Miss Pokhara ( Nepali: ''मिस पोखरा'') is a beauty pageant that began in 1995 for the women of

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and Miss National Nepal. Shristi Khadka of Kajipokhari was crowned Miss Pokhara 2024 by Sara Bajimaya on 28 October 2024, at the Pokhara City Hall. She will compete for the title of

2025.

Results summary

The following is a visual summary of the past results of Miss Pokhara titleholders at the national Miss Nepal pageants/competitions. The year in parentheses indicates the year of the national competition during which a placement and/or award was garnered, not the year attached to the contestant's state title.

Placements

* Winner: Nilima Gurung ( Miss Nepal Asia Pacific 1997), Usha Khadgi ( Miss Nepal World 2000), Anita Gurung ( Miss Earth Nepal 2004), Richa Thapa Magar ( Miss Earth Nepal 2009), Sonie Rajbhandari ( Miss International Nepal 2014), Ambika Rana ( Miss Grand Nepal 2020), Sama Parajuli ( Miss Supranational Nepal 2023), Karuna Rawat ( Miss International Nepal 2024) * 1st Runners-up: Rita Gurung (1995), Richa Thapa Magar (2009) * 2nd Runners-up: Kripa Shrestha (1999), Jasmine Shrestha (2000), Anita Gurung (2004), Karuna Rawat (2024) * 3rd Runners-up:

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(2013) * Top 10: Binita Gurung (1996), Sunita Ranjit (1998), Rakshya Thapa (2013), Durga Gurung (2015), Puja Shrestha (2015), Dr. Arika Ranabhat (2020), Sriyansu Piya (2022), Puja Paudel (2023), Ambika Rana (2024), Anjana Pun (2024) * Top 15: Jyotshna Chettri (2018)

Awards

* Agni Miss Fierce: Puja Paudel (2023) * Beauty with a Purpose: Prativa Dawadi (2016) * Face of Farmasi: Dr. Ganga Gurung (2022) * Martini Sun Angel: Puja Paudel (2023) * Miss Beautiful Smile: Mohini Rana (2005) * Miss Best Dress: Sheila Rani Gurung (2003) * Miss Best Hair: Rasmi Adhikari (2014) * Miss BYD Miss Green Visionary: Ambika Rana (2024) * Miss Catwalk: Rita Gurung (1995) * Miss DHI: Anjana Pun (2024) * Miss Friendship: Sonie Rajbhandari (2014) * Miss Perseverance: Madina Begum (2011) * Miss Personality: Nilima Gurung (1997), Richa Thapa Magar (2009) * Miss Photogenic: Kripa Shrestha (1999), Mohini Rana (2005) * Miss Popular Choice: Anjana Pun (2024) * Miss Stylish: Sonie Rajbhandari (2014) * Miss Talent: Anita Gurung (2004), Richa Thapa Magar (2009), Sipora Gurung (2013), Puja Shrestha (2015), Unnati Gurung (2023)

Titleholders

;Color key Miss Pokhara represents her city at

pageant. Since 1995, Miss Pokhara has been appointed to send its winner to Miss Nepal but during 2000 till 2013 there was no Miss Pokhara beauty pageant; however, one or two delegates were sent to Miss Nepal contest as the representative of

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. The reigning Miss Pokhara 2024 is Shristi Khadka and she has a direct entry to Miss Nepal 2025 * Note: In 2014, Prinsha Shrestha who was the original 1st runner up title got dethroned from her title of Miss Nepal Earth 2014 for breaching the rules from her contract. Sonie Rajbhandari Miss Pokhara 2014, the 2nd runner up was then awarded as the new Miss Nepal Earth 2014 title.

History

The pageant has been run by Pokhara Jaycees, the sister branch to Kathmandu Jaycees which runs the Miss Nepal pageant, since 1994. Rita Gurung was crowned as the first Miss Pokhara, who ended up as first runner-up in the Miss Nepal 1995 beauty pageant when Pokhara did its debut with a high placement. Only Nilima Gurung has won the Miss Nepal crown in 1997, so far being the only Miss Pokhara to win the crown of Miss Nepal. Miss Pokhara has the second highest number of placements after Miss Kathmandu in Miss Nepal pageant and is ranked second highest among regional contests in terms of placements.

Winners list

History of Miss Pokhara

Miss Pokhara Overseas Participation

Mister Pokhara

References

External links

Official website

Pageant
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