Miss Purwanchal

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The Miss Purwanchal pageant (also known as The Miss Eastern pageant) is a beauty pageant that started in 2010, for several eastern developmentmental regions in Nepal. The regions are Sagarmatha, Koshi and Mechi. [1] The pageant was formed to bring the communities together to reflect on the culture, beauty, and traditions of rural Nepal.[ citation needed ]

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The winner of the Miss Purwanchal pageant receives a direct entry into the national pageant, Miss Nepal, as a semi-finalist. The 2019 title holder for Miss Purwanachal is Riju Bhattarai of Pathari Shanischare, Morang District. [2]

YearMiss PurwanchalHometownNotes
2010Sabina SubbaBirtamod,Jhapa
2011Pratibha Shrestha Dharan, Sunsari District Top 10
2012Asmita Gurung [3] Dharan, Sunsari District
2013Neha Bajaj Dharan, Sunsari District Top 10
2014Nemita Aangbuhang Limbu Biratnagar, Morang District
2015Priyanka Shrestha Biratnagar, Morang District
2016Kritika Giri Bhadrapur, Jhapa District
2017Ruby Limbu Dharan, Sunsari District
2018Pooja Shrestha [4] Bhadrapur, Jhapa District
2019Riju Bhattarai Pathari Sanischare , Morang District

Representative to Miss Nepal from Eastern Nepal

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Before 2010, Miss Eastanchal used to send one or two delegates representing eastern Nepal.

YearRepresentativeHometownPlacement in Miss NepalNotes
1999Sunny LeoneDharan,Sunsari DistrictBottom (least) -1 Quarter-Top 5 Finalist
2002 Anushka Subedi Biratnagar, Morang District Unplaced
2005 Soniya Giri Lahan, Siraha District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
Miss Best Hair
2010Priya Rani Lama Dharan, Sunsari District Miss Best Complexion
2011 Pratibha Shrestha [5] Dharan, Sunsari District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
Miss Beautiful Smile
Bishnu Chemjong Dhankuta, Dhankuta District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
Miss Talent
Malina Joshi Dharan, Sunsari District Miss Nepal 2011 Miss Nepal for Miss World 2011
2012 Heena Shrestha Birtamode, Jhapa District
2013 Riju Shrestha Birtamode, Jhapa District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
Miss Beautiful Smile
2014 Neha Bajaj Dharan, Sunsari District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
Varsha Rai Damak, Jhapa District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
Subin Limbu Dharan, Sunsari District Miss Nepal 2014 Miss Nepal for Miss World 2014
2015 Priya Rani Lama Lahan, Siraha District Unplaced
Nishma Chaudhary Dharan, Sunsari District Top 5 Finalist
Miss Bubbly
Miss Best Complexion
2016 Barsha Lekhi Rajbiraj, Saptari District 2nd Runner Up
Miss Popular
Srijana Regmi Khandbari, Sankhuwasabha District Top 5 Finalist
Miss Talent
Sandipa Limbu Dharan, Sunsari District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
2017 Nikita Chandak Urlabari, Morang District Miss Nepal 2017 Miss Nepal for Miss World 2017
2019 Pooja Shrestha Bhadrapur, Jhapa District Unplaced
2020 Riju Bhattarai Pathari Shanishchare, Morang District TBA

Miss Purwanchal 2017

#ContestantAgeHeight
(cm)
Height
(ft)
HometownPlacementNotes
1Simran Shrestha171585'2" Dharan 1st Runner Up
2Joyna Limbu171585'2" Jhapa Top 14 Semi Finalists
4Simran Rai181585'2" Dharan Top 14 Semi Finalists
5Aishwarya Roy231595'2" Dharan
6Satabdeeca Giri191605'3" Jhapa Top 7 Finalists
7Sanchita Tamang171635'4" Jhapa
9Pema Gurung191635'4" Morang
10Ruby Limbu201635'4" Dharan Miss Purwanchal 2017
11Ajeena Sitaula211645'4.5" Damak
12Sandhya Bhetwal181665'5.5" Itahari Top 7 Finalists
13Anu Dhungana201675'5.5" Jhapa 2nd Runner Up
14Pramita Tiwari201655'5" Damak Top 14 Semi Finalists
15Pramita Tiwari181705'7" Damak Top 14 Semi Finalists
16Sabina Acharya171665'5" Panchthar Top 7 Finalists
17Samina Khatiwada181675'5.5" Itahari Top 14 Semi Finalists
18Aster Tamang181655'5" Itahari Top 14 Semi Finalists
20Bipana Shrestha181725'7.5" Dharan Top 7 Finalists
21Sabina Shrestha241755'9" Morang Top 14 Semi Finalists

Miss Purwanchal 2016

Placements

Final ResultsContestant
Miss Purwanchal 2016
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
  • Lahan - Apekshya Dhungana
4th runner-up

Special Awards

Final ResultsRepresentingContestant
Miss Personality Jhapa Kritika Giri
Miss Charming Dharan Eksha Maden
Miss Public Choice Inaruwa Anu Shrestha
Miss Talent Dharan Shristy Acharya
Miss Photogenic Dharan Asmita Khadgi
Miss Healthy Home Rabi Mira Dumi Rai
Miss Friendship Lahan Apekshya Dhungana
Miss Catwalk Dharan Srijana Rana Magar
#ContestantsAgeHeightRepresentingDistrictPlacement
1Eksha Maden191.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Dharan Sunsari District 2nd Runner Up
Miss Charming
2Apekshya Dhungana191.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Lahan Siraha District 3rd Runner Up
Miss Friendship
3Mira Dumi Rai211.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Rabi Panchthar District Top 10
Miss Healthy Home
4Gunjan Adhikari191.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Itahari Sunsari District Top 10
5Roshmita Shrestha201.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Dharan Sunsari District
6Chanda Kumari Rai241.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Dharan Sunsari District
7Sudiksha Shrestha161.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Dharan Sunsari District
8Sabnam Thapa191.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Dharan Sunsari District
9Shrijana Thapa181.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Dharan Sunsari District
10Deepika KC221.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Biratnagar Morang District 4th Runner Up
11Nisha Rai231.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Dharan Sunsari District Top 10
12Sujana Poudel201.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Jhapa Jhapa District Top 10
13Kritika Giri191.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Jhapa Jhapa District Winner
Miss Personality
14Mamata Karki231.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Dharan Sunsari District 1st Runner Up
15Shristi Acharya171.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Dharan Sunsari District Miss Talent
16Anu Shrestha191.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Itahari Sunsari District Top 10
Miss Public Choice
17Asmita Khadgi211.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Dharan Sunsari District Miss Photogenic
18Ruksha Acharya221.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Dharan Sunsari District
19Srijana Rana Magar211.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Dharan Sunsari District Miss Catwalk

References

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  2. "Miss Purwanchal 2013 title goes to Neha Bajaj | Nepali Movies, Nepali Films". Xnepali.net. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  3. "Miss Purwanchal 2012 | Events | GlamourNepal.com : Nepal's No.1 Glamour Entertainment Portal". GlamourNepal.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
  4. "Miss Nepal 2019, First Contestant from Purbanchal is Pooja Shrestha, Miss Purwanchal 2018".
  5. "Pratibha Shrestha – Miss Nepal 2011 Participant » Nepali Models A - Z". hawamodel.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-09-05.