Anushka Shrestha ( ne, अनुष्का श्रेष्ठ) (born 18 December 1996) is a Nepalese beauty pageant title holder who was crowned
Miss World Nepal 2019 on 9 May 2019. Shrestha also won Miss Nepal Oceania 2018.
She was crowned by her predecessor
Shrinkhala Khatiwada
Shrinkhala Khatiwada ( ne, शृङ्खला खतिवडा, ) is a Nepalese model and Miss Nepal World 2018. She represented Nepal in Miss World 2018. She also became the second Nepali after Ishani Shrestha to win Beauty with a Purpo ...
.
Early life and education
Shrestha was born on 18 January 1996 in
Kathmandu
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Nepal
Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...
. Her mother, Mukta Shrestha, is a fashion designer who owns a boutique called Muku Boutique situated in Kupondole,
Lalitpur. Shrestha completed her
SLC from Triyog High School, and Junior College from Ace Higher Secondary School.
She went to
Sydney,
Australia and completed her
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...
in Commerce at the
Australian Catholic University.
Shrestha worked at the
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), or CommBank, is an Australian multinational bank with businesses across New Zealand, Asia, the United States and the United Kingdom. It provides a variety of financial services including retail, busine ...
.
Pageantry
Miss Nepal Oceania 2018
In 2018, She competed in the Miss Nepal Oceania beauty pageant, held in
Australia, and won the title.
She gained entry into the Top 26 of Miss Nepal 2019 through winning the title.
Miss Nepal 2019
The 25th edition of
Miss Nepal 2019 was held at Laboratory H.S. premises,
Kirtipur
Kirtipur (Nepal Bhasa: किपू ''Kipoo'') is a Municipality and an ancient city of Nepal. The Newars are the natives of Kipoo (Kirtipur) that is believed to be derived from Kirati King Yalamber. It is located in the Kathmandu Valley 5 k ...
, Nepal on 9 May 2019. Twenty-five delegates competed for the national crown. Anushka Shrestha was crowned the new beauty queen. The new queen was crowned by Miss World 2018 Shrinkhala Khatiwada. She also won Miss Intellectual and Miss Fascino sub-titles during Miss Nepal 2019.
Miss World 2019
She earned the title of Miss World Nepal 2019 and went on to represent Nepal in the Miss World 2019 beauty pageant, which was held in the
ExCeL London,
London
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,
United Kingdom
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, on 14 December 2019.
She won the Beauty With a Purpose sub-title, the Multimedia Award and her Head-to-Head Challenge.
She ultimately placed in the Top 12 of Miss World 2019.
References
External links
Missnepal.com.np
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Living people
1997 births
Miss Nepal winners
Nepalese beauty pageant winners
Miss World 2019 delegates
People from Kathmandu