Miss Nepal 2017
The Hidden Treasures Ruslan Miss Nepal 2017, the 22nd annual Miss Nepal beauty pageant, was held on 2 June 2017 at Hotel Annapurna in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. The Nepalese delegates for Miss Universe 2017, Miss World 2017, Miss Earth 2017, Miss International 2017 and Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 were selected through the pageant.[1][2]
Overview
Miss Nepal 2016Asmi Shrestha crowned her successor Nikita Chandak as the new Miss Nepal World 2017 who represented Nepal in the Miss World 2017.[3][4]
At the same event, Roshni Khatri crowned her successor Rojina Shrestha as Miss Earth Nepal 2017[5] and Barsha Lekhi crowned her successor Niti Shah as Miss International Nepal 2017.[6] Sahara Basnet was crowned as Miss Nepal Asia Pacific International.[7]
Later in a special event held at Hotel Annapurna, Nagma Shrestha was crowned as the Miss Universe Nepal 2017 to represent Nepal at Miss Universe 2017.[8]
The winner of Miss Nepal 2017 served as the brand ambassador of popular drink Fanta and WWF Nepal for a year. In addition, she received $1,000 as prize for winning the title. The auditions of Miss Nepal were held in Dharan, Birgunj, Chitwan, Nepalgunj, Pokhara, Butwal and Kathmandu.[9]
NTV and NTV PLUS broadcast the pageant live and for the Nepalese abroad. Miss Nepal 2017 was live streamed on M&S V Magazine's official website.[10]
Results
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| Final results | Contestant | International pageant | International Results |
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| Miss Universe Nepal 2017 | Miss Universe 2017 | Unplaced | |
| Miss Nepal 2017 |
| Miss World 2017 | Top 40Head-to-Head Challenge 2nd runner-up - Miss Multimedia Top 10 - People's Choice Award Top 20 - Beauty with a Purpose Top 30 - Top Model |
| Miss Nepal Earth 2017 | Miss Earth 2017 | Unplaced | |
| Miss Nepal International 2017 | Miss International 2017 | Unplaced | |
| Miss Nepal Asia Pacific 2017 |
| Miss Asia Pacific International 2017 | Unplaced |
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(●): The candidate won the Miss Popular Choice Award (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 14 semi-Finalists.
Sub-titles
| Award | Contestant |
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| Best in Evening Gown | |
| The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellect |
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| Berger Miss Talent |
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| Shree Ganapati Jewellers Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Popular | |
| Miss Friendship | |
| Miss Fascino | |
| Miss Confident | |
| Beauty with a Purpose |
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| Miss Best Complexion | |
| Miss Athletic |
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Contestants
| # | Contestants | Age | Height | Representing | Home Town | Placement | Special Award |
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| 1 | Swostika Silwal | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Lalitpur | Lalitpur District | ||
| 2 | Rinku Bajracharya | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Lalitpur | Lalitpur District | Top 14 | |
| 3 | Priyanka Khadka | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Bhadrapur | Jhapa District | Top 14 | |
| 4 | Anusha Lamsal | 22 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Dhading | Dhading District | Top 14 | Miss Photogenic |
| 5 | Narmata Gurung | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Butwal | Rupandehi District | Top 14 | Miss Talent |
| 6 | Rojina Amatya Shrestha | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Birgunj | Parsa District | Top 7 Finalists | |
| 7 | Rojina Shrestha | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Kathmandu | Kathmandu District | Miss Earth Nepal | Miss Friendship |
| 8 | Aasina Baral | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Kathmandu | Kathmandu District | Top 14 | |
| 9 | Anita Bhandari | 24 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Syangja | Syangja District | ||
| 10 | Rakchya Karki | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Kathmandu | Kathmandu District | Top 7 Finalists | |
| 11 | Niti Shah | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Ghorahi | Dang District | Miss International Nepal | Miss Fascino Best Complexion |
| 12 | Urusha Adhikari | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bharatpur | Chitwan District | Top 14 | |
| 13 | Manzari Singh | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Tansen | Palpa District | Top 7 Finalists | Miss Athletic |
| 14 | Nikita Chandak | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Biratnagar | Morang District | Miss World Nepal | Miss Confident Miss Popular Choice |
| 15 | Gyani Maiya Baral | 23 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | Pokhara | Kaski District | ||
| 16 | Dristi Katwal | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Biratnagar | Morang District | Beauty with a Purpose | |
| 17 | Sahara Basnet | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Lalitpur | Lalitpur District | Miss Asia Pacific Nepal | Miss Intellect |
| 18 | Barsha Pokharel | 22 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Biratnagar | Morang District | Top 14 | Miss Beautiful Hair |
| 19 | Kritika Giri | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Bhadrapur | Jhapa District |
Previous Experience
- (#1) Eksha Maden was 2nd runner up in Miss Purwanchal 2016 regional pageant which gave her the direct entry to Miss Nepal 2017 Top 20 contestants.[11]
- (#2) Sadikshya Pandey is the winner of Miss Pokhara 2016 regional pageant giving her a sport in Nepal 2017 Top 20 contestants.
- (#3) Suman Gurung is the winner of Miss Chitwan 2017 regional pageant which gave her the direct entry to Miss Nepal 2017 Top 20 contestants.[13]
External links
- Miss Nepal Website
- Miss Nepal Official Website