) is a
Nepali model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder. She won the title of
Miss Nepal 2017
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. She also won the Miss Popular Choice and Miss Confident titles, respectively.
"निकिता चन्दक भइन मिस नेपाल वर्ल्ड २०१७"
SancharNepal.com. Retrieved 3 June 2017. She represented 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 ...
at Miss World 2017
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, held in Sanya City Arena, Sanya, China
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According to the 2020 census, the total population of Sanya was 1,031,396 inhabitants, livi ...
. Chandak ventured into acting by playing the lead role in the 2020 film, ''Sanglo''.
Early life and education
Nikita Chandak was born in Urlabari
Urlabari is a city and municipality in Morang District in the Koshi Zone of south-eastern Nepal. It is considered to be the second largest city in Morang District after Biratnagar. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 18,2 ...
city, Morang
Morang District ( ne, मोरङ जिल्ला ) is located in Province No. 1 in eastern Nepal. It is an Outer Terai district. It borders with Bihar, India to the South, Jhapa to the East, Dhankuta and Panchthar to the North, and Sunsar ...
. She is the daughter of Anil and Sushma Chandak. She is from the Marwari community.
Chandak completed her secondary education at the Pashupati Boarding Secondary School. She completed her high school at the LK Singhania Education Center, Gotan. She studied fashion communication at the JD Institute of Fashion Technology, India in Bengaluru
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.
Career
Pageantry
Chandak won her first title at the age of 20, when she won the Miss Nepal 2017 competition.Beauty with a Purpose
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project. She won the head-to-head challenge from Group 3 which helped her to get to top 40 in the pageant.
Acting
Chandak started her acting career by starring in the Nepali movie ''Sanglo'' alongside Biraj Bhatta
Biraj Bhatta is a Nepali actor who is known for his work in Nepali cinema and Bhojpuri cinema. He has worked in some Nepali and Tharu language films as well. He has starred in more than 200 movies through different languages like Nepali , Bhoj ...
(who also directed the film). The movie was released on 7 February 2020.
References
Living people
Miss Nepal winners
Nepalese female models
Nepalese beauty pageant winners
Miss World 2017 delegates
1995 births
People from Morang District
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