# Miss Nepal 2023

The Hidden Treasures Dabur Vatika Shampoo Miss Nepal 2023, was the 27th Miss Nepal pageant to be held on 27 May 2023 at the Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, at Godawari, Lalitpur. Miss Nepal World 2022 Priyanka Rani Joshi will crown her successor as Miss Nepal World 2023, Miss Nepal Earth 2022 Sareesha Shrestha will crown Miss Nepal Earth 2023 and Nancy Khadka will crown Miss Nepal International 2023 respectively. The grand coronation event will be shown live Exclusively on Kantipur Television HD, Kantipur Cineplex HD and Official YouTube Channel.

## Regional Auditions

To ensure that the pageant is inclusive and representative of all regions, the audition will cover all seven Provinces of Nepal. Regional auditions will be held in Province No. 1, Madhesh Province, Bagmati Province, Gandaki Province, Lumbini Province, Karnali Province, and Sudurpashchim Province. The final audition in Kathmandu will be held on 18 March at the Park Village Hotel in Budhanilkantha, Nepal. The selected Top 24 finalists will compete at the grand coronation event of Miss Nepal 2023 on 27 May 2023.
List of the main events in the Miss Nepal 2023 beauty pageant :
| Province | Date | Event | Venue | Number of Delegates |
| Province No. 1 | 11 February 2023 | Miss Itahari 2023 | Shanti Party Palace, Itahari | TBA |
| Madhesh Province | 17 February 2023 | Miss Birgunj 2023 | Hotel Vishuwa, Birgunj | TBA |
| Gandaki Province | 22 February 2023 | Miss Pokhara 2023 | Waterfront Resort, Phewa Lake | TBA |
| Sudurpashchim Province | 4 March 2023 | Miss Dhangadhi 2023 | Rubus Hotel, Dhangadhi | TBA |
| Lumbini Province | 11 March 2023 | Miss Nepalgunj 2023 | Hotel Siddhartha, Nepalgunj | TBA |
| Karnali Province | 13 March 2023 | Miss Surkhet 2023 | Hotel Siddharta Surkhet | TBA |
| Bagmati Province | 18 March 2023 | Miss Kathmandu 2023 | Park Village Hotel, Budhanilkantha | TBA |
| Bagmati Province | 27 May 2023 | Miss Nepal 2023 | Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur | TBA |

## Results
### Placements
#### Color keys

| Placement | Contestant | International placement |
| Miss Nepal World 2023 | Kathmandu - Srichchha Pradhan | TBA – Miss World 2025 |
| Miss Nepal Earth 2023 | Dang – Raina Majgaiya | Unplaced – Miss Earth 2023 |
| Miss Nepal International 2023 | Lalitpur – Prasiddhy Shah (●) | Unplaced – Miss International 2023 |
| Top 5 | Kathmandu – Aishworya Shrestha  Dhading – Grishma Adhikari |
| Top 11 | Hetauda – Kriti Bartaula  Kathmandu – Kritika Basnet  Kathmandu – Swinja Sunam  Lalitpur – Holiska Koirala  Nuwakot – Rajani Mishra  Sarlahi – Smarika Karki |
(●): The candidate is the winner of Miss Popular Choice (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 11 semi-Finalists.

### Special awards

| Special Awards | Winner |
| Yeti Airlines Women with the Wing | Pokhara - Unnati Gurung |
| Cetaphil Miss Healthy Skin | Dang - Raina Majgaiya |
| The Hidden Treasure Miss Beauty with a Purpose | Janakpur - Aayushma Baral |
| Real Miss Popular Choice | Lalitpur - Prasiddhy Shah |
| The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellectual | Kathmandu - Aishworya Shrestha |
| Miss DHI | Kathmandu - Srichchha Pradhan |
| Brij Cement Miss Confident | Kathmandu - Pragya Bajracharya |
| Berger Miss Glamor | Dhading - Grishma Adhikari |
| Creative D Miss Photogenic | Kathmandu - Pritika Khadka |
| Farmasi Face of the Year | Kathmandu - Srichchha Pradhan |
| Dabur Honey Miss Fitness Queen | Kathmandu - Aishworya Shrestha |
| J Music Miss Multimedia | Jhapa - Suhani Chhetri |

### Contestants

| Contestants | Age | Height | Home Town | Education |
| Raina Majgaiya | 26 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Dang, Lumbini Province | Commercial Pilot |
| Samarika Karki | 22 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Sarlahi, Madhesh Province | Student of Media Mass Communication |
| Pragya Bajracharya | | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Kathmandu, Bagmati Province | Computer Science/ Information Technology |
| Kabina Shrestha | | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Nuwakot, Bagmati Province | Graduate - Fashion Technology |
| Aayusha Maharjan | | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Kirtipur, Bagmati Province | MBA – Global Leadership/ Management |
| Kriti Bartaula | | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Hetauda, Bagmati Province | Bachelor's – Dental Surgery |
| Sudha Devkota | | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Chitwan, Bagmati Province | Bachelor's in Journalism/ Mass Communication |
| Prasiddhy Shah | 25 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Lalitpur, Bagmati Province | Bachelor's – Environmental Science |
| Srishti Hada | 24 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province | Bachelor's – Civil Engineering |
| Sadikchya Thapa | | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Lalitpur, Bagmati Province | Bachelor's – Nursing Science (Psychiatric) |
| Barsha Gautam | | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province | Bachelor's – Environmental Science |
| Unnati Gurung | 25 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Pokhara, Gandaki Province | MBA – Global Leadership/ Management |
| Aayushma Baral | | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Janakpur, Madhesh Province | Bachelor's – Sociology/ English Literature |
| Rajani Mishra | 26 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Nuwakot, Bagmati Province | Business Graduate and Pursuing CA |
| Holiska Koirala | | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Lalitpur, Bagmati Province | Bachelor's – International Business |
| Swinja Sunam | | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | Kathmandu, Bagmati Province | Bachelor's – Social work/ Psychology |
| Srichchha Pradhan | 23 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) | Kathmandu, Bagmati Province | Bachelor's – Liberal Arts/ Science |
| Grishma Adhikari | | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | Dhading, Bagmati Province | Bachelor's – Dental Surgery |
| Apeksha Khatiwada | | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | Bhaktapur, Bagmati Province | Bachelor's – Business Administration |
| Kritika Basnet | | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | Kathmandu, Bagmati Province | Bachelor's Computer Science |
| Aishworya Shrestha | 25 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | Kathmandu, Bagmati Province | Master's – Social Work |
| Tshering Dolma Pakhrin | | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | Lalitpur, Bagmati Province | Bachelor's Student |
| Suhani Chhetri | | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Jhapa, Koshi Province | Bachelor's – Sociology/ Psychology |
| Pritika Khadka | | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) | Kathmandu, Bagmati Province | Undergraduate Fashion Designer |