Miss Grand Nepal 2016 was the first edition of the Miss Grand Nepal beauty pageant,[1][2] held on August 23, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency HotelinKathmandu,[2][3][4] organized by Mero Looks and Revolution Pvt. Ltd.[3][5][6] Ten national aspirants competed for the title,[2][7][8] of whom a 24-year-old Mass communication student from Kathmandu, Zeenus Lama, was named the winner,[3][8][9] and received रु50,000 Rupee cash as the prize while the first and second runners-up, Pooja Shrestha of Lalitpur and Jyotsana Maharjan of Bharatpur, obtained रु25,000 and रु10,000 Rupee, respectively.[7] The event was attended by Claire Elizabeth Parker [id], Miss Grand International 2015,[3][9][10] and the Ambassador of Thailand to Nepal, Vutti Vuttisant.[1]
| Miss Grand Nepal 2016 | |
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Kathmandu, the host city of the contest
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| Date | 23 August 2016 |
| Venue | Hyatt Regency Hotel, Taragaon, Kathmandu |
| Broadcaster | YouTube |
| Entrants | 10 |
| Placements | 5 |
| Debuts |
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| Winner | Zeenus Lama Chitwan |
| Photogenic | Anugya Chand Dhangadhi |
2018 → | |
| External videos | |
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 Miss Grand Nepal 2016 highlight, on 10 September 2016, YouTube video on Internet Archive |
Zeenus Lama was supposed to represent Nepal at the international contest, Miss Grand International 2016, on October 25 in Las Vegas, Nevada,[3][8][9] but was not able to compete due to difficulties in obtaining a US visa [11] However, she was later invited by the Miss Grand International organizer, Miss Grand International, to represent Nepal in the Miss Grand International 2017 pageant in Vietnam[11]
On January 5, 2016, a press conference was organized at Trisara restaurant in Kathmandu, wherein the organizers, Mero Looks, shared the details related to the Miss Grand Nepal 2016 contest.[6] The team for Miss Grand Nepal includes Asmita Sitoula—the choreographer; Shivangi Lama—the designer; Akanshya Gurung— the makeup artist; and Milan Lama—the photographer.[6]
Auditions were conducted in different cities—Kathmandu, Bharatpur, Butwal, Pokhara, and Itahari—to select the contestants,[4][6] while an online application was officially opened from January 29 to February 5.[5] Of all applicants, only 10 candidates qualified for the national contest in Kathmandu.[4][7][8]
| Final results | Contestant[3][8][9] | International competition | |
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| Pageant | Results | ||
| Miss Grand Nepal 2016 |
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Miss Grand International 2017 | Unplaced |
| 1st runner-up |
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Miss Supranational 2016 | Unplaced |
| 2nd runner-up |
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| Top 5 |
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| Award | Contestant |
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| Miss Personality |
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| Miss Stylish |
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| Miss Talent |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Public Choice |
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| No. | Contestants | Province | Placement |
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| 1 | Zeenus Lama |  Kathmandu
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Miss Grand Nepal 2016 Miss Personality |
| 2 | Saina Kunwar | Pokhara
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| 3 | Jyotsana Maharjan | Bharatpur
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2nd runner-up |
| 4 | Pooja Shrestha | Lalitpur
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1st runner-up Miss Supranational Nepal 2016 Miss Stylish |
| 5 | Ausmi Magar | Butwal
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| 6 | Luza Ranjitkar | Biratnagar
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| 7 | Anugya Chand | Dhangadhi
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Top 5 Miss Photogenic |
| 8 | Sanisha Shakya | Ghorahi
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Miss Talent |
| 9 | Sazum Katwal | Itahari
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| 10 | Yojana Ghale | Hetauda
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Top 5 Popular Choice |
...It's the first time for such an event in Nepal....Alt URL
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