2015 which gave her a direct entry to Miss Nepal 2016's Top 19 finalists.[3]
  • (#5) Priyashi Thapa was Miss Nepalgunj 2015 title holder.[4]
  • (#6) Pooja Shrestha was 1st runner up at Miss Chitwan 2014 pageant.[5]
  • (#7) Anu Rai was 1st runner up at Miss Purwanchal 2015.
  • (#8) Sheelpa Maskey was an actress and singer in the UK before coming to compete in Miss Nepal 2016.[citation needed]
  • (#9) Sabina Rana Bhujel won the title of Miss Pokhara 2015 which gave her a wild card entry to Miss Nepal 2016's Top 19 finalists.
  • (#10) Mangeeta Khannal was the 1st runner up at Miss Pokhara 2015 pageant.
  • (#11) Pramisha Bajracharya is 2nd runner up at Miss Purwanchal 2015.[6]
  • (#13) Zenisha Tamang was placed 8th at Mega Model Season 3.[7]
  • (#14) Samragyee Shah is the 2nd runner up at Face of Classic Diamond 2014.[8]
  • (#15) Nitika Sarah Karmacharya has previous won the title of Miss ECollege 2015.[9]
  • (#16) Varsha Rai was the 2nd runner up at Miss Purwanchal 2013.
  • (#17) Aastha Pokharel is the winner of Kingfisher Calendar Super Model Season 2 and placed 5th at Asia's Next Top Model Cycle 1.
  • (#18) Sitoshna Ban was the winner of Miss Chitwan 2014 and previously she competed in Miss Nepal 2014.[5]
  • (#19) Lochan Basel is the 2nd runner up at Miss Pokhara 2015.

References

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  1. ^ "Asmee Shrestha is the new face of Classic Diamond Jwellers". September 27, 2014.
  2. ^ Nepal, Glamour (September 29, 2014). "Asmee crowned as the new face of Classic Diamond Jewelry".
  3. ^ "Miss Purwanchal 2015 is Priyanka Shrestha – Nepali Movies, films". 16 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Priyashi Thapa is Miss Nepalgujn 2015". December 29, 2015.
  5. ^ a b "iPage". www.brightnepal.com.
  6. ^ "Fursadnepal.com". fursadnepal.com.
  7. ^ "Forced to split when ex's family learnt I was a boy: Nepali trans Mega Model contestant". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  8. ^ "New face for Classic Diamond Jewelry announced". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
  9. ^ Nepal, Glamour (January 15, 2016). "Nitika Karmacharya crowned as Miss Ecollege 2015".
  10. ^ "Asmi Shrestha won Miss Nepal 2016" Lagatar.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.