Miss Vibhaa 2023

Miss Vibhaa 2023
DateSeptember 9, 2023
VenueGodavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur, Nepal
BroadcasterKantipur Television
DirectorUddhab Adhikari
Entrants37
Placements22
WinnerJane Dipika Garrett
 Kathmandu
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Miss Vibhaa 2023 was the 4th edition of Miss Vibhaa pageant by Umanga Creations, held on September 9, 2023; to select the Miss Universe Nepal 2023 titleholder, hosted at Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur. Sophiya Bhujel of Kathmandu crowned Jane Dipika Garrett as Miss Vibhaa 2023- Miss Universe Nepal at the end of the event.[1] Jane represented Nepal at Miss Universe 2023, in El Salvador and ended her journey as Top 20 finalist.

In later 2023, Miss Vibhaa announced withdrawal from Miss Universe and a new organization took over the Miss Universe Nepal franchise. [2]

Background

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The applications for Miss Vibhaa 2023 were opened on June 15 and closed on August 5.[3] [4]Miss Vibhaa, allowed for the very first time due to the newly implemented rules of the Miss Universe organisation, for women who are either married, divorced, pregnant and mothers.[5] The press conference of the contest was conducted at the Nepal Tourism Board Office in Kathmandu. It was announced that Asian Paints is to be chosen as the main sponsor of Miss Vibhaa 2023.

List of the main events in the Miss Vibhaa 2023 pageant
Location Date Event Venue Ref.
Kathmandu
(5 June – 27 July)
5 June Registration Opening Virtual
27 July Press Conference Nepal Tourism Board Office, Kathmandu[6]
Final venue: Kathmandu and Lalitpur
(5 August – 9 September)
5 August Registration Ending Virtual
6 August Quarterfinalists Announcement Virtual [7]
9 August Top 30 Question and Answer Competition Virtual [8]
11 August Top 30 Swimsuit Competition Virtual [9]
2 August Semifinalists Announcement Virtual [10]
16 August Top 22 Arrival Kathmandu
18 August Top 22 Press Presentation[11] Dusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu [12]
3 September Close Camp Dusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu
5 September Preliminary Competition Dusit Princess Hotel, Kathmandu
9 September Grand Finale Coronation Godavari Sunrise Convention Center, Lalitpur

Results

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Color keys
Final results Contestant International pageant International Results
Miss Vibhaa 2023

"Miss Universe Nepal"
(Winner)

Miss Universe 2023 Top 20[14]
1st runner-up Miss Grand International 2023 Unplaced
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
  • Nepal Jhapa – Sanskriti Chhetri Karki
Top 22
  • Nepal Dang – Sushma RL Shahi

(§): The candidate won the Miss People's Choice Award (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists.
(฿): The candidate won the Social Impact Leader Award (Best BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Social Advocacy) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists.

Special Awards and Sub-Contests

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Special Awards

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Award[1] Contestant
LeadX Social Impact Leader
NIU Miss Eco Infinity
Byanjan Miss Lifestyle
KTM CTY Miss Fabulous
AGNI Miss Fierce
Nepal Telecom Miss ICT
WOW Magazine Miss Free & Fearless
Miss People's Choice
MARTINI Sun Angel
Dusit Princess Miss Elegance
The Himalayan Times Miss Unstoppable
Röyale Bling Miss Dazzling Diva
Röyale Play Miss Creative Canvas
True Me Miss True Beauty
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The winner of the "Miss Popular Vote" was determined via a public voting on the Khalti app with the voting page for Miss Vibhaa 2023 or using the Umanga Creation website, held on 8 September in Kathmandu.

Final Top 22 Reveal
13 August 2023
Rank +/- Contestant Rank +/- Contestant
1 Steady  Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett 12 Decrease 3 Nepal Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade
2 Increase 2 Nepal Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal 13 Increase 5  Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya
3 Steady Australia Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar 14 Increase 6 Australia Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
4 Increase 1 Nepal Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel 15 Decrease 3 Nepal Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
5 Increase 10 Nepal Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire 16 Increase 5 Nepal Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
6 Decrease 2 Nepal Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki 17 Steady Nepal Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
7 Increase 1  Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya 18 Decrease 7 Nepal Dang - Sushma RL Shahi
8 Decrease 2 Nepal Pokhara - Puja Paudel 19 Decrease 18 Nepal Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha
9 Increase 1 Nepal Butwal - Sarosy Neupane 20 Decrease 7 Nepal Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
10 Decrease 3 Nepal Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha 21 Decrease 2 Nepal Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle
11 Increase 3  Kathmandu - Alista Subedi 22 Steady Nepal Nawalpur - Manita Paswan


First Top 22 Reveal
Rank +/- Contestant Rank +/- Contestant
1 Steady  Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett 12 Steady Nepal Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
2 Steady Nepal Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha 13 Steady Nepal Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
3 Steady Australia Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar 14 Steady  Kathmandu - Alista Subedi
4 Steady Nepal Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki 15 Steady Nepal Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire
5 Steady Nepal Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel 16 Steady Nepal Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal
6 Steady Nepal Pokhara - Puja Paudel 17 Steady Nepal Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
7 Steady Nepal Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha 18 Steady  Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya
8 Steady  Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya 19 Steady Nepal Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle
9 Steady Nepal Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade 20 Steady Australia Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
10 Steady Nepal Butwal - Sarosy Neupane 21 Steady Nepal Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
11 Steady Nepal Dang - Sushma RL Shahi 22 Steady Nepal Nawalpur - Manita Paswan


First Top 29 Reveal
11 August 2023
Rank +/- Contestant Rank +/- Contestant
1 Steady Nepal Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal 16 Steady Nepal Nawalpur - Manita Paswan
2 Steady Nepal Pokhara - Puja Paudel 17 Steady Nepal Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
3 Steady Nepal Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary 18 Steady  Kathmandu - Sudina Thapa Magar
4 Steady Australia Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar 19 Steady Nepal Butwal - Sarosy Neupane
5 Steady Nepal Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha 20 Steady Nepal Jhapa - Amisha Basnet
6 Steady  Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya 21 Steady Nepal Dang - Sushma RL Shahi
7 Steady  Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett 22 Steady Nepal Nepalgunj - Sakshi Bom
8 Steady Nepal Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle 23 Steady Australia Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
9 Steady Nepal Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade 24 Steady Nepal Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel
10 Steady Nepal Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire 25 Steady Nepal Pokhara - Purneshwari Gurung
11 Steady Nepal Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki 26 Steady Nepal Myagdi - Soniya Ramdam
12 Steady  Kathmandu - Alista Subedi 27 Steady Nepal Lalitpur - Sabina Malla
13 Steady  Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya 28 Steady Nepal Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
14 Steady Nepal Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha 29 Steady Nepal Bhaktapur - Ojaswi Joshi
15 Steady Nepal Janakpur - Gajal Karn 30 Steady


Final Top 29 Reveal[non-primary source needed]
13 August 2023
Rank +/- Contestant Rank +/- Contestant
1 Increase 1 Nepal Pokhara - Puja Paudel 16 Decrease 13 Nepal Bhaktapur - Sabina Chaudhary
2 Increase 2 Australia Adelaide, Australia - Buddhisara Sunar 17 Increase 11 Nepal Mahottari - Pooja Bhagat
3 Increase 3  Kathmandu - Trishna Baniya 18 Decrease 3 Nepal Janakpur - Gajal Karn
4 Decrease 3 Nepal Lalitpur - Abhilasha Lamsal 19 Increase 5 Nepal Lalitpur - Shitashma Pokharel
5 Increase 16 Nepal Dang - Sushma RL Shahi 20 Decrease 3 Nepal Lalitpur - Prapti Khadka
6 Increase 1  Kathmandu - Jane Dipika Garrett 21 Increase 2 Australia Brisbane, Australia - Prarabdhi Gyawali
7 Increase 19 Nepal Myagdi - Soniya Ramdam 22 Decrease 11 Nepal Jhapa - Sanskriti Chhetri Karki
8 Increase 6 Nepal Biratnagar - Mausami Shrestha 23 Increase 4 Nepal Lalitpur - Sabina Malla
9 Increase 11 Nepal Jhapa - Amisha Basnet 24 Decrease 5 Nepal Butwal - Sarosy Neupane
10 Decrease 2 Nepal Tehrathum - Rojina Kafle 25 Decrease 7  Kathmandu - Sudina Thapa Magar
11 Decrease 2 Nepal Bhairahawa - Prema Lamgade 26 Decrease 4 Nepal Nepalgunj - Sakshi Bom
12 Increase 1  Kathmandu - Palistha Bajracharya 27 Decrease 2 Nepal Pokhara - Purneshwari Gurung
13 Decrease 1  Kathmandu - Alista Subedi 28 Decrease 12 Nepal Nawalpur - Manita Paswan
14 Decrease 4 Nepal Biratnagar - Garima Ghimire 29 Steady Nepal Bhaktapur - Ojaswi Joshi
15 Decrease 10 Nepal Lalitpur - Chanel Shrestha 30 Steady

Judges

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The contestants selected their judges from the Top 10 Q&A round. The contestants selected their judge through the category of which judge they want to talk to. The theme was Röyale Bling Colours, the judges had their selected colour for judging; Azure Sky, Desert Glow, Burst of Lime, Glorious Sunset, Truffle Surprise, Ocean Breeze, Age of Dawn, Rose Essence.

  • Upaul Majumdar (Desert Glow) - Head of Practice in Tourism for Dolma Consulting
  • Saurabh Jyoti (Age of Dawn) - Director of Jyoti Group
  • Upasana Ghimire (Rose Essence) - Editor in Chief of Nari (magazine)
  • Ayusha Shrestha Karki (Glorious Sunset) - World Miss University 2003 and Director/Founder of Meraki Nepal
  • Rabi Raj Karnikar (Azure Sky) - Managing Director for Sun International and President of the Nepal Equestrian Association
  • Surakshya Panta (Ocean Breeze) - Nepali actress
  • Sangita Pahadi (Truffle Surprise) - Chief Commercial Officer of Nepal Telecom
  • Nandini Lahe Thapa (Burst of Lime) - Senior Director of Nepal Tourism Board

Candidates

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37 candidates registered for the title of Miss Vibhaa 2023. The Top 30 Quarterfinalists were announced on July 8, 2023.[15][16]

Top 30 Final Round

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Number MV Number Candidate Hometown Age
Romanized name Nepali name
3 1003 Shitashma Pokharel[16] शिताश्मा पोखरेल Nepal Lalitpur 23
4 1004 Sarosy Neupane[16] सरोशी न्यौपाने Nepal Butwal 20
5 1005 Prarabdhi Gyawali[16] प्रबधि ज्ञवाली Australia Brisbane, Australia 27
6 1006 Sakshi Bom[16] साक्षी बम Nepal Nepalgunj 23
7 1007 Prapti Khadka[16] प्राप्ति खड्का Nepal Lalitpur 25
8 1008 Sabina Chaudhary[16] सबिना चौधरी Nepal Bhaktapur 27
10 1010 Purneshwari Gurung[16] पूर्णेश्वरी गुरुङ Nepal Pokhara 23
11 1011 Anu Shruti Bogati[16] अनु श्रुति बोगटी  Kathmandu 24
12 1012 Chanel Shrestha[16] च्यानल श्रेष्ठ Nepal Lalitpur 24
14 1014 Prema Lamgade[16] प्रेमा लामगडे Nepal Bhairahawa 23
15 1015 Pooja Bhagat[16] पुजा भगत Nepal Mahottari 26
16 1016 Sabina Malla[16] सबिना मल्ल Nepal Lalitpur 23
17 1017 Rojina Kafle[16] रोजिना काफ्ले Nepal Tehrathum 23
18 1018 Garima Ghimire[16] गरिमा घिमिरे Nepal Biratnagar 20
19 1019 Palistha Bajracharya[16] पलिष्ट बज्राचार्य  Kathmandu 22
20 1020 Amisha Basnet[16] अमिषा बस्नेत Nepal Jhapa 24
21 1021 Sanskriti Karki Chhetri[16] संस्कृति कार्की क्षेत्री Nepal Jhapa 20
23 1023 Trishna Baniya[16] तृष्णा बानिया  Kathmandu 22
24 1024 Sudina Thapa Magar[16] सुदिना थापा मगर  Kathmandu 18
25 1025 Buddhisara Sunar[16] बुद्धसार सुनार Australia Adelaide, Australia 27
26 1026 Puja Paudel[16] पुजा पौडेल Nepal Pokhara 20
27 1027 Jane Dipika Garrett[16] जेन दीपिका ग्यारेट  Kathmandu 22
28 1028 Gajal Karn[16] गजल कर्ण Nepal Janakpur 25
29 1029 Manita Paswan[16] मनिता पासवान Nepal Nawalpur 26
30 1030 Soniya Ramdam[16] सोनिया रामदम Nepal Myagdi 19
31 1031 Sushma RL Shahi[16] सुष्मा राज्यलक्ष्मी शाह Nepal Dang 23
33 1033 Abhilasha Lamsal[16] अभिलाषा लम्साल Nepal Lalitpur 28
34 1034 Ojaswi Joshi[16] ओजस्वी जोशी Nepal Bhaktapur 25
36 1036 Alista Subedi[16] एलिस्टा सुवेदी  Kathmandu 24
37 1037 Mausami Shrestha[16] मौसमी श्रेष्ठ Nepal Biratnagar 28


Top 37 Preliminary

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Number MV Number Candidate Hometown Age Placement
Romanized name Nepali name
1 1001 Smarika Aryal[15] स्मरिका अर्याल  Kathmandu Eliminated
2 1002 Sonika Thapa Magar[15] सोनिका थापा मगर Nepal Dipayal Silgadhi
9 1009 Sreya Belbase[15] श्रेया बेलबासे New York City New York, USA
13 1013 Nilam Dhungana[15] निलम ढुंगाना Nepal Bardibas 22
22 1022 Prathana Shrestha[15] प्राथना श्रेष्ठ  Kathmandu
32 1032 Ruhi Akhtar[15] रुही अख्तर
35 1035 Pranju KC[15] प्रञ्जु क्षत्रिय क्षेत्री Nepal Lalitpur


Crossovers and returnees

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Contestants who previously competed in previous editions of Miss Vibhaa and other local and international beauty pageants with their respective placements:

References

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