Nagma Shrestha () (born 10 November 1991) is a Nepalese beauty pageant titleholder, television presenter and producer known for being Miss Nepal Earth 2012. She received wider attention after being crowned as the first

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in 2017.

Life and career

Shrestha was born on 10 November 1991. She completed her secondary education from United Academy Nepal and graduated in

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from Times Business School, Nepal in 2014. She obtained her leadership major from

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. She had participated in

Miss Nepal 2012 Hidden Treasures Miss Nepal 2012, the 16th Miss Nepal beauty pageant, was held on May 6, 2012 at the Hotel Del Annapurna in Kathmandu. Miss Nepal 2011 Malina Joshi crowned Shristi Shrestha as Miss Nepal World 2012, who represented Nepal at Miss ...

, where she won Miss Earth Nepal 2012 title and in 2017, Miss Nepal Organization crowned her as Miss Universe Nepal 2017. In 2020, she got associated with

organization as the National Director and served her tenure till 2023. She is one of the prominent figures in Nepalese TV industry. She had hosted the Image Mega Model 2015, ''Music of Your Choice'' (MOYC) on

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. She had briefly appeared on the Opening Intro Video of

in 2013. As of 2024, she has been working with International Association of Youth and Students for Peace (IAYSP). She is IAYSP's

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representative.

Pageantry

Here is the list of pageants where Miss Nagma has participated till now.

Television

References

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