Ronali Amatya ( ne, रोनाली अमात्य) (18 December 1995) is a

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model and

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title holder who won " Miss Nepal International 2018".

Early life and education

Amatya was involved with sports as a child, including

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. She graduated with her bachelor's degree at age 20.

Career

Modeling

Amatya began her modeling career after winning Model Hunt Nepal 2016, organized by The Next Models Nepal. During the competition she won the title of "Miss Personality". Amatya modeled at a graduation fashion show at Namuna College of Fashion Technology in 2016 and in The Mount Everest Fashion Runway in January 2020.

Pageantry

Amatya won Miss Eco International Nepal 2017. At Miss Eco International 2017 in

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, she received the title of "Miss Congeniality". She represented Nepal in "Miss International 2018" held in

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, Japan. She would again represent Nepal at

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2021 in

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Personal life

Amatya struggled with self-image issues (and subsequent mental health issues) after entering the modeling and pageant industries. She began addressing these issues in 2020 during the

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imposed by the

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. She has also dealt with

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. She took up yoga in 2017.

References

() 1996 births Living people Miss Nepal winners Nepalese beauty pageant winners Miss International 2018 delegates {{Nepal-bio-stub