Is Miss Nepal an Indian? Nikita Chandak Biography

A professional model, Nikita Chandak, was crowned Miss Nepal 2017 in an event held on June 2 2017. There had been some online rumours that “Nikita doesn’t look like Nepali” or “she is an Indian.” But in reality, she is a hundred percent Nepali. Even before the finale, I thought she was the most suitable candidate to be crowned Miss Nepal. That was the reason I prepared her biography and told she was “deserving candidate.”

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Why did I think Nikita Chandak was the most suitable candidate to be crowned Miss Nepal?

On analyzing the 19 contestants, I had guessed either Nikita Chandak or Niti Shah to be crowned Miss Nepal. That was why I prepared the biography videos of those two contestants. My guess was right, Nikita was crowned and Niti was crowned the Miss Nepal International.

My guess was not a mere guess – it was a “calculated guess”. I had evaluated their background and their personality and the strength of their desire to become Miss Nepal. A few days before the contest, Miss Nepal 2016, Asmi Shrestha, had expressed that Nikita Chandak stood out in a fashion show held in Kathmandu. When I looked at her background and personality, she seem to give off the confidence and the personality a Miss Nepal needs.

Watch the introduction video of Nikita Chandak (I prepared it before she was crowned!)


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Miss Nepal 2017 is Nikita Chandak. Rojina Shrestha, Niti Shah and Sahara Basnet runner ups

Well known model Nikita Chandak was crowned the new Miss Nepal – Miss Nepal 2017 in an event held in Kathmandu on Friday, June 2, 2017. A representative of Morang, Chandak was selected from the pool of 19 contestant. Miss Nepal 2016, Asmi Shrestha crowned the new Miss Nepal. In addition to winning the crown, Chandak also wan Miss Confident and Miss Popular Choice awards. After winning the crown, Nikita will represent Nepal in Miss World 2017 beauty contest.

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The runner up, Rojina Shrestha, was crowned Miss Nepal Earth 2017. Rojina will represent Nepal in Miss Earth 2017.

The second runner up, Niti Shah, was crowned Mis Nepal International 2017. Niti will represent Nepal in Miss International 2017.

The third runner up, Sahara Basnet was crowned Miss Nepal Asia Pacific International 2017. This is an additional crown introduced in the 2017 edition of Miss Nepal. Sahara Basnet will represent Nepal in Miss Asia Pacific International 2017.

Full video of the event.

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Miss Nepal 2017 Contestants height, age and other details

Here are the details of all the 19 contestants of Miss Nepal 2017. I have prepare a summary of the contestants.

Height of Miss Nepal contestants

The comparison of heights of each contestants (number 1 to 19 from left to right): Grapical chart of the heights of the contestants

The tallest contestants are 5 feet and 8 inches tall – contestant 7 Rojina Shrestha and 9, Anita Bhandari.
The next tallest are 5 feet and 6 inches tall contestants: 1, 2, 6, 12 and 14
5 feet and 5 inches tall contestants are – 5, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, and 17
5 feet and 4 inches tall contestants are – 3, 4, 18 and 19

The youngest contestants are 19 years old. Two of the 19 contestants are 19 years old – contestant number 1 Swostika Silwal and the 19th Kritika Giri. The oldest is 24 years old – contestant number 9, Anita Bhandari.

Individual contestants:

NAME: Swostika Silwal
CONTESTANT – 1
AGE: 19
HEIGHT: 5′ 6″
HOMETOWN: Hattiban

Brief intro:

“I like to have fun. But I have always been kind and giving, and am highly motivated to always do the best I can in every challenge I take up.”

Issues that matter to Silwal:

“The political situation of our country, the increasing levels of pollution and the issue of brain drain have, in my opinion, hindered the progress of our country. I would like to do my bit to help address these issues.”
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Miss Nepal 2017 show their talents

In most of the beauty contest, one of the most popular medium of showing of their talents are either dancing or sining. In the talent show of the Miss Nepal 2017 contestants, they used variety of medium to show their talents. The Miss Nepal Talent Show was held on May 22, 2017 in Kathmandu. The talent show started with a dance performance.

Contestant number 1 Swastik Silwal of Lalitpur danced on the one of the most popular songs of the current time – ‘Kale Dai …’ of upcoming movie ‘Parwa’.

The contestant number 2 Rinku Bajracharya also performed a dance number. Bajracharya danced on an evergreen dance number ‘Makhamali Choli …’  Continue reading

Engineers, nurse, and business graduates competing in Miss Nepal

The organizer of the contest, The Hidden Treasure, hasn’t publicized any details about the contestants. Although the official website of the contest has an advertisement to vote for the contestants, there is no details about the contestants. Even the photos in the advertisement are of low quality to property see the contestant.

Some details of the contestants were published in the Friday edition of Saptahik, a Kantipur’s weekly publication. But, the publication has also omitted some of the details of the contestants. There is no details about the age of some of the contestants, others have their height missed and some have their education details missing. Evaluating the education details of those whose is published, it is clear that most of the contestants are well educated and some even have professional degrees.

  • One contestant, Anusha Lamsal, a forestry graduate
  • Rakshya Karki is Environment Engineer, Manjari Singh is Civil Engineer 
  • Namrata Gurung is Computer and Interior Design Graduate from HK
  • Rojina Shrestha from Kathmandu is IT and Management graduate.
  • Anita Bhandari is MSc Microbiology student
  • Urusha Adhikari and Dristi Katuwal are Nursing graduate / students
  • Niti is Journalism graduate, Kritika is Journalism student
  • Swastika Silwal is studying BBA, Rinku , Nikita, Gyani Maya Baral, Barsha Pokharel are Business studies graduates

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19 Miss Nepal 2017 final list

There are 19 finalist of Miss Nepal 2017. The contestants were selected by auditions held in various cities all over Nepal. For the first time in the history of the contest, this year, Skype auditions were also held for the applicants living abroad. This year, contestants from Kathmandu, Dharan, Pokhara, Butwal, Dhangadi, Biratnagar, Nepalgunj and Chitwan are contesting for the crown.

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The contestants were selected based on the talent, beauty, personality and the level of wisdom among the applicants. In the pre-final round 30 contestants were selected by eight different audition. Eleven contestants were eliminated to finalize the finalists. The final is scheduled to be held on June 2, 2017.
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Who are the Miss Nepal 2017 contestants ?

The official list of the Miss Nepal contestants is yet to be released. I have compiled the list of contestants from unofficial sources.

Unlike previous years, the organizers chose 30 contestants to begin with and then they eliminated 10 contestants as they progress. The final 20 contestants will compete in the finale. I am compiling the list of 20 finalist contestants. The following list is the confirmed finalist according to the individual contestants.

I will update this post again after the official list is released. The confiremd contestants so far are:

  • Rinku Bajracharya – Contestant number 2
  • Priyanka Khadka – Contestant number 3
  • Rojyna Shrestha – Contestant number 7
  • Niti Shah – Contestant number 11
  • Nikita Chandak – Contestant Number 14

UPDATE – Based on a photo uploaded by the official account of Miss Nepal in Instagram, there are 21 contestants including the daughter of the Miss Nepal choreographer Rachana Sharma Gurung – Amalia Sharma. It is interesting that there are two Rojina Shrestha and I am not sure which one is the contestant 7 – the Baneshowr one or the Mitrapark one. The previous unconfirmed list has to be :

  • Ajyona Tamrakar
  • Amalai Sharma
  • Rojina Shrestha (Baneshowr)
  • Rojina Shrestha (Mitrapark)
  • Gyani Maya Baral
  • Swostika Silwal
  • Anusha Lamsal
  • Ashima Baral
  • Dristi Katuwal
  • Urusha Adhikari
  • Kritika Giri
  • Barsha Pokharel
  • Rakhcha Karki
  • Anita Bhandari
  • Manjari Singh
  • Namrata Gurung
  • Sahara Basnet

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Miss Nepal 2017 training kicks off, Finale on June 2

The 2017 edition of Miss Nepal beauty contest has started on April 19, 2017 with an orientation program in Kathmandu. The 22nd edition of the contest has 30 initial participants. The contestants this year included young girls from Kathmandu, Pokhara, Butwal, Dhulabari and Chitwan. One third of these participants will be eliminated before the 20 contestants are selected for the finale contest to be held on June 2, 2017.

Four Miss Nepal titles this year

In the past contests there used to be top 3 titles selected to participate in three different international beauty contests. This year, one more title is added to send a Nepali beauty to Miss Asia Pacific contest. To select the top 4, top 7 finalists will compete in the final round. In the past three winners used to be selected from the final round of Top 5 contestants.

For the first time in Miss Nepal contest, some of the contestants also participated in the audition remotely. The girls living abroad who wanted to participate in Miss Nepal also participated in the audition through Skype call. The organizers have told that they are expecting participants from Dubai and Hong Kong.

Highly competitive

According to the organizers, this year’s Miss Nepal contest is going to be highly competitive because of the participants from the diverse professional fields. There are well known professional models, engineers, architects, entrepreneurs and girls from other fields. It is going to be tough for the winner to excel in such a diverse and talented contestant pool.

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Niti Shah’s Journey Begins, the Miss Nepal 2017 competition is going to be tough

The journey begins! #MissNepal2017

That was the the status of model Niti Shah after being selected to compete in the Miss Nepal 2017 contest. This is not only a mere status – a challenge to all other contestants in the beauty contest. The pretty-face model, Niti Shah, had been preparing for this day for a long time. I know, other girls in the contest might have done the same, but Niti had made it public for a while ago.

I have prepared a video report about Niti’s participation in Miss Nepal contest:

Who is Niti Shah?

Well known model Niti Shah was selected to participate in this year’s Miss Nepal in the audition held recently. Considered one of the prettiest faces in the fashion industry, she has been appreciated for her acting and modelling skills. Some think, Niti is a lookalike of Bollywood actress Katrina Kaif.

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