{{short description|Nepalese beauty pageant titleholder (born 1991)}} {{morefootnotes|date=July 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox pageant titleholder | name = Ishani Shrestha | photo = Ishani Shrestha for UN Information Centre Nepal.jpg | caption = Ishani Shrestha for [[United Nations Information Centre]] Nepal in 2018 | nationalcompetition = [[Miss Nepal 2013]]<br>(Winner)<br>[[Miss World 2013]]<br>(Top 10)<br>[[Beauty with a Purpose]] (Winner) | birth_name = Ishani Shrestha | birth_place = [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|05|05|df=y}} | height = {{height|m=1.73|precision=0}} | eye_color = Brown | hair_color = Brown | title = {{ubl|[[Miss Nepal 2013]]|[[Miss Nepal World 2013]]}} | website = http://www.ishanishrestha.com }}
'''Ishani Shrestha''' ({{langx|ne|इशानी श्रेष्ठ}} {{Audio|Ne-Ishani Shrestha.oga| Listen}}) (born 5 May 1991) is a Nepalese TV host, entrepreneur, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned [[Miss Nepal World 2013]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=51822 |title=Ishani Shrestha crowned Miss Nepal World 2013 MYREPUBLICA.com - News in Nepal: Fast, Full & Factual, POLITICAL AFFAIRS, BUSINESS & ECONOMY, SOCIAL AFFAIRS, LIFESTYLE, SPORTS, OPINION, INTERVIEW, INTERNATIONAL, THE WEEK news in English in Nepal |publisher=Myrepublica.com |date=2013-03-20 |access-date=2013-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905113718/http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=51822 |archive-date=2013-09-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She represented [[Nepal]] in [[Miss World 2013]] in [[Bali, Indonesia]] where she made history by securing a place in the top 10 and winning the [[Beauty with a Purpose]] title.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Ishani+Shrestha+crowned+Fanta+Miss+Nepal+2013&NewsID=370098 |title=Ishani Shrestha crowned Fanta Miss Nepal 2013 - Detail News : Nepal News Portal |publisher=The Himalayan Times |access-date=2013-08-24 |archive-date=2013-05-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524080323/http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Ishani%20Shrestha%20crowned%20Fanta%20Miss%20Nepal%202013&NewsID=370098 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Ninja - xinix |url=http://www.sathiz.com/ninja/winner-of-miss-nepal-2013/422 |title=Ishani Shrestha wins Miss Nepal 2013. Winner of Miss Nepal 2013. | Nepali Blogger, Nepal Trends, Nepal News, Fashion and Technology |publisher=Sathiz.com |date=2013-02-26 |access-date=2013-08-24 |archive-date=2013-03-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130318035833/http://www.sathiz.com/ninja/winner-of-miss-nepal-2013/422 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Early life== Ishani Shrestha was born and raised in [[Nepal]]'s capital [[Kathmandu]]. She has three younger siblings and attended the Triyog High School, in Kathmandu. She then emigrated to [[Boulder, Colorado|Boulder]], [[Colorado]] and graduated from [[Fairview High School (Boulder, Colorado)|Fairview High School]] in 2009. <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fhsroyalbanner.com/stories/fairview-alum-competes-in-miss-world-2013 |title=Fairview Alum Competes in Miss World 2013 - the Royal Banner |access-date=2017-07-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731070140/http://www.fhsroyalbanner.com/stories/fairview-alum-competes-in-miss-world-2013 |archive-date=2017-07-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> She then attended the Business School at the [[University of Colorado]].
==Education== Shrestha completed her primary education from Triyog High School, Kathmandu. She graduated from Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado. She then attended the University of Colorado Business School. Shrestha tried studying Dentistry in People's Dental College, Kathmandu, but dropped out in her second year.
==Career== Shrestha is now a well known media personality, model, and entrepreneur. She also worked as Young Conservation Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund in Nepal.
===Miss Nepal 2013=== Ishani came from [[Colorado]], United States to compete in the [[Miss Nepal 2013]] pageant where she won [[Miss Nepal 2013|Miss Nepal World 2013]] as well as the Miss Catwalk title'''.'''
===Miss World 2013=== Ishani Shrestha was awarded the title of "[[Beauty with a Purpose|Beauty with Purpose 2013]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.beautywithapurpose.com/en/bwp-winners|title = Miss World}}</ref> She was presented this award for her outstanding video presentation and social work in which she traveled to the rural places of Nepal to promote and raise awareness to people on Oral Hygiene. Ishani was one of the eleven contestants who received the opportunity to showcase their country's culture dance in Miss World 2013. She danced her heart out on the song, "Maiti Ghar" for the Dances of The World. In the contest, she was the second runner up for Multi Media in Miss World 2013 and also was finalists in several different competitions.
She also placed 2nd runner-up for the title, The Peoples' Champion (Multimedia) at Miss World 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.missworld.com/News/2013-09-27/Challenge-Winners-Announced/ |title=Challenge Winners Announced! |access-date=2013-09-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130930114615/http://www.missworld.com/News/2013-09-27/Challenge-Winners-Announced/ |archive-date=2013-09-30 }}</ref> Ishani Shrestha was a top 10 finalist of [[Miss World 2013]]; the furthest a Nepalese contestant had ever reached before. Shrestha was placed as a Top 5 finalist; however, the top five for Miss World 2013 had a twist where judges could then decide who could continue participating.
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://ishanishrestha.com/ Ishani Shrestha Official Website] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20130323002221/http://thehimalayantimes.com/missnepal2013/includes/profile.php?MC=MjEw&SC=MjI1&code=SXNoYW5pIFNocmVzdGhh Miss Nepal 2013 Profile]
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