Miss Universe Nepal 2023

Miss Universe Nepal 2023 was organized by Umanga Creation Pvt. Ltd. at Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur on September 9, 2023. Sophiya Bhujel crowned Jane Dipika Garrett of Kathmandu as Miss Universe Nepal 2023 at the end of the event.^[1][2] Garrett represented Nepal at Miss Universe 2023 and placed at Top 20.^[3][4]

Miss Universe Nepal 2023
Date	September 9, 2023
Hosts	Sanjay Silwal Gupta Subeksha Khadka
Venue	Godavari Sunrise Convention Center
Broadcaster	Kantipur Television
Director	Uddhab Adhikari
Producer	Umanga Creation Pvt. Ltd.
Sponsor	Dusit Princess Kathmandu (Hospitality) Asian Paints (Title)
Entrants	22
Placements	10
Winner	Jane Dipika Garrett Kathmandu
Social Impact Leader	Abhilasa Lamsal Lalitpur
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The event was live streamed on television and YouTube channels of Kantipur Television.^[5]

The registrations for Miss Universe Nepal 2023 were open on July 18, 2023 and lasted till August 23, 2023. The pageant was open to married, unmarried, divorced and transgender women. The press conference was organized at Nepal Tourism Board office. Prashant Tamrakar was introduced as the choreographer of the pageant.^[6][7][8]

Results

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe Nepal[9]	Kathmandu – Jane Dipika Garrett[10][11][12] §
1st runner-up	Biratnagar – Garima Ghimire
2nd runner-up	Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar
3rd runner-up	Lalitpur – Shitashma Pokharel
4th runner-up	Lalitpur – Abhilasha Lamsal ฿
Top 10	Butwal – Sarosy Neupane
	Jhapa – Sanskriti Chhetri Karki
	Kathmandu – Alista Subedi
	Lalitpur – Chanel Shrestha
	Pokhara – Puja Paudel

(§): 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.

International Representation

Miss Universe Nepal 2023, Jane Dipika Garrett competed at Miss Universe 2023, where she emerged at Top 20 placement. She got recognition as the first plus size model to enter Miss Universe Semi Finals.^[13][14][15]

Subtitles and Sub-contests

Special Award[16][17]	Contestant
LeadX Social Impact Leader	Lalitpur – Abhilasha Lamsal
NIU Miss Eco Infinity	Bhairahawa – Prema Lamgade
Byanjan Miss Lifestyle	Lalitpur – Shitashma Pokharel
KTM CTY Miss Fabulous	Kathmandu – Alista Subedi
AGNI Miss Fierce	Pokhara – Puja Paudel
Nepal Telecom Miss ICT	Lalitpur – Shitashma Pokharel
WOW Magazine Miss Free & Fearless	Bhairahawa – Prema Lamgade
Miss People's Choice	Kathmandu – Jane Dipika Garrett
MARTINI Sun Angel	Pokhara – Puja Paudel
Dusit Princess Miss Elegance	Lalitpur – Abhilasha Lamsal
The Himalayan Times Miss Unstoppable	Butwal – Sarosy Neupane
Röyale Bling Miss Dazzling Diva	Lalitpur – Shitashma Pokharel
Röyale Play Miss Creative Canvas	Jhapa – Amisha Basnet
True Me Miss True Beauty	Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya

Contestants

Top 22 Finalists^[18]

Contestant Number	Candidate		Hometown	Age
	Romanized name	Nepali name
3	Shitashma Pokharel	शिताश्मा पोखरेल	Lalitpur	23
4	Sarosy Neupane	सरोशी न्यौपाने	Butwal	20
5	Prarabdhi Gyawali	प्रारब्धि ज्ञवाली	Brisbane, Australia	27
7	Prapti Khadka	प्राप्ति खड्का	Lalitpur	25
8	Sabina Chaudhary	सबिना चौधरी	Bhaktapur	27
12	Chanel Shrestha	च्यानल श्रेष्ठ	Lalitpur	24
14	Prema Lamgade	प्रेमा लामगडे	Bhairahawa	23
15	Pooja Bhagat	पुजा भगत	Mahottari	26
17	Rojina Kafle	रोजिना काफ्ले	Tehrathum	23
18	Garima Ghimire	गरिमा घिमिरे	Biratnagar	20
19	Palistha Bajracharya	पालिस्टा बज्राचार्य	Kathmandu	22
20	Amisha Basnet	अमिषा बस्नेत	Jhapa	24
21	Sanskriti Karki Chhetri	संस्कृति कार्की क्षेत्री	Jhapa	20
23	Trishna Baniya	तृष्णा बानिया	Kathmandu	22
25	Buddhisara Sunar	बुद्धिसरा सुनार	Adelaide, Australia	27
26	Puja Paudel	पुजा पौडेल	Pokhara	20
27	Jane Dipika Garrett	जेन दीपिका ग्यारेट	Kathmandu	22
29	Manita Paswan	मनिता पासवान	Nawalpur	26
31	Sushma RL Shahi	सुष्मा राज्यलक्ष्मी शाह	Dang	23
33	Abhilasha Lamsal	अभिलाषा लम्साल	Lalitpur	28
36	Alista Subedi	एलिस्टा सुवेदी	Kathmandu	24
37	Mausami Shrestha	मौसमी श्रेष्ठ	Biratnagar	28