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Mega Model Format Reality television Created by Tyra Banks Presented by Sahana Bajracharya (2010-Present)
Pallavi Dhakal (2008)Judges Sijan Bhattachan (2-present)
Raj Bhai Suwal(1-present)
Sneh Rana (2-present)
Ruby Rana (1)[1]Country of origin 
NepalLanguage(s) Nepalese No. of seasons 2 No. of episodes 10 Production Running time 60 minutes Production company(s) Multimedia JSC
Image ChannelDistributor ECS Living(domestically)
Active(domestically)Broadcast Original channel Image Channel Picture format 480i (4:3 SDTV) Original run June, 2008 – November 11, 2011 Mega Model (often abbreviated as Active Mega Model) is a Nepalese reality television show in which a number of young nepalese women compete against each other to win for the title of Mega Model and an opportunity to start their career in the modeling industry. The premiere is set to air on September 25, 2010 and the season finale in which the top 6 compete against each other on a stage is coming live on Image Channel.
The winner of Mega Model wins a music video, a 6-page fashion editorial spread as well as the front cover in ECS Living Magazine[2] and Rs100,000.
The show's format was originally created by American talk-show host and model Tyra Banks.
Mega Model has had 2 Model hosts to date. For Season 1, Pallavi Dhakal[3] and currently, for Mega Model Season 2 is hosted by former model & beauty queen Sahana Bajracharya. Like its American version, Mega Model features a photographer and model on its judging panel, Raj Bhai Suwal, Sneh Rana and Sijan Bhattachan.
Contents
Cycles
Cycle Premiere date Winner Runner-up Other contestants in order of elimination Number of contestants International Destination 1 June, 2008[4] Swastika Rajbhandari Ekta Rana Ekta Rana, Swastika Rajbhandari, Linda Maharjan, Zunu Gurung, Sonam La Sherpa, Sabrina Maharjan, Lina Paudel, Saraswoti Lama, Shewta Shrestha, Sumi Mishra, Prajusha Shrestha, Renuka Sunwal, Ruchie Rajkarnikar, Binuna Chaudhary, Shanti Lama, Nandita Thapa Magar 16 Pokhara Nepal2 September 25, 2010 Rashmita Maharjan[5] Pragati Gurung Prakiti Shrestha, Rozie Gurung, Ayesha Shakya, Rashmita Maharjan, Pragati Gurung, Amita Joshi, Asmita Bhandari, Priyanka Thapa, Krisha Bajracharya, Jasmine, Nitika Gurung, Pratima, Seela 14 Chitwan NepalSeason 2
New host Sahana Bajracharya, with Sijan Bhattachan, Sneh Rana and returning judge Raj Bhai Suwal all join together as the second season introduces a new format. The show started with 3 weeks audition sessions and 1 week bootcamp where they reduced the 50 semi-finalists into top 14 finalists for the main competition. Every week the girls were groomed interms of posing, catwalk and communication; in the end of each week the judges evaluated the girls through their photo which they took part in a photoshoot that week. And one or more girls were eliminated every week until the top 6, who took part in a live finale show which declared the winner through the judges and the public vote.
In order of elimination
(ages stated are at time of contest)
- Priyanka Thapa
- Pratija
- Nitika Gurung
- Krisha Bajracharya
- Jasmine
- Ayesha Shakya
- Pratima
- Seela Gurung
- Amita Joshi
- Asmita Bhandari
- Rozie Gurung
- Prakiti Shrestha (Runner Up)
- Pragati Gurung (Runner Up)
- Rashmita Maharjan (Winner)
Call-out order
Sijan's call-out order Order Episodes 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 Ayesha Pragati Rashmita Amita Ashmita Pragati Rozie Pragati Rashmita Rashmita 2 Pragati Ashmita Rozie Pragati Rozie Rashmita Rashmita Amita Prakiti Pragati 3 Ashmita Krisha Pragati Seela Ayesha Prakiti Amita Rozie Pragati Prakiti 4 Amita Rozie Prakiti Ashmita Rashmita Seela Rozie Rashmita Rozie 5 Rozie Nitika Ashmita Rashmita Prakiti Rashmita Prakiti Ashmita Amita 6 Rashmita Amita Amita Rozie Pragati Amita Ashmita Prakiti Ashmita 7 Jasmine Rashmita Ayesha Pratima Seela Pratima Seela Seela 8 Pratija Prakiti Krisha Prakiti Amita Rozie Pratima 9 Nitika Pramita Seela Jasmine Jasmine Ayesha 10 Pratima Ayesha Jasmine Ayesha Jasmine 11 Krisha Jasmine Pratima Krisha 12 Priyanka Seela Nitika 13 Prakiti Pratija 14 Seela Priyanka - The contestant won the reward challenge
- The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant won the reward challenge and was eliminated
- The contestant won the competition
- From episode 1-3 showed the auditions and the casting from 50 girls which was reduced to 14 who moved on to the main competition.
- In episode 4, three girls were on bottom 3 but none of them were eliminated
- Episode 2 featured a double elimination.
Photoshoot guide
- Week 4 Photoshoot: Casting
- Week 5 Photoshoot: Victorian Era
- Week 6 Photoshoot: Zodic Signs
- Week 7 Catwalk: Modern Saree
- Week 8 Catwalk: Desingers Show
- Week 9 Commerical: Image Soup Commerical
- Week 12 Photoshoot: Tenzin Bhutia Designs
- Week 12 Photoshoot: Living Magazine
References
External links
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- 2008 in Nepal
- 2011 in Nepal
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