Hidden Treasures Ruslan FM 95.2 Miss Nepal 2018, the 23rd annual Miss Nepal beauty pageant, was held on 11 April 2018 at Hotel Annapurna in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. The representatives for Miss Universe 2018, Miss World 2018, Miss Earth 2018, Miss International 2018 and Miss Supranational 2018 were selected through the pageant.
Overview At the event, Nagma Shrestha crowned her successor Manita Devkota as the Miss Universe Nepal 2018 for the first time in an ongoing Miss Nepal contest. Nikita Chandak crowned her successor Shrinkhala Khatiwada as Miss World Nepal 2018. Rojina Shrestha Crowned her successor Priya Sigdel as Miss Earth Nepal 2018. Niti Shah crowned her successor Ronali Amatya as the Miss International Nepal 2018. Mahima Singh was selected for Miss Supranational Nepal 2018.
In addition, the winners were received Rs 100,000 as prize for winning the title. The auditions of Miss Nepal were held from February 4-17 in Birtamode, Birgunj, Butwal, Chitwan, Dhangadhi, Dharan, Nepalgunj, Pokhara and Kathmandu.
NTV and NTV PLUS broadcast the pageant live and for the Nepalese abroad.
Results
Color keys The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant. The contestant did not place.
Placement Contestant International pageant International placement Miss Universe Nepal 2018 – Manita DevkotaMiss Universe 2018Top 10 National Gift Auction First Prize Miss Nepal World 2018 – Shrinkhala KhatiwadaMiss World 2018Top 12 Head-to-Head Challenge (Round 1) Beauty with a Purpose Miss Multimedia 2nd runner-up - Sanya Tourism Promotional Video Top 32 - Top Model Miss Nepal Earth 2018 – Priya SigdelMiss Earth 2018Top 18 Talent (Fire Group) Best Eco-Video Award DV Boer Ambassadress Miss Nepal International 2018 – Ronali AmatyaMiss International 2018UnplacedMiss Nepal Supranational 2018 – Mahima SinghMiss Supranational 2018UnplacedTop 7 – Sayara Lama – Ashma DhunganaTop 15 – Aastha Sakha (●)Miss Asia Pacific International 2018Unplaced – Laxmi Poudel – Shristi Karki – Sandhya Adhikari – Suvekshya Shrestha – Megha Shrestha – Sharwani Pandey – Jyotshna Chettri
(●): The candidate is the winner of Miss Popular Choice (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 15 semi-Finalists.
Sub-titles
Award Contestant Miss Athletic – Megha Shrestha Beauty with a Purpose - Priya Sigdel Miss Confident Bhaktapur - Aastha Sakha The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellect - Ashma Dhungana Berger Miss Talent - Ronali Amatya Shree Ganapati Jewellers Miss Photogenic - Mahima Singh Miss Fascino Hetauda - Shrinkhala Khatiwada Miss Friendship Hile - Sayara Lama Miss Glamour Gorkha - Manita Devkota Miss Popular Choice Chitwan - Sandhya Adhikari
Contestants # Contestants Age Height Home Town Education 1 Mahima Singh 22 Kathmandu, Kathmandu District BBA 2 Ronali Amatya 22 Kathmandu, Kathmandu District BBA 3 Kashya Adhikari 23 Birgunj, Parsa District BBA 4 Anupama Bastola 23 Biratnagar, Morang District BA in Mass Communication 5 Sandhya Adhikari 23 Bharatpur, Chitwan District Dental Medicine 6 Sharwani Pandey 21 Kathmandu, Kathmandu District BA in English Literature 7 Sushmita Sapkota 22 Chitwan, Chitwan District Chartered Accountancy 8 Priya Sigdel 23 Kathmandu, Kathmandu District Development Studies 9 Shikshya Sangroula 22 Biratnagar, Morang District BBA 10 Manita Devkota 23 Gorkha, Gorkha District Public Health Degree 11 Anashrut Pant 22 Kathmandu, Kathmandu District 12 Jyotshna Chettri 24 Pokhara, Kaski District BA Nursing 13 Laxmi Pant 22 Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur District 14 Suvekshya Shrestha 22 Ghorahi, Dang District Pharmacy 15 Laxmi Poudel 22 Bhairahawa, Rupandehi District Business Studies 16 Aastha Saakha 21 Bhaktapur, Bhaktapur District 17 Mamta Joshi 21 Pokhara, Kaski District BA Nursing 18 Sayara Lama 22 Hile, Dhankuta District B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture 19 Ashma Dhungana 21 Kathmandu, Kathmandu District BBA 20 Megha Shrestha 22 Kathmandu, Kathmandu District 21 Shristi Karki 22 Bhaktapur, Bhaktapur District BA in Mass Communication 22 Aalisha Adhikari 22 Surunga, Jhapa District 23 Alisha Budathoki 20 Bhaktapur, Bhaktapur District IT 24 Anjila Mahat 22 Kathmandu, Kathmandu District BA Nursing 25 Shrinkhala Khatiwada 22 Hetauda, Makwanpur District B.E Architecture
Previous Experience (#1) Mahima Singh was Top 8 in Face of House of Fashion Season 1. (#2) Ronali Amatya is the winner of Model Hunt Nepal 2016 and Miss Eco International Nepal 2017. (#3) Kaysha Adhikari was Miss Angel 2010 2nd Runner Up. (#4) Anupama Bastola works as a RJ in her hometown, Biratnagar. (#7) Susmita Sapkota made it in Nepal Idol Season 1 Quarter Finalists. (#9) Shikshya Sangroula is winner of Little Queen Nepal 2007 winner and Face of Liril Season 2. (#14) Suvekshya Shrestha is Miss Teen Nepal 2013 2nd runner up. (#17) Mamta Joshi is Miss Pokhara 2017 which gave her a direct entry to Miss Nepal 2018 Top 25. (#20) Megha Shrestha is winner of Miss University Osaka 2016. (#21) Shristi Karki has acted in a movie called Gangster Blues. (#22) Aalisha Adhikari was Miss Mechi 2016 Top 5 Finalists.
References
External links Miss Nepal Website Miss Nepal Official Website Miss Nepal Contestants