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'''Pradeepta Adhikari''' ({{langx|ne|प्रदीप्ता अधिकारी}}) (born January 25, 1997) is a [[Nepali people|Nepalese]] model and beauty pageant winner who was crowned [[Miss Nepal|Miss Universe Nepal 2019]].
She has represented her country in international debate competitions held in the [[Netherlands]], [[Singapore]], and [[Thailand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beautypageants.indiatimes.com/miss-universe/pradeepta-adhikari-crowned-miss-universe-nepal-2019/eventshow/69268136.cms|title=Pradeepta Adhikari was crowned Miss Universe Nepal 2019|publisher=beautypageants.indiatimes.|accessdate=10 May 2019}}</ref>
==Life and career== ===Early life=== Pradeepta Adhikari was born and raised in the Nepalese capital [[Kathmandu]]. A medical student at Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences, she was set to graduate in 2022 with an [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] degree. In 2018, she was also crowned as Miss Nepalese Army Institute of Health Sciences. She speaks 5 languages.<ref>{{cite web |title=Young debaters set to represent Nepal in the WSDC 2015 |url=http://kathmandupost.ekantipur.com/news/2015-07-22/young-debaters-set-to-represent-nepal-in-the-wsdc-2015.html |accessdate=22 July 2015 |website=kathmandupost.ekantipur. |publisher=Kathmandu Post}}</ref>
===Pageantry=== On 9 May 2019, Adhikari entered the [[Miss Nepal 2019]] pageant as Candidate #10. She was crowned Miss Nepal with the subtitles of Miss Athletic and Miss Talent and later represented Nepal at the [[Miss Universe 2019]] pageant in [[Atlanta, Georgia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialnepalibeauty.com/2019/04/pradeepta-adhikari-miss-nepal-2019.html?m=1|title=Pradeepta Adhikari Miss Universe Nepal 2019|accessdate=9 May 2019|website=officialnepalibeauty.}}</ref>
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{{S-start}} {{S-ach}} {{S-bef|before=[[Manita Devkota]]}} {{S-ttl|title=[[Miss Nepal|Miss Universe Nepal]] | years = [[Miss Nepal 2019|2019]]}} {{S-aft|after=[[Anshika Sharma]]}} {{S-end}}
{{Nepalese Beauty Pageant Representatives |Year = 2019 |Universe = Pradeepta Adhikari |World = [[Anushka Shrestha]] |International = Meera Kakshapati |Earth = Riya Basnet |Supranational=N/A |World Miss University =N/A }} {{Miss Universe 2019 delegates}} {{Authority control}}
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