The Nepal Weekly 
August 30, 2022
Miss Universe Nepal 2022 has been awarded to Sophiya Bhujel. The grand finale of the Oriflame Miss Universe Nepal 2022 was organised on Thursday at the Hotel Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu, where Sophiya Bhujel was declared the winner. Sujita Basnet crowned Sophyiya Bhujel as her successor.
Sophia won NPR 10 Lakhs in addition to the Miss Universe 2022 title and other prizes as well. Bhujel also has the opportunity to compete in the international Miss Universe competition.
The new Miss Universe Nepal has experience competing in pageants. She competed in Miss Nepal 2019, where she finished in the Top 7 and, Miss Eco International and Global Asian Model.
Sophiya Bujel is 26 years old and her height is 5’8”. She was born in 1996 in Kathmandu, Nepal. She had graduated in Business Management and working towards becoming a successful businessperson and aims to be a philanthropist. She has an excellent social media presence with over 12K Instagram followers. In the Thursday event, Bipana Adhikari has been named as the first runner-up, Ashma KC as the Second runner-up, Sefina Joshi as the third runner-up, and Monalisha Parajuli as the fourth runner-up.
