# Miss Kathmandu > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_Kathmandu > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_Kathmandu.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Kathmandu > Source revision: 1335304597 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Nepalese regional beauty pageant **Miss Kathmandu** is a [beauty pageant](/source/Beauty_pageant) that selects the representative for the [Kathmandu Valley](/source/Kathmandu_Valley) in the [Miss Nepal](/source/Miss_Nepal) pageant. The current titleholder is [Prinsha Shrestha](/source/Prinsha_Shrestha), who is the reigning [Miss Nepal Earth 2014](/source/Miss_Nepal_2014). ## History Kathmandu Jaycess started the Miss Kathmandu pageant alongside Miss Nepal contest which was run by Girendra Man Rajbansi but after a year in 1995, he left the regional director position to Gopal Sundarlal Kakshapati[1] who is also the chairman for Miss Nepal contest.[2] [Kathmandu](/source/Kathmandu_Valley) is the most successful city ever to compete at Miss Nepal. It has had ten winners, more than any other regional state. Kathmandu is best known for its three consecutive winners with a consistent top 5 placements. Before Kathmandu has won repetitively from 1998 to 1999 and recently from 2009 to 2010, no other regional city has ever won the Miss Nepal pageant more than twice in a row. Kathmandu also holds the most semi-finalists-5 and top 5 spots-5; and has received the most special awards. ## Former Miss Teen Nepal titleholders at Miss Kathmandu Even though a lot of former [Miss Teen Nepal](/source/Miss_Teen_Nepal) titleholders have participated in Miss Kathmandu pageant, none has won the title so far. Although former Miss Teen Nepal finalists have manage to win Miss Kathmandu title; [Zenisha Moktan](/source/Zenisha_Moktan) (2009) who went on to win [Miss Nepal 2009](/source/Miss_Nepal_2009) and the same year Miss Kathmandu 2009 1st runner up Kunchhang Moktan Tamang ended as 2nd runner up. Prior to former Miss Nepal Teen titleholders and finalists who have competed for Miss Kathmandu but did not win the title are: - Aayusha Karki (2007) - Top 10, 3rd runner-up in Miss Nepal 2009. - Kunchhang Moktan Tamang (2006; Top 5) - 1st runner-up, 2nd runner-up in Miss Nepal 2009. ## Winners Year Name Hometown Local Title Age1 Placement at Miss Nepal Special awards at Miss Nepal Notes 2017 Rojina Shrestha Hattiban 23 1st Runner Up 2016 Namrata Shrestha Dhapasi 19 Top 5 2015 Dibyata Vaidya Ranipokhari 23 1st Runner Up 2014 Prinsha Shrestha Balaju Miss ECollege 2009 1st runner up 22 1st runner-up Beauty with Purpose Miss Best Complexion 2013 Ishani Shrestha Kamaladi 21 WINNER Miss Best Walk 2012 Nagma Shrestha Lazimapat Miss ECollege 20 1st runner-up Miss Best Smile Top 8 in Miss Earth 2012 2011 Manisha Bista Bhaktapur Miss Bhaktapur 22 3rd runner-up Miss Photogenic 2010 Sadichha Shrestha Kathmandu 19 WINNER Miss Photogenic Miss Personality Miss Best Walk 2009 Zenisha Moktan Kathmandu Miss Tamang 20 WINNER Miss Best Walk 2007 Bandana Sharma Lalitpur 22 1st runner-up Miss Photogenic 2005 Shavona Shrestha Lazimapat 23 1st runner-up Miss Personality 2004 Payal Shakya Nayabazar 18 WINNER Miss Photogenic 2003 Priti Sitoula Kathmandu 22 WINNER 2002 Malvika Subba Bansbari 21 WINNER Miss Personality Miss Best Hair Miss Talent She was unable to compete in Miss World 2002 due to having the national pageant scheduled at the same night as Miss World. 2000 Biva Mata Ranjeet Jaishidewal 22 1st runner-up Miss Best Walk 1999 Shweta Shah Kalanki 19 WINNER 1998 Jyoti Pradhan Nahikantole Miss Nahikantole 19 WINNER Miss Best Walk Miss Photogenic Later she got dethroned for not fulfilling her duties as Miss Nepal. 1997 Urmila Singh Kathmandu 20 Top 10 Semi-Finalists 1996 Poonam Ghimire Kathmandu 23 WINNER Miss Personality 1995 Sumi Khadka Kathmandu 18 WINNER 1994 Annuradha Pudasaini Bansbari Miss Bansbari 22 1st runner-up Miss Talent 1 Age at the time of the Miss Nepal pageant ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Miss Nepal | JCI Kathmandu"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140301143134/http://www.kathmandujaycees.org.np/miss-nepal-18.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.kathmandujaycees.org.np/miss-nepal-18.html) on 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2013-07-15. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Miss Nepal"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130725174533/http://missnepal.com.np/pageant.php). Archived from [the original](http://missnepal.com.np/pageant.php) on 2013-07-25. Retrieved 2013-07-15. ## External links - [Official Website](http://www.missktm.com)[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*] - [Pageant](https://archive.today/20130717080502/http://www.missnepal.com.np/pageant.php) v t e Miss Nepal Regional pageants Birgunj Biratnagar Chitwan Dhangadhi Dharan Hetauda Hong Kong Kathmandu Nepalgunj Pokhara Purwanchal UK USA Miss Nepal World 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2022 2023 2024 2025 Miss Universe Miss World Miss Earth Miss International Miss Asia Pacific International Miss Supranational --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Miss Kathmandu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Kathmandu) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Kathmandu?action=history)). 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