10 things about Miss Universe Nepal 2025 Sanya Adhikari

Sanya Adhikari represented Nepal in the 74th edition of Miss Universe. It is one of the six grand slam international beauty pageants for women.

Nepal was represented in Miss Universe by Nagma Shrestha in 2017, Manita Devkota in 2010, Pradeepta Adhikari in 2019, Anshika Sharma in 2020, Sujita Basnet in 2021, Sophiya Bhujel in 2022, Jane Dipika Garrett in 2023 and Sampada Ghimire in 2024. Devkota and Garrett finished in the Top 10 and the Top 20, respectively, while the others were unplaced.

BIOGRAPHY

Adhikari is a Nepalese model and beauty queen. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She is a resident of Kathmandu, Nepal.
2. She is bilingual.
3. She is the ninth Miss Universe Nepal.
4. She was born in 2002.
5. In 2015, she visited the United States.
6. From 2020 to 2024, she attended the Assumption University of Thailand in Bangkok, Thailand.
7. In 2024, she visited Australia and worked in the transport division of the transport police and research section of the United Nation‘s Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).
8. In 2025, she visited Thailand.
9. She won Miss Universe Nepal 2025.
10. She was a Miss Universe 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Adhikari is 5’9″ tall. She speaks Nepalese and English.

2010s

• In May 2015, she traveled to Washington, D.C., USA.

2020s

• In June 2020, she traveled to Koh Chang, Trat, Thailand.
• In July 2022, she traveled to Phuket, Thailand.
• From 2024 to October 2024, she was an employee of the ESCAP transport policy and search section.
• In August 2024, she traveled to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
• In January 2025, she became an ESCAP contractor.
• On September 24, 2025, she competed against 14 other Miss Universe Nepal 2025 candidates at Royal Tulip Kathmandu in Lalitpur, Bagmati, Nepal. She won the title.
• On November 21, 2025, she represented Nepal at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 119 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was unplaced.