Miss Nepal 2003

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Miss Nepal 2003
DateSeptember 13, 2003
Presenters Namrata Shrestha.
VenueBirendra International Conference Convention Centre, Kathmandu
Broadcaster NTV
Entrants16
WinnerPriti Sitoula
Flag of Kathmandu.svg  Kathmandu
  2002
2004  

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]

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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.


Results

Color keys
Final resultsContestantInternational pageantInternational Results
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
Top 5


Sub-Titles

AwardContestant
Miss Personality
Miss Photogenic
Miss Natural Talent
Miss Best Dress

Judges

Contestants

#ContestantsAgeHeightHometownPlacement
1Saru Subedi211.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Bhaktapur
2Smita Pandey211.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Lalitpur
3Priti Sitoula221.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Kathmandu Winner
4Prativa Moktan191.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Kathmandu
5Bidisha Manandhar211.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Kathmandu
6Sumika Bajracharya201.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Kathmandu
7Ramani Joshi201.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Kathmandu 4th Runner Up
8Neha Singh231.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Narayani
9Sumitra Karmacharya201.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Bhaktapur
10Soni Khadka191.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Kathmandu
11Prerana Shah201.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Kathmandu 1st Runner Up
Miss Personality
12Kalpana Siwakoti221.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Kathmandu
13Sima Gurung201.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Pokhara
14Sheila Rani Gurung191.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Pokhara Miss Best Dress
15Rupa Upadhyay181.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Kathmandu 3rd Runner Up
Miss Talent
Miss Photogenic
16Numa Rai201.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Lalitpur 2nd Runner Up

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