Miss Nepal 2002

The 8th Miss Nepal Pageant for 2002 was held at the Birendra International Convention Centre. There were protests by pro-women activists.

Miss Nepal 2002
Date	December 7, 2002
Venue	Birendra International Conference Convention Centre, Kathmandu
Broadcaster	NTV
Entrants	16
Winner	Malvika Subba Dharan

Malvika Subba was crowned Miss Nepal 2002 on December 7, 2002 at Birendra International Convention Center. Pinky Shah and Lhamo Yangchen Sherpa won the titles of 1st Runner up and 2nd Runner up respectively.

Results

Color keys

•   The contestant Won in an International pageant.
•   The contestant was a Runner-up in an International pageant.
•   The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant.

•   The contestant assumed another title.
•   The contestant was not able to compete in an International pageant.
•   The contestant did not place but won a Special Award in the pageant.
•   The contestant did not place.

Final results	Contestant	International pageant	International Results
Miss Nepal 2002 (Winner)	Dharan - Malvika Subba	Miss World 2002	Did not compete
Miss Earth Nepal 2002	Lalitpur - Nira Gautam	Miss Earth 2002	Unplaced
1st runner-up	Kathmandu - Pinky Shah
2nd runner-up	Kathmandu - Lhama Yangchen Sherpa
Top 5	Biratnagar – Suchitra Acharya
	Kathmandu – Aparna Shah

Sub-Titles

Award	Contestant
Miss Personality	Dharan - Malvika Subba
Miss Best Hair	Dharan - Malvika Subba
Miss Talent	Dharan - Malvika Subba
Miss Best Dress	Jhapa - Prabha Kadariya
Miss Best Smile	Biratnagar - Sugan Sharma

Contestants

#	Contestants	Age	Height	Hometown	Placement
1	Malvika Subba	21	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Dharan	Winner Miss Personality Miss Best Hair Miss Talent
2	Aparna Shah	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Kathmandu	3rd Runner Up
3	Pinky Shah	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Kathmandu	1st Runner Up
4	Sabitri Giri	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Kathmandu
5	Usha Maharjan	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Kathmandu
6	Ranita Bhagat	25	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Biratnagar
7	Suchitra Acharya	21	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Biratnagar	4th Runner Up
8	Srijan Bhujel	22	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Kathmandu
9	Prabha Kadariya	22	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Jhapa	Miss Best Dress
10	Ramita Bhandari	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Hetauda
11	Neeta Makaju	20	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Bhaktapur
12	Lhama Yangchen Sherpa	25	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Boudhanath	2nd Runner Up
13	Rabina Baidya	19	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Kathmandu
14	Sagun Sharma	20	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Biratnagar	Miss Best Smile
15	Lama Lhaden	20	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Lalitpur
16	Anupa Bhandari	20	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Chitwan

External links

• Miss Nepal 2002 website
• Miss Nepal website