Hidden Treasures Ruslan FM 95.2 Miss Nepal 2018, the 23rd annual Miss Nepal beauty pageant, was held on 11 April 2018 at Hotel Annapurna in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal. On the coronation Night, the representative for 4 major pageants were crowned as Miss Universe Nepal 2018, Miss World Nepal 2018, Miss Earth Nepal 2018 and Miss International Nepal 2018.[1].The representative for Miss Supranational was also selected from finalist from the Miss Nepal pageant.
| Miss Nepal 2018 | |
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| Date | 11 April 2018 |
| Venue | Hotel Annapurna, Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Broadcaster | NTV & NTV PLUS |
| Entrants | 25 |
| Placements | 15 |
| Winner | Manita Devkota Miss Universe Nepal Gorkha Shrinkhala Khatiwada Miss Nepal World Hetauda |
At the event, Nagma Shrestha crowned her successor Manita Devkota as the 2nd Miss Universe Nepal for the first time in an ongoing Miss Nepal contest, Nikita Chandak crowned her successor Shrinkhala Khatiwada as Miss World Nepal 2018.Rojina Shrestha Crowned her successor Miss Earth Nepal 2018 and Niti Shah crowned her successor as Miss International Nepal 2018.[2][3] For the first time no Runner ups were announced .
In addition, the winners were received Rs 100,000 as prize for winning the title. The auditions of Miss Nepal were held from February 4-17 in Birtamode, Birgunj, Butwal, Chitwan, Dhangadhi, Dharan, Nepalgunj, Pokhara and Kathmandu.[4]
NTV and NTV PLUS broadcast the pageant live and for the Nepalese abroad.[citation needed]
Results
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- The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant.
- The contestant did not place.
| Placement | Contestant | International pageant | International placement |
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| Miss Universe Nepal 2018 (Winner) | Miss Universe 2018 | Top 10 National Gift Auction First Prize | |
| Miss Nepal World 2018 (Winner) | Miss World 2018 | Top 12 Head-to-Head Challenge (Round 1) Beauty with a Purpose Miss Multimedia 2nd runner-up - Sanya Tourism Promotional Video Top 32 - Top Model | |
| Miss Nepal Earth 2018 (Co-Winner) | Miss Earth 2018 | Top 18  Talent (Fire Group) Best Eco-Video Award DV Boer Ambassadress | |
| Miss Nepal International 2018 (Co-Winner) | Miss International 2018 | Unplaced | |
| Top 7 |
| Miss Supranational 2018 | Unplaced |
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| Top 15 |
| Miss Asia Pacific International 2018 | Unplaced |
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(●): The candidate is the winner of Miss Popular Choice (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 15 semi-Finalists.
Sub-titles
| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Athletic |
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| Beauty with a Purpose | |
| Miss Confident |
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| The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellect |
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| Berger Miss Talent | |
| Shree Ganapati Jewellers Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Fascino | |
| Miss Friendship |
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| Miss Glamour | |
| Miss Popular Choice |
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Contestants
| # | Contestants | Age | Height | Home Town | Education |
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| 1 | Mahima Singh | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BBA |
| 2 | Ronali Amatya | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BBA |
| 3 | Kashya Adhikari | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Birgunj, Parsa District | BBA |
| 4 | Anupama Bastola | 23 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Biratnagar, Morang District | BA in Mass Communication |
| 5 | Sandhya Adhikari | 23 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Bharatpur, Chitwan District | Dental Medicine |
| 6 | Sharwani Pandey | 21 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BA in English Literature |
| 7 | Sushmita Sapkota | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Chitwan, Chitwan District | Chartered Accountancy |
| 8 | Priya Sigdel | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | Development Studies |
| 9 | Shikshya Sangroula | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Biratnagar, Morang District | BBA |
| 10 | Manita Devkota | 23 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Gorkha, Gorkha District | Public Health Degree |
| 11 | Anashrut Pant | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | |
| 12 | Jyotshna Chettri | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Pokhara, Kaski District | BA Nursing |
| 13 | Laxmi Pant | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur District | |
| 14 | Suvekshya Shrestha | 22 | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | Ghorahi, Dang District | Pharmacy |
| 15 | Laxmi Poudel | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Bhairahawa, Rupandehi District | Business Studies |
| 16 | Aastha Saakha | 21 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Bhaktapur, Bhaktapur District | |
| 17 | Mamta Joshi | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Pokhara, Kaski District | BA Nursing |
| 18 | Sayara Lama | 22 | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | Hile, Dhankuta District | B.Sc. (Hons.) Agriculture |
| 19 | Ashma Dhungana | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BBA |
| 20 | Megha Shrestha | 22 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | |
| 21 | Shristi Karki | 22 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Bhaktapur, Bhaktapur District | BA in Mass Communication |
| 22 | Aalisha Adhikari | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Surunga, Jhapa District | |
| 23 | Alisha Budathoki | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Bhaktapur, Bhaktapur District | IT |
| 24 | Anjila Mahat | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BA Nursing |
| 25 | Shrinkhala Khatiwada | 22 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | Hetauda, Makwanpur District | B.E Architecture |
Previous Experience
- (#1) Mahima Singh was Top 8 in Face of House of Fashion Season 1.
- (#2) Ronali Amatya is the winner of Model Hunt Nepal 2016 and Miss Eco International Nepal 2017.
- (#3) Kaysha Adhikari was Miss Angel 2010 2nd Runner Up.
- (#4) Anupama Bastola works as a RJ in her hometown, Biratnagar.
- (#7) Susmita Sapkota made it in Nepal Idol Season 1 Quarter Finalists.
- (#9) Shikshya Sangroula is winner of Little Queen Nepal 2007 winner and Face of Liril Season 2.
- (#14) Suvekshya Shrestha is Miss Teen Nepal 2013 2nd runner up.
- (#17) Mamta Joshi is Miss Pokhara 2017 which gave her a direct entry to Miss Nepal 2018 Top 25.
- (#20) Megha Shrestha is winner of Miss University Osaka 2016.
- (#21) Shristi Karki has acted in a movie called Gangster Blues.
- (#22) Aalisha Adhikari was Miss Mechi 2016 Top 5 Finalists.