Miss Vibhaa 2023

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Miss Vibhaa 2023
DateSeptember 9, 2023
Venue Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur, Nepal
Broadcaster Kantipur Television
DirectorUddhab Adhikari
Entrants37
Placements22
Winner Jane Dipika Garrett
Flag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu
  2022
2024
MUN 2024 

Miss Vibhaa 2023a.k.a.Miss Universe Nepal 2023 was the 4th edition of Miss Vibhaa pageant by Umanga Creations, held on September 9, 2023; hosted at Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur. Sophiya Bhujel of Kathmandu crowned Jane Dipika Garrett as Miss Vibhaa- Miss Universe Nepal 2023 at the end of the event. [1] Jane represented Nepal at Miss Universe 2023, in El Salvador and ended her journey as Top 20 finalist.

Contents

In later 2023, Miss Vibhaa announced withdrawal from Miss Universe.

Background

The applications for Miss Vibhaa 2023 were opened on June 15 and closed on August 5. [2] [3] Miss Vibhaa, allowed for the very first time due to the newly implemented rules of the Miss Universe organisation, for women who are either married, divorced, pregnant and mothers. [4] The press conference of the contest was conducted at the Nepal Tourism Board Office in Kathmandu. It was announced that Asian Paints is to be chosen as the main sponsor of Miss Vibhaa 2023.

List of the main events in the Miss Vibhaa 2023 pageant
LocationDateEventVenueRef.
Kathmandu
(5 June  27 July)
5 JuneRegistration OpeningVirtual
27 JulyPress ConferenceNepal Tourism Board Office, Kathmandu [5]
Final venue: Kathmandu and Lalitpur
(5 August  9 September)
5 AugustRegistration EndingVirtual
6 AugustQuarterfinalists AnnouncementVirtual [6]
9 AugustTop 30 Question and Answer CompetitionVirtual [7]
11 AugustTop 30 Swimsuit CompetitionVirtual [8]
2 AugustSemifinalists AnnouncementVirtual [9]
16 AugustTop 22 ArrivalKathmandu
18 AugustTop 22 Press Presentation [10] Dusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu [11]
3 SeptemberClose CampDusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu
5 SeptemberPreliminary CompetitionDusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu
9 SeptemberGrand Finale Coronation Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur

Results

Color keys
Final resultsContestantInternational pageantInternational Results
Miss Vibhaa 2023

"Miss Universe Nepal"
(Winner)

Miss Universe 2023 Top 20 [13]
1st runner-up Miss Grand International 2023 Unplaced
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
  • Flag of Nepal.svg Jhapa – Sanskriti Chhetri Karki
Top 22
  • Flag of Nepal.svg Dang – Sushma RL Shahi

(§): The candidate won the Miss People's Choice Award (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists.
(฿): The candidate won the Social Impact Leader Award (Best BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Social Advocacy) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists.

Special Awards and Sub-Contests

Special Awards

Award [1] Contestant
LeadX Social Impact Leader
NIU Miss Eco Infinity
Byanjan Miss Lifestyle
KTM CTY Miss Fabulous
AGNI Miss Fierce
Nepal Telecom Miss ICT
WOW Magazine Miss Free & Fearless
Miss People's Choice
MARTINI Sun Angel
Dusit Princess Miss Elegance
The Himalayan Times Miss Unstoppable
Röyale Bling Miss Dazzling Diva
Röyale Play Miss Creative Canvas
True Me Miss True Beauty
Final Top 22 Reveal
13 August 2023
Rank+/-ContestantRank+/-Contestant
1Steady2.svgFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett12Decrease2.svg 3 Flag of Nepal.svg Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade
2Increase2.svg 2 Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal13Increase2.svg 5Flag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya
3Steady2.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar14Increase2.svg 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
4Increase2.svg 1 Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel15Decrease2.svg 3 Flag of Nepal.svg Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
5Increase2.svg 10 Flag of Nepal.svg Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire16Increase2.svg 5 Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
6Decrease2.svg 2 Flag of Nepal.svg Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki17Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
7Increase2.svg 1Flag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya18Decrease2.svg 7 Flag of Nepal.svg Dang - Sushma RL Shahi
8Decrease2.svg 2 Flag of Nepal.svg Pokhara - Puja Paudel19Decrease2.svg 18 Flag of Nepal.svg Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha
9Increase2.svg 1 Flag of Nepal.svg Butwal - Sarosy Neupane20Decrease2.svg 7 Flag of Nepal.svg Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
10Decrease2.svg 3 Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha21Decrease2.svg 2 Flag of Nepal.svg Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle
11Increase2.svg 3Flag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Alista Subedi22Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Nawalpur - Manita Paswan
First Top 22 Reveal
Rank+/-ContestantRank+/-Contestant
1Steady2.svgFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett12Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
2Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha13Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
3Steady2.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar14Steady2.svgFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Alista Subedi
4Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki15Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire
5Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel16Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal
6Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Pokhara - Puja Paudel17Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
7Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha18Steady2.svgFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya
8Steady2.svgFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya19Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle
9Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade20Steady2.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
10Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Butwal - Sarosy Neupane21Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
11Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Dang - Sushma RL Shahi22Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Nawalpur - Manita Paswan
First Top 29 Reveal
11 August 2023
Rank+/-ContestantRank+/-Contestant
1Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal16Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Nawalpur - Manita Paswan
2Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Pokhara - Puja Paudel17Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
3Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary18Steady2.svgFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Sudina Thapa Magar
4Steady2.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar19Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Butwal - Sarosy Neupane
5Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha20Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
6Steady2.svgFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya21Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Dang - Sushma RL Shahi
7Steady2.svgFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett22Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Nepalgunj - Sakshi Bom
8Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle23Steady2.svg Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
9Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade24Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel
10Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire25Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Pokhara - Purneshwari Gurung
11Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki26Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Myagdi - Soniya Ramdam
12Steady2.svgFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Alista Subedi27Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Sabina Malla
13Steady2.svgFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya28Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
14Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha29Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Bhaktapur - Ojaswi Joshi
15Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Janakpur - Gajal Karn30Steady2.svg
Final Top 29 Reveal[ non-primary source needed ]
13 August 2023
Rank+/-ContestantRank+/-Contestant
1Increase2.svg 1 Flag of Nepal.svg Pokhara - Puja Paudel16Decrease2.svg 13 Flag of Nepal.svg Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
2Increase2.svg 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar17Increase2.svg 11 Flag of Nepal.svg Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
3Increase2.svg 3Flag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya18Decrease2.svg 3 Flag of Nepal.svg Janakpur - Gajal Karn
4Decrease2.svg 3 Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal19Increase2.svg 5 Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel
5Increase2.svg 16 Flag of Nepal.svg Dang - Sushma RL Shahi20Decrease2.svg 3 Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
6Increase2.svg 1Flag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett21Increase2.svg 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
7Increase2.svg 19 Flag of Nepal.svg Myagdi - Soniya Ramdam22Decrease2.svg 11 Flag of Nepal.svg Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki
8Increase2.svg 6 Flag of Nepal.svg Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha23Increase2.svg 4 Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Sabina Malla
9Increase2.svg 11 Flag of Nepal.svg Jhapa - Amisha Basnet24Decrease2.svg 5 Flag of Nepal.svg Butwal - Sarosy Neupane
10Decrease2.svg 2 Flag of Nepal.svg Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle25Decrease2.svg 7Flag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Sudina Thapa Magar
11Decrease2.svg 2 Flag of Nepal.svg Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade26Decrease2.svg 4 Flag of Nepal.svg Nepalgunj - Sakshi Bom
12Increase2.svg 1Flag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya27Decrease2.svg 2 Flag of Nepal.svg Pokhara - Purneshwari Gurung
13Decrease2.svg 1Flag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu - Alista Subedi28Decrease2.svg 12 Flag of Nepal.svg Nawalpur - Manita Paswan
14Decrease2.svg 4 Flag of Nepal.svg Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire29Steady2.svg Flag of Nepal.svg Bhaktapur - Ojaswi Joshi
15Decrease2.svg 10 Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha30Steady2.svg

Judges

Candidates

37 candidates registered for the title of Miss Vibhaa 2023. The Top 30 Quarterfinalists were announced on July 8, 2023. [14] [15]

Top 30 Final Round

NumberMV NumberCandidateHometownAge
Romanized nameNepali name
31003Shitashma Pokharel [15] शिताश्मा पोखरेल Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur 23
41004Sarosy Neupane [15] सरोशी न्यौपाने Flag of Nepal.svg Butwal 20
51005Prarabdhi Gyawali [15] प्रबधि ज्ञवाली Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane, Australia 27
61006Sakshi Bom [15] साक्षी बम Flag of Nepal.svg Nepalgunj 23
71007Prapti Khadka [15] प्राप्ति खड्का Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur 25
81008Sabina Chaudhary [15] सबिना चौधरी Flag of Nepal.svg Bhaktapur 27
101010Purneshwari Gurung [15] पूर्णेश्वरी गुरुङ Flag of Nepal.svg Pokhara 23
111011Anu Shruti Bogati [15] अनु श्रुति बोगटीFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu 24
121012Chanel Shrestha [15] च्यानल श्रेष्ठ Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur 24
141014Prema Lamgade [15] प्रेमा लामगडे Flag of Nepal.svg Bhairahawa 23
151015Pooja Bhagat [15] पुजा भगत Flag of Nepal.svg Mahottari 26
161016Sabina Malla [15] सबिना मल्ल Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur 23
171017Rojina Kafle [15] रोजिना काफ्ले Flag of Nepal.svg Tehrathum 23
181018Garima Ghimire [15] गरिमा घिमिरे Flag of Nepal.svg Biratnagar 20
191019Palistha Bajracharya [15] पलिष्ट बज्राचार्यFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu 22
201020Amisha Basnet [15] अमिषा बस्नेत Flag of Nepal.svg Jhapa 24
211021Sanskriti Karki Chhetri [15] संस्कृति कार्की क्षेत्री Flag of Nepal.svg Jhapa 20
231023Trishna Baniya [15] तृष्णा बानियाFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu 22
241024Sudina Thapa Magar [15] सुदिना थापा मगरFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu 18
251025Buddhisara Sunar [15] बुद्धसार सुनार Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adelaide, Australia 27
261026Puja Paudel [15] पुजा पौडेल Flag of Nepal.svg Pokhara 20
271027Jane Dipika Garrett [15] जेन दीपिका ग्यारेटFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu 22
281028Gajal Karn [15] गजल कर्ण Flag of Nepal.svg Janakpur 25
291029Manita Paswan [15] मनिता पासवान Flag of Nepal.svg Nawalpur 26
301030Soniya Ramdam [15] सोनिया रामदम Flag of Nepal.svg Myagdi 19
311031Sushma RL Shahi [15] सुष्मा राज्यलक्ष्मी शाह Flag of Nepal.svg Dang 23
331033Abhilasha Lamsal [15] अभिलाषा लम्साल Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur 28
341034Ojaswi Joshi [15] ओजस्वी जोशी Flag of Nepal.svg Bhaktapur 25
361036Alista Subedi [15] एलिस्टा सुवेदीFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu 24
371037Mausami Shrestha [15] मौसमी श्रेष्ठ Flag of Nepal.svg Biratnagar 28

Top 37 Preliminary

NumberMV NumberCandidateHometownAgePlacement
Romanized nameNepali name
11001Smarika Aryal [14] स्मरिका अर्यालFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu Eliminated
21002Sonika Thapa Magar [14] सोनिका थापा मगर Flag of Nepal.svg Dipayal Silgadhi
91009Sreya Belbase [14] श्रेया बेलबासे Flag of New York City.svg New York, USA
131013Nilam Dhungana [14] निलम ढुंगाना Flag of Nepal.svg Bardibas 22
221022Prathana Shrestha [14] प्राथना श्रेष्ठFlag of Kathmandu.svg Kathmandu
321032Ruhi Akhtar [14] रुही अख्तर
351035Pranju KC [14] प्रञ्जु क्षत्रिय क्षेत्री Flag of Nepal.svg Lalitpur

Crossovers and returnees

Contestants who previously competed in previous editions of Miss Vibhaa and other local and international beauty pageants with their respective placements:

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