Hidden Treasures Miss Nepal 2012 is SHRISTI SHRESTHA, the 18th Miss Nepal beauty pageant was held on May 6, 2012, at the Hotel Del Annapurna in Kathmandu. The winner will represent Nepal at Miss World 2012 and the runners up will be sent to Miss Earth 2012 & Miss International 2012 respectively. Miss Nepal 2011, Malina Joshi from Dharan will crown her successor in the coronation night. 16 shortlisted young women aged 19 years and above, will compete for the main title and the pageant will be live telecast on NTV with Sahana Bajracharya & Biraz Singh Khadka as the hosts.

Contestants of Miss Nepal 2012

#	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
1	Sonam Singh	21	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Sarlahi
2	Nirmita Subedi	19	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Chitwan
3	Shristi Shrestha MISS NEPAL 2012	23	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Chitwan
4	Nagma Shrestha MIss Earth 2012	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Kathmandu
5	Subeksya Khadka Miss Int'l 2012	19	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Lalitpur
6	Bandana Tandukar	23	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Lalitpur
7	Heena Shrestha	19	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Jhapa
8	Prasansa Rana	19	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Kathmandu
9	Neelam Chand	24	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Mahendranagar
10	Dilasha GC	22	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Pokhara
12	Anjali Pradhanang	20	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Butwal
13	Pronika Sharma	21	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Birgunj
14	Akesha Bista	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Kathmandu
15	Sabita Manandhar	19	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Kathmandu
16	Alisha Kunwar	19	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Kirtipur
17	Indira Rai	22	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Dharan

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#	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
11	Rashmita Maharjan	21	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Lalitpur

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