Ishani Shrestha ( ) (born 5 May 1991) is a Nepalese TV host, entrepreneur, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Nepal World 2013. She represented

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in Miss World 2013 in

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where she made history by securing a place in top 10 and winning the

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title.

Early life

Ishani Shrestha was born and raised in the capital city of

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to parents from

. She has three younger siblings and attended the Triyog High School, in

. She then emigrated to

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and graduated from Fairview High School in 2009. She then attended the Business School at the

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Education

Shrestha completed her primary education from Triyog High School, Kathmandu Nepal. She completed and graduated from Fairview High School in Boulder, Colorado. She then attended The University of Colorado for Business. Shrestha tried studying Dentistry in People's Dental College, Kathmandu Nepal but dropped out in her second year.

Career

Shrestha is now a well established media personality, model, and an entrepreneur. She also worked as Young Conservation Ambassador for World Wildlife Fund in Nepal.

Miss Nepal 2013

Ishani came from

, United States to compete Miss Nepal 2013 where she won Miss Nepal World 2013 as well as the sub title of Miss Catwalk.

Miss World 2013

Ishani Shrestha was awarded the title of " Beauty with Purpose 2013". She was presented this award for her outstanding video presentation and social work in which she traveled to the rural places of Nepal to promote and raise awareness to people on Oral Hygiene. Ishani was one of the eleven contestants who received the opportunity to showcase their country's culture dance in Miss World 2013. She danced her heart out on the song, "Maiti Ghar" for the Dances of The World. In the contest, she was the second runner up for Multi Media in Miss World 2013 and also was finalists in several different competitions. She also placed 2nd runner-up for the title, The Peoples' Champion (Multimedia) at Miss World 2013. Ishani Shrestha was a top 10 finalist of Miss World 2013; the furthest a Nepalese contestant had ever reached before. Shrestha was placed as a Top 5 finalist; however, the top five for Miss World 2013 had a twist where judges could then decide who could continue participating.

References

External links

Ishani Shrestha Official Website

Miss Nepal 2013 Profile
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