Dabur Vatika Miss Nepal 2003, the 9th Miss Nepal beauty contest, was held on September 13, 2003, at the Birendra International Conference Convention Centre in Nepal. It was won by Priti Sitoula, of Kathmandu.
The show was broadcast live by Nepal Television but suffered from minor technical glitches.
The contestants were supported by fashion designer groups INIFD, NEFT, Lakhotia and others. The event differed from previous pageants in that it featured modifications of Nepal's traditional ethnic dresses. Designs from INIFD (International Institute of Fashion Design) were judged to be better than the dresses from competing designers.
Namrata Shrestha hosted the show. The Winner of Miss Nepal 2003, Priti Sitoula, represented Nepal in the Miss World 2003 pageant in Sanya, China. The 1st runner up, Prerana Shah, represented Nepal in the Miss Asia Pacific 2003.
Results
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Final resultsContestantInternational pageantInternational Results Miss Nepal 2003(Winner) - Priti Sitoula Miss World 2003Unplaced 1st runner-up (Miss Asia Pacific Nepal 2003) - Prerana ShahMiss Asia Pacific 2003Top 10 World Miss University Nepal 2003 Lalitpur - Ayusha ShresthaWorld Miss University 2003World Miss University 20032nd runner-up Lalitpur - Numa RaiTop 5 – Ramani Joshi – Rupa Upadhyay
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Award Contestant Miss Personality - Prerana Shah Miss Photogenic - Rupa Upadhyay Miss Natural Talent - Rupa Upadhyay Miss Best Dress Pokhara - Sheila Rani Gurung
Judges Mrs Chhaua Sharma - Founder/ Director of Nepal College of Travel & Tourism Mr Narayan P. Sharma - Principal, Budhanilkantha School Mrs Niru Shrestha - Miss Nepal 1998 Mrs Reetu Simha - Managing Director, Aama Group of Companies Mr Siddhartha SJB Rana - Chairman, Soaltee Group (P) Ltd Ms Sanyukta Shrestha - Managing Director, The Signature Style Boutique Mr Sushil Pant - Executive Director, Jurist & co (P) Ltd Mrs Anjan Shakya - Lecture, Padma Kanya Campus Mr Arun Kumar K.C - Managing Director, Cotton Comfort (P) Ltd Mr Diwaker Rajkarnikar - President, Nepal cancer Relief Society Mr Narendra Bhattarai - President, Nepal Bankers Association
Contestants # Contestants Age Height Hometown Placement 1 Saru Subedi 21 Bhaktapur 2 Smita Pandey 21 Lalitpur 3 Priti Sitoula 22 Kathmandu Winner 4 Prativa Moktan 19 Kathmandu 5 Bidisha Manandhar 21 Kathmandu 6 Sumika Bajracharya 20 Kathmandu 7 Ramani Joshi 20 Kathmandu 4th Runner Up 8 Neha Singh 23 Narayani 9 Sumitra Karmacharya 20 Bhaktapur 10 Soni Khadka 19 Kathmandu 11 Prerana Shah 20 Kathmandu 1st Runner Up Miss Personality 12 Kalpana Siwakoti 22 Kathmandu 13 Sima Gurung 20 Pokhara 14 Sheila Rani Gurung 19 Pokhara Miss Best Dress 15 Rupa Upadhyay 18 Kathmandu 3rd Runner Up Miss Talent Miss Photogenic 16 Numa Rai 20 Lalitpur 2nd Runner Up
Notes Contestant #11, Prerana Shah was crowned as the 2nd runner up in Miss Teen Nepal 2002.
References
External links Miss Nepal website Miss Nepal 2003 Website