Asmi Shrestha crowned Miss Nepal 2016

Mausan Shah (Kathmandu) April 8 : Asmi Shrestha won the title of Miss Nepal 2016 as she overcame other 18 contestants at the beauty pageant’s grand finale held in Kathmandu this evening.

The pageant was organised by The Hidden Treasure at the DurbarMarg-based hotel de l’Annapurna.

Evana Manandhar, Miss Nepal 2015, handed the crown to the new (21st) Miss Nepal Asmi Shrestha at thee grand finale.

Shrestha will represent Nepal in the Miss World Contest this year. Similarly, the first and second runners-up will represent Nepal in the Miss Earth and the Miss International respectively.

Roshani Khatri (first runner-up) was crowned with the title Miss Nepal Earth 2016 while Barsha Lekhi (second runner-up) bagged the Miss Nepal International 2016.

The top five finalists who made it to the last round were asked a common question by the jury. The contestants were required to write down the answer on a paper in a given time, which was later read out.

The question was: Do you agree with quota reservation for women? Is it good, bad and you do not have any reservation?

The contestants were asked to pick one option among three and justify the position with logical reasons. This was the question which determined the winner as Shrestha’s short and sweet answer won the hearts of jury members.

Ashma KC bagged the title of Miss Fascino and Miss Athletic where as the winner Shrestha won the titles of Miss Photogenic and Miss Intellectual as well.

Likewise, Ayshma Shrestha won the Bubbly Popular choice award. The final 19 finalists had auditioned for the beauty pageant, from various cities of Nepal, including Dharan, Biratnagar, Chitwan, Butwal and Pokhara. Source: The Himalayan Times