Miss_Nepal

Miss Nepal

Miss Nepal

National beauty pageant in Nepal

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

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History

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 to Miss World contest and the first runner-up to Miss Asia Pacific. No contest was held in 2001 because of the Nepalese royal massacre.

From 2004, the second runner-up has been granted to represent Nepal in the pageant Miss Earth but it changed a year later, to 1st runner-up as it had been stopped sending to Miss Asia Pacific. In 2010, the 2nd runner-up has started to send to Miss International. Since 2011 onwards; the names of the 3rd runner-up and 4th runner-up were revealed while announcing the names of the winners on the Coronation Night. In 2017, Hidden Treasure acquired Miss Universe franchise and directly nominated Nagma Shrestha without any competition as the 1st Miss Universe Nepal 2017.[1] Since 2018 onwards, all four winners are of equal position with no runner-ups.[2]

As the press announcement of Miss Nepal 2020 by The Hidden treasure Miss Nepal 2020 will air live on Kantipur TV and this is the first time Miss Nepal will telecast on another national television after dropping contract with Nepal Television. Beside that The hidden treasure announced that Miss Universe franchise is no more with them 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. As of the news from the organizer on 20 March 2020, the contest has been postponed due to the (COVID-19) pandemic, as informed by Chairman of Hidden Treasure Mr. Driwakar Rajkarnikar. More information is to be given on 30 April 2020 regarding the Miss Nepal 2020 contest.

Competition

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 14 semi-finalists are chosen who then compete in an interview portion with the judges), and an evening gown sequence, where the 7 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 on Nepal Television.

Tasks

  • Miss Nepal's have to represent Nepal into their respective international beauty pageants.
  • Miss Nepal gets to be a Young Conservation Ambassador for the WWF Nepal.[3]
  • Relevant and important charity work with Maiti Nepal & HIV & Aids Campaign.

Requirements

Requirements for selection of participants of the hidden treasure, Miss Nepal:

  • The applicant should be an unmarried female Nepalese citizen.
  • Age should be between 18 and 27 years.
  • Minimum academic qualification should be 10+2 or equivalent.
  • Minimum height must be 5 ft 3 inches (160 cm).
  • Applicant should possess sound health.
  • No tattoo on body.

Notable winners and contestants

Controversial contestants

  • 1998 Winner Jyoti Pradhan was dethroned when it was discovered that she had fled to the US after she finish competed in Miss World 1998. Therefore, 1st runner-up Niru Shrestha was crowned first place.
  • 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.
  • 2014 Contestant Mona Bajracharya's family was unhappy with her competing in the pageant which resulted with her quitting from the contest which give an odd number, from 20 to 19 contestants.
  • 2014 First Runner-up Prinsha 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).

Runners-Up at Miss Nepal

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State titles

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 pageant's management.

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Official states (20)

   

  * 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 through the Miss Purwanchal (Miss Eastern Region) preliminary. Additionally, two states, Chitwan and Pokhara hold their own individual pageants.

Official regions (5)

Biratnagar, Dharan, Itahari and Jhapa are regions of Eastern Region and are titles handed out at the Miss Purwanchal preliminary. As of 1995 Pokhara has its own preliminary.

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 from Kathmandu 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.

International franchise titles

Miss Nepal sends delegates to participate in the Big Four international beauty pageants including 2 minor international pageants. Note that the year designates the time Nepal has acquired that particular pageant franchise.

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