Miss Nepal 2003

Miss Nepal 2003
Date	September 13, 2003
Presenters	Namrata Shrestha.
Venue	Birendra International Conference Convention Centre, Kathmandu
Broadcaster	NTV
Winner	Priti Sitoula Kathmandu

Dabur Vatika Miss Nepal 2003 was a beauty pageant held on September 13, 2003, at the Birendra International Conference Convention Centre in Nepal. It was won by Priti Sitoula, of Kathmandu^[1].

The show was broadcast live by Nepal Television but suffered from minor technical glitches^[2].

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.

Namrata Shrestha hosted the show.

The Winner of Miss Nepal 2003, Priti Sitoula, represented Nepal in the Miss World 2003 pageant in Sanya, China. The 1st runner up, Prerana Shah, represented Nepal in the Miss Asia Pacific 2003.

Results

Placements

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Nepal 2003	Kathmandu - Priti Sitoula
1st Runner Up	Kathmandu - Prerana Shah
2nd Runner Up	Lalitpur - Numa Rai
Top 5	Kathmandu - Rupa Upadhyay Kathmandu - Ramani Joshi

Sub-Titles

Award	Contestant
Miss Personality	Kathmandu - Prerana Shah
Miss Photogenic	Kathmandu - Rupa Upadhyay
Miss Natural Talent	Kathmandu - Rupa Upadhyay
Miss Best Dress	Pokhara - Sheila Rani Gurung

References

1. ^ http://www.missnepal.com.np/pressrelease.php
2. ^ http://www.hotelnepal.com/nepal_news.php?id=807

External links

• Miss Nepal website
• Miss Nepal 2003 Website