# Miss Vibhaa 2020

Miss Vibhaa 2020 a.k.a. Miss Universe Nepal 2020, was the first edition of Miss Vibhaa by Umanga Creation Pvt. Ltd. held on 30 December 2020 at Kathmandu Marriott Hotel. Uddhab Adhikari was designated Managing Director by the Umanga Creation Pvt. ltd. after it received the official license from the Miss Universe organization. Nagma Shrestha crowned Anshika Sharma as Miss Universe Nepal 2020 to represent Nepal in Miss Universe 2020.
The winner of Miss Universe Nepal 2020 received NPR Rs. 1,000,000 as prize for winning the title as well as full support from the Umanga Creation Pvt. Ltd. for her chosen advocacy.
AP1 TV broadcast the pageant live and for all the Nepalese abroad, Miss Universe Nepal 2020 was also live streamed on Youtube.

## Background
### Location and date

The first ever edition of the Miss Universe Nepal beauty contest for "4th Miss Universe Nepal" was scheduled to be held on 30 December 2021. The press conference of the contest was conducted at the Kathmandu Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu, in which the Kathmandu Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu will be served as the venue for the close camp and the grand finale coronation.
List of the main events in the Miss Universe Nepal 2020 pageant :
| Location | Date | Event | Venue |
| Final venue: Kathmandu (5 November – 30 December) | 5 November | Registration Opening | Virtual |
| Final venue: Kathmandu (5 November – 30 December) | 9 November | Registration Ending | Virtual |
| Final venue: Kathmandu (5 November – 30 December) | 13 November | Top 50 Announcement | Virtual |
| Final venue: Kathmandu (5 November – 30 December) | 15 November | Top 50 Swimsuit Competition | Virtual |
| Final venue: Kathmandu (5 November – 30 December) | 18 November | Top 50 Speaking Skill & Ability Competition | Virtual |
| Final venue: Kathmandu (5 November – 30 December) | 19 November | Top 50 Question and Answer Competition | Virtual |
| Final venue: Kathmandu (5 November – 30 December) | 22 December | Top 18 Announcement | Virtual |
| Final venue: Kathmandu (5 November – 30 December) | 23 December | Close Camp Beginning | Kathmandu Marriott Hotel, Kathmandu |
| Final venue: Kathmandu (5 November – 30 December) | 25 December | Grand Final Press Presentation | Kathmandu Marriott Hotel, Kathmandu |
| Final venue: Kathmandu (5 November – 30 December) | 28 December | Preliminary Interview Competition | Kathmandu Marriott Hotel, Kathmandu |
| Final venue: Kathmandu (5 November – 30 December) | 28 December | Miss Vibhaa 2020 Crown Reveal | Kathmandu Marriott Hotel, Kathmandu |
| Final venue: Kathmandu (5 November – 30 December) | 29 December | Close Camp Ending | Kathmandu Marriott Hotel, Kathmandu |
| Final venue: Kathmandu (5 November – 30 December) | 30 December | Grand Final Coronation | Kathmandu Marriott Hotel, Kathmandu |

### Hosts and Performer

Subeksha Khadka (Miss Nepal International 2012 and World Miss University Nepal 2017) was made the official spokesperson of Miss Vibhaa by national director Nagma Shrestha (Miss Nepal Earth 2012, Top 8 Finalist of Miss Earth 2012 and Nepal's first ever representative at Miss Universe 2017. Subeksha hosted everything from the Top 50 Announcement. As for the final, Rabi Rajkarnikar hosted the event with Subeksha Khadka.
Shashwot Khadka was the performer for the Final Look of the 18 participants of Miss Universe Nepal 2020.

### Selection of Participants

Applications for Miss Vibhaa started on 5 November and applications ended on 9 November. The official press presentation for Miss Vibhaa 2020 was on 25 December 2020.

### 'The BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Crown'

A new crown was be used to award the winner of the "Miss Vibhaa 2020- Miss Universe Nepal" pageant for the 2020 edition. The headwear is known as "The BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Crown" and was crafted by Apala Jewels.
The crown is centered around three gems (Sapphire, Ruby and Diamond) that represent the all-inclusive platform and message of Miss Vibhaa: Brave, Bold and Beautiful (BBB). The crown is worth NPR Rs. 1,500,000 (US $12,700).

## Results
### Color keys

| Final results | Contestant | International pageant | International Results |
| Miss Vibhaa 2020 "Miss Universe Nepal" (Winner) | Sydney, Australia - Anshika Sharma (●) | Miss Universe 2020 | Unplaced |
| 1st runner-up | Maryland, United States - Sujita Basnet | Miss Universe 2021 | Unplaced |
| 2nd runner-up | Moscow, Russia - Nina Kant Mandal (฿) |
| 3rd runner-up | Chandragiri - Dikta Thapa (●) |
| 4th runner-up | Biratnagar - Nancy Khadka (●) | Miss International 2022 | Unplaced |
| Top 10 | Dhulikhel – Parichhya Bista (●) | | |
| Top 10 | Kathmandu – Priya Sigdel | | |
| Top 10 | Lalitpur – Paramita Rana | | |
| Top 10 | Lalitpur – Roshni Khatri | | |
| Top 10 | Pokhara – Arika Ranabhat | | |
(●): The candidates won the Miss Popular 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

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Fabulous | Biratnagar - Nancy Khadka |
| Miss Fierce | Sydney, Australia - Anshika Sharma |
| Miss Lifestyle | Maryland, United States - Sujita Basnet |
| Social Impact Leader | Moscow, Russia - Nina Kant Mandal |
| Miss Popular Choice | Biratnagar - Nancy Khadka Chandragiri - Dikta Thapa Dhulikhel - Parichhya Bista Sydney, Australia - Anshika Sharma |

#### Miss Popular Choice

The winner of the "Miss Popular Choice" was determined via a public paid voting on the Khalti app with the voting page for Miss Vibhaa or using the Miss Vibhaa app. Nancy Khadka from Biratnagar, Dikta Thapa from Chandragiri, Anshika Sharma from Sydney and Parichhya Bista from Dhulikhel automatically qualified for the top 10 finalists at the grand final round, held on 30 December in Hotel Marriott, Kathmandu.
First Reveal 30 December 2020 :
| Rank | Contestant | Rank | Contestant |
| 1 | Chandragiri - Dikta Thapa | 10 | Nuwakot - Rajani Mishra |
| 2 | Sydney, Australia - Anshika Sharma | 11 | Maryland, USA - Sujita Basnet |
| 3 | Biratnagar - Nancy Khadka | 12 | Sindhupalchowk - Priya Hada |
| 4 | Pokhara - Arika Ranabhat | 13 | Antwerp, Belgium - Jyoti Bhatta |
| 5 | Lalitpur - Paramita Rana | 14 | Kathmandu - Priya Sigdel |
| 6 | Dhulikhel - Parichhya Bista | 15 | Kavrepalanchok - Angel Lama |
| 7 | Chunikhel - Roshni Khatri | 16 | Virginia, USA - Surabhi Kanal |
| 8 | Jumla - Sudati Shrestha | 17 | Moscow, Russia - Nina Kant Mandal |
| 9 | Kathmandu - Rozina Shrestha | 18 | Pokhara - Rose Tamang |
Final Reveal 30 December 2020 :
| Rank | +/- | Contestant | Rank | +/- | Contestant |
| 1 | 1 | Biratnagar - Nancy Khadka | 10 | 7 | Moscow, Russia - Nina Kant Mandal |
| 2 | 1 | Chandragiri - Dikta Thapa | 11 | 3 | Jumla - Sudati Shrestha |
| 3 | 1 | Sydney, Australia - Anshika Sharma | 12 | 3 | Kathmandu - Rozina Shrestha |
| 4 | 2 | Dhulikhel - Parichhya Bista | 13 | 3 | Nuwakot - Rajani Mishra |
| 5 | 2 | Chunikhel - Roshni Khatri | 14 | 2 | Sindhupalchowk - Priya Hada |
| 6 | 2 | Pokhara - Arika Ranabhat | 15 | 2 | Antwerp, Belgium - Jyoti Bhatta |
| 7 | 7 | Kathmandu - Priya Sigdel | 16 | 1 | Kavrepalanchok - Angel Lama |
| 8 | 3 | Maryland, USA - Sujita Basnet | 17 | 1 | Virginia, USA - Surabhi Kanal |
| 9 | 4 | Lalitpur - Paramita Rana | 18 | | Pokhara - Rose Tamang |

### 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 gemstones, the judges had their selected gemstone for judging (Sapphire, Ruby, Amethyst, Topaz, Emerald and Diamond).
* Malvika Subba (Diamond) - Winner of Miss Nepal 2002 and Nepali media personality.
* Anupama Khunjeli (Ruby) - Chief Executive Officer of Mega Bank Nepal
* Usha Rajak (Sapphire) - Nepali Cinema (Kollywood) actress
* Prerana Shah (Topaz) - 1st Runner up of Miss Nepal 2003, Top 10 Finalist of Miss Asia Pacific International 2003 and international holistic health and transformation specialist.
* Charu Chadha (Emerald) - Chief Editor of Media 9 Nepal
* Abhaya Subba (Amethyst) - Nepali singer, songwriter and musician.

## Previous Experience

* (#1) Rozina Shrestha won Miss Tourism World Nepal 2019.
* (#2) Surabhi Kanal was the winner of Miss Nepal USA 2019.
* (#3) Nina Kant Mandal was the winner of Miss Asia Russia 2018.
* (#4) Sujita Basnet was the winner of Miss Nepal USA 2011 and became the first ever winner of Miss Nepal USA.
* (#5) Sujita Basnet was one of the winners of Miss Maryland World 2016.
* (#6) Sujita Basnet was one of the Top 12 semifinalists in Miss World America 2016.
* (#7) Anshika Sharma was 1st runner up in Miss Nepal Oceania 2020.
* (#8) Priya Sigdel was crowned as Miss Nepal Earth in Miss Nepal 2018.
* (#9) Priya Sigdel was one of the top 18 semifinalists in Miss Earth 2018.
* (#10) Jyoti Bhatta was 2nd runner up in Miss Nepal Europe 2020 representing Belgium.
* (#11) Roshni Khatri was 1st runner up in Miss Nepal 2016 and was crowned as Miss Nepal Earth for 2016.
* (#12) Roshni Khatri represented Nepal in Miss Earth 2016.
* (#13) Angel Lama competed for Nepal in Miss International Queen 2019.
* (#14) Paramita Rana was the 1st runner up in Face of Classic Diamond 2014.