# Miss Nepal 2023

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Beauty pageant in Nepal

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Miss Nepal 2023 Date 27 May 2023 Presenters Sahana Bajracharya Priyanka Rani Joshi Sareesha Shrestha Nancy Khadka Venue Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur, Nepal Broadcaster Kantipur Television Entrants 24 Placements 11 Winner Srichchha Pradhan Miss Nepal World Raina Majgaiya Miss Nepal Earth Prasiddhy Shah Miss Nepal International ← 2022 2024 →

**The Hidden Treasures [Dabur Vatika Shampoo](/source/Dabur) Miss Nepal 2023**, was the 27th Miss Nepal pageant held on 27 May 2023 at the [Godavari Sunrise Convention Center](/source/Godavari_Sunrise_Convention_Center), at [Godawari, Lalitpur](/source/Godawari%2C_Lalitpur). Nepalese delegates for [Miss World 2025](/source/Miss_World_2025), [Miss Earth 2023](/source/Miss_Earth_2023), [Miss International 2023](/source/Miss_International_2023) were crowned at the end of event.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

The grand coronation event was shown live exclusively on [Kantipur Television](/source/Kantipur_Television) HD, [Kantipur Cineplex HD](/source/Kantipur_Publications)[9] and Official YouTube Channel.[10][11]

## Regional Auditions

To ensure that the pageant is inclusive and representative of all regions, the audition will cover all seven [Provinces of Nepal](/source/Provinces_of_Nepal). Regional auditions will be held in [Province No. 1](/source/Province_No._1), [Madhesh Province](/source/Madhesh_Province), [Bagmati Province](/source/Bagmati_Province), [Gandaki Province](/source/Gandaki_Province), [Lumbini Province](/source/Lumbini_Province), [Karnali Province](/source/Karnali_Province), and [Sudurpashchim Province](/source/Sudurpashchim_Province). The final audition in Kathmandu will be held on 18 March at the Park Village Hotel in Budhanilkantha, Nepal. The selected Top 24 finalists will compete at the grand coronation event of Miss Nepal 2023 on 27 May 2023.

List of the Main Events in the Miss Nepal 2023 Beauty Pageant Province Date Event Venue Number of Delegates Ref. Province No. 1 11 February 2023 Miss Itahari 2023 Shanti Party Palace, Itahari[12][13] TBA [14][15][16] Madhesh Province 17 February 2023 Miss Birgunj 2023 Hotel Vishuwa, Birgunj TBA [17] Gandaki Province 22 February 2023 Miss Pokhara 2023 Waterfront Resort, Phewa Lake TBA Sudurpashchim Province 4 March 2023 Miss Dhangadhi 2023 Rubus Hotel, Dhangadhi TBA Lumbini Province 11 March 2023 Miss Nepalgunj 2023 Hotel Siddhartha, Nepalgunj TBA Karnali Province 13 March 2023 Miss Surkhet 2023 Hotel Siddharta Surkhet TBA Bagmati Province 18 March 2023 Miss Kathmandu 2023 Park Village Hotel, Budhanilkantha TBA Bagmati Province 27 May 2023 Miss Nepal 2023 Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur TBA

## Results

### Placements

**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.

Placement Contestant International placement Miss Nepal World 2023 Kathmandu - Srichchha Pradhan Unplaced– Miss World 2025 (Ended 5 consecutive placement streak of Nepal at Miss World) Miss Nepal Earth 2023 Dang – Raina Majgaiya Unplaced – Miss Earth 2023 Miss Nepal International 2023 Lalitpur – Prasiddhy Shah (●) Unplaced – Miss International 2023 Top 5 Kathmandu – Aishworya Shrestha Dhading – Grishma Adhikari Top 11 Hetauda – Kriti Bartaula Kathmandu – Kritika Basnet Kathmandu – Swinja Sunam Lalitpur – Holiska Koirala Nuwakot – Rajani Mishra Sarlahi – Smarika Karki

(●): The candidate is the winner of Miss Popular Choice (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 11 semi-Finalists.

### Special awards

Special Awards Winner Yeti Airlines Women with the Wing Pokhara - Unnati Gurung Cetaphil Miss Healthy Skin Dang - Raina Majgaiya The Hidden Treasure Miss Beauty with a Purpose Janakpur - Aayushma Baral Real Miss Popular Choice Lalitpur - Prasiddhy Shah The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellectual Kathmandu - Aishworya Shrestha Miss DHI Kathmandu - Srichchha Pradhan Brij Cement Miss Confident Kathmandu - Pragya Bajracharya Berger Miss Glamor Dhading - Grishma Adhikari Creative D Miss Photogenic Kathmandu - Pritika Khadka Farmasi Face of the Year Kathmandu - Srichchha Pradhan Dabur Honey Miss Fitness Queen Kathmandu - Aishworya Shrestha J Music Miss Multimedia Jhapa - Suhani Chhetri

### Contestants

Contestants Age Height Home Town Education Raina Majgaiya 26 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Dang, Lumbini Province Commercial Pilot Samarika Karki 22 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Sarlahi, Madhesh Province Student of Media Mass Communication Pragya Bajracharya 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Kathmandu, Bagmati Province Computer Science/ Information Technology Kabina Shrestha 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Nuwakot, Bagmati Province Graduate - Fashion Technology Aayusha Maharjan 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Kirtipur, Bagmati Province MBA – Global Leadership/ Management Kriti Bartaula 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Hetauda, Bagmati Province Bachelor's – Dental Surgery Sudha Devkota 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Chitwan, Bagmati Province Bachelor's in Journalism/ Mass Communication Prasiddhy Shah 25 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Lalitpur, Bagmati Province Bachelor's – Environmental Science Srishti Hada 24 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province Bachelor's – Civil Engineering Sadikchya Thapa 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Lalitpur, Bagmati Province Bachelor's – Nursing Science (Psychiatric) Barsha Gautam 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province Bachelor's – Environmental Science Unnati Gurung 25 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Pokhara, Gandaki Province MBA – Global Leadership/ Management Aayushma Baral 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Janakpur, Madhesh Province Bachelor's – Sociology/ English Literature Rajani Mishra 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Nuwakot, Bagmati Province Business Graduate and Pursuing CA Holiska Koirala 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Lalitpur, Bagmati Province Bachelor's – International Business Swinja Sunam 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Kathmandu, Bagmati Province Bachelor's – Social work/ Psychology Srichchha Pradhan 23 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) Kathmandu, Bagmati Province Bachelor's – Liberal Arts/ Science Grishma Adhikari 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) Dhading, Bagmati Province Bachelor's – Dental Surgery Apeksha Khatiwada 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province Bachelor's – Business Administration Kritika Basnet 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Kathmandu, Bagmati Province Bachelor's Computer Science Aishworya Shrestha 25 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Kathmandu, Bagmati Province Master's – Social Work Tshering Dolma Pakhrin 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) Lalitpur, Bagmati Province Bachelor's Student Suhani Chhetri 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Jhapa, Koshi Province Bachelor's – Sociology/ Psychology Pritika Khadka 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) Kathmandu, Bagmati Province Undergraduate Fashion Designer

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## External links

- [Official website](http://www.missnepal.com.np/)

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