The 8th Miss Nepal Pageant for 2002 was held at the Birendra International Convention Centre. There were protests by pro-women activists.
Malvika Subba was crowned Miss Nepal 2002 on December 7, 2002, at Birendra International Convention Center. Pinky Shah and Lhamo Yangchen Sherpa won the titles of 1st Runner up and 2nd Runner up respectively.
Results
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Final resultsContestantInternational pageantInternational Results Miss Nepal 2002(Winner) Dharan - Malvika Subba Miss World 2002 colspan="2" Miss Earth Nepal 2002 Lalitpur - Nira GautamMiss Earth 2002Unplaced 1st runner-up - Pinky Shah2nd runner-up - Lhama Yangchen SherpaTop 5 Biratnagar – Suchitra Acharya – Aparna Shah
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Award Contestant Miss Personality Dharan - Malvika Subba Miss Best Hair Dharan - Malvika Subba Miss Talent Dharan - Malvika Subba Miss Best Dress Jhapa - Prabha Kadariya Miss Best Smile Biratnagar - Sugan Sharma
Contestants # Contestants Age Height Hometown Placement 1 Malvika Subba 21 Dharan Winner Miss Personality Miss Best Hair Miss Talent 2 Aparna Shah 20 Kathmandu 3rd Runner Up 3 Pinky Shah 20 Kathmandu 1st Runner Up 4 Sabitri Giri 24 Kathmandu 5 Usha Maharjan 22 Kathmandu 6 Ranita Bhagat 25 Biratnagar 7 Suchitra Acharya 21 Biratnagar 4th Runner Up 8 Srijan Bhujel 22 Kathmandu 9 Prabha Kadariya 22 Jhapa Miss Best Dress 10 Ramita Bhandari 20 Hetauda 11 Neeta Makaju 20 Bhaktapur 12 Lhama Yangchen Sherpa 25 Boudhanath 2nd Runner Up 13 Rabina Baidya 19 Kathmandu 14 Sagun Sharma 20 Biratnagar Miss Best Smile 15 Lama Lhaden 20 Lalitpur 16 Anupa Bhandari 20 Chitwan
External links Miss Nepal 2002 website Miss Nepal website