The Hidden Treasure Miss Nepal 2026, was the 30th Miss Nepal pageant held on 1 August 2026 at The Plaza, Lalitpur. Nepalese delegates for Miss World 2027, Miss Cosmo 2026, Miss International 2026 were be selected.
Luna Luitel crowned Deepmala Dhakal as Miss Nepal World 2026. Deepshikha Nepal crowned Kashis Subba as Miss Cosmo Nepal 2026. Urusha Bhandari crowned Arya Nishaant as Miss Nepal International 2026.
The pageant was live streamed nationally on Himalaya TV and internationally on Himalaya TV Youtube.
Regional auditions To ensure that the pageant inclusivity and regionally diversity, the auditions were held in provincial level. Provincial auditions were held in Koshi Province, Gandaki Province, Madhesh Province, Bagmati Province, and Lumbini Province. The final audition in Kathmandu was held on 19 June 2026 at The Plaza, Pulchowk in Kathmandu, Nepal. The selected Top 24 finalists competed at the grand coronation event of Miss Nepal 2025 on 1 August 2026.
Results
Placements PlacementContestantInternational placement Miss Nepal World 2026 Hong Kong – Deepmala Dhakal Miss Nepal Cosmo 2026 Dharan – Kashis Subba Miss Nepal International 2026 Lalitpur – Arya Nishaant Top 6 Solukhumbu – Bibhusha Basnet Kathmandu – Shitanshu Dhakal Nawalparasi – Swikriti Gyawali Top 12 Achham – Anshu Kunwar Sarlahi – Arbisha Thapa§ Bhairahawa – Prema Lamgade Kathmandu – Sezja Shrestha Birgunj – Shreeyashi Shrestha Kavrepalanchok – Shraddha Adhikari☆
§ – Voted into the Top 12 by viewers and awarded as Miss Popular Choice ☆ – Fast Track Event winner into the Top 12
Special awards
Special Awards Winner Brij Cement Miss Confident Hong Kong – Deepmala Dhakal Miss Health and Haramony Hong Kong – Deepmala Dhakal BYD Miss Green Visionary Hong Kong – Deepmala Dhakal THT Miss Beauty with a Purpose Hong Kong – Deepmala Dhakal Miss Popular Choice Sarlahi – Arbisha Thapa Yeti Airlines Women with Wings Solukhumbu – Bibhusha Basnet Miss Beautiful Hair Birgunj – Shreeyashi Shrestha Creative D Miss Photogenic Syangja – Yukta Paudel Farmasi Face of the Year Bhaktapur – Chadani Shrestha Xiaomi Miss Multimedia Bhairahawa – Prema Lamgade Miss Pristine Kathmandu – Sezja Shrestha Miss DHI Pokhara – Sangita PaudelMiss Sparkling Diva Bhairahawa – Prema Lamgade Miss Empowered Choices Kathmandu – Shitanshu Dhakal The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellectual Kathmandu – Shitanshu Dhakal Miss Active Kavrepalanchok – Shraddha Adhikari Kajaria Miss Top Model Dharan – Kashis Subba
BYD Miss Green Visionary Advanced to the Top 12 via Debate challenge.
Placement Candidate Winner Hong Kong – Deepmala Dhakal Top 2 Kathmandu – Shitanshu DhakalTop 12 Pokhara – Sangita Paudel Kavrepalanchok – Shraddha Adhikari Kathmandu – Manasvi Sharma Kanchanpur – Sushma Bhandari Gorkha – Mahima Panta Kathmandu – Sezja Shrestha Solukhumbu – Bibhusha Basnet Sarlahi – Arbisha Thapa Nawalparasi – Swikriti Gyawali Sindhupalchok – Rachana Bhattarai
Head-to-Head Challenge Round 1 Advanced to Round 2 of the Head-to-Head Challenge. ContestantGroup 1Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 5Group 61 Arbisha Thapa Aayushma K.C. KhatriSezja Shrestha Esha SubediBibhusha Basnet Pranisha Khanal2 Chadani Shrestha Pratima Khadka Shraddha Adhikari Deepmala Dhakal Mahima Panta Rachana Bhattarai3Kashis SubbaShreeyashi ShresthaShitanshu Dhakal Sangita Paudel Prema Lamgade Pratistha Acharya4Manasvi SharmaYukta PaudelSwikriti Gyawali Arya Nishaant
Contestants 26 contestants will compete for the title. No Representing Contestant Age Height Education 1 Esha Subedi 25 Recruiter Account Specialist 2 Arghakhanchi Pranisha Khanal 22 BA of Engineering (Civil Engineering) 3 Syangja Yukta Paudel 23 BA in Psychology 4 Achham Anshu Kunwar 25 BBA in Finance 5 Pokhara Sangita Paudel 23 BA in Psychology 6 Kavrepalanchok Shraddha Adhikari 25 MBBS 7 Dharan Kashis Subba 21 BA in Fashion Design 8 Manasvi Sharma 22 BSc in Computer Science 9 Kanchanpur Sushma Bhandari 25 Bachelor of Laws 10 Bhaktapur Pratistha Acharya 20 Bachelor of Business Administration 11 Lalitpur Arya Nishaant 24 BA in Finance and Investment 12 Jhapa Aayushma K.C. Khatri 24 Bachelor of Science in Nursing 13 Shitanshu Dhakal 25 MBBS 14 Pratima Khadka 26 Master of Social Work 15 Bhairahawa Prema Lamgade 26 BA in Humanities 16 Gorkha Mahima Panta 20 BA in Finance and Investment 17 Deepmala Dhakal 24 BA in Finance and Economics 18 Sezja Shrestha 22 BA in Computer Engineering 19 Solukhumbu Bibhusha Basnet 22 Bachelor of Business Administration 20 Nawalparasi Swikriti Gyawali 25 Master of Business Administration 21 Bhaktapur Chadani Shrestha 23 Bachelor of Business Management 22 Birgunj Shreeyashi Shrestha 25 BSc in Cybersecurity 23 Sarlahi Arbisha Thapa 23 Bachelor's Degree 24 Sindhupalchok Rachana Bhattarai 25 BA of Business Management and BA of Laws
Notes
Previous Pageant Experience Arya Nishaant was Miss Universe Nepal 2021 Top 10 finalist. Anshu Kunwar was Miss Tourism World Nepal 2024. Chandani Shrestha was Joy Model Hunt Nepal Season 9 2nd Runner Up. Bibhusha Basnet was the winner of Miss Leo Nepal 2023. Deepmala Dhakal was crowned Miss Nepal Hong Kong 2026. Kashish Subba was Face of Nepal 2023 winner. Prema Lamgade was Miss Grand Nepal 2024 and Miss Universe Nepal 2023 Top 22 semi finalist. Sangita Paudel was Miss Universe Nepal 2023 Top 10 finalist. Shraddha Adhikari was Mister and Miss National Nepal 2024 Top 10 finalist. Yukta Paudel was Milano Runway Vol 2 Finalist.
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