Miss Nepal: 2015

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The Miss Nepal contest is South Asia’s second oldest and ranks among the world’s better established annual pageants. Volunteers have painstakingly reconstructed the history of the Miss Nepal pageant. If you feel that these memories need to be preserved, you can update or correct any article in this series, and/ or send the names/ dignified biographical details/ photographs of any of the national or even regional finalists, related to their lives before, during or after this contest, to the Facebook page, Indpaedia.com. All information used will be duly acknowledged.

The pageant

Venue: Hotel Annapurna

19 contestants were selected from audition centres in Biratnagar, Pokhara, Chitwan, Birgunj, Nepalgunj and Butwal.

Fanta Miss Nepal World received Rs 100,000 while Fanta Miss Nepal Earth and Fanta Miss Nepal International received Rs 60,000 and Rs 40,000 respectively. Subtitle winners received Rs 15,000 each.

The event had to be postponed because of the demise of Nepal’s former prime minister Surya Bahadur Thapa.

The queens

Evana Manandhar of Kathmandu: Miss Nepal 2015 (i.e Miss Nepal World)

Dibyata Vaidya: 1st runner up (Miss Nepal Earth 2015)

Medha Koirala: second runner up (Miss Nepal International 2015)

Sub-titles

Beauty with the Purpose: Rebika Chettri

Miss Personality: Evana Manandhar

Miss Friendship: Sonu Thapa Magar

Miss Bubbly; Nishma Choudhary

Miss Gosh Girl: Evana Manandhar

Miss Talent: Pooja Shrestha

Miss Popular Choice: Nuning Limbu (based on sms voting)

Miss Best Complexion: Nishma Choudhary

Miss Scholar of the Year: Sudipa Pathak

Miss Intellectual: Evana Manandhar

Miss Photogenic: Dibyata Vaidhya

The finalists

Acknowledgement: Pradeep Singh, Nepali Blogger

1. Medha Koirala Born: 1995 An undergraduate. 5’ 5″ Belongs to Kathmandu Was vice-captain of Rosebud School Logged in 100 hours of social work in Pharping.

2. Rebika Chhetri Born: 1995 A graduate. 5’ 4″ Belongs to Lalitpur Has worked with the human trafficking survivor Chari Maya Tamang.

3. Shristee Bhattarai Born: 1994 A graduate. 5’ 4″ Belongs to Kathmandu

4. Puja Shrestha Born: 1993 A BBS 5’ 7″ Belongs to Tanahu

5. Priya Rani Lama Born: 1992 A BSc 5’ 5″ Belongs to Siraha. A student of Microbiology. A cricket and volleyball player of Janakpur Youth Club. Was 1st Runner up of Miss Purwanchal 2010. Has recorded a song.

6. Sujita Khanal Born: 1994 A graduate. 5’ 5″ Belongs to Rupandehi Participated in Miss Global Lumbini 2012 Bhairahawa.

7. Rita KC Born: 1995 Has a Diploma in Fashion Designing 5’ 4″ Belongs to Kaski

8. Sonu Thapa Magar Born: 1993 5’ 6″ A graduate. Belongs to Lalitpur Winner of Miss Global International 2012 and 2nd Runner-up in Miss Talent and Miss Friendship.

9. Anu Khadka Born: 1993 A BBAA graduate. 5’ 6″ Belongs to Jhapa

10. Sudipa Pathak Born: 1992 A graduate. 5’ 7″ Belongs to Chitwan A civil engineer.

11. Nishma Choudhary Born: 1994 An undergraduate. 5’ 6″ Belongs to Sunsari

12. Dibyata Vaidya Born: 1992 A BBA 5’ 6″ Belongs to Kathmandu A professional model. Winner of Hulas Little Lady Miss Photogenic 2003; 1st runner-up, Miss Photogenic in Miss Global 2012..

13. Prasansa Parajuli Born: 1993 Studying for B. Architecture 5’ 4.5″ Belongs to Chitwan

14. Evana Manandhar Born: 1992 A graduate. 5’ 4″ Belongs to Kathmandu The recipient of the Dean’s Excellence Award in Marketing and the International Student of the Year Award in the USA.

15. Durga Gurung Born: 1992 Has a BBA 5’ 4″ Belongs to Kaski Miss UK Nepal 2012.

16. Asina Poudel Born: 1994 An undergraduate at St Xaviers. 5’ 7″ Belongs to Kathmandu

17. Kripa Neupane Born: 1992 Has a BBA 5’ 6″ Belongs to Kathmandu

18. Shreeya Poudyal Born: 1993 BBA-BI 5’ 5″ Belongs to Kathmandu Winner of Miss Teen Nepal 2009.

19. Nuning Limbu Born: 1993 A graduate. 5’ 4″ Belongs to Lalitpur

Sidelights

Evana Manandhar is Miss Nepal 2015| 18 Apr 2015 | My Republica wrote:

Priya Rani Lama (Contestant No. 5) had also contested the 2010 edition of Miss Nepal where she won the Miss Beautiful Complexion title. Also, she is first runner up at the Miss Purbanchal-2010 event. Lama had also worked as the choreographer of the 2011 edition of the Miss Purbanchal beauty pageant.

Durga Gurung (Contestant No. 15) is the Miss UK-2012. She arrived here all the way from London to participate the competition.

Medha Koirala (Contestant No. 1), who had successfully showcased her theatre talent, participated in the Miss Nepal 2015. She had also participated previous event of Miss Nepal.

See also

Miss Nepal: the contest Miss Nepal: 1994 Miss Nepal: 1995 Miss Nepal: 1996 Miss Nepal: 1997 Miss Nepal: 1998 Miss Nepal: 1999 Miss Nepal: 2000, 2001 Miss Nepal: 2002 Miss Nepal: 2003 Miss Nepal: 2004 Miss Nepal: 2005, 2006 Miss Nepal: 2007, 2008 Miss Nepal: 2009 Miss Nepal: 2010 Miss Nepal: 2011 Miss Nepal: 2012 Miss Nepal: 2013 Miss Nepal: 2014 Miss Nepal: 2015 Miss Nepal: 2016 Miss Nepal: 2017