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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.[ citation needed ]
Miss Nepal 2020 | |
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Date | 5 December 2020 |
Presenters |
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Venue | Park Village Resort, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Broadcaster | Kantipur Television |
Entrants | 21 |
Placements | 12 |
Winner | Namrata Shrestha Kathmandu |
The Top 5 winners of 2018 crowned their successors: Miss Nepal World 2019 Anushka Shrestha crowned Namrata Shrestha as Miss Nepal World 2020, Miss Nepal Earth 2019 Riya Basnet crowned Supriya Shrestha as Miss Nepal Earth 2020, Miss Nepal International 2019 Meera Kakshapati crowned Sandhya Sharma as Miss Nepal International 2020 and Chief Judge of Miss Nepal 2020 Meekha Mathema crowned Shimal Kanaujiya as Miss Nepal Supranational 2020.
In addition, the winners received Rs 250,000 as prize money for winning the title. The auditions of Miss Nepal were held from 8 to 24 March in Birtamode, Birgunj, Butwal, Chitwan, Dhangadhi, Dharan, Nepalgunj, Pokhara and Kathmandu along with one contestant from Livon Wild Card entry.
Kantipur Television broadcast the pageant live in Nepal and abroad.
Placement | Contestant | International pageant | International Results |
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Miss Nepal 2020 | |||
1st Runner-Up (Miss Earth Nepal 2020) |
| Unplaced | |
2nd Runner-Up (Miss International Nepal 2020) |
| Did not compete | |
3rd Runner-Up (Miss Supranational Nepal 2020) |
| Unplaced | |
Top 6 | |||
Top 12 |
(●): The candidate is the winner of Miss Popular Choice (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 12 semi-Finalists.
Award | Contestant |
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Goldstar Miss Fitness |
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IME Pay Beauty with a Purpose |
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Miss Confident | |
The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellectual | |
Nepal Tourism Board Miss Tourism |
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Creative D Studio Miss Photogenic |
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Altroz Miss Stylish |
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Ruslan Woman of Substance |
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Berger Miss Glamour |
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Livon Life Miss Popular Choice |
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Nepal Mediciti Miss Healthy |
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# | Contestants | Age | Height | Home Town | Education |
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1 | Aayushma Shrestha | 19 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Chitwan, Chitwan District | BAS (pursuing) |
2 | Rajani Chaudhary | 21 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Morang, Morang District | BBS |
3 | Shubhangi Khatri | 21 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Bhaktapur, Bhaktapur District | BDSC (pursuing) |
4 | Arnica Rajbhandari | 25 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | MENM |
5 | Junu Twayana | 23 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Bhaktapur, Bhaktapur District | BEng (Civil) |
6 | Yojana Bhattarai | 24 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BBS (pursuing) |
7 | Nigata KC | 24 | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | Dang, Dang District | MBBS |
8 | Sija Chaulagain | 24 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | Ramechhap, Ramechhap District | BBA (pursuing) |
9 | Sajana Panta | 25 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | CA (semi-qualified) |
10 | Riya Shrestha | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BSEE |
11 | Ayesha Shrestha | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BEng (Civil) |
12 | Merisa Singh Suwal | 23 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BBA (pursuing) |
13 | Neha Sarkar | 23 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | Chitwan, Chitwan District | MBBS (pursuing) |
14 | Shimal Kanaujiya | 24 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | MBA (pursuing) |
15 | Sona Shrestha | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Kavre, Kavrepalanchok District | BMLT |
16 | Rushmita Shahi | 23 | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BHM (pursuing) |
17 | Supriya Shrestha | 24 | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BSW |
18 | Namrata Shrestha | 23 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | MSSc |
19 | Sandhya Sharma | 24 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Mahottari, Mahottari District | BSc in Forestry, MSc (pursuing) |
20 | Pragati Shrestha | 24 | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BBA (pursuing) |
21 | Astika Shrestha | 25 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | MBBS (pursuing) |
(●) The winner of Livon Life Miss Popular Choice (online voting) got direct entry in Top 12 Semi-Finalists.
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