Miss Universe Nepal 2025

Miss Universe Nepal 2025 was the 9th edition of Miss Universe Nepal pageant in a reality show format, held on September 24, 2025, at Royal Tulip Kathmandu, Lalitpur. Sampada Ghimire of Bhaktapur crowned Sanya Adhikari as Miss Universe Nepal 2025[1] who represented Nepal at Miss Universe 2025.[2][3][4][5][6]

Miss Universe Nepal 2025
Date24 September 2025
PresentersDikpal Karki
Malvika Subba
ThemePerfect As You Are
VenueRoyal Tulip Kathmandu
BroadcasterAP1 HD
ProducerGlobal Glamour Venture Pvtd. Ltd.
SponsorNepal Tourism Board
X-Age Nepal
KAJI Productions
WinnerSanya Adhikari
Kathmandu/ Bangkok
Miss Popular ChoiceAlina Yary
Banke/Australia

The event was nationally live streamed via AP1 HD on television,[7] and internationally via 'OSR Reality' YouTube channel.[8][9]

Background

The press conference of MUN 2025 was held at Hilton Hotel Kathmandu on May 28, 2025, where the registrations for the pageant were announced from May 29 to July 26, 2025. It was also announced that the pageant will follow TV Reality Series format with city auditions according to online registration details of applicants via Khalti App.[10][11][12][13]

City Auditions
Host city Audition Date Entrants
Damak[14][15] July 12, 2025 40
Biratnagar[16][17] July 13, 2025
Kathmandu[18] August 9, 2025 100

On August 7, 2025, the Miss Universe Nepal team visited the 'Meet and Greet' organized by NAIMA Mobility Expo as a part of public interaction event.[19] For the reality show version, MUN partnered with OSR Reality, national level digital media for reality shows.[20][21]

Miss Universe Nepal 2025 Reality Show

Production

As announced in press conference,[3] the pageant was a reality show with slight modifications to its basic pageant format. Prashant Tamrakar served as the choreographer and 'Master Jury' while Sangita Puri as the 'Grand Jury' for the reality show.[22] The studio for various rounds of the pageant including grand finale was located at Royal Tulip Kathmandu, Lalitpur.[23]

Out of 140 entrants of auditions, 16 contestants entering the reality show were required to perform in several episodic challenges based on which episodic Top 5 was selected by judges' score and one of the episodic Top 5 was eligible to win that episode. The episode winners were announced on finale and got direct entry to Grand Finale Top 10 placement.[24][25]

Grand Finale Format[26][27]

● Top 16- Opening dance, introduction, swimsuit round, cocktail dress ramp-walk.[6]

● Top 10 announcement (fast track+ prelims result) and Top 10 Q/A round.[20]

● Top 5- Evening gown and Q/A round.

● Top 16- Gown presentation and final walk of outgoing winner.

● Announcement of Runners Up and Coronation of winner.[1]

Episodes

Summary of episodes
SN Performance Stages External Link
1 Road to the Crown[28]- Entry of 12 contestants, who were required to explain their motive of participating in the pageant. EP 1
2 Unfiltered Q/A[29]- Entry of 3 wildcard contestants and all the contestants performed in unfiltered Q/A segment. EP 2
3 Grandmom's Wardrobe Challenge[30]- Contestants were required to perform in walk presentation and story telling wearing outfits inspired from their grandmothers. EP 3
4 Runway Challenge[31]- Contestants were required to perform in a Runway Challenge, wearing outfits from Sharon's Couture. EP 4
5 Cultural Photoshoot Challenge[32] EP 5
6 Queen's Kitchen Challenge-[33] Entertainment based cooking challenge, non-credit episode without any fast track entry to grand finale placement. EP 6
7 Preliminary Competition- Swimsuit Round, Gown Round, Crown Reveal and Personal Interview.[34][35] Close Door
8 Grand Finale[36] Finals

Contestants

List of Contestants

The episodes served as fast-tracks for direct placement at finale, with no elimination of contestants till finale.

All the Top 5 contestants of Episode 2 were advanced to finale by winning other episodes or merit; so the 6th position holder was advanced to Finals Top 10.

All the candidates got fair chance of winning Episode 1 with no Top 5 announcement.

Episode 6 was entertainment based and not fast-track challenge.[33]

Contestant Status
Representing Contestant EP 1 EP 2 EP 3 EP 4 EP 5 EP 6 Finals Ref.
Kathmandu Aarohi Basnet Won Top 5 Top 5 Ep 1 [37][38][39]
Kohalpur, Banke Lisa Barnawal Won Top 5 Top 5 Ep 2
Bagmati/ Toronto, Canada Sonalisa Dhungana Top 5 Won Top 5 Top 5 Ep 3
Tehrathum Shikha Parajuli Top 5 Top 5 Won Ep 4
Lalitpur Jyoti Thapa Top 5 Won Ep 5
Kathmandu/ Bangkok, Thailand Sanya Adhikari[40] Top 5 Top 5 Merit
Nawalparasi Barsha Kandel Wildcard Top 5
Mechi Suyesha Singh Raj
Karnali Province Nirjara Neupane
Banke/ Australia Alina Yary Top 5 Top 5 Top 5
Kathmandu Pratikshya Adhikari Unplaced
Lalitpur Angel Dangol Top 5
Sudurpaschim Province Elisha Deuba
Dharan Saraswati Rai Wildcard
Kathmandu Isha Rai Wildcard

Color key:

  Contestant entered as wildcard in that episode.
  Contestant advanced to the next episode, but was not in the Top 5.
  Contestant was included in Top 5 by judges' score.
  Contestant was not in Top 5 but won the episode by judges' choice.
  Contestant got placement at grand finale Top 10 by preliminary merit.
  Contestant got placement at grand finale Top 10 by winning that episode.
  Contestant was unplaced at grand finale Top 10.
Miss Popular Choice- Votes Reveal
Rank Reveal 1[41] Reveal 2[42] Reveal 3[43] Reveal 4[44] Reveal 5[45] Final Reveal[46]
1 Alina Yary Alina Yary Alina Yary Aarohi Basnet Aarohi Basnet Alina Yary ★
2 Aarohi Basnet Aarohi Basnet Aarohi Basnet Alina Yary Alina Yary Sanya Adhikari
3 Sanya Adhikari Nirjara Neupane Sanya Adhikari Sanya Adhikari Sanya Adhikari Aarohi Basnet
4 Nirjara Neupane Shikha Parajuli Nirjara Neupane Sonalisa Dhungana Sonalisa Dhungana Sonalisa Dhungana
5 Lisa Barnawal Sanya Adhikari Sonalisa Dhungana Nirjara Neupane Nirjara Neupane Shikha Parajuli
6 Suyesha Singh Raj Lisa Barnawal Suyesha Singh Raj Shikha Parajuli Shikha Parajuli Nirjara Neupane
7 Pratikshya Adhikari Suyesha Singh Raj Shikha Parajuli Suyesha Singh Raj Suyesha Singh Raj Suyesha Singh Raj
8 Barsha Kandel Pratikshya Adhikari Lisa Barnawal Lisa Barnawal Lisa Barnawal Jyoti Thapa
9 Saraswati Rai Isha Rai Isha Rai Isha Rai Jyoti Thapa Lisa Barnawal
10 Jyoti Thapa Angel Dangol Angel Dangol Jyoti Thapa Isha Rai Isha Rai

(★): Winner of Miss Popular Choice, direct entry to Grand Finale Top 5.

Results

Grand Finale

Placements
Placement[47] Contestant[48][49] International Result
Miss Universe Nepal 2025[50][51] Kathmandu/ Bangkok- Sanya Adhikari[52][53] Miss Universe 2025- Unplaced
1st Runner Up Kathmandu- Aarohi Basnet ●
2nd Runner Up Bagmati/ Toronto- Sonalisa Dhungana ●
3rd Runner Up Banke/Australia- Alina Yary ★
4th Runner Up Lalitpur- Jyoti Thapa ●
Top 10[54] Karnali- Nirjara Neupane
Kohalpur- Lisa Barnawal ●
Tehrathum- Shikha Parajuli ●
Mechi- Suyesha Singh Raj
Nawalparasi- Barsha Kandel

(●): Candidate won one of the episodes and directly placed at Top 10.

(★): Candidate won 'Miss Popular Choice' and directly placed at Top 5.

Subtitles and Awards

MUN 2025 Awards
Award Winner
Miss Popular Choice Banke/ Australia- Alina Yary
Miss Free & Fearless Kathmandu- Aarohi Banset
Miss Healthy Skin
Miss Elegance Bagmati/ Toronto- Sonalisa Dhungana[55]
Face of True Derma
Face of Amrit Oil Kohalpur, Banke- Lisa Barnawal
Face of Shagoon Jewellers Tehrathum- Shikha Parajuli
Miss Smart (X-Age) Kathmandu/ Bangkok- Sanya Adhikari[56]

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