Manita Devkota ( ne, मनिता देवकोटा) is a

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...

ese-born American model, women's health advocate, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Nepal on April 11, 2018, representing Nepal at the

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pageant, finishing as a Top 10 finalist. She became the first

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to win Miss Universe Nepal in an ongoing competition, as the organizer of

; The Hidden Treasure adjoined the title for the first time in the competition. At the 67th

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pageant held on December 17, 2018, at the Impact arena, Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi Province, the northern suburb of Bangkok, represented

. She also won the Miss Universe National Gift Auction of 2018. She is also a Nepalese health care worker.

Miss Universe 2018

On December 17, 2018, Devkota participated in

at the Impact arena. Nepal debuted in the Miss Universe pageantry in 2017 In the second year of participation, Devkota made it to the top 10. She became the first

to enter the Semi-Final in

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