# Miss Nepal 2019

Hidden Treasures Ruslan FM 95.2 Miss Nepal 2019, the 25th Silver Jubilee anniversary of Miss Nepal beauty pageant, which was held on 9 May 2019 at Laboratory H.S. premises, Kirtipur, Nepal . During the coronation night, four major winners was crowned as Miss Universe Nepal 2019, Miss World Nepal 2019, Miss Earth Nepal 2019 and Miss International Nepal 2019. Miss Supranational Nepal was also added as a new title in this year's edition making Top 5 winners.[citation needed]
The Top 5 winners of 2018 crowned their successors: Miss Nepal Universe 2018 Manita Devkota crowned Pradeepta Adhikari as the Miss Universe Nepal 2019, Miss Nepal World 2018 Shrinkhala Khatiwada crowned Anushka Shrestha as Miss Nepal World 2019, Miss Nepal Earth 2018 Priya Sigdel crowned Riya Basnet as Miss Nepal Earth 2019, Miss Nepal International 2018 Ronali Amatya crowned Meera Kakshapati as Miss Nepal International 2019 and Miss Nepal Supranational 2018 Mahima Singh crowned Rose Lama as Miss Nepal Supranational 2019.
In addition, the winners received Rs 100,000 as prize money for winning the title. The auditions of Miss Nepal were held from 13 to 24 March in Birtamode, Birgunj, Butwal, Chitwan, Dhangadhi, Dharan, Nepalgunj, Pokhara and Kathmandu. Regional pageants winners like Miss Pokhara; Miss Purwanchal, Miss Western Nepal and Miss Nepal Oceania 2018 (Anushka Shrestha) were directly qualified for Top 25 of the Miss Nepal 2019 along with one contestant from Livon Wild Card entry. Miss Hong Kong Nepal 2018 (Priya Gurung) was barred from participating due to the age limit
NTV and NTV PLUS broadcast the pageant live for the Nepalese at home and abroad.

## Results
### Color keys

| Final results | Contestant | International pageant | International Results |
| Miss Universe Nepal 2019 (Winner) | Kathmandu - Pradeepta Adhikari | Miss Universe 2019 | Unplaced |
| Miss Nepal World 2019 (Winner) | Kathmandu - Anushka Shrestha | Miss World 2019 | Top 12 Head-to-Head Challenge (Round 1 & 2) Beauty with a Purpose Miss Multimedia |
| Miss Nepal Earth 2019 (Co-Winner) | Kathmandu - Riya Basnet (●) | Miss Earth 2019 | Unplaced |
| Miss Nepal International 2019 (Co-Winner) | Bhaktapur - Meera Kakshapati | Miss International 2019 | Unplaced |
| Miss Nepal Supranational 2019 (Co-Winner) | Jorpati - Rose Lama | Miss Supranational 2019 | Unplaced Top 10 - Supra Fan Vote Top 16 - Supra Chat with Valeria |
| Top 7 | Kathmandu – Rakshya Upreti | Miss Eco International 2023 | Top 21 |
| Top 7 | Kathmandu – Sophiya Bhujel | Miss Universe 2022 | Unplaced |
| Top 14 | Kathmandu – Nisha Pathak | Miss Grand International 2019 | Unplaced |
| Top 14 | Bhairahawa – Shiwani Ghimire |
| Top 14 | Chitwan – Nancy Bogati |
| Top 14 | Kathmandu – Jenny Maharjan |
| Top 14 | Kathmandu – Pratha Adhikari |
| Top 14 | Lalitpur – Nikita Karmacharya |
| Top 14 | Lalitpur – Suveksha Adhikari |
(●): The candidate is the winner of Miss Popular Choice (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 14 semi-Finalists.

### Sub-titles

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Athletic | Kathmandu – Pradeepta Adhikari |
| Beauty with a Purpose | Lalitpur - Nikita Karmacharya |
| Miss Confident | Kathmandu - Nisha Pathak |
| The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellect | Kathmandu - Anushka Shrestha |
| Miss Talent | Kathmandu - Pradeepta Adhikari |
| Shree Ganapati Jewellers Miss Photogenic | Jorpati - Rose Lama |
| Yamaha Face of Fascino | Kathmandu - Anushka Shrestha |
| Miss Friendship | Chitwan - Nancy Bogati |
| Berger Miss Glamour | Jorpati - Rose Lama |
| Bip Miss Popular Choice | Kathmandu - Riya Basnet |
| Miss Best Natural Skin | Kathmandu - Jenny Maharjan |

### Contestants

| # | Contestants | Age | Height | Home Town | Education |
| 1 | Nisha Pathak | 22 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BBA |
| 2 | Alisha Joshi | 23 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Pokhara, Kaski District | BBA |
| 3 | Sophiya Bhujel | 23 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BBM |
| 4 | Riya Basnet | 22 | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BBA |
| 5 | Sanskriti Ghimire | 23 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Bhairahawa, Rupandehi District | B.Sc |
| 6 | Anushka Shrestha | 23 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BA in Commerce |
| 7 | Jenny Maharjan | 24 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | B.Pharm. |
| 8 | Ashmita Maharjan | 22 | 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m) | Lalitpur, Lalitpur District | BE computer |
| 9 | Kiran Thapa | 22 | 5 ft 5.4 in (1.66 m) | Bauddha, Kathmandu District | B.Arch(pursuing) |
| 10 | Pradeepta Adhikari | 23 | 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | MBBS(3rd Year) |
| 11 | Nikita Karmacharya | 21 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Lalitpur, Lalitpur District | BSW |
| 12 | Rose Lama | 20 | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | Jorpati, Kathmandu District | TBD |
| 13 | Sara Bajimaya | 23 | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | Pokhara, Kaski District | Master's in Microbiology |
| 14 | Laxmi Raut | 23 | 5 ft 6.7 in (1.69 m) | Hattiban Lalitpur, Lalitpur District | MBA |
| 15 | Rakshya Upreti | 22 | 5 ft 6.5 in (1.69 m) | Purano Baneshwor, Kathmandu District | Bio-Technology |
| 16 | Meera Kakshapati | 23 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Bhaktapur, Bhaktapur District | BBS |
| 17 | Jenisha Thapaliya | 23 | 5 ft 5.4 in (1.66 m) | Morang, Morang District | M.Ec(pursuing) |
| 18 | Pooja Shrestha | 22 | 5 ft 4.5 in (1.64 m) | Bhadrapur, Jhapa District | BBA |
| 19 | Bipana Subedi | 20 | 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m) | Chitwan District | BSc in Forestry |
| 20 | Suveksha Adhikari | 21 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Lalitpur, Lalitpur District | BBA(pursuing) |
| 21 | Prakriti Katwal | 24 | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | Birtamod, Jhapa District | MBBS 5th year |
| 22 | Nancy Bogati | 24 | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | Chitwan District | B. E. Computer |
| 23 | Shiwani Ghimire | 21 | 5 ft 5.5 in (1.66 m) | Bhairahawa, Rupandehi District | B.E Computer |
| 24 | Santwana Malakar | 22 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | B. Architect |
| 25 | Pratha Adhikari | 23 | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | Kathmandu, Kathmandu District | BBM |
(●) The winner of NMag Miss Popular Choice (online voting) got direct entry in Top 15 Semi-Finalists.

## Previous Experience

* (#) Anushka Shrestha is the winner of Miss Nepal Oceania 2018 and she got a direct entry to Miss Nepal 2019.
* (#) Sara Bajimaya is Miss Pokhara 2018 and got a direct entry to Miss Nepal 2019.
* (#) Pooja Shrestha is Miss Purwanchal 2018 and she got a direct entry to Miss Nepal 2019.
* (#) Shiwani Ghimire is the winner of Miss Western Nepal 2018 and she got a direct entry to Miss Nepal 2019.
* (#) Rose Lama was Miss Nepal California 2017.
* (#) Nisha Pathak is the Winner of the Pageant Miss Global International 2014, which was held in Kathmandu, Nepal. She also bagged the Miss Discipline title at the event. Besides, she represented Nepal at the Miss Heritage International 2015 pageant held in New Delhi, India. She was one of the top 5 winners at the event.