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pageant by Umanga Creations, held on 30 October 2021 at Hotel Yak & Yeti in

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; to select the fifth Miss Universe Nepal titleholder. Anshika Sharma crowned Sujita Basnet as the Miss Vibhaa- Miss Universe Nepal 2021 to represent

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. The winner of Miss Vibhaa 2021 received

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Rs. 1,000,000 as prize for winning the title as well as full support from the organizer of Miss Vibhaa, Umanga Creation Pvt. Ltd. for her BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Social Advocacy.

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broadcast the pageant live and for all the Nepalese abroad. Miss Vibhaa 2021 was also live streamed on Youtube.

Background

Location and date

The 5th edition of the

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beauty contest was organized as Miss Vibhaa 2021 scheduled to be held on 30 October 2021. The

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of the contest was conducted at the Yak & Yeti Hotel in Kathmandu, in which the Yak & Yeti Hotel in

will be served as the venue for the close camp and the grand finale coronation.

Hosts and Performer

Like the 2020 edition, Subeksha Khadka ( Miss Nepal International 2012 and World Miss University Nepal 2017) hosted everything from the Grand Final Press Presentation. As for the final however, instead of Rabi Rajkarnikar, Presca Udas hosted the event with Subeksha Khadka. Sushant KC was the performer for the Evening Gown round.

Selection of Participants

Applications for Miss Vibhaa started on 22 September and applications ended on 30 September. The official press presentation for Miss Vibhaa 2021 was on 10 October 2021.

'The Mystical Crown'

A new crown will be used to award the winner of the "Miss Vibhaa 2021-Miss Universe Nepal" pageant for the 2021 edition. The headwear is known as "The Mystical Crown" and was crafted by Shree Balaji Diamond. The crown was inspired from

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architecture with aesthetics from

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with inspirations from places of worship for Lord

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and

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. The crown includes more than 3200 pieces of diamonds with an approximate weight of 312 carats, topped off with a playful dangling of south sea cultured pearls and kyanite stones which are locally mined and cut in Nepal.

Results

;Color keys (●): The candidates won the Miss Popular Choice Award (online voting) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists.
(฿): The candidate won the Social Impact Leader Award (Best BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Social Advocacy) and got direct entry into Top 10 Finalists.

Special Awards

Miss Popular Choice

The winner of the "Miss Popular Choice" was determined via a public paid voting on the IME Pay app with the voting page for Miss Vibhaa or using the Miss Vibhaa app. Both Sagun Gurung from

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and Bibhuti Gautam from

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automatically qualified for the top 10 finalists at the grand final round, held on 30 October in Hotel Yak & Yeti,

Judges

The contestants selected their judges from the Top 10 Q&A round. The contestants selected their judge through the category of which judge they want to talk to. The theme was seasons, the judges had their selected season for judging (Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter, Monsoon and Frost). * Mannsi Agrawal (Monsoon) - Motivational Speaker and Corporate Trainer. * Sareeta Shri Gyawali (Summer) - Nepali media personality *

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(Fall) - Nepali singer and musician *

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(Winter) - Winner of

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, Top 10 Finalist and Beauty With a Purpose Winner of

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* Ritu Singh Vaidya (Spring) - 1st Runner up of Femina Miss India 1991 and Top 10 Semifinalist of

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* Sneh Rana (Frost) - Professional Makeup Artist

Previous Experience

* (#1) Anuska Adhikari was the 2nd Runner Up of Miss Teen Nepal 2016. * (#2) Diksha Khati was a Top 10 finalist and the winner of Miss Talent at an unnamed pageant in 2017. * (#3) Sapana Bhandari was the winner of Miss Tourism Ambassador Universe Nepal 2019. * (#4) Surabhi Kanal was the winner of Miss Nepal USA 2019. * (#5) Nina Kant Mandal was the winner of Miss Asia Russia 2018. * (#6) Nina Kant Mandal was 2nd Runner Up of Miss Vibhaa 2020. * (#7) Sujita Basnet was the winner of Miss Nepal USA 2011 and became the first ever winner of Miss Nepal USA. * (#8) Sujita Basnet was one of the winners of Miss Maryland World 2016. * (#9) Sujita Basnet was one of the Top 12 semifinalists in

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. * (#10) Sujita Basnet was 1st Runner Up of Miss Universe Nepal 2020. * (#11) Keshu Khadka was the winner of Republica Miss Teen 2012. * (#12) Rakchya Upreti was a Top 7 Finalist in

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References

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External links

Miss Universe Nepal Website
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