“Out of the [80] applicants, 50 were short listed and 18 have been chosen for the final,” according to Subarna Chhetri, Hidden Treasure promoter. “The selected contestants have been given six weeks training.” [break]
The theme for the beauty pageant this year is environmental change. Hidden Treasure Chairperson Gopal Sunder Lal Kakshapati explained, “As an organization we try to involve the winner of the competition in a social cause and this year we have chosen this particular issue.”

The winner of the title will also be a goodwill ambassador for Nepal Cancer Relief Society and World Wildlife Fund for Nature, Nepal. Besides she will also receive a Chery QQ3 car and a cash prize of Rs 50,000 while the first runner-up will be handed a 125 CC Mahindra Scooter and Rs 35,000 in cash prize. Rachana Gurung Sharma, official choreographer and
chief trainer of the beauty pageant said, “All the girls are geared up and set to take center stage. I see huge potential in all of them.”
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