Face of Nepal is Asia's largest model hunt platform where Nepalese models participate to be offered the chance to represent Nepal at the Asia New Star Model Contest.
Competition
editFace of Nepal was started in 2016 by Badal Saboo,[1] with the prize for the 4 top winners going to Suwon City, Korea to compete in the Asia New Model Contest,[2] a contest partnered with the Korea Model Association (KMA).[3][4] The KMA has organized the Asia Model Festival, Asia's largest, for the past 10 years.[citation needed]
The Face of Nepal 2016 pageant took place on April 29, 2016, at Kathmandu.[5] The winners were Ritesh Raj Gurung and Al Hang Rae, who won the prize. First runner up went to Parmita RL Rana and Sameer Kunwar Rana who withdrew for personal reasons, resulting in Bhaskar Baniya being given the 1st runner up title. The Asia New Model Contest took place on 19 May 2016, with 25 countries taking place.[citation needed]
Titleholders
editColor key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the top Semi-Finalists
| Year | Face of Nepal (Male) | Face of Nepal (Female) | 1st Runner Up (Female) | 1st Runner Up (Male) | Placement | Special awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Ritesh Raj Gurung | Al Hang Rae | Paramita RL Rana | Bhaskar Baniya | TBA | TBA |
| 2020 | Bibek Khadka | Smriti Nepal, Nafisha Shrestha | ||||
| 2021 | Kritagya Raj Shrestha | Niti Shah, Sriyanshu Piya | ||||
| 2022 | Kunsang Bomjan | Soniya Bista, Aditi Adhikari | ||||
| 2023 |
References
edit- ^ "Face of Nepal.co". Face of Nepal.co. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Introduction to 2016 Asia New Star Model Contest". Asia Model Festival in Suwon. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Four Nepalese to represent at Asia New Star Model contest 2016". Glamour Nepal. 19 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "2016 Face of Nepal". Face of Nepal. Archived from the original on 11 June 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
- ^ "Nepal in the race of Asia New Star Model Contest". The Kathmandu Post. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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