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Miss Universe Nepal
National beauty pageant competition in Nepal From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Miss Universe Nepal (MUN) (Nepali: मिस युनिभर्स नेपाल) is a beauty pageant competition[1] that selects the country representative for Miss Universe.[2] The current Miss Universe Nepal is Sanya Adhikari from Kathmandu.[3]
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History
The Miss Universe Nepal officially began in 2017 when Nagma Shrestha was appointed as Miss Universe Nepal by The Hidden Treasure P.Ltd.,[4] which also crowned Manita Devkota in 2018 and Pradeepta Adhikari in 2019.[5]
In 2020, CG Corp Global (led by Rahul Chaudhary) and Umanga Creations (led by Uddhab Adhikari), jointly became the license-holders of the pageant and assigned Nagma Shrestha as national director.[6][7][8] However, from 2021, only Umanga Creations acquired the pageant's license.[9][10] Title holders from 2020 to 2023 are Anshika Sharma, Sujita Basnet, Sophiya Bhujel and Jane Dipika Garett respectively.[11]
Miss Nepal 2018 Manita Devkota got first ever placement for Nepal at Miss Universe 2018 as she entered the Top 10 finalists.[12] Similarly, Jane Dipika Garrett got placed at Top 20 of Miss Universe 2023.[13] Garrett also got recognition as the first plus size model to enter Miss Universe Semi Finals.[14]
In early 2024, Global Glamour Venture acquired the license for next editions of Miss Universe Nepal, with Sangita Puri as national director.[15][16]
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As of 2025, the pageant is organized in a Television Reality Series format, with the following basic rounds, which can be altered according to the requirements of international pageant.[17][18][19]
Selection of Participants
Registrations are generally announced about a month prior to the pageant activities. The mode of registrations are virtual done by apps like "Khalti" and Miss Universe Nepal website.
Eligibility Criteria:[20]
- Applicant must be Nepali Citizen/ Non-Resident Nepali aged 18 or above who identifies as a woman.
- No height/weight criteria and no criteria on other physical measurements.
- Competition is open to all adult women; married, unmarried or divorced.
- Pregnant women, mother of children can participate in the competition as per the guidelines of Miss Universe.
- Minimum Academic qualification: 10+2/Equivalent or above.
Auditions Round
After the registrations, 60 qualifiers are selected based on their credentials (walk video and introductory note submitted with application form). The top 60 qualifiers perform in catwalk round, Q/A round at physical auditions which is telecasted on sponsored TV Channel. Top scorers are advanced to Top 35 by judges' score [21][22]
Preliminary Competition
The Top 35 is revealed to public in a televised 'Sash Ceremony'. Then they go to a month long grooming session where they are trained on walk, etiquette, stage presence, artistry, communication and social works. Prior to the grand finals, Top 35 performs in a live-streamed preliminary swimsuit, advocacy presentation round and closed door interviews.[23][24]
The Grand Finale
At the grand finale, Top 15 is selected from Top 35 based on preliminary and closed door interviews. The contestant with best advocacy presentation and one highest voted contestant advances directly to Top 15 and the rest spots are fulfilled by judges' score. Then, top 15 perform in swimsuit round after which Top 10 is announced. Then, Top 10 performs in Evening Gowns after which the Top 5 is selected. Then, the Top 5 performs in Q/A round, based on which the winner of the contest is crowned as The Miss Universe Nepal.[25]
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Winners by district / country
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Nepal at Miss Universe
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