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Miss Grand Nepal
FormationAugust 23, 2016; 7 years ago (2016-08-23)
FounderSazum Katwal
TypeFranchise
PurposeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersKathmandu
Location
  • Nepal
Official language
English, Nepali
OwnerUmanga Creation Pvt. Ltd
National Director
Uddhab Adhikari
Parent organization
Miss Vibhaa
AffiliationsMiss Grand International
Websiteumangacreation.com.np

Miss Grand Nepal (Nepali: मिस ग्र्यान्ड नेपाल) is an annual female beauty pageant in Nepal, that selects representatives to compete at Miss Grand International.[1][2]

In 2024, the Miss Grand Nepal titleholder will be determined through a newly established, Miss Vibhaa, organized by Uddhab Adhikari of Umanga Creation,[3] who owned the license since 2023.[4]

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.[5] Currently it is organized under the name Miss Vibhaa by Umanga Creation.[6]

History

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The pageant was founded in 2016 by a Kathmandu-based businessperson Sazum Katwal of Looks Entertainment,[1]. Nepal's first three representatives were appointed to the position without taking part in any national pageant.[7] 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,[7][8] the contest was held at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kathmandu on 23 August, where Zeenus Lama was named the winner.[1][9] Despite being unable to join the 2016 international pageant due to document issues,[10] Zeenus was instead appointed to compete internationally at the 2017 pageant in Vietnam.[11]

Under the management of RK Entertainment Group from 2017–2018, audition events were held across Nepal to find contestants for the pageant.[12][13][14] In 2019 the RK group lost its Miss Grand Nepal franchise to Bollywood Showdown Nepal Pvt. Ltd. of Izodom Nepal & Cosmo Group.[15][16][13][14][17][18] The contest was only held twice, in 2020 and 2022, in other years, representatives were appointed.[15][19][20] The Miss Grand Nepal Beauty Pageant is now under Umanga Creations led by Uddhab Adhikari.[21] The contest is now organized under a greater umbrella pageant called Miss Vibhaa by Umanga Creation which also selects delegate of Miss Cosmo Nepal.[3]

Editions

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Date and venue

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The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Nepal contest, since its inception in 2016. Presently, Umanga Creations is the official organization of Miss Grand Nepal as assigned by Miss Grand International.

Year Edition Date Final venue Entrants Organizer Ref.
2016 1st 23 August Hyatt Regency Hotel, Taragaon, Kathmandu 10 Looks Entertainment [1][9]
2018 2nd 4 August Hotel Gurkha Heritage, Kathmandu 10 RK Entertainment Group [22]
2020 3rd 13 December Mojo Boutique Hotel, Baneshwor, Kathmandu 10 Bolly Club Group- Nepal [19]
2022 4th 15 September Hotel Shanker, Kathmandu
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Bolly Club Group- Nepal

Competition results

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2013–2018: Single organizer

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Year Miss Grand Nepal Runners-up Ref. Organizer
1st runner-up 2nd runner-up 3rd runner-up 4th runner-up
2013 Ashmita Sitoula No runners-up, the titleholders were appointed. [7]

Looks Entertainment

2014 Shrijana Regmi [7][25]
2015 Jenita Basnet [7][26]
2016 Zeenus Lama Pooja Shrestha Jyotsana Maharjan No 3rd & 4th runners-up [1][9]
2018 Urussa Joshi Sireng Eksha Maden Riya Gaihre [27] RK Entertainment
By RK Entertainment Group (2017-2018)
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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;[15][16] 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.[13][17][18]

By Izodom Nepal and Cosmo Group: 2019–2022
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The Izodom Nepal & Cosmo Group acquired the Miss Grand International license for Nepal in 2019,[15][16] and held the national contest twice in 2020 and 2022,[19][28][29] the rest of the country representatives at the international stage were appointed.[15][30]

Year Miss Grand Nepal (official) 1st runner-up 2nd runner-up Ref.
2019 Nisha Pathak No runners-up, the titleholders was appointed. [16][20]
2020 Ambika Rana Sujina Shahi Sujata Gurung [19]
2021 Ronali Amatya No runners-up, the titleholders was appointed. [15][30]
2022 Aishworya Shrestha Barsha Bhandari Rakchya Upreti [28][29]
Miss Vibhaa by Umanga Creation: 2023–present
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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 Umanga Creation terminated Garima based on discipline. On 17 July 2024, Umanga Creation announced that Miss Grand Nepal title will be a part of a newly created pageant called "Miss Vibhaa".[3]

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Nepal at Miss Grand International

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  •   : Declared the winner
  •   : Finished as a runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Finished as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
  •   : Finished as a special awards winner

Miss Grand Nepal

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Year Miss Grand Nepal District National Title Placement Special Awards
2024 Miss Vibhaa- Miss Grand Nepal
2023 Garima Ghimire Nepal 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 Nepal 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
    • Top 20 - Best in National Costume
2017 Zeenus Lama Nepal Rampur Miss Grand Nepal 2016 Unplaced
1 Special Awards
    • Top 10 - Best in Evening Gala Performance
2016 Did not compete
2015 Jenita Basnet  Kathmandu Miss Grand Nepal 2015 Unplaced
1 Special Awards
    • Top 10 - Miss Popular Vote
2014 Srijana Regmi  Kathmandu Miss Grand Nepal 2014 Unplaced
1 Special Awards
    • Top 11 - Miss Popular Vote
2013 Ashmita Sitoula Nepal Jhapa Top 10 of Miss Nepal 2013 Unplaced

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