# Miss Nepal 2014

Hidden Treasures Fanta Miss Nepal 2014, the 17th Miss Nepal beauty pageant was held on 2 May 2014 at the Nepal Academy Hall in Kathmandu. Miss Nepal 2013 Ishani Shrestha crowned her successor as Miss Nepal World 2014, who will represent Nepal at Miss World 2014 with 1st runner up as Miss Nepal Earth 2014 sent to Miss Earth 2014 and 2nd runner up as Miss Nepal International 2014 to Miss International 2014.
The winner of Miss Nepal 2014 will be selected as the brand ambassador of drink, Fanta; WWF Nepal for a year and win Rs 100,000. The auditions of Miss Nepal was held in various regional contests like Miss Pokhara, Miss Chitwan, Miss Kavre, Miss Purwanchal and Miss Kathmandu where all the regional winners get a direct entry to top 20 finalists. All three winners will also get a Samsung phone and an apartment at Suncity apartments by Shangrila from this year forward.
The 20 shortlisted young women aged 19 years and above will be competing for the main title and the pageant is scheduled to be held on live telecast on NTV.

## Results
### Color keys

| Final results | Contestant | International pageant | International Results |
| Miss Nepal 2014 (Winner) | Dharan - Subin Limbu | Miss World 2014 | Unplaced Top 10 - People's Choice Award |
| 1st runner-up (Miss Earth Nepal 2014) (dethroned) | Kathmandu - Prinsha Shrestha (dethroned) | Miss Earth 2014 | Unplaced Yahoo! Beauty for a Cause online competition Top 10 - Eco-Beauty Video |
| 1st runner-up (Miss International Nepal 2014) | Pokhara - Sonie Rajbhandari (assumed) | Miss International 2014 | Unplaced |
| Top 5 | Kathmandu – Aastha Pokharel |
| Top 5 | Lalitpur - Pranayna KC |
| Top 10 | Chitwan - Sitoshna Ban |
| Top 10 | Damak – Varsha Rai |
| Top 10 | Dharan – Neha Bajaj |
| Top 10 | Kirtipur – Alisha Kunwar |
| Top 10 | Lalitpur – Rashmita Maharjan |

### Sub-titles

| Award | Contestant |
| The Hidden Treasure Miss Talent | Rasuwa – Lakpa Wangmo Tamang |
| Shree Ganapati Jewellers Miss Photogenic | Chitwan - Sitoshna Ban |
| Nanglo Miss Personality | Lalitpur – Pranayna KC |
| Sulux Miss Punctuality | Kirtipur - Alisha Kunwar |
| Republica Fanta Miss Bubbly | Rasuwa – Lakpa Wangmo Tamang |
| Honda Miss Stylish | Pokhara - Sonie Rajbhandari |
| Hyundai Miss Friendship | Pokhara - Sonie Rajbhandari |
| Maya's Salon Miss Beautiful Hair | Pokhara - Rashmi Adhikari |
| Barnan Miss Best Complexion | Kathmandu - Prinsha Shrestha |
| Ishani's Beauty with a Purpose | Kathmandu - Prinsha Shrestha |

## Contestants

Province No. 1 & Province No. 2 (Eastern & South-Eastern Regions) :
| No | Name | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement | Notes |
| 2 | Varsha Rai | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Damak | Jhapa District | Top 10 | Miss Purwanchal 2013 2nd Runner Up |
| 3 | Priyanka Jha | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Janakpur | Dhanusa District | | |
| 5 | Subin Limbu | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Dharan | Sunsari District | Winner | |
| 7 | Neha Bajaj | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Dharan | Sunsari District | Top 10 | Miss Purwanchal 2013 |
| 9 | Grishma Basnet | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Morang | Morang District | | Miss Global International 2013 |
| 20 | Richa Bhattarai | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Morang | Morang District | | |
Bagmati Province (Central Regions) :
| No | Name | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement | Notes |
| 1 | Prinsha Shrestha | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Kathmandu | Kathmandu District | 1st Runner Up Miss Best Complexion Beauty with a Purpose | Dethroned after competing in Miss Eco 2014 pageant without the permission of Hidden Treasure. |
| 4 | Lakpa Wangmo | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Rasuwa | Rasuwa District | Miss Talent Miss Bubbly | Miss Tamang 2013 |
| 10 | Rashmita Maharjan | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Lalitpur | Lalitpur District | Top 10 | |
| 11 | Sitoshna Ban | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Chitwan | Chitwan District | Top 10 Miss Photogenic | |
| 12 | Alisha Kunwar | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Kirtipur | Kathmandu District | Top 10 Miss Punctuality | Miss Global 2012 1st Runner Up |
| 13 | Sarala Nepal | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Nuwakot | Nuwakot District | | |
| 14 | Mona Bajracharya | 21 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Kavre | Kavrepalanchok District | | Quit due to family reasons. |
| 17 | Aastha Pokharel | 22 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Kathmandu | Kathmandu District | Top 5 | Asia's Next Top Model (cycle 1) Top 5 |
| 18 | Rajnita Bhetwal | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Kathmandu | Kathmandu District | | |
| 19 | Pranayna KC | 24 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Lalitpur | Lalitpur District | 4th Runner Up Miss Personality | |
Gandaki Province & Lumbini Province (Western & South-Western Regions) :
| No | Name | Age | Height | Representing | District | Placement | Notes |
| 6 | Priyanka Bhandari | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Gorkha | Gorkha District | | |
| 8 | Namita Gurung | 22 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Lumbini | Rupandehi District | | Miss Gurung 2012 |
| 15 | Rashmi Adhikari | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Pokhara | Kaski District | Miss Beautiful Hair | Miss Pokhara 2013 |
| 16 | Sonie Rajbhandari | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Pokhara | Kaski District | 2nd Runner Up Miss Friendship Miss Stylish | Appointed as new Miss Nepal Earth 2014 after Prinsha Shrestha got dethroned from her title, two weeks before Miss Nepal 2015 final event. |

## Previous experience

* (#1) Prinsha Shrestha was Miss Ecollege 2009 1st runner up.
* (#2) Varsha Rai was Miss Purwanchal 2013 2nd runner up.
* (#4) Lakpa Tamang is Miss Tamang 2013.
* (#6) Priyanka Bhandari is the winner of Miss Global International 2012.
* (#7) Neha Bajaj won the regional pageant of Miss Purwanchal 2013.
* (#8) Namita Gurung was Miss Tamusyo 2011.
* (#9) Grishma Basnet won Miss Ecollege 2012.
* (#10) Rashmita Maharjan was the winner of Mega Model Season 2 Winner
* (#11) Sitoshna Ban won the regional contest of Miss Chitwan 2013.
* (#12) Alisha Kunwar was Miss Nepal Global 2012 1st runner up.
* (#15) Rasmi Adhikari won the regional pageant of Miss Pokhara 2013.
* (#17) Aastha Pokharel won Supermodel Nepal 2013 and placed 5th in the first season of Asia's Next Top Model.