{{short description|1st Miss Grand Nepal competition, beauty pageant edition}} {{Use mdy dates|date=November 2022}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | image = Bogati Tol, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal - panoramio (1).jpg | image_size = | caption = [[Kathmandu]], the host city of the contest | date = 23 August 2016 | venue = [[Hyatt|Hyatt Regency Hotel]], Taragaon, [[Kathmandu]] | presenters = | entrants = 10 | placements = 5 | acts = | broadcaster = [[YouTube]] | debuts = {{Hlist|[[Bharatpur, Nepal|Bharatpur]]|[[Biratnagar]]|[[Butwal]]|[[Dhangadhi]]|[[Ghorahi]]|[[Hetauda]]|[[Itahari]]|[[Kathmandu]]|[[Lalitpur, Nepal|Lalitpur]]|[[Pokhara]]}} | withdrawals = | returns = | winner = '''Zeenus Lama'''<br>'''{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Chitwan]] ''' | photogenic = Anugya Chand<br>{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Dhangadhi]] | before = | next = [[Miss Grand Nepal 2018|2018]] }} {{External media | video1 = [https://archive.org/download/miss-grand-international-miss-grand-nepal-2016/Miss%20Grand%20International%20Miss%20Grand%20Nepal%202016.mp4 Miss Grand Nepal 2016 highlight, on 10 September 2016], YouTube video on [[Internet Archive]] }} '''Miss Grand Nepal 2016''' was the first edition of the [[Miss Grand Nepal]] beauty pageant,<ref name=youtube>{{cite AV media|date=10 September 2016|accessdate=17 November 2022|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOdih__uEl0|title=Miss Grand International//Miss Grand Nepal 2016|publisher=Nepal News Express|type=[[YouTube Video]]|time=31s|quote=...It's the first time for such an event in Nepal....}} [https://archive.org/download/miss-grand-international-miss-grand-nepal-2016/Miss%20Grand%20International%20Miss%20Grand%20Nepal%202016.mp4 Alt URL]</ref><ref name=stuff>{{cite web|url=http://neostuffs.com/2016/09/08/zeenus-lama-represent-nepal-miss-grand-international-2016-las-vegas/|title=Zeenus Lama To Represent Nepal At Miss Grand International 2016 In Las Vegas|date=8 September 2016|accessdate=17 November 2022|publisher=Neo Stuffs|website=Neostuffs.com|archivedate=17 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221117064643/http://neostuffs.com/2016/09/08/zeenus-lama-represent-nepal-miss-grand-international-2016-las-vegas/}}</ref> held on August 23, 2016, at the [[Hyatt|Hyatt Regency Hotel]] in [[Kathmandu]],<ref name=stuff/><ref name=glam>{{cite web|url=https://glamournepal.com/zenus-lama-crowned-miss-grand-nepal-2016|title=Zeenus Lama crowned as Miss Grand Nepal 2016|date=26 August 2016|accessdate=17 November 2022|publisher=Glamour Nepal|website=Glamournepal.com|archivedate=13 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220813014733/https://glamournepal.com/zenus-lama-crowned-miss-grand-nepal-2016}}</ref><ref name=nepali>{{cite web|url=https://nepalaaja.com/2016/8/21472|title=मिस ग्राण्ड नेपाल मंगलबारबाट सुरु|date=7 September 2016|accessdate=17 November 2022|language=ne|publisher=नेपाल आज|archivedate=17 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221117065041/https://nepalaaja.com/2016/8/21472}}</ref> organized by Mero Looks and Revolution Pvt. Ltd.<ref name=glam/><ref name=glam2>{{cite web|url=https://glamournepal.com/miss-grand-nepal-2016|title=Miss Grand Nepal 2016|publisher=Glamour Nepal|date=29 January 2016|accessdate=17 November 2022|website=Glamournepal.com|archivedate=25 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220825231749/https://glamournepal.com/miss-grand-nepal-2016}}</ref><ref name=press/> Ten national aspirants competed for the title,<ref name=stuff/><ref name=hima/><ref name=ten>{{cite web|url=https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/lama-crowned-miss-grand-nepal-2016-title/|title=Lama crowned 'Miss Grand Nepal-2016'|date=24 August 2016|accessdate=17 November 2022|website=Nagariknetwork.com|publisher=myRepublica|archivedate=13 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220813014629/https://myrepublica.nagariknetwork.com/news/lama-crowned-miss-grand-nepal-2016-title/}}</ref> of whom a 24-year-old [[Mass communication]] student from Kathmandu, Zeenus Lama, was named the winner,<ref name=glam/><ref name=ten/><ref name=india/> and received रु50,000 [[Nepalese rupee|Rupee]] cash as the prize while the first and second runners-up, Pooja Shrestha of [[Lalitpur, Nepal|Lalitpur]] and Jyotsana Maharjan of [[Bharatpur, Nepal|Bharatpur]], obtained रु25,000 and रु10,000 Rupee, respectively.<ref name=hima>{{cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/zeenus-lama-crowned-miss-grand-nepal-2016-title|title=Lama crowned 'Miss Grand Nepal 2016' title|date=24 August 2016|author=Rastriya Samachar Samiti|publisher=[[The Himalayan Times]]|archivedate=17 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221117064424/https://thehimalayantimes.com/entertainment/zeenus-lama-crowned-miss-grand-nepal-2016-title}}</ref> The event was attended by [[Claire Elizabeth Parker]], Miss Grand International 2015,<ref name=glam/><ref name=india>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/zeenus-lama-crowned-miss-grand-nepal-2016/articleshow/53841440.cms|title=Zeenus Lama crowned Miss Grand Nepal 2016|date=24 August 2016|accessdate=17 November 2022|publisher=[[Times of India]]|website=Beautypageants.indiatimes.com|archivedate=17 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221117063208/https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-grand-international/zeenus-lama-crowned-miss-grand-nepal-2016/articleshow/53841440.cms}}</ref><ref name=film>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmyjoy.net/2016/08/jinas-lama-was-crowned-miss-grand-nepal-2016/|title=Jinas Lama was crowned Miss Grand Nepal 2016|date=25 August 2016|accessdate=17 November 2022|website=www.filmyjoy.net|archivedate=17 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221117064901/https://www.filmyjoy.net/2016/08/jinas-lama-was-crowned-miss-grand-nepal-2016/}}</ref> and the Ambassador of Thailand to Nepal, Vutti Vuttisant.<ref name=youtube/>
Zeenus Lama was supposed to represent Nepal at the international contest, [[Miss Grand International 2016]], on October 25 in [[Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]],<ref name=glam/><ref name=ten/><ref name=india/> but was not able to compete due to difficulties in obtaining a US visa <ref name=mgi17/> However, she was later invited by the Miss Grand International organizer, [[Miss Grand International]], to represent Nepal in the [[Miss Grand International 2017]] pageant in [[Vietnam]]<ref name=mgi17>{{cite web|url=http://neostuffs.com/2017/08/06/miss-grand-international-2017-zeenus-lama-represent-nepal-vietnam/|title=Miss Grand International 2017: Zeenus Lama to represent Nepal in Vietnam|date=6 August 2017|publisher=Neo Stuffs|website=Neostuffs.com|archivedate=17 November 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20221117093127/http://neostuffs.com/2017/08/06/miss-grand-international-2017-zeenus-lama-represent-nepal-vietnam/}}</ref>
==Background== On January 5, 2016, a press conference was organized at Trisara restaurant in Kathmandu, wherein the organizers, Mero Looks, shared the details related to the Miss Grand Nepal 2016 contest.<ref name=press>{{cite web|url=http://www.readerspice.com/press-release-of-miss-grand-nepal-2016/|title=Press release of Miss Grand Nepal 2016|date=5 January 2016|accessdate=17 November 2022|author=Bishal Aryal|website=www.readerspice.com|publisher=Reader Spice|archivedate=25 August 2022|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20220825214603/http://www.readerspice.com/press-release-of-miss-grand-nepal-2016/}}</ref> The team for Miss Grand Nepal includes Asmita Sitoula—the choreographer; Shivangi Lama—the designer; Akanshya Gurung— the makeup artist; and Ayush Krishna Palikhey and Kiran Dhakal—the photographer.<ref name=press/>
Auditions were conducted in different cities—[[Kathmandu]], [[Bharatpur, Nepal|Bharatpur]], [[Butwal]], [[Pokhara]], and [[Itahari]]—to select the contestants,<ref name=nepali/><ref name=press/> while an online application was officially opened from January 29 to February 5.<ref name=glam2/> Of all applicants, only 10 candidates qualified for the national contest in Kathmandu.<ref name=nepali/><ref name=hima/><ref name=ten/>
==Result== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%" ! style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;" rowspan=2|Final results ! style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;" rowspan=2|Contestant<ref name=glam/><ref name=ten/><ref name=india/> ! style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;" colspan=2|International competition |- ! style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Pageant ! style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Results |- | style="background:pink;" | Miss Grand Nepal 2016 | style="background:pink;" | * {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Chitwan District, Nepal|Chitwan]] - Zeenus Lama' |style="background:pink; text-align:center;" |Miss Grand International 2017 |style="background:pink; text-align:center;" |Unplaced |- |- | style="background:pink;" | 1st runner-up | style="background:pink;" | * {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Lalitpur District, Nepal|Lalitpur]] - Pooja Shrestha |style="background:pink; text-align:center;" |[[Miss Supranational 2016]] |style="background:pink; text-align:center;" |Unplaced |- |2nd runner-up | * {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Bharatpur, Nepal|Bharatpur]] - Jyotsana Maharjan |- | rowspan="2" |Top 5 | * {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Dhangadhi]] – Anugya Chand | colspan="2" rowspan="2" | |- | * {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Hetauda]] – Yojana Ghale |}
===Sub-Titles===
{| class="wikitable sortable unsortable" style="font-size: 95%" |- ! Award ! Contestant |- | Miss Personality | *{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Chitwan]]- Zeenus Lama |- | Miss Stylish | *{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Lalitpur District, Nepal|Lalitpur]] - Pooja Shrestha |- | Miss Talent | *{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Ghorahi]] - Sanisha Shakya |- | Miss Photogenic | *{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Dhangadhi]] - Anugya Chand |- | Public Choice | *{{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Hetauda]] - Yojana Ghale |- |}
==Contestants==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%" |- ! No. !! Contestants !! Province !Placement |- | '''1''' || '''Zeenus Lama''' || '''{{flag|Kathmandu}}''' |'''Miss Grand Nepal 2016''' <br> '''Miss Personality''' |- | 2 || Saina Kunwar || {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Pokhara]] | |- | 3 || Jyotsana Maharjan || {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Bharatpur, Nepal|Bharatpur]] |2nd runner-up |- | 4 || Pooja Shrestha || {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Lalitpur, Nepal|Lalitpur]] |1st runner-up <br> Miss Supranational Nepal 2016 <br> Miss Stylish |- | 5 || Ausmi Magar || {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Butwal]] | |- | 6 || Luza Ranjitkar || {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Biratnagar]] | |- | 7 || Anugya Chand || {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Dhangadhi]] |Top 5 <br> Miss Photogenic |- | 8 || Sanisha Shakya || {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Ghorahi]] |Miss Talent |- | 9 || Sazum Katwal || {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Itahari]] | |- | 10 || Yojana Ghale || {{flagicon|Nepal}} [[Hetauda]] |Top 5 <br> Popular Choice |- |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{portal|Nepal}} * {{commons category-inline|Miss Grand Nepal}}
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