Dabur Vatika Miss Nepal 2007, the 12th

Miss Nepal Miss Nepal ( ne, मिस नेपाल) is a national beauty pageant in Nepal. The winners are sent to Miss World, Miss Earth, Miss International, Miss Supranational. History Ever since the pageant started from 1994, historically the ...

pageant held on April 7, 2007, at the Birendra International Conference Convention Centre in

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. It was won by Sitashma Chand, of Lalitpur. The event was surrounded by heavy protests from

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activists. The show was broadcast live by Nepal Television but suffered from minor technical glitches. The chief judge of the event, Kollywood actor

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, asked the top 5 finalists, "Are all traditions to be followed without question or do they need to be discussed and amended?" The contestants were supported by fashion designer groups INIFD, NEFT, Lakhotia and others. The event differed from previous pageants in that it featured modifications of Nepal's traditional ethnic dresses. Designs from INIFD (International Institute of Fashion Design) were judged to be better than the dresses from competing designers. The winner of Miss Nepal 2007, Sitashma Chand, represented Nepal in the

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pageant in

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. The 1st runner up, Bandana Sharma, represented Nepal in the Miss Earth 2007 pageant in Nha Trang,

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External links

Miss Nepal website

Miss Nepal 2007 Website
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