Miss Chitwan is a beauty pageant which began in 1994 for the girls of Central Development Region.[1] Miss Chitwan has been organized by Bright Nepal[2] since the start and has been paving the way to the field of professional modelling and direct entry to the national beauty pageants like Miss Nepal.
History edit
The pageant has been run by Bright Nepal. Anupa Giri was crowned as the first Miss Chitwan 1994, and ended up as third runner-up in the Miss Chitwanl 1994 beauty pageant.
Only Shristi Shrestha has clinched the Miss Nepal crown in 2012, so far being the only Miss Chitwan to win the crown of Miss Nepal.[3] Miss Chitwan has the third highest number of placements after Miss Kathmandu and Miss Pokhara in Miss Nepal pageant and is ranked third-highest among regional contests in terms of placements.
Miss Chitwan 2070 edit
After 12 years, the 3rd edition of Miss Chitwan 2070 was held on October 28, 2013, at the City hall. A total of 28 contestants were vying for the crown of Miss Chitwan 2071, Sitoshna Ban from Tandi won the title with Pooja Shrestha and Rakshya Thapa won the 1st and 2nd runners-up respectively.[4]
Results summary edit
- Miss Nepal: Shristi Shrestha (2012)[5]
- 1st Runner-up: Anupama Aura Gurung (2011)[6]
- 2nd Runners-up: Sarina Maskey (2011),[7] Chandani Shrestha (1997)
- 3rd Runner-up: Bindu KC (1994)
- Top 10: Sitoshna Ban (2014)
Awards edit
- Miss Personality: Chandani Shrestha (1997)[8]
- Miss Photogenic: Sitoshna Ban (2014)
- Miss Confidence: Shristi Shrestha (2012)
- Miss Best Hair: Anupama Aura Gurung (2011)
Performance in Miss Nepal edit
From 1998 till 2013 there was no Miss Chitwan beauty pageant; however, one or two delegates were sent to Miss Nepal contest as the representative of Chitwan District.
| Year | Miss Chitwan | Placement at Miss Nepal | Special Awards | International |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Suman Gurung | TBA | TBA | |
| 2016 | Asmi Shrestha | Miss Nepal 2016 | Miss Photogenic Best in Evening Gown Miss Personality |
Competed in Miss World 2016 as Miss Nepal |
| 2015 | Sudipa Pathak | Top 10 | Miss Scholar | |
| 2014 | Sitoshna Ban[9][10] | Top 10 | Miss Photogenic | |
| 2012 | Shristi Shrestha | Miss Nepal 2012 | Miss Confidence | Competed in Miss World 2012 as Miss Nepal |
| 2011 | Anupama Aura Gurung[11] | 1st Runner Up (2011) | Miss Best Hair | Competed in Miss Earth 2011 as Miss Nepal |
| Sarina Maskey | 2nd Runner Up (2011) | Competed in Miss International 2011 as Miss Nepal | ||
| 2002 | Anupa Bhandari | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | Chandani Shrestha | 2nd Runner Up (1997) | Miss Personality | |
| 1994 | Bindu KC | 3rd Runner Up (1994) |
References edit
- ^ "Miss Chitwan - an event to encourage the young girls". Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
- ^ "Home". brightnepal.com.
- ^ "Shristi Shrestha crowned as Miss Nepal 2012". www.nepalisite.com. Archived from the original on 20 May 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Sitoshna ban brightnepal.com [dead link]
- ^ "The Himalayan Times Presents :: Miss Nepal 2012". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Malina Joshi crowned as Miss Nepal 2011". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Miss Nepal 2011 -2nd Runner-up Sarina Maskey". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Miss Nepal". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "Knowing miss Nepal contestants as they have learned | Sitoshna Ban - Glamour Nepal". Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ Miss Chitwan 2013. Is Sitoshna ban? xnepali.net [dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
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