Complete list of Miss Universe Nepal 2022 candidates

Miss Universe Nepal 2021 Sujita Basnet, 29, of Maryland, United States will crown her successor Hotel Yak & Yeti in Kathmandu, Nepal on August 25, 2022. It is the third edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Nepal’s Miss Universe candidate.

Currently, Nepal has one Miss Universe placement. Representing the South Asian country, Manita Devkota finished in the Top 10 in 2018.

Basnet was crowned Miss Universe Nepal 2021 at Hotel Yak & Yeti on October 30, 2021. Runner-up to Basnet was Nina Kant Mandal of Moscow, Russia and the respective second, third and fourth runners-up were Rakchya Upreti of Kathmandu, Pratikshya Mahara Chhetri of Rolpa, Nepal and Keshu Khadka of Lalitpur, Nepal.

There are 61 women competing for the Miss Universe Nepal 2022 title. Here are the candidates:

	CANDIDATE	AGE	HOMETOWN
1	Anuska Adhikari	21	USA
2	Reetu Poudel	21	Chandragiri
3	Bipana Adhikari	22	Sydney, Australia
4	Diksha Khati	21	Jhapa
5	Anuma Rai	18	Jhapa
6	Khushi Shrestha	19	Simara
7	Sambriddhi Regmi	25
8	Sabina Chaudhary	26	Bhaktapur
9	Aakriti Manandhar	23	Kathmandu
10	Priyanka Regmi
11	Surabhi Kanal	23	Virginia, USA
12	Nilam Dhungana	21	Bardibas
13	Samana Karki	18	Montreal, Canada
14	Priyanshu Mahat	22	Chitwan
15	Anisha Pathak	19	Biratnagar
16	Srishti Hada	23	Kathmandu
17	Rebina Shrestha	26	Dhankuta
18	Ronisha Phuyal		Hetauda
19	Jasmine Khadka	22	Kathmandu
20	Asha Balal	28	Gulmi
21	Preshika RL Shah	27	Lalitpur
22	Swastika Karki	21	Lazimpat
23	Monika Chaudhary	28	Bardiya
24	Prapti Adhikari	24	Pkhara
25	Swikriti Bhattarai	22	Itahari
26	Shristi Tamang	24	Kathmandu
27	Anu Anmol Chhetri	20	Butwal
28	Sayara Gurung	20	Butwal
29	Monalisha Parajuli	25	Udayapur
30	Reeju Khadka	28	Sydney, Australia
31	Benija Karki	25	Jhapa
32	Sameeka Sherchan	24	Japan
33	Shrutee Uprety	22	Chitwan
34	Shrie Basnet	24	Bhaktapur
35	Sushana Shrestha	20	Kathmandu
36	Aayushnova Dhungana Chhetri	25	Kathmandu
37	Renuka Chaudhary	20	Butwal
38	Pooja Singh	24	Dhangadhi
39	Suman Bayak
40	Safalta KC	18	Kathmandu
41	Sophiya Bhujel	27	Kathmandu
42	Sefina Joshi	28	Kathmandu
43	Merina Shrestha	25	Kathmandu
44	Shabbu Maharjan	26	Kathmandu
45	Rajani Mishra	25	Nuwakot
46	Rupsi Shrestha	26	New York, USA
47	Anjali Shah	20	Janakpur
48	Punam Mahato		Boniya
49	Maya Kandel
50	Kanchan Gautam	28	Kathmandu
51	Ashmita Gautam
52	Sunita Khatri		Lalitpur
53	Anusha Karki
54	Shanaya Rauniyar
55	Prativa Maharjan	27	Australia
56	Anjali Rauniyar
57	Ashma KC	27	Adelaide, Australia
58	Aanchal Khadka	24	Kathmandu
59	Siwani Gupta
60	Dravya Adhikari
61	Shraddha Adhikari		Kathmandu