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Barsha Lekhi
Born
Barsha Lekhi

(1993-05-05) 5 May 1993 (age 30)
Gangajali, Saptari District, Nepal
EducationEnvironmental science
Alma materPatan Multiple Campus
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Embassy of India, Kathmandu
OccupationEnvironment activist
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Nepal International 2016
Miss Popular
Years active2016-present
Hair colorDark brown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Nepal 2016
Miss International 2016

Barsha Lekhi (Nepali:बर्षा लेखी [ne]) (born May 5, 1993) is a beauty queen and an environmental activist.[1] She was crowned Miss Nepal in 2016, won Missiology People's Choice award in 2016,[2] and represented Nepal at the Miss International contest held in Japan on October 27, 2016.[3] Lekhi completed her Environmental Science education from Patan Multiple Campus and has worked at the NEFIN-REDD/CC Partnership Program. Currently, she is pursuing her Master's Degree in Environmental Science[4] at Jawaharlal Nehru University[5][6][7]

Career

Barsha entered the Miss Nepal 2016 pageant as competitor number 14 and was subsequently crowned Miss Nepal International 2016. She also earned the Miss Popular title.[8][9]

Miss Nepal 2016

Barsha is the first Miss Nepal from a Tharu community.[10][11]

Miss International 2016

Barsha Lekhi competed in Miss International 2016 pageant held on October 27, 2016, in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

References

  1. ^ "Kathmandu girl Asmi Shrestha wins Miss Nepal crown". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 9 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Barsha Lekhi is crowned as Miss Nepal International 2016". www.myrepublica.com. MyRepublica. 8 Apr 2016.
  3. ^ "Barsha Lekhi wins Missiology People's Choice Awards at Miss International 2016". badmasi.com. Badmasi. 30 Oct 2016. Archived from the original on November 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Best Masters of Science (MScs) in Environmental Sciences 2022". www.masterstudies.com. Retrieved 2022-08-09.
  5. ^ "Patan Multiple Campus". Archived from the original on 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  6. ^ "NEFIN Climate Change REDD Partnership Program". Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  7. ^ "Home". jnu.ac.in.
  8. ^ "Asmi Shrestha crowned Miss Nepal 2016". 8 April 2016.
  9. ^ "My Republica - Who will be Miss Nepal 2016? (Photo feature)". Archived from the original on 2016-04-11. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  10. ^ "मिस नेपाल २०१६ मा वर्षा लेखी ::Tharuwan". Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-04-14.
  11. ^ "Mychautari". Archived from the original on 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2016-04-14.

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Awards and achievements Preceded byMedha Koirala(Nepal) Miss Nepal International 2016 Succeeded byNiti Shah


Miss Nepal titleholders (2016)
Miss International 2016 contestants
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