Shristi Shrestha (, ) is a Nepalese actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who the winner of the Miss Nepal 2012 pageant.
Career
Pageants Shrestha represented her home district of Chitwan during the Miss Nepal 2012 beauty pageant as Miss Chitwan 2012. She won the main title of Miss Nepal as well as the Miss Confidence title.
Shrestha is the first Miss Nepal winner to reach the quarter-finals of Miss World; she finished in 20th place overall, achieved eighth place in Beach Beauty, and was one of the top ten contestants for the Multimedia Award. She also won the Public Choice Award at the Miss World pageant.
Acting Her acting debut was in the Nepali film Gajalu, alongside Anmol K.C. She made her debut on stage as Ophelia in a production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. This performance was staged at the Theatre Village in Kathmandu for one month, and was produced by the British Council and directed by Gregory Thomson.
Awards Shrestha has received Best Debut Actor awards from the National Film Awards, the Kamana Film Awards, the Dcine Awards, and the FAAN Awards.
Personal life Shrestha is the seventh Young Conservation Ambassador for WWF Nepal and is involved with snow leopard conservation projects within the organization. She was in a relationship with Saugat Malla from 2016 to early 2023.
Filmography Music videos Year Song title Artist Notes Film 2015 "Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse (Unplugged)" Arijit SinghBollywood Jackpot 2015"Sadhai Sadhai" Devika Bandhana 2017ShayadPawan Rai2019Namana Laaj YesariPrakash Timilsina / Jamuna SharmaOriginal Vocal: Premdhwoj Pradhan / Usha Mangeskar2022Meri MayaIndra Lamichhane2022Dui NayanPhilip Tamang
Films Year Title Role Director Note 2016 Gajalu Sujata Shakya Hem Raj BC 2018Romeo & MunaMunaNaresh K KCBandha MayaleShardhaShabir Shrestha2019 Poi Paryo Kale Sishir Rana Machha Machha Sunil GurungDance 2022 Chiso AshtraySalinta Dins PalpaliThe Secrets of RadhaRadhaSubarna ThapaMichael Adhikari 2023 The Red Suitcase Fidel Devkota
References
External links