Formation | August 23, 2016 |
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Founder | Sazum Katwal |
Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Kathmandu |
Location | |
Membership | Miss Grand International |
Official language | English, Nepali |
National Director | Uddhab Adhikari |
Parent organization |
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Website | https://umangacreation.com.np/ |
Miss Grand Nepal (Nepali: मिस ग्राण्ड नेपाल) is an annual female beauty pageant in Nepal, founded in 2016 by a Kathmandu-based businessperson Sazum Katwal of Looks Entertainment,[1] aiming to select the country representative to compete at its parent international pageant Miss Grand International.[1][2] The license of the contest was later transferred to RK Entertainment Group and Izodom Nepal & Cosmo Group in 2017 and 2019, respectively.[3][4][5] However, even lost the contest license in 2019, the RK group has held the Miss Grand national contest annually to select the delegates for other international contests since then.[6][7][8][9] From 2019 to 2022, the contest licensed by the Thai-parent platform was managed by Suresh Tamang.[10][11] Currently, Umanga Creations led by Uddhab Adhikari selects the Nepalese representative to Miss Grand International.[12]
Since its first participation at Miss Grand International in 2013, to date, Nepali representatives have never won the contest. The reigning Miss Grand Nepal is Garima Ghimire of Kathmandu, who was appointed to the position by the Umanga Creations after she became 1st Runner Up at Miss Universe Nepal 2023. [13]
Since the establishment of Miss Grand International in 2013, Nepal has always sent its representatives to participate, however, its first three representatives were appointed to the position without taking part in any respective national pageant.[14] The first edition of Miss Grand Nepal happened after a Kathmandu-based event organizer Looks Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (Mero Looks) had obtained the license in 2016,[14][15] the contest was held at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kathmandu on 23 August, where Zeenus Lama was named the winner.[1][16] Despite being unable to join the 2016 international pageant due to document issues,[17] Zeenus was instead appointed to compete internationally at the 2017 pageant in Vietnam.[3]
Under the management of RK Entertainment Group from 2017–2018, several audition events were held in many cities countrywide, such as Nepalgunj, Butwal, Pokhara, Chitwan, Birganj, Biratnagar, Jhapa, and Kathmandu, to determine the finalists for the national contest.[18][19][20] However, the RK group later lost the franchise to Bollywood Showdown Nepal Pvt. Ltd. of Izodom Nepal & Cosmo Group in 2019,[4][5] but the former licesee organ still held the Miss Grand Nepal contest annually to select the country representatives for other several international pageants such as Miss Aura International, Miss Global International, Face of Beauty International, and Miss Landscape International.[19][20][21][22] Meanwhile, the new licensee held the contest only twice in 2020 and 2022, the rest of their representatives were appointed.[4][23][24] The Miss Grand Nepal Beauty Pageant is now under Umanga Creations led by Uddhab Adhikari.[25]
The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Nepal contest, since its inception in 2016. Umanga Creations is the official organization of Miss Grand Nepal as assigned by Miss Grand International. RK Entertainment has been organizing an independent Miss Grand Nepal contest without having a license; thus, misusing the trademark of Miss Grand International.
Year | Edition | Date | Final venue | Entrants | Organizer | Ref. |
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2016 | 1st | 23 August | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Taragaon, Kathmandu | 10 | Looks Entertainment | [1][16] |
2018 | 2nd | 4 August | Hotel Gurkha Heritage, Kathmandu | 10 | RK Entertainment Group | [26] |
2019 | —[a] | 14 September | Russian Centre of Science and Culture, Kathmandu | 14 | [6][27] | |
2020 | 3rd | 13 December | Mojo Boutique Hotel, Baneshwor, Kathmandu | 10 | Bolly Club Group- Nepal | [23] |
2021 | —[a] | 30 November | Rastriya Nachghar Jamal | 16 | RK Entertainment Group | [7] |
2022 | —[a] | 20 August | National Dance Hall, Jamal, Kathmandu | 14 | [8][9][28] | |
4th | 15 September | Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu | 14 | Bolly Club Group- Nepal | [10][29] | |
2023 | —[a] | 1 September | National Dance Hall, Jamal, Kathmandu | 16 | RK Entertainment Group | [30][31] |
2024 | 27 August | TBA | TBA | Umanga Creations | [32] | |
Note: |
Year | Miss Grand Nepal | Runners-up | Ref. | |||
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1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up | 3rd runner-up | 4th runner-up | |||
2013 | Ashmita Sitoula | No runners-up, the titleholders were appointed. | [14] | |||
2014 | Shrijana Regmi | [14][33] | ||||
2015 | Jenita Basnet | [14][34] | ||||
2016 | Zeenus Lama | Pooja Shrestha | Jyotsana Maharjan | No 3rd & 4th runners-up | [1][16] | |
2018 | Urussa Joshi | Sireng Eksha Maden | Riya Gaihre | [35] |
In 2019, RK Entertainment Group lost the license of Miss Grand International in Nepal to Bolly Club Group- Nepal. So Bolly Club Group- Nepal became the authority to send Miss Grand Nepal to Miss Grand International;[4][5] however, the former licensee still holds the Miss Grand national pageant annually to select country representatives for other international pageants such as Miss Grand World, Miss Landscape International, Face of Beauty International, Miss Aura International, etc.[19][21][22]
Year | Miss Grand Nepal (unofficial)
(Not for Miss Grand International) |
1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up | 3rd runner-up | 4th runner-up | Ref. |
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2019 | Preeti Poudel | Aastha Shakya (Miss Tourism Nepal) |
Shardha Silwal (Miss Scuba Nepal) |
Ashmita Dhungana (Miss Landscape Nepal) |
Aasha Karki (Miss Multinational Nepal) |
[6][36] |
2021 | Nishu Kumari Shah | Surjina Shrestha (Miss Tourism Nepal) |
Babita Acharya (Miss Scuba Nepal) |
Manisha Chinnal (Miss Landscape Nepal) |
Pramila Bishwokarma (Miss Multinational Nepal) |
[7] |
2022 | Dipa Karki (Miss Face of Beauty Nepal) |
Rojika Sitoula (Miss Landscape Nepal) |
Dina Katuwal (Miss Aura Nepal) |
Laxmi Dhamala (Miss Global Nepal) |
Maya Kandel (Miss Grand Universe) |
[8][9] |
2023 | Saleena Nepal (Miss Planet Nepal) |
Parsansa Uprety (Miss Face of Beauty Nepal) |
Karuna Dahal (Miss Aura Nepal) |
Britina Ale (Miss Grand Universe) |
Laxmi Magar (Miss Global Nepal) |
[31][37] |
The Izodom Nepal & Cosmo Group acquired the Miss Grand International license for Nepal in 2019,[4][5] and held the national contest twice in 2020 and 2022,[23][38][39] the rest of the country representatives at the international stage were appointed.[4][40]
Year | Miss Grand Nepal (official) | 1st runner-up | 2nd runner-up | Ref. |
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2019 | Nisha Pathak | No runners-up, the titleholders was appointed. | [5][24] | |
2020 | Ambika Rana | Sujina Shahi | Sujata Gurung | [23] |
2021 | Ronali Amatya | No runners-up, the titleholders was appointed. | [4][40] | |
2022 | Aishworya Shrestha | Barsha Bhandari | Rakchya Upreti | [38][39] |
Umanga Creation Pvt. Ltd. led by Uddhab Adhikari acquired the license of Miss Grand Nepal in 2023, and the first runner-up Miss Universe Nepal 2023, Garima Ghimire, was designated to represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2023 contest in Vietnam. Later Miss Grand Organization terminated Garima based on discipline.
Year | Representative's Name | District | Title | Placement | Special Awards |
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2023 | Garima Ghimire | Biratnagar | 1st runner-up of Miss Universe Nepal 2023 | Unplaced | |
2022 | Aishworya Shrestha | Kathmandu | Miss Grand Nepal 2022 | Unplaced | |
2021 | Ronali Amatya | Kathmandu | Miss Grand Nepal 2021 | Unplaced | |
2020 | Ambika Rana | Pokhara | Miss Grand Nepal 2020 | Unplaced | |
2019 | Nisha Pathak | Kathmandu | Top 14 at Miss Nepal 2019 | Unplaced | |
2018 | Urussa Joshi | Kathmandu | Miss Grand Nepal 2018 | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards
|
2017 | Zeenus Lama | Rampur | Miss Grand Nepal 2016 | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards
|
2016 | Did not compete | ||||
2015 | Jenita Basnet | Kathmandu | Miss Grand Nepal 2015 | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards
|
2014 | Srijana Regmi | Kathmandu | Miss Grand Nepal 2014 | Unplaced | 1 Special Awards
|
2013 | Ashmita Sitoula | Jhapa | Top 10 of Miss Nepal 2013 | Unplaced |
Year | Representative's Name | District | Title | Placement | Special Awards |
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2024 | Saleena Nepal[41] | Lalitpur | Miss Grand Nepal 2023 (RK Entertainment) | Top 27 | 1 Special Awards
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Year | Representative's Name | District | Title | Placement | Special Awards |
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2023 | Deepa Karki | Sindhupalchowk | Miss Grand Nepal 2022 (RK Entertainment) |
Did not compete |
Year | Representative's Name | District | Title | Placement | Special Awards |
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2022 | Dina Katuwal | Jhapa | 2nd runner-up of Miss Grand Nepal 2022 (RK Entertainment) | Did not compete |
Year | Representative's Name | District | Title | Placement | Special Awards |
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2022 | Sonali Sapkota[42] | Kavre | 5th runner-up of Miss Grand Nepal 2021 (RK Entertainment) | Miss Interglobal 2022 |
Year | Representative's Name | District | Title | Placement | Special Awards |
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Virtual 2021 | Surjina Shrestha[43] | Kathmandu | 1st runner-up of Miss Grand Nepal 2021 (RK Entertainment) | Unplaced | |
Virtual 2020 | 2020 No pageant, Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
2019 | Preeti Poudel[44] | Kathmandu | Miss Grand Nepal 2019 (RK Entertainment) | Unplaced | |
2018 | Aastha Sakha | Bhaktapur | 1st runner-up of Miss Grand Nepal 2019 (RK Entertainment) | Unplaced |
Year | Representative's Name | District | Title | Placement | Special Awards |
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2019 | Shraddha Silwal | Kathmandu | 2nd runner-up of Miss Grand Nepal 2019 (RK Entertainment) | Top 12 |
Year | Representative's Name | District | Title | Placement | Special Awards |
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2019 | Ashmita Dhungana | Kavre | 3rd runner-up of Miss Grand Nepal 2019 (RK Entertainment) | Did not compete |
Year | Representative's Name | District | Title | Placement | Special Awards |
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2019 | Aasha Karki | Butwal | 4th runner-up of Miss Grand Nepal 2019 (RK Entertainment) | No competition held |