Miss Nepal 2011
Hidden Treasures Miss Nepal 2011, the 17th Miss Nepal beauty pageant was held on the August 30, 2011, at the Tribhuvan Army Club in Kathmandu. The main sponsor for the event Dabur Nepal has been replaced by Lux.[1] This year, 19 young women aged 19 years and above, had been shortlisted for the final from across the country. Sadichha Shrestha Miss Nepal 2010 winner, crowned her successor in the finale event on Tribhuvan Army Club. And the winner Malina Joshi represented Nepal in the international pageants of Miss World 2011, 1st Runner Up Anupama Aura Gurung represented Nepal at Miss Earth 2011 & Sarina Maskey represented in the Miss International 2011.[2]
Results
Placements
| Final Results |
Contestant |
| Miss Nepal 2011 |
Malina Joshi |
| 1st Runner Up |
Anupama Aura Gurung |
| 2nd Runner Up |
Sarina Maskey |
| 3rd Runner Up |
Manisha Bista |
| 4th Runner Up |
Neha Poudel |
| Top 10 |
- Prasansha Rana
- Shruti Pandey
- Pratibha Shrestha
- Bishnu Chemjong
- Biki Gadtaula
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Special Awards
- Sunsilk Miss Beautiful Hair - Anupama Aura Gurung
- Fair & Lovely Miss Beautiful Complexion - Neeta Yogi
- Ganapati Miss Photogenic - Manisha Bista
- Orbit Miss Personality - Namrata Dahal
- Hidden Treasure Miss Talent - Bishnu Chemjong
- Close Up Miss Beautiful Smile - Pratibha Shrestha
- Annapurna Post Miss Popular Choice - Neha Paudel
- Model Global Miss Perseverance - Madina Begum
Judges
- Manisha Koirala - Bollywood Actress
- Zenisha Moktan - Miss Nepal 2009
- Yogeshwar Amatya - Singer
- Rajendra Bajagain
- Ajaya Bhadra Khanal - Editor of The Himalayan Times Newspaper
- Promi Pradhan - HR Professional who works at Himalayan Bank
- Shailaja Adhikary - Director of the IEC fashion school
- Shreejana Rana - Entrepreneur
- Ritu Singh Vaidya - Miss India 1991
- Deepak Kharel - Singer
- Yeso Bardhan Pradhan - Chief Judge
Contestants
| # | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| 1 | Prasmita Sharma | 22 | 5'5" | Kathmandu |
| 2 | Nisha Joshi | 19 | 5'6" | Kathmandu |
| 3 | Manisha Bista | 22 | 5'7" | Bhaktapur |
| 4 | Namrata Dahal | 24 | 5'6" | Birtamode |
| 5 | Neha Paudel | 19 | 5'5" | Birgunj |
| 6 | Prasansha Rana | 19 | 5'5" | Kathmandu |
| 7 | Malina Joshi | 23 | 5'6" | Dharan |
| 8 | Shreeja Shrestha | 22 | 5'5" | Bhaktapur |
| 9 | Shruti Pandey | 23 | 5'5" | Rupandehi |
| 10 | Pratibha Shrestha | 19 | 5'5" | Dharan |
| 11 | Aruna Shrestha | 22 | 5'9" | Bhaktapur |
| 12 | Dipenti Shrestha | 20 | 5'6" | Sanepa |
| 13 | Madina Begum | 22 | 5'6" | Pokhara |
| 14 | Rajita Khadka | 21 | 5'5" | Kathmandu |
| 15 | Bishnu Chemjong | 24 | 5'5" | Dharan |
| 16 | Sarina Maskey | 24 | 5'8" | Narayangad |
| 17 | Biki Gadtaula | 19 | 5'5" | Kathmandu |
| 18 | Neeta Yogi | 20 | 5'5" | Tulsipur |
| 19 | Anupama Aura Gurung | 22 | 5'5" | Chitwan |
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Notes
- Contestant #05, Neha Paudel was selected as the first in Little Miss Birgunj 2003.
- Contestant #07, Malina Joshi was top 5 finalist in Miss Angel 2010.[3]
- Contestant #08, Shreeja Shrestha is the 2nd Runner Up in the Miss Newa 2008 contest.[4]
- Contestant #10, Pratibha Shrestha was crowned as Miss Purbanchal 2011.[5]
- Contestant #13, Madina Begum is the first ever Muslim contestant to take part in Miss Nepal beauty pageant.[6]
- Contestant #15, Bishnu Chemjong had won the all-Nepal singing competition, Nepal Star in 2006.
- Contestant #17, Biki Gadtaula was 2nd Runner Up in Miss Global Nepal 2010.[7]
- Contestant #19, Anupama Aura Gurung was contestant in Miss Mongol 2010 and won the Miss Personality title.[8]
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