Miss Chitwan is a beauty pageant which began in 1994 for the girls of Central Development Region.[1] Miss Chitwan has been organized by Bright Nepal[2] since the start and has been paving the way to the field of professional modelling and direct entry to the national beauty pageants like Miss Nepal.
The pageant has been run by Bright Nepal. Anupa Giri was crowned as the first Miss Chitwan 1994, and ended up as third runner-up in the Miss Chitwanl 1994 beauty pageant.
Only Shristi Shrestha has clinched the Miss Nepal crown in 2012, so far being the only Miss Chitwan to win the crown of Miss Nepal.[3] Miss Chitwan has the third highest number of placements after Miss Kathmandu and Miss Pokhara in Miss Nepal pageant and is ranked third-highest among regional contests in terms of placements.
After 12 years, the 3rd edition of Miss Chitwan 2070 was held on October 28, 2013, at the City hall. A total of 28 contestants were vying for the crown of Miss Chitwan 2071, Sitoshna Ban from Tandi won the title with Pooja Shrestha and Rakshya Thapa won the 1st and 2nd runners-up respectively.[4]
From 1998 till 2013 there was no Miss Chitwan beauty pageant; however, one or two delegates were sent to Miss Nepal contest as the representative of Chitwan District.
| Year | Miss Chitwan | Placement at Miss Nepal | Special Awards | International |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Suman Gurung | TBA | TBA | |
| 2016 | Asmi Shrestha | Miss Nepal 2016 | Miss Photogenic Best in Evening Gown Miss Personality | Competed in Miss World 2016 as Miss Nepal |
| 2015 | Sudipa Pathak | Top 10 | Miss Scholar | |
| 2014 | Sitoshna Ban[9] [10] | Top 10 | Miss Photogenic | |
| 2012 | Shristi Shrestha | Miss Nepal 2012 | Miss Confidence | Competed in Miss World 2012 as Miss Nepal |
| 2011 | Anupama Aura Gurung[11] | 1st Runner Up (2011) | Miss Best Hair | Competed in Miss Earth 2011 as Miss Nepal |
| Sarina Maskey | 2nd Runner Up (2011) | Competed in Miss International 2011 as Miss Nepal | ||
| 2002 | Anupa Bhandari | Unplaced | ||
| 1997 | Chandani Shrestha | 2nd Runner Up (1997) | Miss Personality | |
| 1994 | Bindu KC | 3rd Runner Up (1994) | ||