Miss Vibhaa 2021 was the 2nd edition of Miss Vibhaa pageant by Umanga Creations, held on 30 October 2021 at Hotel Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu; to select the Miss Universe Nepal 2021 titleholder. Anshika Sharma crowned Sujita Basnet as the Miss Vibhaa 2021- Miss Universe Nepal to represent Nepal in Miss Universe 2021.[1]

Miss Vibhaa 2021
DateOctober 30, 2021
VenueHotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu, Nepal
BroadcasterImage Channel
DirectorUddhab Adhikari
Entrants50 (later 44)
Placements18
WinnerSujita Basnet
Maryland, United States
← 2020
2022 →

The winner of Miss Vibhaa 2021 received NPR 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.

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

Background

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Location and date

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The 5th edition of the Miss Universe Nepal beauty contest was organized as Miss Vibhaa 2021 scheduled to be held on 30 October 2021. The press conference of the contest was conducted at the Yak & Yeti Hotel in Kathmandu, in which the Yak & Yeti Hotel in Kathmandu will be served as the venue for the close camp and the grand finale coronation.

List of the main events in the Miss Vibhaa 2021 pageant
Location Date Event Venue Ref.
Final venue: Kathmandu
(22 September – 30 October)
22 September Registration Opening Virtual
30 September Registration Ending Virtual
1 October Top 50 Announcement Virtual
3 October Top 50 Swimsuit Competition Virtual
4 October Top 50 Judges' Interview Competition Virtual
10 October Top 18 Announcement Virtual
20 October Close Camp Beginning Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu
22 October Grand Final Press Presentation Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu
28 October Grand Final Press Announcement Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu
28 October Preliminary Interview Competition Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu
28 October Miss Vibhaa 2021 Crown Reveal Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu
29 October Close Camp Ending Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu
30 October Grand Final Coronation Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu

Hosts and Performer

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Like the 2020 edition, Subeksha Khadka (Miss Nepal International 2012 and World Miss University Nepal 2017) hosted everything from the Grand Final Press Presentation.[2] 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

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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'

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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 Newari architecture with aesthetics from Tibetan culture with inspriations from places of worship for Lord Bhairava and Gautama Buddha. 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

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Color keys
Final results Contestant International pageant International Results
Miss Vibhaa 2021

Miss Universe Nepal
(Winner)

Miss Universe 2021[4] Unplaced
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
  •   Rolpa - Pratikshya Mahara Chhetri
4th runner-up Miss Supranational 2022[6] Unplaced
Supra Chat Winner - Group 7 (Judges' Vote)
Top 10
Top 18
  •   Canada – Swikriti Khadka
Later withdrawn / did not compete
  •   USA – Anuska Adhikari
Later withdrawn / did not compete

(●): 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

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Award Contestant
Miss Fabulous
Miss Fierce
Miss Lifestyle
Social Impact Leader
Miss Fear and Fearless
Miss Popular Choice
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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 Chitwan and Bibhuti Gautam from Jhapa automatically qualified for the top 10 finalists at the grand final round, held on 30 October in Hotel Yak & Yeti, Kathmandu.

Final Reveal[non-primary source needed]
30 October 2021
Rank +/- Contestant Rank +/- Contestant
1     Chitwan - Sagun Gurung 9     Rolpa - Pratikshya Mahara Chhetri
2     Jhapa - Bibhuti Gautam 10     Ramechhap - Mandira Karki
3     Gorkha - Smita Neupane 11     Chitwan - Anisha Poudel
4     Jhapa - Sadiksha Khadka 12     Kathmandu - Sagarika Malla
5     Maryland, USA - Sujita Basnet 13     Moscow, Russia - Nina Kant Mandal
6     Kathmandu - Bristi Acharya 14     Kathmandu - Arya Nishaant
7     Kathmandu - Rakchya Upreti 15     Lalitpur - Keshu Khadka
8     Bardiya - Pritima Panthi 16     Czech Republic - Smarika Karki

Judges

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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
  • Indira Joshi (Fall) - Nepali singer and musician
  • Ishani Shrestha (Winter) - Winner of Miss Nepal 2013, Top 10 Finalist and Beauty With a Purpose Winner of Miss World 2013
  • Ritu Singh Vaidya (Spring) - 1st Runner up of Femina Miss India 1991 and Top 10 Semifinalist of Miss World 1991
  • Sneh Rana (Frost) - Professional Makeup Artist

Previous Experience

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  • (#1) Anuska Adhikari was the 2nd Runner Up of Miss Teen Nepal 2016.[7]
  • (#2) Diksha Khati was a Top 10 finalist and the winner of Miss Talent at an unnamed pageant in 2017.[8]
  • (#3) Sapana Bhandari was the winner of Miss Tourism Ambassador Universe Nepal 2019.[9]
  • (#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.[10]
  • (#7) Sujita Basnet was the winner of Miss Nepal USA 2011 and became the first ever winner of Miss Nepal USA.[11]
  • (#8) Sujita Basnet was one of the winners of Miss Maryland World 2016.
  • (#9) Sujita Basnet was one of the Top 12 semifinalists in Miss World America 2016.
  • (#10) Sujita Basnet was 1st Runner Up of Miss Universe Nepal 2020.[12]
  • (#11) Keshu Khadka was the winner of Republica Miss Teen 2012.[13]
  • (#12) Rakchya Upreti was a Top 7 Finalist in Miss Nepal 2019.

References

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  1. ^ "Miss Universe NEPAL 2021 is Sujita Basnet". Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  2. ^ "Grand finale of 'Miss Universe Nepal 2021' today". Khabarhub. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Sujita Basnet crowned Miss Universe Nepal 2021". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. ^ Rosette Adel. "Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu, Philippines' Beatrice Luigi Gomez display sisterhood after finals". Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Sujita Basnet crowned Miss Universe Nepal 2021". The Himalayan Times. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  6. ^ Xuyến Chi. "Fan 'la làng' vì nhan sắc kém xinh của đại diện Nepal tại Hoa hậu siêu quốc gia". Sao Star Vietnam. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  7. ^ Glamour Nepal. "Jasmine Khadka wins Miss Teen Nepal 2016". Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  8. ^ Roshan Puri (July 17, 2022). "Diksha Khati from Jhapa Participants on Miss Universe Nepal". Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  9. ^ Street Nepal. "BINAYAK AND SAPANA REPRESENTING NEPAL AT INTERNATIONAL PAGEANT". Retrieved July 2, 2022.
  10. ^ "Anshika Sharma crowned Miss Universe Nepal 2020". Himalayan News Service. December 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "Sujita Basnet wins Miss Nepal 2011". August 21, 2011.
  12. ^ "Anshika Sharma crowned Miss Universe Nepal 2020". Himalayan News Service. December 31, 2021.
  13. ^ Anand Nepal (December 30, 2012). "Republica Miss Teen 2012 is Keshu Khadka".
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