Miss Nepal Make up Kanda, the organizer responds in retaliation (Full press statement)

It seems, Miss Nepal organizer is not willing to admit any mistakes in it’s part. In the press statement, the organizer has told that it is just a part of the competition to evaluate the “frame of mind, level of comfort, confidence and ability of the candidates to tackle the questions in a way that brings out the best from them.”

It denies any intimidation or ill intention. Read the full statement:

Press Statement
Date: April 07, 2019

The Hidden Treasure is concerned by the issues raised in the social media recently and would like to put the issues in its correct perspective. Candidates’ sitting in any tests, exams or interviews can face some tough questions. This is done in order to find out frame of mind, level of comfort, confidence and ability of the candidates to tackle the questions in a way that brings out the best from them. Not to intimidate, belittle or fail them in the interviews. Such deeds are conducted without any ill intention or to harm, hassle or to tarnish the image of the candidate.

The Hidden Treasure has followed such a process during the audition of Miss Nepal 2019, in an effort to bring out the best from the interviewed candidates which in this case the particular candidate came out brilliantly and is already selected.
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Shrinkhala Khatiwada speaks against bullying & Makeup Kanda

In an Instagram post, Miss Nepal 2018, Shrinkhala Khatiwada has spoken against bullying. She writes, “I whole heartedly support the body positivity movement and have been voicing out about your own choices, makeup or no makeup. But, I don’t support bullying. Be it bullying a miss Nepal participant or be it bullying a trainer.”

Shrinkhala claims that the problem is not against an individual but the whole concept of beauty pageant. She writes, “I’m a Miss Nepal at the moment and I often have times when I question the relevance of pageants at all. It’s a never ending battle with my mind. I’ve seen the good and the bad. I was lucky to see mostly the goods of the pageant but there’s more to it.”

About the current incident, Shrinkhala writes, “Right now, we are attacking a single individual instead of questioning the entire practice. If we need a long term solution, we need to move away from hate towards one individual and think deeper. Elese, this will just be another Kanda and will soon be forgotten.”

If you ask me, it is just another Kanda and there is nothing to be done.
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Who is Rachana Gurung Sharma? The controversial Miss Nepal Choreographer !

The controversial choreographer of Miss Nepal, Rachana Gurung Sharma, is a well known personality in herself. Choreographing Miss Nepal for the last 25 years and at the time when she was celebrating her silver jublee of choreographing, she has fallen victim of an unusual controversy. She has been accused of bullying.

About Rachana Gurung Sharma:

Here is my video report on the case:


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Bullying at Miss Nepal 2019 audition? Ashmita Maharjan actually got selected

When Ashmita Maharjan showed up without wearing any makeup and wearing her -5 powered glasses one of the judges, Rachana Sharma Gurung, got mad at her. She told, “.. This is disrespect.”

But, the courage of Ashmita, a 7th semester Computer engineering student was appreciated and she was selected to participate in the Miss Nepal 2019 contest. She is the official contestant number 8. There is a chance that she will represent Nepal in the international arena. By the courage and her presentation, and education, there is a high chance that she will be one of the five candidates who will represent Nepal in the international arena.

Who is Rachana Sharma Gurung?

Have you watched ‘Jerry’ the movie featuring Anmol KC and Anna Sharma in leading role? The actress Anna is Rachana Sharma Gurung’s mother. It is not only Anna, Rachana is the mother of three gorgeous sisters.
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26 Contestants of Miss Nepal 2019

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.

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How to become Miss Nepal 2019 ?

If you are interested to get the international limelight and represent Nepal in international platforms, Miss Nepal beauty contest might be a platform. All you need to do is to fulfil the application criteria and show your talent at the audition.

Here are 7 basic requirements to be able to apply:

1) The applicant should be a single/never married/naturally born female Nepali citizen.
2) Never given Birth.
3) Age should be between 19-25 years (as of December 31, 2019)
4) Minimum academic qualification should be 10+2 equivalent.
5) Minimum height should be 5 ft 4 inches (164.6 cms)
6) Applicant should be attractive, possess sound health and have a good moral character.
7) No tattoo on body.

If you live in places out of Kathmandu, you could attend the audition to be held in 8 different cities from East to the West.

Video report:

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Shrinkhala Khatiwada appointed Goodwill Ambassador for the 70th anniversary of Nepal-France relationship

According to latest report, Miss Nepal 2018, Shrinkhala Khatiwada is appointed the Goodwill Ambassador for the celebration of the 70th anniversary of Nepal-France relationship. A reigning Miss Nepal should get the approval of the organizing company The Hidden Treasure to work for any other organization. Shrinkhala has shared a photo of the chairman of the company, Gopal Kayastha to indicate that the appointment was approved by the organization. The 2019 edition of the beauty contest is underway. Shrinkhala will be relieved from her duties after she crowns the new Miss Nepal somewhere around March / April.

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Ishani Shrestha, another Business Graduate Miss Nepal, from Leeds School of Business, USA

Ishani Shrestha, Miss Nepal 2013 has graduated from one of the most elite and competitive business schools in the USA: The Leeds School of Business at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Video report:

The Miss World 2013 contestant, who won the first Beauty with a Purpose title for Nepal, also made an impression by her intelligence and talent at the business school:

  • She did 4 years degree in 3 years
  • Finished off in the President’s Honors list
  • She also got an additional certificate in Business Specialization.

In her Instagram post Ishani wrote:
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Another Success of Nepal in International Beauty Pageants : Top 10 in Miss Universe 2018

Nepali beauties are making a huge impacts in international beauty pageants this year. Miss Nepal Shrinkhala Khatiwada made an impression in Miss World by winning two major titles – Multimedia Award and Beauty With a Purpose title. Now, another Miss Nepal, Manita Devkota, made it to Top 10 of Miss Universe 2018 beauty contest. That is the huge accomplishment for Nepal on her second participation in the contest. Last year, Nagma Shrestha debuted in Miss Universe contest by participating in the Miss Universe 2017 contest held in the United States.

Video report:

Manita writes:
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Miss Universe Nepal Manita Devkota, Miss Universe 2018

UPDATE: The Miss Universe 2018 representative of Nepal, Manita Devkota is not receiving the same level of love from her fellow countrymen like Miss World contestant Shrinkhala. That may be because there was on voting round in Miss Universe. But, she made it better in performance in the contest. With almost 100 contestants from all over the world, Manita managed to go up to Top 10. Although she didn’t made it to the crown, that was a pretty good performance given, this was Nepal’s second participation in the contest.

Her National Costume Round video:


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Shrinkhala appreciated by all Ex-Miss Nepal – Nikita, Asmi, Ishani, Shristi, Malina

Miss Nepal 2018, Shrinkhala Khatiwada has made a new record in the Miss World beauty contest. Although the Beauty with a Purpose title was not to first for Nepal, Multimedia award was the first title to Nepal. Winning two titles in Miss World on the same day was another first in the Miss World contest. She will bring home more titles for sure:

I have compiled a list of saying of ex-Miss Nepal and their statements on the success of Miss Nepal in Miss World.

This is Miss Nepal 2017 Nikita Chandak’s statement about Shrinkhala’s success:
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700 K views in a day, How did Shrinkhala Khatiwada made the Viral Video?

This is crazy – unheard of – record breaking video of a Nepali beauty queen that got 700,000 views in a day. Miss Nepal Shrinkhala Khatiwada released the introduction video in her own channel and it got 100s of thousands of views instantly. Watch the following video and you will say, “Yes, it deserves the attention.”:

Shrinkhala wrote a long post on how she prepared for the video, how she wrote the script and how the team worked on it to make it that good. The status is a clear indication that she also deserves the Miss World title this year. I believe, no other contestants have prepared themselves this much for the title.

The remaining part (lost in the sea of comments in the embeded post above):

The essence that felt missing, he filled it with his script and pieced it perfectly together. Most of the best parts of the script are mostly his ideas. We tweeked the music here and there and dubbed it again at the day after Laxmi Puja.
Abin has done an incredible job. He often used to tell me that he wanted to make this the best project of his life so far and I am so proud that it has actually turned out to be that way. Every single shot has a story and at least 15 backups behind it. We’ve really worked hard.
Most of the mesmerizing shots of Nepal are by @manish.maharjan444. He is another person who never fails to amaze me. Thank you so much for being a part of this incredible journey. He has a big role to play for both introduction video and bwap documentary.
There are a lot of people that I am due to thank @ASTIKSHERCHAN
kanchan di and kabita for making sure I looked good at freezing temperatures. @prashanna_07, ananta, rojan, sishir dai , nisha , Mohit, @ktmcty @anta @TRISHOOLSPORTS, JGI group, Nepal Tourism Board, The Hidden Treasure
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Talking about the history – the closest Nepal has ever reached to the Miss World crown was in 2013. Miss Nepal Ishani Shrestha was one of the Top 10 that year. She had also won the Beauty with the Purpose title.

Shrinkhala is a well rounded personality – she has the charisma to outshine Ishani. Will, Shrinkhala Khatiwada create history for Nepal this year?

I believe she will !!

Watch the following video to know my thoughts:

Miss World 2018 – Will Shrinkhala Khatiwada bring the crown home? Possibly

There is a high chance that Shrinkhala Khatiwada, Miss Nepal 2018, might be able to bring home the Miss World crown. That is because, she is the most deserving candidate so far. There were capable contestants before. But, Shrinkhala seems to be better than all of them because of her confidence, intelligence and beauty.

Video report:

An example of her talent was seen at the Talent round of Miss Nepal:
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Miss Nepal 2018 says she won’t act in films and won’t do politics either

Shrinkhala Khatiwada visited her hometown Hetauda, for the first time after winning the Miss Nepal 2018 crown. Talking to journalists there, Shrinkhala told that she has no interest to become an actress because, “I don’t know acting and I can’t dance either.”

An architect by profession, Shrinkhala is planning to pursue her career in architecture. She told that, her background is different from those of the previous Miss Nepal. She told, “After being Miss Nepal, I will continue to work in the profession I am trained in.” She told that although her grandfather, father and her mother are active in politics, she has no such plans. He father Birod Khatiwada is the parliament member and her mother Munu Sigdel in the member of Pradesh Sabha.

She told, “Miss Nepal is not a model, she is a role model instead.”
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Shrinkhala Khatiwada is Miss Nepal 2018 (video)

The Miss Nepal 2018 is crowned in an event held in Kathmandu.

  • Miss Nepal World 2018 – Shrinkhala Khatiwada
  • Miss Nepal Universe 2018 – Manita Devkota
  • Miss Nepal Earth 2018 – Priya Sigdel
  • Miss Nepal International 2018 – Ronali Amatya

This year’s Miss Nepal is :

Miss Nepal 2018 Top 7 Finalists:

  1. Ronali Amatya
  2. Manita Devkota
  3. Mahima Singh
  4. Sayara Lama
  5. Priya Sigdel
  6. Aashma Dhungana
  7. Shrinkhala Khatiwada

12 Special award winners:

  • Livon Miss Miss Beautiful Hair: Shrinkhala Khatiwada
  • Hyundai Miss Friendship: Sayara Lama
  • Creative D Studio Miss Photogenic: Mahima Singh
  • Sulux Miss Punctual: Laxmi Poudel
  • The Kathmandu Post Miss Intellectual: Ashma Dhungana
  • Goldstar Miss Best Athlete: Megha Shrestha
  • Brij Cement Miss Confident: Aastha Sakha
  • Yamaha Miss Fascino: Shrinkhala Khatiwada
  • Berger Miss Glamour: Manita Devkota
  • NMag Miss Popular Choice: Sandhya Adhikari
  • The Hidden Treasure Miss Talent: Ronali Amatya
  • Beauty with Purpose: Priya Sigdel

All the contestants:

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