Miss Pokhara

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Miss Pokhara (Nepali: मिस पोखरा) is a beauty pageant that began in 1995 for the girls of Gandaki Province.^[1] Miss Pokhara has been organized by Pokhara Jaycees since the start and has been a paved way to the field of a professional modeling career. Miss Pokhara winner gets direct entry to the national beauty pageant like Miss Nepal, Miss Universe Nepal and Miss National Nepal.^[2]

• Winner: Nilima Gurung (Miss Nepal 1997), Ambika Rana (Miss Grand Nepal 2020), Sama Parajuli (Miss Supranational Nepal 2023), Karuna Rawat (Miss International Nepal 2024)
• 1st Runners-up: Rita Gurung (1995), Richa Thapa Magar (2009), Sonie Rajbhandari (2014)
• 2nd Runners-up: Kripa Shrestha (1999), Jasmine Shrestha (2000), Anita Gurung (2004)
• 3rd Runners-up: Sipora Gurung (2013)
• Top 10: Binita Gurung (1996), Sunita Ranjit (1998), Rakshya Thapa (2013), Durga Gurung (2015), Dr. Arika Ranabhat (2020), Sriyansu Piya (2022), Puja Paudel (2023), Anjana Pun (2024)
• Top 15: Jyotshna Chettri (2018)

• AGNI Miss Fierce: Puja Paudel (2023)
• Miss BYD Miss Green Visionary: Ambika Rana (2024)
• MARTINI Sun Angel: Puja Paudel (2023)
• Miss DHI: Anjana Pun (2024)
• Miss Personality: Nilima Gurung (1997), Richa Thapa Magar (2009)
• Miss Photogenic: Kripa Shrestha (1999)
• Miss Best Dress: Sheila Rani Gurung (2003)
• Miss Talent: Anita Gurung (2004), Richa Thapa Magar (2009), Sipora Gurung (2013), Unnati Gurung (2023)
• Miss Perseverance: Madina Begum (2011)
• Miss Popular Choice: Anjana Pun (2024)
• Miss Stylish: Sonie Rajbhandari (2014)
• Miss Friendship: Sonie Rajbhandari (2014)
• Miss Best Hair: Rasmi Adhikari (2014)
• Beauty with a Purpose: Prativa Dawadi (2016)
• Face of Farmasi: Dr. Ganga Gurung (2022)

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The winner of Miss Pokhara represents her city at Miss Nepal pageant. Since 1995, Miss Pokhara has been appointed to send its winner to Miss Nepal but during 2000 till 2013 there was no Miss Pokhara beauty pageant; however, one or two delegates were sent to Miss Nepal contest as the representative of Pokhara.

• Note: In 2014, Prinsha Shrestha who was the original 1st runner up title got dethroned from her title of Miss Nepal Earth 2014 for breaching the rules from her contract. Sonie Rajbhandari Miss Pokhara 2014, the 2nd runner up was then awarded as the new Miss Nepal Earth 2014 title.

The pageant has been run by Pokhara Jaycees,^[2] the sister branch to Kathmandu Jaycees which runs the Miss Nepal pageant, since 1994.^[12] Rita Gurung was crowned as the first Miss Pokhara, who ended up as first runner-up in the Miss Nepal 1995 beauty pageant when Pokhara did its debut with a high placement.

Only Nilima Gurung has won the Miss Nepal crown in 1997, so far being the only Miss Pokhara to win the crown of Miss Nepal. Miss Pokhara has the second highest number of placements after Miss Kathmandu in Miss Nepal pageant and is ranked second highest among regional contests in terms of placements.^{[citation needed]}

• Official website
• Pageant