Miss Purwanchal

The Miss Purwanchal pageant (also known as The Miss Eastern pageant) is a beauty pageant that started in 2010, for several eastern developmentmental regions in Nepal. The regions are Sagarmatha, Koshi and Mechi.[1] The pageant was formed to bring the communities together to reflect on the culture, beauty, and traditions of rural Nepal.

The winner of the Miss Purwanchal pageant receives a direct entry into the national pageant, Miss Nepal, as a semi-finalist. The 2019 title holder for Miss Purwanachal is Riju Bhattarai of pathari Shanischare ,Morang District.[2]

Year Miss Purwanchal Hometown Notes
2010 Sabina Subba Birtamod,Jhapa
2011 Pratibha Shrestha Dharan, Sunsari District Top 10
2012 Asmita Gurung[3] Dharan, Sunsari District
2013 Neha Bajaj Dharan, Sunsari District Top 10
2014 Nemita Aangbuhang Limbu Biratnagar, Morang District
2015 Priyanka Shrestha Biratnagar, Morang District
2016 Kritika Giri Bhadrapur, Jhapa District
2017 Ruby Limbu Dharan, Sunsari District
2018 Pooja Shrestha[4] Bhadrapur, Jhapa District
2019 Riju Bhattarai Pathari Shanishchare, Morang District

Representative to Miss Nepal from Eastern Nepal

Color key

  •   Declared as Winner
  •   Ended as Runner-up
  •   Ended as one of the top Semi-Finalists

Before 2010, Miss Eastanchal used to send one or two delegates representing eastern Nepal.

Year Representative Hometown Placement in Miss Nepal Notes
1999 Kriti Shrestha Dharan,Sunsari District Bottom (least) -1 Quarter-Top 5 Finalist
2002 Anushka Subedi Biratnagar, Morang District Unplaced
2005 Soniya Giri Lahan, Siraha District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
Miss Best Hair
2010 Priya Rani Lama Dharan, Sunsari District Miss Best Complexion
2011 Pratibha Shrestha[5] Dharan, Sunsari District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
Miss Beautiful Smile
Bishnu Chemjong Dhankuta, Dhankuta District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
Miss Talent
Malina Joshi Dharan, Sunsari District Miss Nepal 2011 Miss Nepal for Miss World 2011
2012 Heena Shrestha Birtamode, Jhapa District
2013 Riju Shrestha Birtamode, Jhapa District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
Miss Beautiful Smile
2014 Neha Bajaj Dharan, Sunsari District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
Varsha Rai Damak, Jhapa District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
Subin Limbu Dharan, Sunsari District Miss Nepal 2014 Miss Nepal for Miss World 2014
2015 Priya Rani Lama Lahan, Siraha District Unplaced
Nishma Chaudhary Dharan, Sunsari District Top 5 Finalist
Miss Bubbly
Miss Best Complexion
2016 Barsha Lekhi Rajbiraj, Saptari District 2nd Runner Up
Miss Popular
Srijana Regmi Khandbari, Sankhuwasabha District Top 5 Finalist
Miss Talent
Sandipa Limbu Dharan, Sunsari District Top 10 Semi-Finalist
2017 Nikita Chandak Urlabari, Morang District Miss Nepal 2017 Miss Nepal for Miss World 2017
2019 Pooja Shrestha Bhadrapur, Jhapa District Unplaced
2020 Riju Bhattarai Pathari Shanishchare, Morang District TBA

Miss Purwanchal 2017

#ContestantAgeHeight
(cm)
Height
(ft)
HometownPlacementNotes
1Simran Shrestha171585'2"Dharan1st Runner Up
2Joyna Limbu171585'2"JhapaTop 14 Semi Finalists
4Simran Rai181585'2"DharanTop 14 Semi Finalists
5Aishwarya Roy231595'2"Dharan
6Satabdeeca Giri191605'3"JhapaTop 7 Finalists
7Sanchita Tamang171635'4"Jhapa
9Pema Gurung191635'4"Morang
10Ruby Limbu201635'4"DharanMiss Purwanchal 2017
11Ajeena Sitaula211645'4.5"Damak
12Sandhya Bhetwal181665'5.5"ItahariTop 7 Finalists
13Anu Dhungana201675'5.5"Jhapa2nd Runner Up
14Pramita Tiwari201655'5"DamakTop 14 Semi Finalists
15Pramita Tiwari181705'7"DamakTop 14 Semi Finalists
16Sabina Acharya171665'5"PanchtharTop 7 Finalists
17Samina Khatiwada181675'5.5"ItahariTop 14 Semi Finalists
18Aster Tamang181655'5"ItahariTop 14 Semi Finalists
20Bipana Shrestha181725'7.5"DharanTop 7 Finalists
21Sabina Shrestha241755'9"MorangTop 14 Semi Finalists

Miss Purwanchal 2016

Placements

Final Results Contestant
Miss Purwanchal 2016
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
  • Lahan - Apekshya Dhungana
4th runner-up

Special Awards

Final Results Representing Contestant
Miss Personality Jhapa Kritika Giri
Miss Charming Dharan Eksha Maden
Miss Public Choice Inaruwa Anu Shrestha
Miss Talent Dharan Shristy Acharya
Miss Photogenic Dharan Asmita Khadgi
Miss Healthy Home Rabi Mira Dumi Rai
Miss Friendship Lahan Apekshya Dhungana
Miss Catwalk Dharan Srijana Rana Magar
# Contestants Age Height Representing District Placement
1Eksha Maden191.70 m (5 ft 7 in)DharanSunsari District2nd Runner Up
Miss Charming
2Apekshya Dhungana191.65 m (5 ft 5 in)LahanSiraha District3rd Runner Up
Miss Friendship
3Mira Dumi Rai211.68 m (5 ft 6 in)RabiPanchthar DistrictTop 10
Miss Healthy Home
4Gunjan Adhikari191.65 m (5 ft 5 in)ItahariSunsari DistrictTop 10
5Roshmita Shrestha201.65 m (5 ft 5 in)DharanSunsari District
6Chanda Kumari Rai241.70 m (5 ft 7 in)DharanSunsari District
7Sudiksha Shrestha161.65 m (5 ft 5 in)DharanSunsari District
8Sabnam Thapa191.70 m (5 ft 7 in)DharanSunsari District
9Shrijana Thapa181.63 m (5 ft 4 in)DharanSunsari District
10Deepika KC221.63 m (5 ft 4 in)BiratnagarMorang District4th Runner Up
11Nisha Rai231.68 m (5 ft 6 in)DharanSunsari DistrictTop 10
12Sujana Poudel201.65 m (5 ft 5 in)JhapaJhapa DistrictTop 10
13Kritika Giri191.70 m (5 ft 7 in)JhapaJhapa DistrictWinner
Miss Personality
14Mamata Karki231.63 m (5 ft 4 in)DharanSunsari District1st Runner Up
15Shristi Acharya171.63 m (5 ft 4 in)DharanSunsari DistrictMiss Talent
16Anu Shrestha191.65 m (5 ft 5 in)ItahariSunsari DistrictTop 10
Miss Public Choice
17Asmita Khadgi211.68 m (5 ft 6 in)DharanSunsari DistrictMiss Photogenic
18Ruksha Acharya221.65 m (5 ft 5 in)DharanSunsari District
19Srijana Rana Magar211.65 m (5 ft 5 in)DharanSunsari DistrictMiss Catwalk

References

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