A beauty pageant is a competition traditionally focused on judging and ranking the contestants' physical attributes. Pageants have now moved towards including inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions.
Miss Nepal is a national beauty pageant in Nepal. The winners are sent to Miss World, Miss Earth, Miss International.
Miss International is a Japan-based international major beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant in the world in terms of the number of national winners participating in the international contest.
Miss International 2012, the 52nd Miss International pageant, was held on October 21, 2012, at Okinawa Prefectural Budokan Arena Building in Okinawa, Japan. Fernanda Cornejo from Ecuador crowned her successor Ikumi Yoshimatsu from Japan at the end of the event.
Miss Earth 2012 was the 12th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held on November 24, 2012 at the Versailles Palace in Las Piñas, Philippines. Olga Álava of Ecuador crowned her successor Tereza Fajksová of the Czech Republic at the end of the event.
Hidden Treasures Miss Nepal 2012, the 16th Miss Nepal beauty pageant, was held on May 6, 2012 at the Hotel Del Annapurna in Kathmandu. Miss Nepal 2011 Malina Joshi crowned Shristi Shrestha as Miss Nepal World 2012, who represented Nepal at Miss World 2012 with Nagma Shrestha and Subekshya Khadka crowned as Miss Nepal Earth 2012 and Miss Nepal International 2012 who went to Miss Earth 2012 and Miss International 2012 respectively.
Miss Earth 2013, the 13th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on December 7, 2013 at the Versailles Palace in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines. Tereza Fajksová of the Czech Republic crowned her successor Alyz Henrich of Venezuela at the end of the event.
Supriya Maskey is a Nepalese beauty queen. She was crowned as Little Miss World Nepal 2012 held at Tribhuvan Army Officers’ Club in Kathmandu September 30, 2012, on Sunday. She represented her country at Little Miss World and was crowned as Little Miss Teen World 2012 held on 6 October 2012 in Antalya, Turkey.
Ikumi Yoshimatsu is a Japanese actress, stunt woman, book author, opinion leader, social activist and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2012 in Okinawa. It was Japan's first Miss International win in the 52-year history of the pageant.
Ishani Shrestha is a Nepalese TV host, entrepreneur, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Nepal World 2013. She represented Nepal in Miss World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia where she made history by securing a place in top 10 and winning the Beauty with a Purpose title.
Rojisha Shahi Thakuri is a Nepalese psychologist and beauty pageant titleholder. She has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Psychology from Tribhuvan University, specializing in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She serves as the Founder and Director of Healthy Minds, a mental health care center. In addition to her role at Healthy Minds, Thakuri collaborates as a Psychologist at Paragon School, Kathmandu. Thakuri is a proponent of Clinical Psychology Sessions for both teenagers and adults, advocating through various well-known media outlets.
The Miss Purwanchal pageant is a beauty pageant that started in 2010, for several eastern developmentmental regions in Nepal. The regions are Sagarmatha, Koshi and Mechi. The pageant was formed to bring the communities together to reflect on the culture, beauty, and traditions of rural Nepal.
Miss International 2014, the 54th Miss International pageant, organized by the International Cultural Association held on November 11, 2014 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. Bea Santiago of the Philippines crowned her successor Valerie Hernández of Puerto Rico at the end of the event.
Betzy Del Carmen Madrid is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented the Panamá Centro state in the Bellezas Panamá 2013 pageant, on August 9, 2013 and won the title of Miss Panamá International 2013.
Miss International Japan is a national Beauty pageant in Japan. it was created in 1960 in response to Japan's then-recent lack of finalists at the Miss International pageant.
Andrea Michelle Neu is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth USA 2014 that gave her the right to represent the United States in Miss Earth 2014. On November 29, 2014, Andrea was chosen as Miss Earth – Air in Miss Earth 2014 in the Philippines.
Barsha Lekhi is a Nepalese model, activist and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Nepal 2016 won the Missiology People's Choice award in 2016, and represented Nepal at the Miss International contest held in Japan on October 27, 2016. Lekhi completed her Environmental Science education at Patan Multiple Campus and has worked at the NEFIN-REDD/CC Partnership Program. Currently, she is pursuing her Master's Degree in Environmental Science at Jawaharlal Nehru University
Miss World 2018 was the 68th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China on 8 December 2018.
