| Miss Nepal 2003 | |
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| Date | September 13, 2003 |
| Presenters | Namrata Shrestha. |
| Venue | Birendra International Conference Convention Centre, Kathmandu |
| Broadcaster | NTV |
| Entrants | 16 |
| Winner | Priti Sitoula Kathmandu |
Dabur Vatika Miss Nepal 2003, the 9th Miss Nepal beauty contest, was held on September 13, 2003, at the Birendra International Conference Convention Centre in Nepal. It was won by Priti Sitoula, of Kathmandu. [1]
The show was broadcast live by Nepal Television but suffered from minor technical glitches. [2]
The contestants were supported by fashion designer groups INIFD, NEFT, Lakhotia and others. The event differed from previous pageants in that it featured modifications of Nepal's traditional ethnic dresses. Designs from INIFD (International Institute of Fashion Design) were judged to be better than the dresses from competing designers.
Namrata Shrestha hosted the show. The Winner of Miss Nepal 2003, Priti Sitoula, represented Nepal in the Miss World 2003 pageant in Sanya, China. The 1st runner up, Prerana Shah, represented Nepal in the Miss Asia Pacific 2003.
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| Final results | Contestant | International pageant | International Results |
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| Miss Nepal 2003 (Winner) |
| Miss World 2003 | Unplaced |
| 1st runner-up (Miss Asia Pacific Nepal 2003) |
| Miss Asia Pacific 2003 | Top 10 |
| World Miss University Nepal 2003 |
| World Miss University 2003 | World Miss University 2003 |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Personality |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Natural Talent |
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| Miss Best Dress |
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| # | Contestants | Age | Height | Hometown | Placement |
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| 1 | Saru Subedi | 21 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Bhaktapur | |
| 2 | Smita Pandey | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Lalitpur | |
| 3 | Priti Sitoula | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Kathmandu | Winner |
| 4 | Prativa Moktan | 19 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Kathmandu | |
| 5 | Bidisha Manandhar | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Kathmandu | |
| 6 | Sumika Bajracharya | 20 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Kathmandu | |
| 7 | Ramani Joshi | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Kathmandu | 4th Runner Up |
| 8 | Neha Singh | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Narayani | |
| 9 | Sumitra Karmacharya | 20 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Bhaktapur | |
| 10 | Soni Khadka | 19 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Kathmandu | |
| 11 | Prerana Shah | 20 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Kathmandu | 1st Runner Up Miss Personality |
| 12 | Kalpana Siwakoti | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kathmandu | |
| 13 | Sima Gurung | 20 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Pokhara | |
| 14 | Sheila Rani Gurung | 19 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Pokhara | Miss Best Dress |
| 15 | Rupa Upadhyay | 18 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Kathmandu | 3rd Runner Up Miss Talent Miss Photogenic |
| 16 | Numa Rai | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Lalitpur | 2nd Runner Up |
