Miss Grand Nepal 2016 | |
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Date | 23 August 2016 |
Venue | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Taragaon, Kathmandu |
Broadcaster | YouTube |
Entrants | 10 |
Placements | 5 |
Debuts | |
Winner | Zeenus Lama Chitwan |
Photogenic | Anugya Chand Dhangadhi |
External videos | |
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Miss Grand Nepal 2016 highlight, on 10 September 2016, YouTube video on Internet Archive |
Miss Grand Nepal 2016 was the first edition of the Miss Grand Nepal beauty pageant, [1] [2] held on August 23, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kathmandu, [2] [3] [4] organized by Mero Looks and Revolution Pvt. Ltd. [3] [5] [6] Ten national aspirants competed for the title, [2] [7] [8] of whom a 24-year-old Mass communication student from Kathmandu, Zeenus Lama, was named the winner, [3] [8] [9] and received रु50,000 Rupee cash as the prize while the first and second runners-up, Pooja Shrestha of Lalitpur and Jyotsana Maharjan of Bharatpur, obtained रु25,000 and रु10,000 Rupee, respectively. [7] The event was attended by Claire Elizabeth Parker , Miss Grand International 2015, [3] [9] [10] and the Ambassador of Thailand to Nepal, Vutti Vuttisant. [1]
Zeenus Lama was supposed to represent Nepal at the international contest, Miss Grand International 2016, on October 25 in Las Vegas, Nevada, [3] [8] [9] but was not able to compete due to difficulties in obtaining a US visa [11] However, she was later invited by the Miss Grand International organizer, Miss Grand International, to represent Nepal in the Miss Grand International 2017 pageant in Vietnam [11]
On January 5, 2016, a press conference was organized at Trisara restaurant in Kathmandu, wherein the organizers, Mero Looks, shared the details related to the Miss Grand Nepal 2016 contest. [6] The team for Miss Grand Nepal includes Asmita Sitoula—the choreographer; Shivangi Lama—the designer; Akanshya Gurung— the makeup artist; and Milan Lama—the photographer. [6]
Auditions were conducted in different cities— Kathmandu, Bharatpur, Butwal, Pokhara, and Itahari—to select the contestants, [4] [6] while an online application was officially opened from January 29 to February 5. [5] Of all applicants, only 10 candidates qualified for the national contest in Kathmandu. [4] [7] [8]
Final results | Contestant [3] [8] [9] | International competition | |
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Pageant | Results | ||
Miss Grand Nepal 2016 |
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Miss Grand International 2017 | Unplaced |
1st runner-up |
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Miss Supranational 2016 | Unplaced |
2nd runner-up |
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Top 5 |
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Award | Contestant |
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Miss Personality |
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Miss Stylish |
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Miss Talent |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Public Choice |
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No. | Contestants | Province | Placement |
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1 | Zeenus Lama | Kathmandu | Miss Grand Nepal 2016 Miss Personality |
2 | Saina Kunwar | Pokhara | |
3 | Jyotsana Maharjan | Bharatpur | 2nd runner-up |
4 | Pooja Shrestha | Lalitpur | 1st runner-up Miss Supranational Nepal 2016 Miss Stylish |
5 | Ausmi Magar | Butwal | |
6 | Luza Ranjitkar | Biratnagar | |
7 | Anugya Chand | Dhangadhi | Top 5 Miss Photogenic |
8 | Sanisha Shakya | Ghorahi | Miss Talent |
9 | Sazum Katwal | Itahari | |
10 | Yojana Ghale | Hetauda | Top 5 Popular Choice |
...It's the first time for such an event in Nepal....Alt URL
Miss Grand Nepal 2016 | |
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Date | 23 August 2016 |
Venue | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Taragaon, Kathmandu |
Broadcaster | YouTube |
Entrants | 10 |
Placements | 5 |
Debuts | |
Winner | Zeenus Lama Chitwan |
Photogenic | Anugya Chand Dhangadhi |
External videos | |
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Miss Grand Nepal 2016 highlight, on 10 September 2016, YouTube video on Internet Archive |
Miss Grand Nepal 2016 was the first edition of the Miss Grand Nepal beauty pageant, [1] [2] held on August 23, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Kathmandu, [2] [3] [4] organized by Mero Looks and Revolution Pvt. Ltd. [3] [5] [6] Ten national aspirants competed for the title, [2] [7] [8] of whom a 24-year-old Mass communication student from Kathmandu, Zeenus Lama, was named the winner, [3] [8] [9] and received रु50,000 Rupee cash as the prize while the first and second runners-up, Pooja Shrestha of Lalitpur and Jyotsana Maharjan of Bharatpur, obtained रु25,000 and रु10,000 Rupee, respectively. [7] The event was attended by Claire Elizabeth Parker , Miss Grand International 2015, [3] [9] [10] and the Ambassador of Thailand to Nepal, Vutti Vuttisant. [1]
Zeenus Lama was supposed to represent Nepal at the international contest, Miss Grand International 2016, on October 25 in Las Vegas, Nevada, [3] [8] [9] but was not able to compete due to difficulties in obtaining a US visa [11] However, she was later invited by the Miss Grand International organizer, Miss Grand International, to represent Nepal in the Miss Grand International 2017 pageant in Vietnam [11]
On January 5, 2016, a press conference was organized at Trisara restaurant in Kathmandu, wherein the organizers, Mero Looks, shared the details related to the Miss Grand Nepal 2016 contest. [6] The team for Miss Grand Nepal includes Asmita Sitoula—the choreographer; Shivangi Lama—the designer; Akanshya Gurung— the makeup artist; and Milan Lama—the photographer. [6]
Auditions were conducted in different cities— Kathmandu, Bharatpur, Butwal, Pokhara, and Itahari—to select the contestants, [4] [6] while an online application was officially opened from January 29 to February 5. [5] Of all applicants, only 10 candidates qualified for the national contest in Kathmandu. [4] [7] [8]
Final results | Contestant [3] [8] [9] | International competition | |
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Pageant | Results | ||
Miss Grand Nepal 2016 |
|
Miss Grand International 2017 | Unplaced |
1st runner-up |
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Miss Supranational 2016 | Unplaced |
2nd runner-up |
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Top 5 |
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Award | Contestant |
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Miss Personality |
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Miss Stylish |
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Miss Talent |
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Miss Photogenic |
|
Public Choice |
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No. | Contestants | Province | Placement |
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1 | Zeenus Lama | Kathmandu | Miss Grand Nepal 2016 Miss Personality |
2 | Saina Kunwar | Pokhara | |
3 | Jyotsana Maharjan | Bharatpur | 2nd runner-up |
4 | Pooja Shrestha | Lalitpur | 1st runner-up Miss Supranational Nepal 2016 Miss Stylish |
5 | Ausmi Magar | Butwal | |
6 | Luza Ranjitkar | Biratnagar | |
7 | Anugya Chand | Dhangadhi | Top 5 Miss Photogenic |
8 | Sanisha Shakya | Ghorahi | Miss Talent |
9 | Sazum Katwal | Itahari | |
10 | Yojana Ghale | Hetauda | Top 5 Popular Choice |
...It's the first time for such an event in Nepal....Alt URL