Miss Nepal 2026 finalists announced at Kathmandu sash ceremony

Kathmandu – The names of the top 24 finalists for ‘Miss Nepal 2026’ have been announced. During the sash ceremony held in the capital on Wednesday, contestant numbers were also distributed to them. The president, director, and former Miss Nepal winners from the organizing body, The Hidden Treasure, distributed the contestant numbers and sashes. On this occasion, the finalists introduced themselves and discussed their areas of interest.

It was also announced that Miss Nepal 2026 has officially commenced. According to the director of the organizing body, Pramod Kansakar, the selected finalists will participate in intensive training and personality development activities.

This year’s Miss Nepal theme is ‘Top of the World’. The theme, inspired by the highest peak, Mount Everest, was launched with participants wearing traditional Himalayan attire.

The finalists include: 1) Isha Subedi, 2) Pranisha Khanal, 3) Yukta Paudel, 4) Anshu Kunwar, 5) Sangeeta Paudel, 6) Shraddha Adhikari, 7) Kashish Subba, 8) Manshwi Sharma, 9) Sushma Bhandari, 10) Pratiksha Acharya, 11) Arya Nishant, 12) Ayushma KC, 13) Shitanshu Dhakal, 14) Pratima Khadka, 15) Prema Lamgade, 16) Mahima Pant, 17) Deepmala Dhakal, 18) Seja Shrestha, 19) Vibhusha Basnet, 20) Swikriti Gyawali, 21) Chandni Shrestha, 22) Shriyansi Shrestha, 23) Arvisha Thapa, 24) Rachana Bhattarai.