Miss Universe Nepal 2024

Miss Universe Nepal 2024 (MUN 2024) will be the 8th edition of the Miss Universe Nepal pageant and the first edition under Global Glamour Venture organization. Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua will crown the eighth Miss Universe Nepal at the end of the event who will represent Nepal at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico.

Background
On 11 January 2024 Global Glamour Venture organized a press conference announcing the change of organizers of Miss Universe Nepal. Acknowledging the contributions of previous organizers, a new set of team was announced. Sangita Puri was introduced as the new National Director, Sabi Puri as the CEO and president of MUN and Alok Chhetri as the managing director of the organization. Pageant consultant Alexander Gonzalez was announced as the part of Miss Universe Nepal. The event was broadcast via Kasthamandap Gold Television. Popular pageant analyst and Mister Supranational Canada 2023, Luis Portelles will be grooming the contestants of MUN 2024. On 7-June-2024, a promotional video was released starring Miss Universe Nepal 2022 Sophiya Bhujel for spreading the message of MUN's motto, "Perfect You". On July-10-2024, MUN made official announcement of Top 60 Candidates on their respective emails. The number of  applicants has raised significantly compared to 2023 edition (Umanga Creation Org.) where only 37 candidates had applied.

The Team


 * 1) Sangita Puri, National Director
 * 2) Alok Chhetri, Managing Director
 * 3) Sabi Puri, CEO/President
 * 4) Alexander Gonzalez, International Choreographer and Image Constant
 * 5) Dikpal Karki, National Choreographer
 * 6) Indira Joshi, renowned singer, Mentor
 * 7) Ranjit Raj Acharya, Mentor
 * 8) Luis Portelles, Pageant analyst, Content creator

Pageant Format
 Registration Phase  (Online)

On 11 May 2024 a second press conference was made to announce the opening of registration for the selection of 8th Miss Universe Nepal. The announcement was made in the presence of Miss Universe Nepal 2021- Sujita Basnet. Several media houses covered the event in a huge scale.

The registrations initially opened from 15 May 2024 to June 15, 2024, via Khalti app and Miss Universe Nepal website. Further developments regarding competition format, announcement of contestants, contest events and grand finale date was revealed by the face-book page of Nepal Tourism Board, the Tourism Partner of Miss Universe Nepal. Later on, registration phase was extended till 30 June, 2024 for NRN candidates to prepare essential documents.

Eligibility Criteria

Any Nepali/Non-Resident-Nepali (NRN) who identifies as female aged 18 and above is allowed to participate. There is no criteria on body type and physical measurements. The competition is open to everyone irrespective of their marital status (unmarried/ married/ divorced). Even pregnant women can participate as per the guidelines of Miss Universe. Minimum academic requirement is 10+2/equivalent or above.

 Competition Phase 

Out of many online applications for the 8th Miss Universe Nepal, Top 60 applicants were shortlisted as Qualifiers and notified via emails. The Qualifiers are then, eligible to take physical auditions, unlike in previous editions where the Top 60 directly competed for Top 35 placement. The top 60 qualifiers also receive 2-days-training with International Choreographer Mr. Alexander Gonzalez. The audition takes the Top 35 contestants to next round.

Events
The following schedule of events has been planned as per the details provided by Nepal Tourism Board on its Facebook page. Keep in mind that the events date and chronology might change according future circumstances:


 * Registrations starts: May 15, 2024
 * Students Empowerment Session: June 10, 2024
 * Registration ends: June 30, 2024
 * Top 60 Announcement: July 10, 2024
 * Physical Auditions: July 29, 2024 at Hilton Hotel Kathmandu
 * Top 35 Announcement: TBA
 * Top 22 Announcement: TBA
 * Start of Close Camp: TBA
 * The Grand Final: August 31, 2024