{{Short description|Nepalese model}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2018}} {{Infobox pageant titleholder | name = Ronali Amatya | image = Ronali Amatya at TIA (cropped).jpg | caption = Ronali at Tribhuvan Airport in 2018 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|12|18|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]] | occupation = {{hlist|Modal|Yoga Instructor}} | title = [[Miss Nepal 2018|Miss International Nepal 2018]] | competitions = [[Miss Nepal 2018]]<br>(Winner)<br>[[Miss International 2018]]<br>(Unplaced)<br>[[Miss Grand International 2021]] <br>(Unplaced) | height = {{height|m=1.70}} | hair_color = Dark Brown | eye_color = Brown }}
'''Ronali Amatya''' is a Nepali model and beauty pageant title holder. She won the Miss Nepal International 2018 crown. She was born on 18 December 1995.
== Early life and education == Amatya was involved in sports including [[karate]] as a child.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Amatya |first=Ronali |date=2021-08-15 |title=Ronali Amatya: My Journey to Loving Myself |url=https://smartfamily.com.np/true-story/ronali-amatya-my-journey-to-loving-myself |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=Smart Family |language=en}}</ref>
She graduated with a bachelor's degree at the age of 20.<ref name=":0" />
== Career ==
=== Modeling === Amatya began her modeling career after winning Model Hunt Nepal 2016, organized by The Next Models Nepal. During the competition, she won the title of "Miss Personality."<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2020-11-11 |title=Miss Nepal International 2018 Ronali Amatya would be live in conversation at 'Speak to Me' by Rojin Shakya |url=https://glamournepal.com/ronali-amatya-speak-to-me-rojin-shakya |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=Glamour Nepal |language=en-US}}</ref>
Amatya modeled in a graduation fashion show at Namuna College of Fashion Technology in 2016 and at The Mount Everest Fashion Runway in January 2020.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Nepal |first=Glamour |date=2017-04-25 |title=Ronali wins Congeniality award at Miss Eco International 2017 |url=https://glamournepal.com/ronali-wins-congeniality-award-miss-eco-international-2017 |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=Glamour Nepal |language=en-US}}</ref> Besides being a ramp model, she has also been a prominent face in magazines and online portals.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ronali Amatya crowned Miss International Nepal 2018 |url=https://www.femina.in/beauty-pageants/miss-international/ronali-amatya-crowned-miss-international-nepal-2018/eventshow/63747734.cms |access-date=2026-02-23 |website=www.femina.in |language=en}}</ref>
=== Pageantry === Amatya won Miss Eco International Nepal 2017. At Miss Eco International 2017 in Egypt, she received the title of "Miss Congeniality."<ref name=":2" />
She represented Nepal in "Miss International 2018", held at [[Tokyo Dome City Hall]] in Tokyo, Japan. She would again represent Nepal at Miss Grand International 2021 in Thailand.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-10-21 |title=Beauty Queen Amatya to Represent Nepal at Miss Grand Int'l 2021 |url=https://www.nepalisansar.com/entertainment/beauty-queen-amatya-to-represent-nepal-at-miss-grand-intl-2021/ |access-date=2023-01-25 |website=Nepali Sansar |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Unreliable source|date=August 2023}}
== Personal life == Amatya struggled with self-image issues (and subsequent mental health issues) after entering the modeling and pageant industries. She began addressing these issues in 2020 during the quarantine imposed by the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]. She has also dealt with gastritis.<ref name=":0" />
She took up yoga in 2017.<ref name=":0" />
== References == {{Reflist}}
{{S-start}} {{S-ach}} {{S-bef|before=[[Niti Shah]]}}<br>({{Flag|Nepal}}) {{S-ttl|title=[[Miss Nepal|Miss Nepal International]] | years = [[Miss Nepal 2018|2018]]}} {{S-aft|after=[[Meera Kakshapati]]}} {{S-end}}
{{Nepalese Beauty Pageant Representatives |Year = 2018 |Universe = [[Manita Devkota]] |Earth = [[Priya Sigdel]] |World = [[Shrinkhala Khatiwada]] |International = Ronali Amatya |Supranational=N/A |World Miss University =N/A }} {{Miss International 2018 delegates}}
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