# Miss Nepal 2003 > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_Nepal_2003 > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Miss_Nepal_2003.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Nepal_2003 > Source revision: 1302618559 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Beauty pageant Miss Nepal 2003 Date September 13, 2003 Presenters Namrata Shrestha. Venue Birendra International Conference Convention Centre, Kathmandu Broadcaster NTV Entrants 16 Winner Priti Sitoula Kathmandu ← 2002 2004 → **Dabur Vatika Miss Nepal 2003**, the 9th [Miss Nepal](/source/Miss_Nepal) beauty contest, was held on September 13, 2003, at the Birendra International Conference Convention Centre in [Nepal](/source/Nepal). It was won by Priti Sitoula, of [Kathmandu](/source/Kathmandu).[1] The show was broadcast live by [Nepal Television](/source/Nepal_Television) but suffered from minor technical glitches.[2] The contestants were supported by fashion designer groups INIFD, NEFT, Lakhotia and others. The event differed from previous pageants in that it featured modifications of Nepal's traditional ethnic dresses. Designs from INIFD (International Institute of Fashion Design) were judged to be better than the dresses from competing designers. [Namrata Shrestha](/source/Namrata_Shrestha_(Actress)) hosted the show. The Winner of Miss Nepal 2003, Priti Sitoula, represented Nepal in the [Miss World 2003](/source/Miss_World_2003) pageant in [Sanya](/source/Sanya), [China](/source/Republic_of_China). The 1st runner up, Prerana Shah, represented Nepal in the Miss Asia Pacific 2003. ## Results **Color keys** The contestant Won in an International pageant. The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant. The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant. The contestant assumed another title. The contestant was not able to compete in an International pageant. The contestant did not place but won a Special Award in the pageant. The contestant did not place. Final results Contestant International pageant International Results Miss Nepal 2003 (Winner) Kathmandu - Priti Sitoula Miss World 2003 Unplaced 1st runner-up (Miss Asia Pacific Nepal 2003) Kathmandu - Prerana Shah Miss Asia Pacific 2003 Top 10 World Miss University Nepal 2003 Lalitpur - Ayusha Shrestha World Miss University 2003 World Miss University 2003 2nd runner-up Lalitpur - Numa Rai Top 5 Kathmandu – Ramani Joshi Kathmandu – Rupa Upadhyay ### Sub-Titles Award Contestant Miss Personality Kathmandu - Prerana Shah Miss Photogenic Kathmandu - Rupa Upadhyay Miss Natural Talent Kathmandu - Rupa Upadhyay Miss Best Dress Pokhara - Sheila Rani Gurung ## Judges - Mrs Chhaua Sharma - Founder/ Director of Nepal College of Travel & Tourism - Mr Narayan P. Sharma - Principal, [Budhanilkantha School](/source/Budhanilkantha_School) - Mrs Niru Shrestha - [Miss Nepal](/source/Miss_Nepal) 1998 - Mrs Reetu Simha - Managing Director, Aama Group of Companies - Mr Siddhartha SJB Rana - Chairman, Soaltee Group (P) Ltd - Ms Sanyukta Shrestha - Managing Director, The Signature Style Boutique - Mr Sushil Pant - Executive Director, Jurist & co (P) Ltd - Mrs Anjan Shakya - Lecture, Padma Kanya Campus - Mr Arun Kumar K.C - Managing Director, Cotton Comfort (P) Ltd - Mr Diwaker Rajkarnikar - President, Nepal cancer Relief Society - Mr Narendra Bhattarai - President, Nepal [Bankers Association](/source/Bankers_Association) ## Contestants # Contestants Age Height Hometown Placement 1 Saru Subedi 21 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Bhaktapur 2 Smita Pandey 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Lalitpur 3 Priti Sitoula 22 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Kathmandu Winner 4 Prativa Moktan 19 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Kathmandu 5 Bidisha Manandhar 21 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Kathmandu 6 Sumika Bajracharya 20 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Kathmandu 7 Ramani Joshi 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Kathmandu 4th Runner Up 8 Neha Singh 23 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Narayani 9 Sumitra Karmacharya 20 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Bhaktapur 10 Soni Khadka 19 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Kathmandu 11 Prerana Shah 20 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Kathmandu 1st Runner Up Miss Personality 12 Kalpana Siwakoti 22 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Kathmandu 13 Sima Gurung 20 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Pokhara 14 Sheila Rani Gurung 19 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Pokhara Miss Best Dress 15 Rupa Upadhyay 18 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Kathmandu 3rd Runner Up Miss Talent Miss Photogenic 16 Numa Rai 20 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Lalitpur 2nd Runner Up ## Notes - Contestant #11, Prerana Shah was crowned as the 2nd runner up in [Miss Teen Nepal](/source/Miss_Teen_Nepal) 2002.[3] ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [\[1\]](http://www.missnepal.com.np/pressrelease.php) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20080723105123/http://www.missnepal.com.np/pressrelease.php) July 23, 2008, at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Sugarika KC crowned Miss Nepal 2005 - Nepal News Daily"](http://www.hotelnepal.com/nepal_news.php?id=807). Hotelnepal.com. Retrieved 2012-08-30. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["F A S H I O N"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053033/http://www.nepalisite.com/archive/oct.cfm). NepaliSite.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.nepalisite.com/archive/oct.cfm) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-08-30. ## External links - [Miss Nepal website](https://web.archive.org/web/20160718040637/http://www.missnepal.com.np/) - [Miss Nepal 2003 Website](https://web.archive.org/web/20080531012124/http://www.nepalisite.com/miss2003.cfm) 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 Nepal 2003](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Nepal_2003) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Nepal_2003?action=history)). 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