Miss Pokhara Nepal (मिस पोखरा) | |
Formation: | 1995 |
Type: | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters: | Pokhara |
Location: | Pokhara Metropolitan City |
Membership: | Miss Nepal |
Language: | Nepali & English |
Website: | Official website |
Miss Pokhara (Nepali: मिस पोखरा) is a beauty pageant that began in 1995 for the girls of Gandaki Province.[1] Miss Pokhara has been organized by Pokhara Jaycees since the start and has been a paved way to the field of a professional modeling career. Miss Pokhara winner gets direct entry to the national beauty pageant like Miss Nepal, Miss Universe Nepal and Miss National Nepal.[2]
Year | Contestants | Home Town | Placement | Notes |
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1995 | Rita Gurung रीता गुरुङ | Pokhara, Kaski District | 1st Runner-Up | |
1996 | Binita Gurung बिनिता गुरुङ | Nirmalpokhari, Kaski District | Top 10 Semi-Finalists | Miss Pokhara 1996 |
1997 | Nilima Gurung निलिमा गुरुङ | Pokhara, Kaski District | Miss Nepal 1997[3] | |
1998 | Sunita Ranjit सुनिता रञ्जित | Tersapatti, Kaski District | Top 10 Semi-Finalists | Miss Pokhara 1998 |
1999 | Kripa Shrestha कृपा श्रेष्ठ | Tersapatti, Kaski District | 2nd Runner-Up | |
2003 | Sheila Rani Gurung शीला रानी गुरुङ | Bajhapatan, Kaski District | Unplaced | |
2004 | Anita Gurung अनिता गुरुङ | Bhalam, Kaski District | Miss Nepal Earth 2004[4] | |
2005 | Chandra Gurung चन्द्र गुरुङ | Aarba Bijaya, Kaski District | Unplaced | |
2009 | Richa Thapa Magar ऋचा थापा मगर | Syangja, Syangja District | Miss Nepal Earth 2009[5] | |
2011 | Madina Begum मदिना बेगम | Malepatan, Kaski District | Unplaced | |
2012 | Dilasha GC दिलाशा जीसी | Kahun, Kaski District | Unplaced | |
2013 | Sipora Gurung सिपोरा गुरुङ | Lamachaur, Kaski District | 3rd Runner-Up | |
Rakshya Thapa रक्षा थापा | Pokhara, Kaski District | Top 10 Semi-Finalists | ||
2014 | Sonie Rajbhandari सोनी राजभण्डारी | Bhalam, Kaski District | Miss Nepal International 2014 | |
Rashmi Adhikari रश्मी अधिकारी | Ghoripatan, Kaski District | Unplaced | ||
2015 | Durga Gurung दुर्गा गुरुङ | Pokhara, Kaski District | Top 10 Semi-Finalists | Miss UK Nepal 2012[6] [7] |
2016 | Prativa Dawadi प्रतिभा दवाडी | Bhalam, Kaski District | Unplaced | |
2017 | Gyani Maiya Baral ग्यानी मैया बराल | Lekhnath, Kaski District | Unplaced | |
2018 | Mamta Joshi ममता जोशी | Damauli, Tanahun District | Unplaced | Miss Pokhara 2017 |
Jyostna Chhetri ज्योतिष क्षेत्री | Pokhara, Kaski District | Top 15 Semi-Finalists | ||
2019 | Sara Bajimaya[8] सारा बजिमाया | Pokhara, Kaski District | Unplaced | Miss Pokhara 2018 |
2020 | Ambika Rana अम्बिका राणा | Pokhara, Kaski District | Miss Grand Nepal 2020 | First woman from Pokhara to compete at Miss Grand International[9] [10] |
Dr. Arika Ranabhat डॉक्टर अरिका रानाभाट | Pokhara, Kaski District | Top 10 Semi-Finalists | Represented Pokhara City in the 1st Edition Miss Universe Nepal 2020 | |
2022 | Sriyansu Piya श्रीयांसु पिया | Bandipur, Tanahun District | Top 10 Semi-Finalists | |
Dr. Ganga Gurung डॉक्टर गंगा गुरुङ | Tanahun, Tanahun District | Unplaced | ||
2023 | Sama Parajuli साम पराजुली | Pokhara, Kaski District | Miss Nepal Supranational 2023 | First woman from Pokhara to compete at Miss Supranational[11] |
Puja Paudel पुजा पौडेल | Pokhara, Kaski District | Top 10 Semi-Finalists | ||
Unnati Gurung उन्नति गुरुङ | Pokhara, Kaski District | Unplaced | ||
2024 | Ambika Rana अम्बिका राणा | Pokhara, Kaski District | TBA | |
Anjana Pun अञ्जना पुन | Pokhara, Kaski District | TBA | ||
Karuna Rawat करुणा रावत | Damauli, Tanahun District | TBA | ||
Lalita Sherbuja ललिता शेर्बुजा | Beni, Myagdi District | TBA | ||
Puja Baral पुजा बराल | Pokhara, Kaski District | TBA | ||
The pageant has been run by Pokhara Jaycees,[2] the sister branch to Kathmandu Jaycees which runs the Miss Nepal pageant, since 1994.[12] Rita Gurung was crowned as the first Miss Pokhara, who ended up as first runner-up in the Miss Nepal 1995 beauty pageant when Pokhara did its debut with a high placement.
Only Nilima Gurung has won the Miss Nepal crown in 1997, so far being the only Miss Pokhara to win the crown of Miss Nepal. Miss Pokhara has the second highest number of placements after Miss Kathmandu in Miss Nepal pageant and is ranked second highest among regional contests in terms of placements.
Year | Miss Pokhara | 1st Runner Up | 2nd Runner Up | Placement in Miss Nepal |
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2018 | Sara Bajimaya Srijana Chowk, Pokhara | Sujita KC New Road, Pokhara | Meenashi Pokhrel Simalchor, Pokhara | TBA |
2017 | Mamta Joshi Srijana Chowk, Pokhara | Poonam KC Lamachaur, Pokhara | Simran Gurung Simalchor, Pokhara | |
2016 | Sadikshya Pandey Srijana Chowk, Pokhara | Prashmi Thapa Girija Chowk, Pokhara | Unnati Gurung Parsang, Pokhara | |
2015 | Sabina Rana Bhujel Bhalam, Khora, Pokhara | Mangeeta Khanal Lakeside, Pokhara | Lochan Basel Matepani, Pokhara | |
2013 | Rasmi Adhikari Ghori Patan, Pokhara | Laxmi GC Srijana Chowk, Pokhara | Shova KC Lakeside, Pokhara | |
Year | Contestants | Home Town | Placement | Notes |
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2011 | Dr. Ayushman Ghimire आयुष्मान घिमिरे डा | Damauli, Tanahun District | Mr. Nepal 2011 | |
2011 | Nirjan Thapa निरजन थापा | Pokhara, Kaski District | Manhunt International Nepal 2011 | |
2014 | Suraj Chiluwal सुरज चिलुवाल | Besisahar, Lamjung District | Mr. Nepal 2014 | |
2016 | Samim Khan समिम खान | Pokhara, Kaski District | Manhunt International Nepal 2016 | |
2023 | Shishir Wagle शिशिर वाग्ले | Pokhara, Kaski District | Mister Supranational Nepal 2023 | |
Dipendra Shahi दिपेन्द्र शाही | Pokhara, Kaski District | Unplaced | ||
2024 | Arvin Gurung अरविन गुरुङ | Besisahar, Lamjung District | Mister Supranational Nepal 2024 Top 5 | Mister Best Skin |