Miss Grand Nepal 2018 Explained

Date:4 August 2018
Venue:Hotel Gurkha Heritage, Kathmandu
Entrants:10
Placements:5
Broadcaster:YouTube
Winner:Urussa Joshi
Photogenic:Riya Gaihre
Chitwan
Before:2016
Next:2020

Miss Grand Nepal 2018 was the second edition of the Miss Grand Nepal beauty pageant, held on August 4, 2018, at the Hotel Gurkha Heritage in Kathmandu. Ten contestants, who qualified through the audions held countrywide, competed for the title,[1] of whom a 26-year-old media personality from Kathmandu, Urussa Joshi, was named the winner,[2] [3] and received रु50,000 rupee cash and a Suzuki scooter as the prize, while the first and the second runners-up, Eksha Maden of Dhangadhi and Riya Gaihre of Lalitpur, obtained cash of रु30,000 and रु20,000 rupee, respectively. Urussa Joshi then represented Nepal at Miss Grand International 2018 held later that year on October 25 in Myanmar,[4] [5] but she got a non-placement.[6]

The event was showcased under the direction of the RK Entertainment Group.[1] [7]

Background

After the RK Entertainment Group took over the competition license of the Miss Grand Nepal beauty pageant from Looks Entertainment in late 2017, the organization announced the launch of the 2018 edition in mid-2018, with the first phase auditions happening in Kathmandu, Pokhara, Nawalparasi, and Dharan,[1] and then all qualified candidates were finalized to ten in the final audition round in Kathmandu.[8] The whole process of the audition was conducted from May 12 to June 9.[9] A press conference was held on May 10, 2018, at the Royal Empire Hotel in Kathmandu, wherein the organizer revealed the details related to the contest.[9]

The auditions started on May 12 in Pokhara, then moved to Chitwan on May 14, to Butwal on May 16, and then to Dharan on May 18,[9] while an online application was given a June 8 deadline. All qualified candidates were additionally narrowed to ten in the final audition held on June 9 in Kathmandu,[10] [9] and the national final is scheduled for August 4, at the Hotel Gurkha Heritage.[9] [11]

Result

Color keys
  • The contestant Won in an International pageant.
  • The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant.
  • The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant.
  • The contestant assumed another title.
  • The contestant was not able to compete in an International pageant.
  • The contestant did not place but won a Special Award in the pageant.
  • The contestant did not place.
Final resultsContestantInternational pageantInternational Results
Miss Grand Nepal 2018
(Winner)
  • - Urussa Joshi
Miss Grand International 2018Unplaced
Top 20 - Best in National Costume
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 5
  • – Prapti Laxmi Sen
  • – Sushmita Tamang

Sub-Titles

AwardContestant
Miss Catwalk
  • - Urussa Joshi
Miss Personality
Miss Talent
Miss Photogenic
Miss Best Figure
  • - Sushmita Tamang
Miss Multimedia
Miss Best Speech
  • - Sushmita Tamang
Miss Best Report
  • - Sara Kapali

Contestants

10 contestants competed for the title of Miss Grand Nepal 2018.[1]

No. Contestants ProvincePlacement
1 Sushmita Tamang Top 5
Miss Best Speech
Miss Best Figure
2 Sara Kapali Miss Best Report
3 Prapti Laxmi Sen Top 5
4 Sanjita Ranabhat PokharaMiss Multimedia
5 Mala Thapa Magar Nawalparasi
6 Sweckshya Rai Pokhara
7 Siwani Lamichhane
8 Riya Gaihre Chitwan2nd runner-up
Miss Photogenic
Miss Talent
9 Sireng Eksha Maden Dharan1st runner-up
Miss Personality
10 Urussa Joshi Miss Grand Nepal 2018
Miss Catwalk

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The final combat for Miss Grand Nepal 2018. 26 July 2018. 17 November 2022. Glamour Nepal. Glamournepal.com. 17 November 2022. https://archive.today/20221117114517/https://glamournepal.com/the-final-combat-for-miss-grand-nepal-2018.
  2. 22 January 2019. 17 November 2022. Urussa Joshi Miss Grand Nepal 2018 Ke Aaja Ghar Mai 22 January 2019. Kantipur Television. YouTube Video. Alt URL
  3. Web site: Know The Artists. 2019. 18 November 2022. 17 November 2022. https://archive.today/20221117114805/https://nepal.accac.global/know-the-artists/. Accessible Arts and Culture Association.
  4. Web site: Beauty pageant costumes keep repeating and they’re starting to become boring. 7 December 2019. Ankit Khadgi. The Kathmandu Post. 17 November 2022. https://archive.today/20221117114850/https://kathmandupost.com/fashion/2019/12/07/beauty-pageant-costumes-keep-repeating-and-they-re-starting-to-become-boring.
  5. Web site: Urussa Joshi to represent at Miss Grand International 2018. 3 October 2018. 17 November 2022. Glamour Nepal. Glamournepal.com. 17 November 2022. https://archive.today/20221117114630/https://glamournepal.com/urussa-joshi-to-represent-at-miss-grand-international-2018.
  6. Web site: สาวงามปารากวัยช็อค!ล้มทั้งยืนคว้ามิสแกรนด์ฯไม่คาดฝัน. th. 27 October 2022. 12 November 2022. Thaipost.net. 11 November 2022. https://archive.today/20221111203930/https://www.thaipost.net/main/detail/20795.
  7. Web site: Miss Grand Nepal 2018 Contestant No 10: Urussa Joshi. 4 August 2018. 17 November 2022. KZ Read. 17 November 2022. https://archive.today/20221117115424/https://kzread.info/dash/miss-grand-nepal-2018-contestant-no-10-urussa-joshi/fGaW0rBpk6-Tp9I.html.
  8. Web site: Search begins for Miss Grand Nepal 2018. 15 June 2018. Glamour Nepal. 17 November 2022. Glamournepal.com. 17 November 2022. https://archive.today/20221117113737/https://glamournepal.com/search-begins-for-miss-grand-nepal-2018.
  9. Web site: Miss Grand Nepal Press conference at Royal Empire Hotel. Real Khabar Online. 10 May 2018. 17 November 2022. 17 November 2022. https://archive.today/20221117113237/https://www.realkhabaronline.com/miss-grand-nepal-press-conference-royal-empire-hotel/.
  10. Web site: Search Begins for Miss Grand Nepal 2018. 15 June 2018. 17 November 2022. Glamorous Icon. Glamorousicon.com. 17 November 2022. https://archive.today/20221117113100/https://glamorousicon.com/search-begins-miss-grand-nepal-2018/.
  11. Web site: Urussa Joshi bagged Miss Grand Nepal 2018. 11 August 2018. 17 November 2022. Glamour Nepal. Glamournepal.com. 17 November 2022. https://archive.today/20221117113555/https://glamournepal.com/urussa-joshi-bagged-miss-grand-nepal-2018.