Miss Grand Nepal 2020

Miss Grand Nepal 2020
Miss Grand Nepal 2020
	Kathmandu, the host city of the contest
Date	13 December 2020
Venue	Mojo Boutique Hotel, Baneshwor, Kathmandu
Broadcaster	YouTube
Entrants	10
Placements	3
Winner	Ambika Joshi Rana; Kathmandu
Best National Costume	Aakriti Shrestha; Kathmandu
Photogenic	Priti Parajuli; Biratnagar
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Last updated September 09, 2023

Miss Grand Nepal 2020 was the third edition of the Miss Grand Nepal beauty pageant, held on August 13, 2020, at the Mojo Boutique Hotel in Baneshwor, Kathmandu.^[1] Ten contestants competed for the title,^[1] of whom a 21-year-old medical student from Kathmandu, Ambika Joshi Rana, was named the winner and crowned by Miss Grand Nepal 2019, Nisha Pathak.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] She then represented Nepal on the parent stage, Miss Grand International 2020, held in Thailand on March 27, 2021,^[4]^[5]^[6] but she went unplaced.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Result

Final results	Contestant	International pageant	International Results
Miss Grand Nepal 2020 (Winner)	Kathmandu - Ambika Joshi Rana	Miss Grand International 2020	Unplaced
1st runner-up	Kathmandu - Sujina Shahi
2nd runner-up	Lamjung - Sujata Gurung

Sub-Titles

Award	Contestant
Miss Photogenic	Biratnagar - Priti Parajuli
Miss Personality	Kathmandu - Palistha Shakya
Best in National Costume	Kathmandu - Aakriti Shrestha

Contestants

No.	Contestants	Province	Placement
1	Aakriti Shrestha	Kathmandu	Best in National Costume
2	Ambika Joshi Rana	Kathmandu	Miss Grand Nepal 2020
3	Jessica Shrestha	Kathmandu
4	Nirala Dahal	Dolakha
5	Nitu Sunar	Kathmandu
6	Palistha Shakya	Kathmandu	Miss Personality
7	Priti Parajuli	Biratnagar	Miss Photogenic
8	Sujata Gurung	Lamjung	2nd runner-up
9	Sujina Shahi	Kathmandu	1st runner-up
10	Tenzin Dhadon Gurung	Kathmandu

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References

1 2 3 4 Glamour Nepal (December 17, 2020). "Ambika Joshi Rana crowned Miss Grand Nepal 2020". Glamournepal.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
↑ "Ambika Joshi Rana would go live conversation at 'Speak to Me' with Choreographer Rojin Shakya". Glamour Nepal. January 21, 2021. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
↑ "Ambika Joshi Rana chosen as Miss Grand Nepal 2020". JR Fashion Bulletin. December 20, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
1 2 Beauty pageant journey with Ambika Joshi Rana, Nepal Television 2077-11-19 (YouTube Video). NTV PLUS. March 3, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
↑ "Entrée en Thaïlande. Une quarantaine de toute beauté avec Miss Grand International 2020!". Cmdecidela.com (in French). Chiang Mai de-ci de-là. January 24, 2021. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
↑ Rhino Sung (March 25, 2021). "อลังการงานดีไซน์ "ชุดประจำชาติ" เวที มิสแกรนด์ อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล 2020 เปิดโหวตให้แฟนนางงามทั่วโลกมีส่วนร่วมตัดสิน". www.prettymcthailand.com (in Thai). Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
↑ Fábio Luís de Paula (March 27, 2021). "Abena Appiah, dos EUA, é primeira mulher negra a vencer Miss Grand International". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
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↑ "Người đẹp Mỹ đăng quang Miss Grand International 2020, Ngọc Thảo vào Top 20". www.sggp.org.vn (in Vietnamese). Sài Gòn Giải Phóng. March 28, 2021. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022.

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[izo20-1] 1 2 3 4 Glamour Nepal (December 17, 2020). "Ambika Joshi Rana crowned Miss Grand Nepal 2020". Glamournepal.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2022. Retrieved December 28, 2021.

[2] "Ambika Joshi Rana would go live conversation at 'Speak to Me' with Choreographer Rojin Shakya". Glamour Nepal. January 21, 2021. Archived from the original on February 16, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[3] "Ambika Joshi Rana chosen as Miss Grand Nepal 2020". JR Fashion Bulletin. December 20, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2023.

[ntv-4] 1 2 Beauty pageant journey with Ambika Joshi Rana, Nepal Television 2077-11-19 (YouTube Video). NTV PLUS. March 3, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[chiang-5] "Entrée en Thaïlande. Une quarantaine de toute beauté avec Miss Grand International 2020!". Cmdecidela.com (in French). Chiang Mai de-ci de-là. January 24, 2021. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[6] Rhino Sung (March 25, 2021). "อลังการงานดีไซน์ "ชุดประจำชาติ" เวที มิสแกรนด์ อินเตอร์เนชั่นแนล 2020 เปิดโหวตให้แฟนนางงามทั่วโลกมีส่วนร่วมตัดสิน". www.prettymcthailand.com (in Thai). Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[folha-7] Fábio Luís de Paula (March 27, 2021). "Abena Appiah, dos EUA, é primeira mulher negra a vencer Miss Grand International". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on April 2, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.

[8] Robert Requintina (March 27, 2021). "Miss Grand International 2020: Top 20 semifinalists and Best National Costume Award". Manila Bulletin. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[9] "Người đẹp Mỹ đăng quang Miss Grand International 2020, Ngọc Thảo vào Top 20". www.sggp.org.vn (in Vietnamese). Sài Gòn Giải Phóng. March 28, 2021. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022.

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