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Miss Universe Nepal 2023

Miss Universe Nepal 2023 was the fourth edition of the Miss Universe Nepal pageant, it was held on September 9, 2023 in Kathmandu. Sophiya Bhujel of Kathmandu crowned Jane Dipika Garrett as her successor at the end of the event.[1] Jane represented Nepal at Miss Universe 2023, in El Salvador and ended her journey as Top 20 finalist.

Miss Universe Nepal 2023
DateSeptember 9, 2023
VenueGodavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur, Nepal
BroadcasterKantipur Television
DirectorUddhab Adhikari
Entrants37
Placements22
WinnerJane Dipika Garrett
 Kathmandu
← 2022

Background edit

The applications for Miss Universe Nepal 2023 were opened on June 15 and closed on August 5.[2] [3] Miss Universe Nepal allowed for the very first time due to the newly implemented rules of the Miss Universe organisation, for women who are either married, divorced, pregnant and mothers.[4] The press conference of the contest was conducted at the Nepal Tourism Board Office in Kathmandu. It was announced that Asian Paints is to be chosen as the main sponsor of Miss Universe Nepal 2023.

List of the main events in the Miss Universe Nepal 2023 pageant
Location Date Event Venue Ref.
Kathmandu
(5 June – 27 July)		 5 June Registration Opening Virtual
27 July Press Conference Nepal Tourism Board Office, Kathmandu[5]
Final venue: Kathmandu and Lalitpur
(5 August – 9 September)		 5 August Registration Ending Virtual
6 August Quarterfinalists Announcement Virtual [6]
9 August Top 30 Question and Answer Competition Virtual [7]
11 August Top 30 Swimsuit Competition Virtual [8]
2 August Semifinalists Announcement Virtual [9]
16 August Top 22 Arrival Kathmandu
18 August Top 22 Press Presentation[10] Dusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu [11]
3 September Close Camp Dusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu
5 September Preliminary Competition Dusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu
9 September Grand Finale Coronation Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur

Results edit

Color keys
Final results Contestant International pageant International Results
Miss Universe Nepal 2023
(Winner) 		Miss Universe 2023 Top 20[13]
1st runner-up Miss Grand International 2023 Unplaced
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
  •   Jhapa – Sanskriti Chhetri Karki
Top 22

(§): The candidate won the Miss People's Choice Award (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists.
(฿): The candidate won the Social Impact Leader Award (Best BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Social Advocacy) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists.

Special Awards and Sub-Contests edit

Special Awards edit

Award[1] Contestant
LeadX Social Impact Leader
NIU Miss Eco Infinity
Byanjan Miss Lifestyle
KTM CTY Miss Fabulous
AGNI Miss Fierce
Nepal Telecom Miss ICT
WOW Magazine Miss Free & Fearless
Miss People's Choice
MARTINI Sun Angel
Dusit Princess Miss Elegance
The Himalayan Times Miss Unstoppable
Röyale Bling Miss Dazzling Diva
Röyale Play Miss Creative Canvas
True Me Miss True Beauty

Miss Popular Vote edit

The winner of the "Miss Popular Vote" was determined via a public voting on the Khalti app with the voting page for Miss Universe Nepal or using the Miss Universe Nepal website, held on 8 September in Kathmandu.

Final Top 22 Reveal
13 August 2023
Rank +/- Contestant Rank +/- Contestant
1     Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett 12   3   Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade
2   2   Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal 13   5   Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya
3     Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar 14   6   Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
4   1   Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel 15   3   Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
5   10   Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire 16   5   Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
6   2   Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki 17     Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
7   1   Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya 18   7   Dang - Sushma RL Shahi
8   2   Pokhara - Puja Paudel 19   18   Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha
9   1   Butwal - Sarosy Neupane 20   7   Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
10   3   Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha 21   2   Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle
11   3   Kathmandu - Alista Subedi 22     Nawalpur - Manita Paswan


First Top 22 Reveal
Rank +/- Contestant Rank +/- Contestant
1     Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett 12     Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
2     Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha 13     Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
3     Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar 14     Kathmandu - Alista Subedi
4     Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki 15     Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire
5     Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel 16     Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal
6     Pokhara - Puja Paudel 17     Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
7     Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha 18     Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya
8     Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya 19     Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle
9     Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade 20     Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
10     Butwal - Sarosy Neupane 21     Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
11     Dang - Sushma RL Shahi 22     Nawalpur - Manita Paswan


First Top 29 Reveal
11 August 2023
Rank +/- Contestant Rank +/- Contestant
1     Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal 16     Nawalpur - Manita Paswan
2     Pokhara - Puja Paudel 17     Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
3     Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary 18     Kathmandu - Sudina Thapa Magar
4     Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar 19     Butwal - Sarosy Neupane
5     Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha 20     Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
6     Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya 21     Dang - Sushma RL Shahi
7     Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett 22     Nepalgunj - Sakshi Bom
8     Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle 23     Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
9     Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade 24     Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel
10     Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire 25     Pokhara - Purneshwari Gurung
11     Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki 26     Myagdi - Soniya Ramdam
12     Kathmandu - Alista Subedi 27     Lalitpur - Sabina Malla
13     Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya 28     Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
14     Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha 29     Bhaktapur - Ojaswi Joshi
15     Janakpur - Gajal Karn 30   —


Final Top 29 Reveal[non-primary source needed]
13 August 2023
Rank +/- Contestant Rank +/- Contestant
1   1   Pokhara - Puja Paudel 16   13   Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
2   2   Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar 17   11   Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
3   3   Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya 18   3   Janakpur - Gajal Karn
4   3   Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal 19   5   Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel
5   16   Dang - Sushma RL Shahi 20   3   Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
6   1   Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett 21   2   Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
7   19   Myagdi - Soniya Ramdam 22   11   Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki
8   6   Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha 23   4   Lalitpur - Sabina Malla
9   11   Jhapa - Amisha Basnet 24   5   Butwal - Sarosy Neupane
10   2   Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle 25   7   Kathmandu - Sudina Thapa Magar
11   2   Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade 26   4   Nepalgunj - Sakshi Bom
12   1   Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya 27   2   Pokhara - Purneshwari Gurung
13   1   Kathmandu - Alista Subedi 28   12   Nawalpur - Manita Paswan
14   4   Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire 29     Bhaktapur - Ojaswi Joshi
15   10   Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha 30   —

Judges edit

The contestants selected their judges from the Top 10 Q&A round. The contestants selected their judge through the category of which judge they want to talk to. The theme was Röyale Bling Colours, the judges had their selected colour for judging; Azure Sky, Desert Glow, Burst of Lime, Glorious Sunset, Truffle Surprise, Ocean Breeze, Age of Dawn, Rose Essence.

  • Upaul Majumdar (Desert Glow) - Head of Practice in Tourism for Dolma Consulting
  • Saurabh Jyoti (Age of Dawn) - Director of Jyoti Group
  • Upasana Ghimire (Rose Essence) - Editor in Chief of Nari (magazine)
  • Ayusha Shrestha Karki (Glorious Sunset) - World Miss University 2003 and Director/Founder of Meraki Nepal
  • Rabi Raj Karnikar (Azure Sky) - Managing Director for Sun International and President of the Nepal Equestrian Association
  • Surakshya Panta (Ocean Breeze) - Nepali actress
  • Sangita Pahadi (Truffle Surprise) - Chief Commercial Officer of Nepal Telecom
  • Nandini Lahe Thapa (Burst of Lime) - Senior Director of Nepal Tourism Board

Candidates edit

37 candidates registered for the title of Miss Universe Nepal 2023. The Top 30 Quarterfinalists were announced on July 8, 2023.[14][15]

Top 30 Final Round edit

Number MUN Number Candidate Hometown Age
Romanized name Nepali name
3 1003 Shitashma Pokharel[15] शिताश्मा पोखरेल   Lalitpur 23
4 1004 Sarosy Neupane[15] सरोशी न्यौपाने   Butwal 20
5 1005 Prarabdhi Gyawali[15] प्रबधि ज्ञवाली   Brisbane, Australia 27
6 1006 Sakshi Bom[15] साक्षी बम   Nepalgunj 23
7 1007 Prapti Khadka[15] प्राप्ति खड्का   Lalitpur 25
8 1008 Sabina Chaudhary[15] सबिना चौधरी   Bhaktapur 27
10 1010 Purneshwari Gurung[15] पूर्णेश्वरी गुरुङ   Pokhara 23
11 1011 Anu Shruti Bogati[15] अनु श्रुति बोगटी   Kathmandu 24
12 1012 Chanel Shrestha[15] च्यानल श्रेष्ठ   Lalitpur 24
14 1014 Prema Lamgade[15] प्रेमा लामगडे   Bhairahawa 23
15 1015 Pooja Bhagat[15] पुजा भगत   Mahottari 26
16 1016 Sabina Malla[15] सबिना मल्ल   Lalitpur 23
17 1017 Rojina Kafle[15] रोजिना काफ्ले   Tehrathum 23
18 1018 Garima Ghimire[15] गरिमा घिमिरे   Biratnagar 20
19 1019 Palistha Bajracharya[15] पलिष्ट बज्राचार्य   Kathmandu 22
20 1020 Amisha Basnet[15] अमिषा बस्नेत   Jhapa 24
21 1021 Sanskriti Karki Chhetri[15] संस्कृति कार्की क्षेत्री   Jhapa 20
23 1023 Trishna Baniya[15] तृष्णा बानिया   Kathmandu 22
24 1024 Sudina Thapa Magar[15] सुदिना थापा मगर   Kathmandu 18
25 1025 Buddhisara Sunar[15] बुद्धसार सुनार   Adelaide, Australia 27
26 1026 Puja Paudel[15] पुजा पौडेल   Pokhara 20
27 1027 Jane Dipika Garrett[15] जेन दीपिका ग्यारेट   Kathmandu 22
28 1028 Gajal Karn[15] गजल कर्ण   Janakpur 25
29 1029 Manita Paswan[15] मनिता पासवान   Nawalpur 26
30 1030 Soniya Ramdam[15] सोनिया रामदम   Myagdi 19
31 1031 Sushma RL Shahi[15] सुष्मा राज्यलक्ष्मी शाह   Dang 23
33 1033 Abhilasha Lamsal[15] अभिलाषा लम्साल   Lalitpur 28
34 1034 Ojaswi Joshi[15] ओजस्वी जोशी   Bhaktapur 25
36 1036 Alista Subedi[15] एलिस्टा सुवेदी   Kathmandu 24
37 1037 Mausami Shrestha[15] मौसमी श्रेष्ठ   Biratnagar 28


Top 37 Preliminary edit

Number MUN Number Candidate Hometown Age Placement
Romanized name Nepali name
1 1001 Smarika Aryal[14] स्मरिका अर्याल   Kathmandu Eliminated
2 1002 Sonika Thapa Magar[14] सोनिका थापा मगर   Dipayal Silgadhi
9 1009 Sreya Belbase[14] श्रेया बेलबासे   New York, USA
13 1013 Nilam Dhungana[14] निलम ढुंगाना   Bardibas 22
22 1022 Prathana Shrestha[14] प्राथना श्रेष्ठ   Kathmandu
32 1032 Ruhi Akhtar[14] रुही अख्तर
35 1035 Pranju KC[14] प्रञ्जु क्षत्रिय क्षेत्री   Lalitpur


Crossovers and returnees edit

Contestants who previously competed in previous editions of Miss Universe Nepal and other local and international beauty pageants with their respective placements:

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Jane Dipika Garrett Crowned the "Asian Paints Miss Universe Nepal 2023"". Nepal Infrastructure. September 11, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. ^ @mun_missuniversenepal (June 14, 2023). "Save the date! 💫 Entries are opening for Miss Universe Nepal 2023 tomorrow! Submit your application via the "Khalti" app or explore www.missuniversenp.com for more details". Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Instagram.
  3. ^ @mun_missuniversenepal (August 3, 2023). "👑 Calling all extraordinary women! 👑 Miss Universe Nepal 2023 registration is OPEN! 🌟". Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Instagram.
  4. ^ "Married, divorce, mother, pregnant can participate in Miss Universe Nepal". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Applications for Miss Universe Nepal open". GorakhaPatra. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
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  7. ^ "Top 30 Question and Answer Competition". Instagram. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  8. ^ "Top 30 Swimsuit Competition". Instagram. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "Top 20 Semifinalists Announcement". Instagram. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  10. ^ ktmmag (September 5, 2023). "Final contestants of Asian Paints Miss Universe Nepal finished the preliminary round". KTMMAG. Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  11. ^ "'एसियन पेन्ट्स मिस युनिभर्स नेपाल २०२३' का २२ जना अन्तिम प्रतिस्पर्धीहरू सार्वजनिक". Bikash News (in Nepali). Retrieved August 19, 2023.
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  13. ^ "Miss Universe 2023 Top 20 Includes Miss India, Miss Pakistan and Miss Nepal". Harpers Bazaar Arabia. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
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  17. ^ "Thank you so much for helping me to get the crown of Miss Diamond Nepal 2021". Facebook. March 11, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.

External links edit

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