Miss Nepal 2016

Miss Nepal 2016
Miss Nepal 2016
Date	April 8, 2016
Venue	Hotel Annapurna, 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

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

The contestant Won in an International pageant.
The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant.
The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant.

The contestant assumed another title.
The contestant was not able to compete in an International pageant.
The contestant did not place but won a Special Award in the pageant.
The contestant did not place.

Final results	Contestant	International pageant	International Results
Miss Nepal 2016 (Winner)	Chitwan - Asmi Shrestha (●)	Miss World 2016	Unplaced Top 5 - Beauty with a Purpose
1st runner-up (Miss Earth Nepal 2016)	Lalitpur - Roshni Khatri	Miss Earth 2016	Unplaced Best in Resort Wear
2nd runner-up (Miss International Nepal 2016)	Saptari - Barsha Lekhi	Miss International 2016	Unplaced People's Choice Award by Missosology
Top 5	Kathmandu – Namrata Shrestha
Top 5	Sankhuwasabha - Srijana Regmi
Top 11	Lalitpur - Anshu KC	Miss Asia Pacific International 2016	Unplaced
	Dharan – Sandipa Limbu
	Kathmandu – Prerana Adhikari
	Kathmandu – Soniya Sharma
	Kirtipur – Ashma KC
	Taplejung – Aayushma Shrestha (●)

(●): 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)	Chitwan – Asmi Shrestha
Best in Evening Gown (design)	Chitwan – Asmi Shrestha (designer - Antee Gurung)
The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellect	Chitwan - Asmi Shrestha
Fanta Miss Bubbly	Taplejung – Aayushma Shrestha
Berger Miss Talent	Sankhuwasabha - Srijana Regmi
Shree Ganapati Jewellers Miss Photogenic	Chitwan - Asmi Shrestha
Alfa Beta Miss Scholar of the Year	Kathmandu - Prerana Adhikari
Miss Popular	Saptari - Barsha Lekhi
Miss Personality	Lalitpur - Roshni Khatri
Miss Friendship	Lalitpur - Anshu KC
Miss Fascino	Kirtipur - Ashma KC
Miss Confident	Lalitpur - Roshni Khatri
Beauty with a Purpose	Pokhara - Prativa Dawadi
Miss Best Complexion	Kathmandu - Prerana Adhikari
Miss Athletic	Kirtipur - Ashma KC

Contestants

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
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

^[10]

^ "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.

External links

[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.

[badmasi.com-4] "Priyashi Thapa is Miss Nepalgujn 2015". December 29, 2015.

[brightnepal.com-5] "iPage". www.brightnepal.com.

[fursadnepal.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.

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