Announcement of 24 contestants of Miss Nepal 2023

The names of the 24 semi-finalists or competitors for the 29th edition of Dabur Vaatika Miss Nepal have been announced on Friday. Announcing the names of the last 24 contestants of Miss Nepal-2023 at the Park Village Resort in Budhanilkanth, Kathmandu, the organizer ‘The Hidden Treasure’ has also awarded the batch marks to the ‘Sash Ceremony’ contestants of the competition. Hidden Treasure President Diwakar Rajakarnikar awarded the batch marks to the contestants. During the function, the contesting beauties introduced themself and gave information about their interests. This time, girls ranging from the background of pilot, businesswoman, medical students to students from environment science are vying for the prestigious crown. Only those above 18 years and up to 27 years are eligible to participate in the pageant.

More than 200 girls from all over the country have applied for the pageant through the applications opened from February 19 to March 15. Choreographer Rachna Gurung Sharma is training the contestants in to prepare them for the competition. The winner of the final competition to be held at the Sunrise Conference Center in Godavari, Lalitpur on May 27 and will get chance to represent Nepal at Miss World. Likewise, the runner-up will participate in Miss International. The 24 girls selected for the final competition include 1. Raina Mazgaiya, 2. Smrika Karki, 3. Pragya Vajracharya, 4. Kavina Shrestha, 5. Ayusha Maharjan, 6. Kirti Bertaula, 7. Sudha Devkota, 8. Yash Shah. 9. Shristi Hada, 10. Sadiksha Thapa, 11. Varsha Gautam, 12. Unnati Gurung, 13. Ayushma Baral, 14. Rajni Mishra, 15. Holiska Koirala, 16. Swinja Sunam, 17. Srichcha Pradhan, 18. Preksha Khatiwada, 19. Apekshya Khatiwada, 20. Kirtika Basnet,  21. Aishwarya Shrestha, 22. Chhiring Dolma Pakhrin, 23. Suhani Khadka Chhetri and 24. Preetika Khadka.