The participants were judged by a panel of judges consisting of Chief Guest Naresh Bir Shakya, General Secretary of Nepal Bhasa Manka Khala, Jeebeshwor Lal Shrestha, Vice Principal of Namuna College of Fashion and Technology, Amarjyoti Ranjit, Marketing Manager of Nepal Overseas Trading Concern, Ujwal Krishna Shrestha, President of Boutique Association of Nepal, Miss Newa 1133 Sudina Shrestha, Dipak Tuladhar, Principal of Modern Newa English School, Khagesh Ranjitkar, President of Child Protection Forum, and actress and model Hisila Maharjan.[break]
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After three levels of judging, the top eight contestants were chosen, who were then posed with the question, ‘Why did you introduce yourself in your mother tongue, Nepal Bhasa?’ The answer to this question became the deciding factor.
Although not all the finalists spoke in Nepal Bhasa, most of the contestants emphasized on the importance of their mother tongue in representing their community and opined that they should respect and conserve their mother language.
In the end, Pralisha Shakya was crowned Miss Little Newa 1133 while Shilutara Shakya and Shristina Maharjan were declared 1st Runner-up and 2nd Runner-up respectively. The title winner received a cash prize of Rs 10,000 along with other gift hampers while the runners-up and the sub-title winners were also awarded with several gift hampers.
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