Barsha Lekhi

Barsha Lekhi (बर्षा लेखी, born 5 May 1993) is a Nepalese model, activist and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Nepal 2016 won the Missiology People's Choice award in 2016, and represented Nepal at the Miss International contest held in Japan on October 27, 2016. Lekhi completed her Environmental Science education at Patan Multiple Campus and has worked at the NEFIN-REDD/CC Partnership Program. Currently, she is pursuing her Master's Degree in Environmental Science at Jawaharlal Nehru University

Career
Lekhi entered the Miss Nepal 2016 pageant as competitor number 14 and was subsequently crowned Miss Nepal International 2016. She also earned the Miss Popular title.

Miss Nepal 2016
Lekhi is the first Miss Nepal from the indigenous Tharu community.

Miss International 2016
Barsha Lekhi competed in the Miss International 2016 pageant held on October 27, 2016, in Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan.