The Miss Bhutan is a national

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based in Bhutan. Since 2022, the winner will compete at Miss Universe pageant. The first winner of Miss Bhutan, Tsokye Tsomo Karchung, participated in

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promoting

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History

The Miss Bhutan is organized and produced by MPC Bhutan Entertainment, a film production company based in

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, the capital city of Bhutan. On October 10, 2008, MPC Bhutan entertainment organized Miss Bhutan pageant and launched it first Miss Bhutan beauty pageant. The Founding President of Miss Bhutan Pageant is Karma Tshering. The selection of the Miss Bhutan finalists and eventually the winner of the pageant is based on the decision of a panel of judges on the performance and physical attributes of the candidates and not by public voting system. The winner of Miss Bhutan receives a cash prize of Nu 100,000. The Miss Bhutan crown, designed in Bhutan, is worth another Nu 100,000. In 2008, the winner represented the country at

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beauty pageant. Although there was no swimsuit round in the actual Miss Bhutan contest, the winner is trained in an enclosed area for the

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in preparation for the international Miss Earth competition. 77 contestants from all across Bhutan registered for the Miss Bhutan 2008, but only 20 contestants were short listed in the main event after the preliminary round. On November 9, 2008, Miss Bhutan 2008 Tsoki Tsomo Karchung participated in the 8th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, which was held at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in

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. Eighty-five women arrived from October 19, 2008 in the

Titleholders

Representatives to international beauty pageants

Miss Bhutan Universe

Past titleholders under Miss Bhutan org.

Miss Bhutan Earth

Notes

Miss Bhutan 2008

The grand finale of Miss Bhutan 2008 was held on 10 October 2008 in the YDF Auditorium, the nations's biggest auditorium hall. The pageant was judged by five famous personalities and two international judges,

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, Miss Thailand 2006. Miss Tshoki Tshomo Karchung, 24, was crowned as the first ever Miss Bhutan 2008. She also took the title of Miss Photogenic and Miss Talent. Shelkar Choden took the 1st runners up prize and Tshering Pem took the 2nd runner up prize. Miss Bhutan represented Bhutan in

, Miss Young International in

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, and Miss Safari 2008 in

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. The Bhutan Information Communication and Media Authority (BICMA), Bhutan's media regulatory body did not allow the contest to use the

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tag, as they believed its use didn't correspond with beauty contests.

Contestants

Results

References

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