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]
| Miss Nepal 2016 | |
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| Date | April 8, 2016 |
| Venue | Hotel Annapurna, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Broadcaster | NTV & NTV PLUS, M&S VMagazine |
| Entrants | 19 |
| Winner | Asmi Shrestha Chitwan |
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
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| Final results | Contestant | International pageant | International Results |
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| Miss Nepal 2016 (Winner) |
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Miss World 2016 | Unplaced Top 5 - Beauty with a Purpose |
| 1st runner-up (Miss Earth Nepal 2016) |
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Miss Earth 2016 | Unplaced Best in Resort Wear |
| 2nd runner-up (Miss International Nepal 2016) |
Miss International 2016 | Unplaced People's Choice Award by Missosology | |
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| Top 11 |
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Miss Asia Pacific International 2016 | Unplaced |
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(●): The candidates won the Miss Popular Choice Award (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 11 semi-Finalists.
Sub-titles
edit| Award | Contestant |
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| Best in Evening Gown (performance) | |
| Best in Evening Gown (design) |
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| The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellect | |
| Fanta Miss Bubbly |
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| Berger Miss Talent | |
| Shree Ganapati Jewellers Miss Photogenic | |
| Alfa Beta Miss Scholar of the Year |
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| Miss Popular | |
| Miss Personality |
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| Miss Friendship |
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| Miss Fascino |
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| Miss Confident |
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| Beauty with a Purpose |
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| Miss Best Complexion |
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| Miss Athletic |
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Contestants
edit| # | Contestants | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement |
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| 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 |
| # | Contestants | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement |
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| 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 |
| # | Contestants | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement |
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| 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
edit- (#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
edit- ^ "Asmee Shrestha is the new face of Classic Diamond Jwellers". September 27, 2014.
- ^ Nepal, Glamour (September 29, 2014). "Asmee crowned as the new face of Classic Diamond Jewelry".
- ^ "Miss Purwanchal 2015 is Priyanka Shrestha – Nepali Movies, films". 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Priyashi Thapa is Miss Nepalgujn 2015". December 29, 2015.
- ^ a b "iPage". www.brightnepal.com.
- ^ "Fursadnepal.com". fursadnepal.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "New face for Classic Diamond Jewelry announced". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-01-05.
- ^ Nepal, Glamour (January 15, 2016). "Nitika Karmacharya crowned as Miss Ecollege 2015".
- ^ "Asmi Shrestha won Miss Nepal 2016" Lagatar.com. Retrieved 8 April 2016.