Miss Nepal 2012
# Miss Nepal 2012

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.

The 16 shortlisted young women aged 19 years and above competed for the main title and the pageant was live telecast on NTV with Sahana Bajracharya and Biraz Singh Khadka as the hosts.

## Results

### Color keys

| Final results | Contestant | International pageant | International Results |
| - | - | - | - |
| Miss Nepal 2012 (Winner) | Cornwall - Shristi Shrestha | Miss World 2012 | Top 30 Top 10 - Beach Beauty Top 10 - Miss Multimedia |
| 1st runner-up (Miss Earth Nepal 2012) | Kathmandu - Nagma Shrestha | Miss Earth 2012 | Top 8 Walk with M.E Dolphins Love Freedom Mural Painting Challenge |
| 2nd runner-up (Miss International Nepal 2012) | Lalitpur - Subeksha Khadka | Miss International 2012 | Unplaced |
| Top 5 | Mahendranagar – Neelam Chand | Miss Globe 2012 | Top 10 |
| Top 5 | Lalitpur - Bandana Tandukar |
| Top 10 | Kathmandu – Akesha Bista | | |
| Top 10 | Kathmandu – Prasansa Rana | | |
| Top 10 | Kathmandu – Sabita Manandhar | | |
| Top 10 | Kirtipur – Alisha Kunwar | | |
| Top 10 | Sarlahi – Sonam Singh | | |

### Sub-titles

| Award | Contestant |
| - | - |
| Miss Photogenic | Kathmandu – Akesha Bista |
| Miss Confidence | Chitwan - Shristi Shrestha |
| Miss Talent | Kathmandu – Akesha Bista |
| Miss Popular Choice | Mahendranagar - Neelam Chand |
| Miss Best Smile | Kathmandu - Nagma Shrestha |

## Contestants

Province No. 1 & Province No. 2 (Eastern & South-Eastern Regions) :

| No | Name | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sonam Singh | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Sarlahi | Sarlahi District | Top 10 | |
| 7 | Heena Shrestha | 21 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Jhapa | Jhapa District | | Miss Purwanchal 2012 2nd Runner Up |

Bagmati Province (Central Regions) :

| No | Name | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2 | Nirmita Subedi | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Chitwan | Chitwan District | | |
| 4 | Nagma Shrestha | 23 | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | Kathmandu | Kathmandu District | 1st Runner Up Miss Best Smile | Later Top 8 in Miss Earth 2012. |
| 5 | Subeksha Khadka | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Lalitpur | Lalitpur District | 2nd Runner Up | |
| 6 | Bandana Tandukar | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Lalitpur | Lalitpur District | Top 5 | |
| 8 | Prasansa Rana | 20 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Kathmandu | Kathmandu District | Top 10 | |
| 13 | Pronika Sharma | 21 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Birgunj | Parsa District | | |
| 14 | Akesha Bista | 19 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Kathmandu | Kathmandu District | Top 10 Miss Photogenic Miss Talent | |
| 15 | Sabita Manandhar | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kathmandu | Kathmandu District | Top 10 | |
| 16 | Alisha Kunwar | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Kirtipur | Kathmandu District | Top 10 | |

Gandaki Province, Lumbini Province, Karnali Province & Sudurpashchim Province (Western, Southern & Far-Western Regions) :

| No | Name | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 9 | Neelam Chand | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Mahendranagar | Kanchanpur District | 3rd Runner Up Miss Public Choice | Later placed in Top 10 during Miss Globe International 2012. |
| 10 | Dilasha GC | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Pokhara | Kaski District | | |
| 12 | Anjali Pradhanang | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Butwal | Rupandehi District | | |

International :

| No | Name | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 3 | Shristi Shrestha | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Cornwall | South West England | Winner Miss Confidence | Later Top 20 in Miss World 2012. |

Disqualified and withdrawal :

| No | Name | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 | Rashmita Maharjan | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Lalitpur |
