Music of Nepal refers to the various musical genres played and listened to in Nepal. With more than fifty ethnic groups in Nepal, the country's music is highly diverse. Genres like Tamang Selo, Chyabrung, Dohori, Adhunik Geet, Bhajan, Filmi music, Ghazal, Classical music, songs and Ratna music are widely played and popular, but many other less common genres are yet to be cataloged. Western musical genres like Rock, Metal, Hip-Hop, Rap, R&B also regularly feature on the Nepalese music charts. Most of the country's musical bands are based in the Kathmandu valley. Musical genres from Tibet and India have greatly influenced Nepalese music.
Miss Nepal is a national beauty pageant in Nepal. The winners are sent to Miss World, Miss Earth, Miss International.
Newar, or Nepami, are primarily inhabitants in Kathmandu Valley of Nepal and the Indian territories of Sikkim state and Gorkhaland including its surrounding areas and the creators of its historic heritage and civilisation. The Newar are a distinct linguistic and cultural group, primarily Indo-Aryan and Tibeto-Burman ethnicities, who share a common language, Nepal Bhasa, and predominantly practice Newar Hinduism and Newari Buddhism. Newars have developed a division of labour and a sophisticated urban civilisation not seen elsewhere in the Himalayan foothills.
Anupama Aura Gurung is Singaporean-Nepalese model and beauty pageanttitleholder who won Miss Nepal Earth 2011. She represented Nepal in Miss Earth 2011 which was held on 12 November 2011 in Pattaya, Thailand.
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.
Dor Bahadur Bista is a Nepalese anthropologist, social scientist and activist. Bista is considered the Father of Nepali anthropology, and has published popular books such as Fatalism and Development and People of Nepal. Bista mysteriously disappeared in 1995.
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 Pokhara is a beauty pageant that began in 1995 for the girls of Gandaki Province. Miss Pokhara has been organized by Pokhara Jaycees since the start and has been a paved way to the field of a professional modeling career. Miss Pokhara winner gets direct entry to the national beauty pageant like Miss Nepal, Miss Universe Nepal and Miss National Nepal.
Miss Chitwan is a beauty pageant which began in 1994 for the girls of Central Development Region. Miss Chitwan has been organized by Bright Nepal since the start and has been paving the way to the field of professional modelling and direct entry to the national beauty pageants like Miss Nepal.
Asmi Shrestha is a Nepali model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the 2016 Miss Nepal pageant. She represented Nepal at the Miss World 2016 competition.
Hidden Treasures Ruslan Miss Nepal 2017, the 22nd annual Miss Nepal beauty pageant, was held on 2 June 2017 at Hotel Annapurna in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. Miss Nepal 2016 Asmi Shrestha crowned her successor Nikita Chandak as the new Miss Nepal World 2017 who represented Nepal in the Miss World 2017. Later in a special event held at Hotel Annapurna, Nagma Shrestha was crowned as the Miss Universe Nepal 2017 to represent Nepal at Miss Universe 2017.
Nepal Idol is a Nepali reality television singing competition that is part of the Idols franchise created and owned by FremantleMedia. Nepal Idol 2017 is the first season of Idol Franchise in Nepal which aired on AP1 TV.
"Melancholy" is an environmentally-themed song sung by 365 Nepali artists. This song was intended to promote an environmental message by breaking the Guinness World Records for "Most Vocal Solos in a Song Recording", which it successfully did. It was written, music composed and directed by environmentalist Nipesh Dhaka. The song was recorded as a single on 19 May 2016. The recording sessions were inaugurated by Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli at 8 am and continued until 6 pm. The song was released on 2 September 2017 by President Bidya Devi Bhandari at Army Officer's Club, Kathmandu.
Miss Vibhaa 2020 pageant was the first edition of Miss Vibhaa by Umanga Creation Pvt. Ltd. held on 30 December 2020 at Kathmandu Marriott Hotel, organized to select the Miss Universe Nepal 2020 titleholder. Uddhab Adhikari was designated Managing Director by the Umanga Creation Pvt. ltd. after it received the official licence from the Miss Universe organisation. The National Director and the first ever representative of Nepal in Miss Universe 2017, Nagma Shrestha crowned Anshika Sharma as the "Miss Vibhaa 2020- Miss Universe Nepal" to represent Nepal in Miss Universe 2020.
Hidden Treasures Ruslan FM 95.2 Miss Nepal 2020, the 26th Miss Nepal beauty pageant, which was held on 5 December 2020 in Kathmandu, Nepal. During the coronation night, four major winners were crowned as Miss World Nepal 2020, Miss Earth Nepal 2020, Miss International Nepal 2020 and Miss Supranational Nepal 2020. Miss Universe Nepal was removed as a new organisation was created to center on Miss Universe called Miss Universe Nepal which is under the national director who is Nepal's representative in Miss Earth 2012 and Miss Universe 2017, Nagma Shrestha.
Miss Vibhaa 2021 was the 2nd edition of Miss Vibhaa pageant by Umanga Creations, held on 30 October 2021 at Hotel Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu; to select the Miss Universe Nepal 2021 titleholder. Anshika Sharma crowned Sujita Basnet as the Miss Vibhaa 2021- Miss Universe Nepal to represent Nepal in Miss Universe 2021.
Hidden Treasures Dabur Vatika Shampoo Miss Nepal 2022, the 27th Miss Nepal beauty pageant, was held on 18 June 2022 in Lalitpur, Nepal. During the coronation night, three winners were crowned by Miss World Nepal 2020 Namrata Shrestha, Miss Earth Nepal 2020 Supriya Shrestha and Miss International Nepal 2020 Sandhya Sharma.
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