Miss Nepal 2016
# Miss Nepal 2016

Hidden Treasures Fanta Miss Nepal 2016, the 21st annual Miss Nepal beauty pageant, was held on 8 April 2016 at Hotel Annapurna in Kathmandu. Miss Nepal 2015 Evana Manandhar crowned her successor Asmi Shrestha as Miss Nepal World 2016 to represent Nepal in the Miss World 2016.

At the same event, Roshni Khatri was crowned as Miss Earth Nepal 2016 and Barsha Lekhi was crowned as Miss International Nepal 2016.

The winner of Miss Nepal 2016 served as the brand ambassador of popular drink Fanta and WWF Nepal for a one year. In addition, she received Rs. 100,000 as prize for winning the title. The auditions of Miss Nepal were held in Biratnagar, Birgunj, Chitwan, Nepalgunj, Pokhara, Butwal and Kathmandu.

NTV and NTV PLUS broadcast the pageant live and for all the Nepalese abroad Miss Nepal 2016 was live streamed on M&S V Magazine's official website.

## Results

### Color keys

| Final results | Contestant | International pageant | International Results |
| - | - | - | - |
| Miss Nepal 2016 (Winner) | Chitwan - Asmi Shrestha (●) | Miss World 2016 | Unplaced Top 5 - Beauty with a Purpose |
| 1st runner-up (Miss Earth Nepal 2016) | Lalitpur - Roshni Khatri | Miss Earth 2016 | Unplaced Best in Resort Wear |
| 2nd runner-up (Miss International Nepal 2016) | Saptari - Barsha Lekhi | Miss International 2016 | Unplaced People's Choice Award by Missosology |
| Top 5 | Kathmandu – Namrata Shrestha |
| Top 5 | Sankhuwasabha - Srijana Regmi |
| Top 11 | Lalitpur - Anshu KC | Miss Asia Pacific International 2016 | Unplaced |
| Top 11 | Dharan – Sandipa Limbu |
| Top 11 | Kathmandu – Prerana Adhikari |
| Top 11 | Kathmandu – Soniya Sharma |
| Top 11 | Kirtipur – Ashma KC |
| Top 11 | Taplejung – Aayushma Shrestha (●) |

(●): The candidates won the Miss Popular Choice Award (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 11 semi-Finalists.

### Sub-titles

| Award | Contestant |
| - | - |
| Best in Evening Gown (performance) | Chitwan – Asmi Shrestha |
| Best in Evening Gown (design) | Chitwan – Asmi Shrestha (designer - Antee Gurung) |
| The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellect | Chitwan - Asmi Shrestha |
| Fanta Miss Bubbly | Taplejung – Aayushma Shrestha |
| Berger Miss Talent | Sankhuwasabha - Srijana Regmi |
| Shree Ganapati Jewellers Miss Photogenic | Chitwan - Asmi Shrestha |
| Alfa Beta Miss Scholar of the Year | Kathmandu - Prerana Adhikari |
| Miss Popular | Saptari - Barsha Lekhi |
| Miss Personality | Lalitpur - Roshni Khatri |
| Miss Friendship | Lalitpur - Anshu KC |
| Miss Fascino | Kirtipur - Ashma KC |
| Miss Confident | Lalitpur - Roshni Khatri |
| Beauty with a Purpose | Pokhara - Prativa Dawadi |
| Miss Best Complexion | Kathmandu - Prerana Adhikari |
| Miss Athletic | Kirtipur - Ashma KC |

## Contestants

Province No. 1 & Province No. 2 :

| # | Contestants | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Aayushma Shrestha | 19 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | Taplejung | Taplejung District | Top 11 Miss Bubbly |
| 13 | Anita Karki | 21 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | Solukhumbu | Solukhumbu District | |
| 14 | Barsha Lekhi | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | Saptari | Saptari District | 2nd Runner Up Miss Popular |
| 15 | Sandipa Limbu | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Dharan | Sunsari District | Top 11 |
| 16 | Srijana Regmi | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Sankhuwasabha | Sankhuwasabha District | Top 5 Miss Talent |

Bagmati Province :

| # | Contestants | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Ashma KC | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | Kirtipur | Kathmandu District | Top 11 Miss Athletic Miss Fascino |
| 2 | Kritima Rimal | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Ramkot | Kathmandu District | |
| 3 | Sajum Katuwal | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kirtipur | Kathmandu District | |
| 4 | Sachina Shrestha | 19 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | Dolakha | Dolakha District | |
| 5 | Jubi Joshi | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Kuleshwor | Kathmandu District | |
| 7 | Roshni Khatri | 19 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bungamati | Lalitpur District | 1st Runner Up Miss Confident Miss Personality |
| 8 | Soniya Sharma | 22 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | Swayambhunath | Kathmandu District | Top 11 |
| 9 | Anshu KC | 23 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | Jharuwarasi | Lalitpur District | Top 11 Miss Friendship |
| 11 | Asmi Shrestha | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Chitwan | Chitwan District | Winner Miss Photogenic Best Evening Gown Miss Intellect |
| 18 | Namrata Shrestha | 19 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kathmandu | Kathmandu District | Top 5 |
| 19 | Prerana Adhikari | 19 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | Daanchhi | Kathmandu District | Top 11 Miss Best Complexion Miss Intellect |

Gandaki Province & Lumbini Province :

| # | Contestants | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 10 | Kushum Thapa Magar | 19 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Butwal | Rupandehi District | |
| 12 | Karuna Khadka | 19 | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | Butwal | Rupandehi District | |
| 17 | Prativa Dawadi | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | Pokhara | Kaski District | Beauty with a Purpose |

## Previous Experience

* (#1) Asmi Shrestha was the winner of Face of Classic Diamond 2014.
* (#2) Paramita Rana was the 1st runner up in Face of Classic Diamond 2014.
* (#3) Anjana Das was the winner of Miss Pokhara Queen 2015 title.
* (#4) Priyanka Shrestha was the winner of Miss Purwanchal 2015 which gave her a direct entry to Miss Nepal 2016's Top 19 finalists.
* (#5) Priyashi Thapa was Miss Nepalgunj 2015 title holder.
* (#6) Pooja Shrestha was 1st runner up at Miss Chitwan 2014 pageant.
* (#7) Anu Rai was 1st runner up at Miss Purwanchal 2015.
* (#8) Sheelpa Maskey was an actress and singer in the UK before coming to compete in Miss Nepal 2016.
* (#9) Sabina Rana Bhujel won the title of Miss Pokhara 2015 which gave her a wild card entry to Miss Nepal 2016's Top 19 finalists.
* (#10) Mangeeta Khannal was the 1st runner up at Miss Pokhara 2015 pageant.
* (#11) Pramisha Bajracharya is 2nd runner up at Miss Purwanchal 2015.
* (#13) Zenisha Tamang was placed 8th at Mega Model Season 3.
* (#14) Samragyee Shah is the 2nd runner up at Face of Classic Diamond 2014.
* (#15) Nitika Sarah Karmacharya has previous won the title of Miss ECollege 2015.
* (#16) Varsha Rai was the 2nd runner up at Miss Purwanchal 2013.
* (#17) Aastha Pokharel is the winner of Kingfisher Calendar Super Model Season 2 and placed 5th at Asia's Next Top Model Cycle 1.
* (#18) Sitoshna Ban was the winner of Miss Chitwan 2014 and previously she competed in Miss Nepal 2014.
* (#19) Lochan Basel is the 2nd runner up at Miss Pokhara 2015.
