| Date: | 23 August 2016 |
| Venue: | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Taragaon, Kathmandu |
| Entrants: | 10 |
| Placements: | 5 |
| Broadcaster: | YouTube |
| Winner: | Zeenus Lama Chitwan |
| Photogenic: | Anugya Chand Dhangadhi |
| Next: | 2018 |
Miss Grand Nepal 2016 was the first edition of the Miss Grand Nepal beauty pageant,[1] [2] held on August 23, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kathmandu,[2] [3] [4] organized by Mero Looks and Revolution Pvt. Ltd.[3] [5] Ten national aspirants competed for the title,[2] [6] of whom a 24-year-old Mass communication student from Kathmandu, Zeenus Lama, was named the winner,[3] [6] and received रु50,000 Rupee cash as the prize while the first and second runners-up, Pooja Shrestha of Lalitpur and Jyotsana Maharjan of Bharatpur, obtained रु25,000 and रु10,000 Rupee, respectively.[7] The event was attended by, Miss Grand International 2015,[3] [8] [9] and the Ambassador of Thailand to Nepal, Vutti Vuttisant.[1]
Zeenus Lama was supposed to represent Nepal at the international contest, Miss Grand International 2016, on October 25 in Las Vegas, Nevada,[3] [6] [8] but was not able to compete due to difficulties in obtaining a US visa However, she was later invited by the Miss Grand International organizer, Miss Grand International, to represent Nepal in the Miss Grand International 2017 pageant in Vietnam[10]
On January 5, 2016, a press conference was organized at Trisara restaurant in Kathmandu, wherein the organizers, Mero Looks, shared the details related to the Miss Grand Nepal 2016 contest.[11] The team for Miss Grand Nepal includes Asmita Sitoula—the choreographer; Shivangi Lama—the designer; Akanshya Gurung— the makeup artist; and Milan Lama—the photographer.[11]
Auditions were conducted in different cities—Kathmandu, Bharatpur, Butwal, Pokhara, and Itahari—to select the contestants,[4] [11] while an online application was officially opened from January 29 to February 5.[5] Of all applicants, only 10 candidates qualified for the national contest in Kathmandu.[4] [7] [6]
| Final results | Contestant | International competition | |
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| Pageant | Results | ||
| Miss Grand Nepal 2016 |
| Miss Grand International 2017 | Unplaced |
| 1st runner-up |
| Miss Supranational 2016 | Unplaced |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Personality |
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| Miss Stylish |
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| Miss Talent |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Public Choice |
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| No. | Contestants | Province | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zeenus Lama | Miss Grand Nepal 2016 Miss Personality | |
| 2 | Saina Kunwar | Pokhara | |
| 3 | Jyotsana Maharjan | Bharatpur | 2nd runner-up |
| 4 | Pooja Shrestha | Lalitpur | 1st runner-up Miss Supranational Nepal 2016 Miss Stylish |
| 5 | Ausmi Magar | Butwal | |
| 6 | Luza Ranjitkar | Biratnagar | |
| 7 | Anugya Chand | Dhangadhi | Top 5 Miss Photogenic |
| 8 | Sanisha Shakya | Ghorahi | Miss Talent |
| 9 | Sazum Katwal | Itahari | |
| 10 | Yojana Ghale | Hetauda | Top 5 Popular Choice |