Miss Universe Nepal 2023
DateSeptember 9, 2023
VenueGodavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur, Nepal
BroadcasterKantipur Television
DirectorUddhab Adhikari
Entrants37
Placements22
WinnerJane Dipika Garrett
 Kathmandu

Miss Universe Nepal 2023 was the fourth edition of the Miss Universe Nepal pageant, it was held on September 9, 2023 in Kathmandu. Sophiya Bhujel of Kathmandu crowned Jane Dipika Garrett as her successor at the end of the event.[1] Jane represented Nepal at Miss Universe 2023, in El Salvador and ended her journey as Top 20 finalist.

Background

The applications for Miss Universe Nepal 2023 were opened on June 15 and closed on August 5.[2] [3] Miss Universe Nepal allowed for the very first time due to the newly implemented rules of the Miss Universe organisation, for women who are either married, divorced, pregnant and mothers.[4] The press conference of the contest was conducted at the Nepal Tourism Board Office in Kathmandu. It was announced that Asian Paints is to be chosen as the main sponsor of Miss Universe Nepal 2023.

List of the main events in the Miss Universe Nepal 2023 pageant
LocationDateEventVenueRef.
Kathmandu
(5 June – 27 July)		5 JuneRegistration OpeningVirtual
27 JulyPress ConferenceNepal Tourism Board Office, Kathmandu
Final venue: Kathmandu and Lalitpur
(5 August – 9 September)		5 AugustRegistration EndingVirtual
6 AugustQuarterfinalists AnnouncementVirtual[5]
9 AugustTop 30 Question and Answer CompetitionVirtual[6]
11 AugustTop 30 Swimsuit CompetitionVirtual[7]
2 AugustSemifinalists AnnouncementVirtual[8]
16 AugustTop 22 ArrivalKathmandu
18 AugustTop 22 Press PresentationDusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu[9]
3 SeptemberClose CampDusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu
5 SeptemberPreliminary CompetitionDusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu
9 SeptemberGrand Finale CoronationGodavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur

Results

Color keys
Final results Contestant International pageant International Results
Miss Universe Nepal 2023
(Winner)		 Miss Universe 2023 Top 20[11]
1st runner-up Miss Grand International 2023 Terminated based on Discipline
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
  • Nepal Jhapa – Sanskriti Chhetri Karki
Top 22
  • Nepal Dang – Sushma RL Shahi

(§): The candidate won the Miss People's Choice Award (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists.
(฿): The candidate won the Social Impact Leader Award (Best BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Social Advocacy) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists.


Special Awards and Sub-Contests

Special Awards

Award[1] Contestant
LeadX Social Impact Leader
NIU Miss Eco Infinity
Byanjan Miss Lifestyle
KTM CTY Miss Fabulous
AGNI Miss Fierce
Nepal Telecom Miss ICT
WOW Magazine Miss Free & Fearless
Miss People's Choice
MARTINI Sun Angel
Dusit Princess Miss Elegance
The Himalayan Times Miss Unstoppable
Röyale Bling Miss Dazzling Diva
Röyale Play Miss Creative Canvas
True Me Miss True Beauty

The winner of the "Miss Popular Vote" was determined via a public voting on the Khalti app with the voting page for Miss Universe Nepal or using the Miss Universe Nepal website, held on 8 September in Kathmandu.


Final Top 22 Reveal
13 August 2023
Rank +/-ContestantRank +/-Contestant
1 Steady Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett 12 Decrease 3Nepal Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade
2 Increase 2Nepal Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal 13 Increase 5 Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya
3 SteadyAustralia Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar 14 Increase 6Australia Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
4 Increase 1Nepal Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel 15 Decrease 3Nepal Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
5 Increase 10Nepal Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire 16 Increase 5Nepal Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
6 Decrease 2Nepal Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki 17 SteadyNepal Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
7 Increase 1 Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya 18 Decrease 7Nepal Dang - Sushma RL Shahi
8 Decrease 2Nepal Pokhara - Puja Paudel 19 Decrease 18Nepal Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha
9 Increase 1Nepal Butwal - Sarosy Neupane 20 Decrease 7Nepal Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
10 Decrease 3Nepal Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha 21 Decrease 2Nepal Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle
11 Increase 3 Kathmandu - Alista Subedi 22 SteadyNepal Nawalpur - Manita Paswan


First Top 22 Reveal
20 August 2023
Rank +/-ContestantRank +/-Contestant
1 Steady Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett 12 SteadyNepal Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
2 SteadyNepal Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha 13 SteadyNepal Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
3 SteadyAustralia Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar 14 Steady Kathmandu - Alista Subedi
4 SteadyNepal Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki 15 SteadyNepal Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire
5 SteadyNepal Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel 16 SteadyNepal Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal
6 SteadyNepal Pokhara - Puja Paudel 17 SteadyNepal Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
7 SteadyNepal Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha 18 Steady Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya
8 Steady Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya 19 SteadyNepal Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle
9 SteadyNepal Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade 20 SteadyAustralia Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
10 SteadyNepal Butwal - Sarosy Neupane 21 SteadyNepal Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
11 SteadyNepal Dang - Sushma RL Shahi 22 SteadyNepal Nawalpur - Manita Paswan


First Top 29 Reveal
11 August 2023
Rank +/-ContestantRank +/-Contestant
1 SteadyNepal Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal 16 SteadyNepal Nawalpur - Manita Paswan
2 SteadyNepal Pokhara - Puja Paudel 17 SteadyNepal Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
3 SteadyNepal Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary 18 Steady Kathmandu - Sudina Thapa Magar
4 SteadyAustralia Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar 19 SteadyNepal Butwal - Sarosy Neupane
5 SteadyNepal Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha 20 SteadyNepal Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
6 Steady Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya 21 SteadyNepal Dang - Sushma RL Shahi
7 Steady Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett 22 SteadyNepal Nepalgunj - Sakshi Bom
8 SteadyNepal Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle 23 SteadyAustralia Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
9 SteadyNepal Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade 24 SteadyNepal Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel
10 SteadyNepal Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire 25 SteadyNepal Pokhara - Purneshwari Gurung
11 SteadyNepal Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki 26 SteadyNepal Myagdi - Soniya Ramdam
12 Steady Kathmandu - Alista Subedi 27 SteadyNepal Lalitpur - Sabina Malla
13 Steady Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya 28 SteadyNepal Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
14 SteadyNepal Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha 29 SteadyNepal Bhaktapur - Ojaswi Joshi
15 SteadyNepal Janakpur - Gajal Karn 30 Steady—


Final Top 29 Reveal
13 August 2023
Rank +/-ContestantRank +/-Contestant
1 Increase 1Nepal Pokhara - Puja Paudel 16 Decrease 13Nepal Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
2 Increase 2Australia Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar 17 Increase 11Nepal Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
3 Increase 3 Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya 18 Decrease 3Nepal Janakpur - Gajal Karn
4 Decrease 3Nepal Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal 19 Increase 5Nepal Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel
5 Increase 16Nepal Dang - Sushma RL Shahi 20 Decrease 3Nepal Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
6 Increase 1 Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett 21 Increase 2Australia Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
7 Increase 19Nepal Myagdi - Soniya Ramdam 22 Decrease 11Nepal Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki
8 Increase 6Nepal Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha 23 Increase 4Nepal Lalitpur - Sabina Malla
9 Increase 11Nepal Jhapa - Amisha Basnet 24 Decrease 5Nepal Butwal - Sarosy Neupane
10 Decrease 2Nepal Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle 25 Decrease 7 Kathmandu - Sudina Thapa Magar
11 Decrease 2Nepal Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade 26 Decrease 4Nepal Nepalgunj - Sakshi Bom
12 Increase 1 Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya 27 Decrease 2Nepal Pokhara - Purneshwari Gurung
13 Decrease 1 Kathmandu - Alista Subedi 28 Decrease 12Nepal Nawalpur - Manita Paswan
14 Decrease 4Nepal Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire 29 SteadyNepal Bhaktapur - Ojaswi Joshi
15 Decrease 10Nepal Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha 30 Steady—


Judges

The contestants selected their judges from the Top 10 Q&A round. The contestants selected their judge through the category of which judge they want to talk to. The theme was Röyale Bling Colours, the judges had their selected colour for judging; Azure Sky, Desert Glow, Burst of Lime, Glorious Sunset, Truffle Surprise, Ocean Breeze, Age of Dawn, Rose Essence.

  • Upaul Majumdar (Desert Glow) - Head of Practice in Tourism for Dolma Consulting
  • Saurabh Jyoti (Age of Dawn) - Director of Jyoti Group
  • Upasana Ghimire (Rose Essence) - Editor in Chief of Nari (magazine)
  • Ayusha Shrestha Karki (Glorious Sunset) - World Miss University 2003 and Director/Founder of Meraki Nepal
  • Rabi Raj Karnikar (Azure Sky) - Managing Director for Sun International and President of the Nepal Equestrian Association
  • Surakshya Panta (Ocean Breeze) - Nepali actress
  • Sangita Pahadi (Truffle Surprise) - Chief Commercial Officer of Nepal Telecom
  • Nandini Lahe Thapa (Burst of Lime) - Senior Director of Nepal Tourism Board

Candidates

37 candidates registered for the title of Miss Universe Nepal 2023. The Top 30 Quarterfinalists were announced on July 8, 2023.[12][13]

Top 30 Final Round

Number MUN Number Candidate Hometown Age
Romanized nameNepali name
31003Shitashma Pokharel[13]शिताश्मा पोखरेलNepal Lalitpur23
41004Sarosy Neupane[13]सरोशी न्यौपानेNepal Butwal20
51005Prarabdhi Gyawali[13]प्रबधि ज्ञवालीAustralia Brisbane, Australia27
61006Sakshi Bom[13]साक्षी बमNepal Nepalgunj23
71007Prapti Khadka[13]प्राप्ति खड्काNepal Lalitpur25
81008Sabina Chaudhary[13]सबिना चौधरीNepal Bhaktapur27
101010Purneshwari Gurung[13]पूर्णेश्वरी गुरुङNepal Pokhara23
111011Anu Shruti Bogati[13]अनु श्रुति बोगटी Kathmandu24
121012Chanel Shrestha[13]च्यानल श्रेष्ठNepal Lalitpur24
141014Prema Lamgade[13]प्रेमा लामगडेNepal Bhairahawa23
151015Pooja Bhagat[13]पुजा भगतNepal Mahottari26
161016Sabina Malla[13]सबिना मल्लNepal Lalitpur23
171017Rojina Kafle[13]रोजिना काफ्लेNepal Tehrathum23
181018Garima Ghimire[13]गरिमा घिमिरेNepal Biratnagar20
191019Palistha Bajracharya[13]पलिष्ट बज्राचार्य Kathmandu22
201020Amisha Basnet[13]अमिषा बस्नेतNepal Jhapa24
211021Sanskriti Karki Chhetri[13]संस्कृति कार्की क्षेत्रीNepal Jhapa20
231023Trishna Baniya[13]तृष्णा बानिया Kathmandu22
241024Sudina Thapa Magar[13]सुदिना थापा मगर Kathmandu18
251025Buddhisara Sunar[13]बुद्धसार सुनारAustralia Adelaide, Australia27
261026Puja Paudel[13]पुजा पौडेलNepal Pokhara20
271027Jane Dipika Garrett[13]जेन दीपिका ग्यारेट Kathmandu22
281028Gajal Karn[13]गजल कर्णNepal Janakpur25
291029Manita Paswan[13]मनिता पासवानNepal Nawalpur26
301030Soniya Ramdam[13]सोनिया रामदमNepal Myagdi19
311031Sushma RL Shahi[13]सुष्मा राज्यलक्ष्मी शाहNepal Dang23
331033Abhilasha Lamsal[13]अभिलाषा लम्सालNepal Lalitpur28
341034Ojaswi Joshi[13]ओजस्वी जोशीNepal Bhaktapur25
361036Alista Subedi[13]एलिस्टा सुवेदी Kathmandu24
371037Mausami Shrestha[13]मौसमी श्रेष्ठNepal Biratnagar28


Top 37 Preliminary

Number MUN Number Candidate Hometown Age Placement
Romanized nameNepali name
11001Smarika Aryal[12]स्मरिका अर्याल KathmanduEliminated
21002Sonika Thapa Magar[12]सोनिका थापा मगरNepal Dipayal Silgadhi
91009Sreya Belbase[12]श्रेया बेलबासेNew York City New York, USA
131013Nilam Dhungana[12]निलम ढुंगानाNepal Bardibas22
221022Prathana Shrestha[12]प्राथना श्रेष्ठ Kathmandu
321032Ruhi Akhtar[12]रुही अख्तर
351035Pranju KC[12]प्रञ्जु क्षत्रिय क्षेत्रीNepal Lalitpur


Crossovers and returnees

Contestants who previously competed in previous editions of Miss Universe Nepal and other local and international beauty pageants with their respective placements:

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jane Dipika Garrett Crowned the "Asian Paints Miss Universe Nepal 2023"". Nepal Infrastructure. September 11, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  2. ↑ @mun_missuniversenepal (June 14, 2023). "Save the date! 💫 Entries are opening for Miss Universe Nepal 2023 tomorrow! Submit your application via the "Khalti" app or explore www.missuniversenp.com for more details". Retrieved July 10, 2023 – via Instagram.
  3. ↑ @mun_missuniversenepal (August 3, 2023). "👑 Calling all extraordinary women! 👑 Miss Universe Nepal 2023 registration is OPEN! 🌟". Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Instagram.
  4. ↑ "Married, divorce, mother, pregnant can participate in Miss Universe Nepal". The Rising Nepal. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Top 30 Quarterfinalists Announcement". Instagram. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Top 30 Question and Answer Competition". Instagram. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Top 30 Swimsuit Competition". Instagram. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Top 20 Semifinalists Announcement". Instagram. Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  9. ↑ "'एसियन पेन्ट्स मिस युनिभर्स नेपाल २०२३' का २२ जना अन्तिम प्रतिस्पर्धीहरू सार्वजनिक". Bikash News (in Nepali). Retrieved August 19, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Miss Universe 2023: Miss Nepal Jane Dipika Garrett scripts History To Become The First Plus-Size model". ZOOM. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Miss Universe 2023 Top 20 Includes Miss India, Miss Pakistan and Miss Nepal". Harpers Bazaar Arabia. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "QUALIFIERS - Miss Universe Nepal 2023". Instagram. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 "Top 30 - Miss Universe Nepal 2023". Instagram. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  14. ↑ "Get to know about Mister and Miss National Nepal 2023 Delegates". Pageant Empress. May 1, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
  15. ↑ "Thank you so much for helping me to get the crown of Miss Diamond Nepal 2021". Facebook. March 11, 2023. Retrieved July 11, 2023.
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