26 finalist of Miss Nepal 2019 are:
1. Nisha Pathak
2. Alisha Joshi
3. Sophiya Bhujel
4. Riya Basnet
5. Punam Pantha
6. Anushka Shrestha
7. Jenny Maharjan
8. Ashmita Maharjan
9. Kiran Thapa
10. Pradeepta Adhikari
11. Nitika Karmacharya
12. Rose Lama
13. Sara Bajimaya
14. Laxmi Raut
15. Rakchya Upreti
16. Meera Kakshapati
17. Jenisa Thapaliya
18. Pooja Shrestha
19. Bipana Subedi
20. Suvekshya Adhikari
21. Prakriti Katwal
22. Nancy Bogati
23. Shiwani Ghimire – https://www.instagram.com/shiwani_ghimire/
24. Santwana Malakar
25. Pratha Adhikari
26. Sanskriti Ghimire
These contestants were selected after the completion of the Kathmandu audition on March 24, 2019. These finalists were given the orientation session on March 27, 2019 by the organizer The Hidden Treasure. These contestants were selected from auditions held in 8 different cities and Kathmandu.
Geographical distribution of the contestants:
- 12 contestants – from Kathmandu.
- 2 Contestants from USA
- 1 Contestant from Australia
- 2 from Pokhara
- 2 from Bhairahawa
- 2 from Lalitpur
- 1 from Chitwan
- 1 from Biratnagar
- 1 from Birtamod
- 1 from Bhadrapur
- 1 from Damauli
A week-long training session was offered to the 26 contestants by the Chief Choreographer Rachana Gurung Sharma. Rachana was assisted by Miss Nepal 2013 Ishani Shrestha.
The official cameraperson is Raj Bhai Suwal, official hair and makeup artist is Shardha Maskey. Hair design by Rajesh Ghimire.
Contestant Number 1: Nisha Pathak
Contestant Number 3: Sophia Bhujel
https://www.instagram.com/sophiabhujel/
Contestant Number 4: Riya Basnet
Riya Basnet
6 Anuska Shrestha
Miss Nepal Oceania 2018
7 Jenny Maharjan
Contestant Number 11: Nikita Karmacharya
Miss Ecollege 2016 winner and Miss personality. She was Second runner up at Miss India Subcontinent 2017 while representing Nepal. She had dreamt of being Miss Nepal. Now, she is one step closer to the crown.
https://www.instagram.com/nitikaakarmacharya/
Contestant Number 12: Rose Lama
Miss Nepal California 2017, Lions Club International Ambassador of Goodwill.
Meera
15 Rakshya Upreti
17 Jenisha Thapaliya
19. Bipana Subedi
Contestant Number 23: Shiwani Ghimire
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