Winner: | Sujita Basnet |
Represented: | Maryland, United States |
Date: | October 30, 2021 |
Director: | Uddhab Adhikari |
Venue: | Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Broadcaster: | Image Channel |
Entrants: | 50 (later 44) |
Placements: | 18 |
Before: | 2020 |
Next: | 2022 |
Miss Vibhaa 2021 was the 2nd edition of Miss Vibhaa pageant by Umanga Creations, held on 30 October 2021 at Hotel Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu; to select the Miss Universe Nepal 2021 titleholder. Anshika Sharma crowned Sujita Basnet as the Miss Vibhaa 2021- Miss Universe Nepal to represent Nepal in Miss Universe 2021.[1]
The winner of Miss Vibhaa 2021 received NPR Rs. 1,000,000 as prize for winning the title as well as full support from the organizer of Miss Vibhaa, Umanga Creation Pvt. Ltd. for her BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Social Advocacy.
Image Channel broadcast the pageant live and for all the Nepalese abroad. Miss Vibhaa 2021 was also live streamed on Youtube.
The 5th edition of the Miss Universe Nepal beauty contest was organized as Miss Vibhaa 2021 scheduled to be held on 30 October 2021. The press conference of the contest was conducted at the Yak & Yeti Hotel in Kathmandu, in which the Yak & Yeti Hotel in Kathmandu will be served as the venue for the close camp and the grand finale coronation.
Final venue: Kathmandu (22 September – 30 October) | 22 September | Registration Opening | Virtual | |
30 September | Registration Ending | Virtual | ||
1 October | Top 50 Announcement | Virtual | ||
3 October | Top 50 Swimsuit Competition | Virtual | ||
4 October | Top 50 Judges' Interview Competition | Virtual | ||
10 October | Top 18 Announcement | Virtual | ||
20 October | Close Camp Beginning | Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu | ||
22 October | Grand Final Press Presentation | Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu | ||
28 October | Grand Final Press Announcement | Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu | ||
28 October | Preliminary Interview Competition | Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu | ||
28 October | Miss Vibhaa 2021 Crown Reveal | Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu | ||
29 October | Close Camp Ending | Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu | ||
30 October | Grand Final Coronation | Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu |
Like the 2020 edition, Subeksha Khadka (Miss Nepal International 2012 and World Miss University Nepal 2017) hosted everything from the Grand Final Press Presentation.[2] As for the final however, instead of Rabi Rajkarnikar, Presca Udas hosted the event with Subeksha Khadka.
Sushant KC was the performer for the Evening Gown round.
Applications for Miss Vibhaa started on 22 September and applications ended on 30 September. The official press presentation for Miss Vibhaa 2021 was on 10 October 2021.
A new crown will be used to award the winner of the "Miss Vibhaa 2021-Miss Universe Nepal" pageant for the 2021 edition. The headwear is known as "The Mystical Crown" and was crafted by Shree Balaji Diamond.
The crown was inspired from Newari architecture with aesthetics from Tibetan culture with inspriations from places of worship for Lord Bhairava and Gautama Buddha. The crown includes more than 3200 pieces of diamonds with an approximate weight of 312 carats, topped off with a playful dangling of south sea cultured pearls and kyanite stones which are locally mined and cut in Nepal.
Final results | Contestant | International pageant | International Results |
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Miss Vibhaa 2021Miss Universe Nepal (Winner) | Miss Universe 2021[4] | Unplaced | |
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3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up |
| Miss Supranational 2022[6] | Unplaced Supra Chat Winner - Group 7 (Judges' Vote) |
Top 10 |
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Top 18 |
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(●): The candidates won the Miss Popular Choice Award (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists.
(฿): The candidate won the Social Impact Leader Award (Best BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Social Advocacy) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists.
Award | Contestant |
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Miss Fabulous | |
Miss Fierce | |
Miss Lifestyle |
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Social Impact Leader |
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Miss Fear and Fearless |
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Miss Popular Choice | |
The winner of the "Miss Popular Choice" was determined via a public paid voting on the IME Pay app with the voting page for Miss Vibhaa or using the Miss Vibhaa app. Both Sagun Gurung from Chitwan and Bibhuti Gautam from Jhapa automatically qualified for the top 10 finalists at the grand final round, held on 30 October in Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu.
Rank | +/- | Contestant | Rank | +/- | Contestant | |
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1 | ![]() | 9 | ![]() | |||
2 | ![]() | 10 | ![]() | |||
3 | ![]() | 11 | ![]() | |||
4 | ![]() | 12 | - Sagarika Malla | |||
5 | Maryland, USA - Sujita Basnet | 13 | Moscow, Russia - Nina Kant Mandal | |||
6 | - Bristi Acharya | 14 | - Arya Nishaant | |||
7 | - Rakchya Upreti | 15 | ![]() | |||
8 | ![]() | 16 | ![]() |
The contestants selected their judges from the Top 10 Q&A round. The contestants selected their judge through the category of which judge they want to talk to. The theme was seasons, the judges had their selected season for judging (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Monsoon and Frost).