Namrata Shrestha Wins ‘Miss Nepal 2020’ Title

Nepali beauty queen Namrata Shrestha won the most prestigious ‘Miss Nepal 2020‘ title during the coronation ceremony on December 5, 2020.

The 23-years old model bagged the ‘Miss Nepal World 2020‘ title by beating 19 other finalists at the 25^th edition of the Miss Nepal beauty pageant organized by The Hidden Treasure (THT) in Kathmandu. Namrata was crowned by her predecessor Miss Nepal World 2019 Anushka Shrestha. She will now represent Nepal at the ‘Miss World 2021’ beauty pageant to be held in China.

Along with the Miss Nepal World title, Namrata bagged two other subtitles, namely ‘Brij Cement Miss Confident 2020’ and ‘The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellectual 2020’. She also won a cash prize of NPR 250,000 and a brand-new Yamaha Fascino Scooter.

This is the second attempt for Namrata in Miss Nepal Pageant. In 2016, she stood among the Top-5 finalists of Miss Nepal 2016. The Kathmandu-based model is a certified Kindergarten teacher and aspires to become an impactful educator.

“I am a person driven by passion having an attitude of gratitude, and is an avid learner. I am an ordinary girl with an extraordinary dream,” said Namrata.

Miss Nepal Earth 2020 – Supriya Shrestha

24-years old Supriya Shrestha won the ‘Miss Nepal Earth 2020’ title and was crowned by Miss Nepal Earth 2019 Riya Basnet. The Kathmandu-based model stood as the first runner-up in the Miss Nepal 2020 beauty pageant. She was awarded a cash prize worth NPR 250,000.

Miss Nepal International 2020 – Sandhya Sharma

Beauty queen Sandhya Sharman from Mahottari bagged the title of ‘Miss Nepal International 2020’ and was crowned by Miss Nepal International 2019 Meera Kakshapati. She also won subtitles, including IME Pay Beauty with a Purpose, Livon Life Miss Popular Choice, and Ruslan Women of Substance. She won a cash prize of NPR 250,000.

Miss Nepal Supranational 2020 – Shimal Kanaujiya

Shimal Kanaujiya won the ‘Miss Nepal Supranational 2020’ award and was crowned by the Chief Judge of the pageant Meekha Mathema. The 24-years old model hails from Kathmandu. Shimal bagged a cash prize worth NPR 250,000.

Miss Nepal 2020 Subcategory Winners:

• Altroz Miss Stylish – Merisa Singh Suwal
• Goldstar Miss Fitness – Subhangi Khatri
• Nepal Tourism Board Miss Tourism – Riya Shrestha
• Nepal Medicity Miss Healthy – Neha Sarkar
• Creative D Studio Miss Photogenic – Astika Shrestha
• Berger Miss Glamour – Yojana Bhattarai

All these subtitle winners received a cash prize of NPR 25,000.

Miss Nepal 2020 Grand Finale – Live Stream

List to Top-12 Finalists at Miss Nepal 2020:

• Astika Shrestha
• Namrata Shrestha
• Merisa Singh Suwal
• Riya Shrestha
• Arnika Rajbhandari
• Pragati Shrestha
• Supriya Shrestha
• Aayesha Shrestha
• Sija Chaulagain
• Sajana Panta
• Simal Kanaujiya
• Sandhya Sharma

Want to know all the 25 Miss Nepal winners? Read on ‘List of Miss Nepal Titleholders (Video)