Miss Universe Nepal 2023 Explained

Date:	September 9, 2023
Venue:	Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur, Nepal
Director:	Uddhab Adhikari
Entrants:	37
Placements:	22
Broadcaster:	Kantipur Television
Winner:	Jane Dipika Garrett
Before:	2022
Next:	2024 (Global Glamour Venture P.Ltd.)

Miss Universe Nepal 2023 was the 7th edition of the Miss Universe Nepal pageant and 4th iteration under Umanga Creations, held on September 9, 2023 in Kathmandu. Sophiya Bhujel of Kathmandu crowned Jane Dipika Garrett as 7th Miss Universe Nepal at the end of the event.^[1] Jane represented Nepal at Miss Universe 2023, in El Salvador and ended her journey as Top 20 finalist.

Background

The applications for Miss Universe Nepal 2023 were opened on June 15 and closed on August 5.^{[2] [3]} Miss Universe Nepal allowed for the very first time due to the newly implemented rules of the Miss Universe organisation, for women who are either married, divorced, pregnant and mothers.^[4] The press conference of the contest was conducted at the Nepal Tourism Board Office in Kathmandu. It was announced that Asian Paints is to be chosen as the main sponsor of Miss Universe Nepal 2023.

Location !! Date !! Event !! Venue !! Ref.

Kathmandu (5 June – 27 July)	5 June	Registration Opening	Virtual
	27 July	Press Conference	Nepal Tourism Board Office, Kathmandu^[5]
Final venue: Kathmandu and Lalitpur (5 August – 9 September)	5 August	Registration Ending	Virtual
	6 August	Quarterfinalists Announcement	Virtual	^[6]
	9 August	Top 30 Question and Answer Competition	Virtual	^[7]
	11 August	Top 30 Swimsuit Competition	Virtual	^[8]
	2 August	Semifinalists Announcement	Virtual	^[9]
	16 August	Top 22 Arrival	Kathmandu
	18 August	Top 22 Press Presentation^[10]	Dusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu	^[11]
	3 September	Close Camp	Dusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu
	5 September	Preliminary Competition	Dusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu
	9 September	Grand Finale Coronation	Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur

Results

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 results	Contestant	International pageant	International Results
Miss Universe Nepal 2023 (Winner)	– Jane Dipika Garrett^[12] §	Miss Universe 2023	Top 20^[13]
1st runner-up	Biratnagar – Garima Ghimire	Miss Grand International 2023	Unplaced
2nd runner-up	Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar
3rd runner-up	Lalitpur – Shitashma Pokharel
4th runner-up	Lalitpur – Abhilasha Lamsal ฿
Top 10	Butwal – Sarosy Neupane
	Jhapa – Sanskriti Chhetri Karki
	– Alista Subedi
	Lalitpur – Chanel Shrestha
	Pokhara – Puja Paudel
Top 22	Bhairahawa – Prema Lamgade
	Bhaktapur – Sabina Chaudhary
	Biratnagar – Mausami Shrestha
	Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
	Dang – Sushma RL Shahi
	Jhapa – Amisha Basnet
	– Palistha Bajracharya
	– Trishna Baniya
	Lalitpur – Prapti Khadka
	Mahottari – Pooja Bhagat
	Nawalpur – Manita Paswan
	Tehrathum – Rojina Kafle

(§): The candidate won the Miss People's 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.

Special Awards and Sub-Contests

Special Awards

Award	Contestant
LeadX Social Impact Leader	Lalitpur – Abhilasha Lamsal
NIU Miss Eco Infinity	Bhairahawa – Prema Lamgade
Byanjan Miss Lifestyle	Lalitpur – Shitashma Pokharel
KTM CTY Miss Fabulous	– Alista Subedi
AGNI Miss Fierce	Pokhara – Puja Paudel
Nepal Telecom Miss ICT	Lalitpur – Shitashma Pokharel
WOW Magazine Miss Free & Fearless	Bhairahawa – Prema Lamgade
Miss People's Choice	– Jane Dipika Garrett
MARTINI Sun Angel	Pokhara – Puja Paudel
Dusit Princess Miss Elegance	Lalitpur – Abhilasha Lamsal
The Himalayan Times Miss Unstoppable	Butwal – Sarosy Neupane
Röyale Bling Miss Dazzling Diva	Lalitpur – Shitashma Pokharel
Röyale Play Miss Creative Canvas	Jhapa – Amisha Basnet
True Me Miss True Beauty	- Palistha Bajracharya

Miss Popular Vote

The winner of the "Miss Popular Vote" was determined via a public voting on the Khalti app with the voting page for Miss Universe Nepal or using the Miss Universe Nepal website, held on 8 September in Kathmandu.

Final Top 22 Reveal
13 August 2023

Rank	+/-	Contestant	Rank	+/-	Contestant
1		- Jane Dipika Garrett	12	3	Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade
2	2	Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal	13	5	- Palistha Bajracharya
3		Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar	14	6	Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
4	1	Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel	15	3	Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
5	10	Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire	16	5	Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
6	2	Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki	17		Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
7	1	- Trishna Baniya	18	7	Dang - Sushma RL Shahi
8	2	Pokhara - Puja Paudel	19	18	Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha
9	1	Butwal - Sarosy Neupane	20	7	Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
10	3	Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha	21	2	Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle
11	3	- Alista Subedi	22		Nawalpur - Manita Paswan

First Top 22 Reveal

Rank	+/-	Contestant	Rank	+/-	Contestant
1		- Jane Dipika Garrett	12		Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
2		Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha	13		Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
3		Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar	14		- Alista Subedi
4		Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki	15		Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire
5		Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel	16		Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal
6		Pokhara - Puja Paudel	17		Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
7		Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha	18		- Palistha Bajracharya
8		- Trishna Baniya	19		Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle
9		Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade	20		Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
10		Butwal - Sarosy Neupane	21		Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
11		Dang - Sushma RL Shahi	22		Nawalpur - Manita Paswan

First Top 29 Reveal
11 August 2023

Rank	+/-	Contestant	Rank	+/-	Contestant
1		Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal	16		Nawalpur - Manita Paswan
2		Pokhara - Puja Paudel	17		Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
3		Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary	18		- Sudina Thapa Magar
4		Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar	19		Butwal - Sarosy Neupane
5		Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha	20		Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
6		- Trishna Baniya	21		Dang - Sushma RL Shahi
7		- Jane Dipika Garrett	22		Nepalgunj - Sakshi Bom
8		Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle	23		Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
9		Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade	24		Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel
10		Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire	25		Pokhara - Purneshwari Gurung
11		Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki	26		Myagdi - Soniya Ramdam
12		- Alista Subedi	27		Lalitpur - Sabina Malla
13		- Palistha Bajracharya	28		Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
14		Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha	29		Bhaktapur - Ojaswi Joshi
15		Janakpur - Gajal Karn	30

Final Top 29 Reveal
13 August 2023

Rank	+/-	Contestant	Rank	+/-	Contestant
1	1	Pokhara - Puja Paudel	16	13	Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
2	2	Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar	17	11	Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
3	3	- Trishna Baniya	18	3	Janakpur - Gajal Karn
4	3	Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal	19	5	Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel
5	16	Dang - Sushma RL Shahi	20	3	Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
6	1	- Jane Dipika Garrett	21	2	Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
7	19	Myagdi - Soniya Ramdam	22	11	Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki
8	6	Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha	23	4	Lalitpur - Sabina Malla
9	11	Jhapa - Amisha Basnet	24	5	Butwal - Sarosy Neupane
10	2	Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle	25	7	- Sudina Thapa Magar
11	2	Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade	26	4	Nepalgunj - Sakshi Bom
12	1	- Palistha Bajracharya	27	2	Pokhara - Purneshwari Gurung
13	1	- Alista Subedi	28	12	Nawalpur - Manita Paswan
14	4	Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire	29		Bhaktapur - Ojaswi Joshi
15	10	Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha	30

Judges

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 Röyale Bling Colours, the judges had their selected colour for judging; Azure Sky, Desert Glow, Burst of Lime, Glorious Sunset, Truffle Surprise, Ocean Breeze, Age of Dawn, Rose Essence.

• Upaul Majumdar (Desert Glow) - Head of Practice in Tourism for Dolma Consulting
• Saurabh Jyoti (Age of Dawn) - Director of Jyoti Group
• Upasana Ghimire (Rose Essence) - Editor in Chief of Nari (magazine)
• Ayusha Shrestha Karki (Glorious Sunset) - World Miss University 2003 and Director/Founder of Meraki Nepal
• Rabi Raj Karnikar (Azure Sky) - Managing Director for Sun International and President of the Nepal Equestrian Association
• Surakshya Panta (Ocean Breeze) - Nepali actress
• Sangita Pahadi (Truffle Surprise) - Chief Commercial Officer of Nepal Telecom
• Nandini Lahe Thapa (Burst of Lime) - Senior Director of Nepal Tourism Board

Candidates

37 candidates registered for the title of Miss Universe Nepal 2023. The Top 30 Quarterfinalists were announced on July 8, 2023.^{[14] [15]}

Top 30 Final Round

Number	MUN Number	Candidate		Hometown
Romanized name		Nepali name
3	1003	Shitashma Pokharel	शिताश्मा पोखरेल		23
4	1004	Sarosy Neupane	सरोशी न्यौपाने	Butwal	20
5	1005	Prarabdhi Gyawali	प्रबधि ज्ञवाली	Brisbane, Australia	27
6	1006	Sakshi Bom	साक्षी बम	Nepalgunj	23
7	1007	Prapti Khadka	प्राप्ति खड्का		25
8	1008	Sabina Chaudhary	सबिना चौधरी	Bhaktapur	27
10	1010	Purneshwari Gurung	पूर्णेश्वरी गुरुङ	Pokhara	23
11	1011	Anu Shruti Bogati	अनु श्रुति बोगटी		24
12	1012	Chanel Shrestha	च्यानल श्रेष्ठ	Lalitpur	24
14	1014	Prema Lamgade	प्रेमा लामगडे	Bhairahawa	23
15	1015	Pooja Bhagat	पुजा भगत	Mahottari	26
16	1016	Sabina Malla	सबिना मल्ल	Lalitpur	23
17	1017	Rojina Kafle	रोजिना काफ्ले	Tehrathum	23
18	1018	Garima Ghimire	गरिमा घिमिरे	Biratnagar	20
19	1019	Palistha Bajracharya	पलिष्ट बज्राचार्य		22
20	1020	Amisha Basnet	अमिषा बस्नेत	Jhapa	24
21	1021	Sanskriti Karki Chhetri	संस्कृति कार्की क्षेत्री	Jhapa	20
23	1023	Trishna Baniya	तृष्णा बानिया		22
24	1024	Sudina Thapa Magar	सुदिना थापा मगर		18
25	1025	Buddhisara Sunar	बुद्धसार सुनार	Adelaide, Australia	27
26	1026	Puja Paudel	पुजा पौडेल	Pokhara	20
27	1027	Jane Dipika Garrett	जेन दीपिका ग्यारेट		22
28	1028	Gajal Karn	गजल कर्ण	Janakpur	25
29	1029	Manita Paswan	मनिता पासवान		26
30	1030	Soniya Ramdam	सोनिया रामदम		19
31	1031	Sushma RL Shahi	सुष्मा राज्यलक्ष्मी शाह	Dang	23
33	1033	Abhilasha Lamsal	अभिलाषा लम्साल	Lalitpur	28
34	1034	Ojaswi Joshi	ओजस्वी जोशी	Bhaktapur	25
36	1036	Alista Subedi	एलिस्टा सुवेदी		24
37	1037	Mausami Shrestha	मौसमी श्रेष्ठ	Biratnagar	28

Top 37 Preliminary

Number	MUN Number	Candidate		Hometown		Placement
Romanized name		Nepali name
1	1001	Smarika Aryal	स्मरिका अर्याल			Eliminated
2	1002	Sonika Thapa Magar	सोनिका थापा मगर	Dipayal Silgadhi
9	1009	Sreya Belbase	श्रेया बेलबासे	New York, USA
13	1013	Nilam Dhungana	निलम ढुंगाना	Bardibas	22
22	1022	Prathana Shrestha	प्राथना श्रेष्ठ
32	1032	Ruhi Akhtar	रुही अख्तर
35	1035	Pranju KC	प्रञ्जु क्षत्रिय क्षेत्री	Lalitpur

Crossovers and returnees

Contestants who previously competed in previous editions of Miss Universe Nepal and other local and international beauty pageants with their respective placements:

City pageants

Face of Janakpur

• 2023: Gajal Karn (WINNER)

National pageants

Miss Universe Nepal

• 2022

Sabina Chaudhary (Top 40)

• 2022

Nilam Dhungana (Top 61)

Miss Supranational Nepal

• 2023: Sarosy Neupane (1st Runner-up)^[16]

Miss Nation Nepal

• 2023: Gajal Karn (WINNER)

Miss Diamond Nepal

• 2021: Sarosy Neupane (WINNER)^[17]

Miss Asia Nepal

• 2018: Prapti Khadka (Top 10)

Miss Princess Nepal

• 2012: Prapti Khadka (Top 5)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jane Dipika Garrett Crowned the "Asian Paints Miss Universe Nepal 2023". 11 September 2023. 19 November 2023. Nepal Infrastructure.
2. Save the date! Entries are opening for Miss Universe Nepal 2023 tomorrow! Submit your application via the “Khalti” app or explore www.missuniversenp.com for more details.. mun_missuniversenepal. 14 June 2023. 10 July 2023. CteGCqbg8_3.
3. Calling all extraordinary women! Miss Universe Nepal 2023 registration is OPEN! . mun_missuniversenepal. 3 August 2023. 4 August 2023. CvcmQzLyThQ.
4. Web site: Married, divorce, mother, pregnant can participate in Miss Universe Nepal. 9 July 2023. The Rising Nepal.
5. Web site: Applications for Miss Universe Nepal open . 2024-02-29 . GorakhaPatra.
6. Web site: Top 30 Quarterfinalists Announcement. 2023-08-19. Instagram. en.
7. Web site: Top 30 Question and Answer Competition. 2023-08-19. Instagram. en.
8. Web site: Top 30 Swimsuit Competition . 2023-08-19. Instagram. en.
9. Web site: Top 20 Semifinalists Announcement. 2023-08-19. Instagram. en.
10. Web site: ktmmag . 2023-09-05 . Final contestants of Asian Paints Miss Universe Nepal finished the preliminary round . 2024-02-29 . KTMMAG . en-US.
11. Web site: 'एसियन पेन्ट्स मिस युनिभर्स नेपाल २०२३' का २२ जना अन्तिम प्रतिस्पर्धीहरू सार्वजनिक. 2023-08-19. Bikash News. ne.
12. Web site: Miss Universe 2023: Miss Nepal Jane Dipika Garrett scripts History To Become The First Plus-Size model. 19 November 2023. ZOOM.
13. Web site: Miss Universe 2023 Top 20 Includes Miss India, Miss Pakistan and Miss Nepal. 19 November 2023. Harpers Bazaar Arabia.
14. Web site: QUALIFIERS - Miss Universe Nepal 2023. 9 July 2023. Instagram.
15. Web site: Top 30 - Miss Universe Nepal 2023. 8 August 2023. Instagram.
16. Web site: Get to know about Mister and Miss National Nepal 2023 Delegates. 1 May 2023. 11 July 2023. Pageant Empress.
17. Web site: Thank you so much for helping me to get the crown of Miss Diamond Nepal 2021.. 11 March 2023. 11 July 2023. Facebook.