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词条 Manita Devkota
释义

  1. Personal life

  2. National Pageant

  3. International Pageant

  4. Social Awareness and Campaign

  5. References

  6. External links

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| birth_place = Khandbari, Sankhuwasabha, Nepal
| title = Miss Universe Nepal 2018
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Manita Devkota ({{lang-ne|मनिता देवकोटा}}) (born 1995 in Sankhuwasabha) is a Nepalese model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Nepal Universe 2018 on April 11, 2018 in Nepal. She is the second Miss Nepal who competed in the Miss Universe Pageant. She was also been named as "The Dark Horse Of Miss Universe 2018" by the International Media because she surprised everyone in the competition with her hard work and dedication which placed her in then Top 10. Until now, Devkota is the one who had secured the semi-final spot in the Miss Universe from Nepal. She also won the first prize in Auction contest and won the hearts of Thai people.

Personal life

Devkota currently lives in North Carolina, United States. She spent most of her childhood in Gorkha, and later migrated to North Carolina to pursue higher education and other opportunities. She has completed her Public Health Degree from East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, where she has been on the Dean's list for seven semesters straight. She has been involved in Days for Girls and She's the First foundations. She is not a girl born with a silver spoon. Manita has managed her education and housing while she was at a university by working in two jobs: as a librarian and as a Barista.

National Pageant

On 11 April 2018, Devkota joined Miss Nepal 2018 at Hotel Annapurna in Kathmandu, where she was crowned as Miss Nepal Universe 2018. She succeeded outgoing titleholder Nagma Shrestha. Manita Devkota has been successful to catch the eye of the judge because of her best answer to the question asked and impress the audience with her looks and attitude in Miss Nepal competition. She has worked with many organizations like ‘She’s the first’ and ‘Days for Girls’ to fulfill her passions. She has openly stated that her dream job would be one where " I could travel the world and impact communities at the individual level."

At an Interview, Miss Universe Nepal Devkota express her opinion on Miss Nepal:

{{quote|text= Devkota:"...Miss Nepal is the best platform and to grab this title and position became the best opportunity to me. I believe that so much of things had changed with the short span after I made decision to take part in Miss Nepal 2018. The great opportunity is that I got a chance to represent Nepal in Miss Universe 2018..."|sign=|source=}}

International Pageant

On 17 December 2018, Manita Devkota participated Miss Universe 2018 at IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi Province, northern suburb of Bangkok, Thailand. Nepal has debuted in the Miss Universe pageantry last year. In the second year of participation, Devkota made it to Top 10.She became the first Miss Nepal to enter in the Semi-Final Spot in the Miss Universe. According to Miss Universe 2018, she was placed in the 7th position in that pageant.[1][2][3]

After Miss Universe Competition, Devkota conveyed her sincere gratitude to her Well-wishers saying:

{{quote|text= Devkota:"...I want to say a special thank you to you all for supporting me for Miss Universe. Encouraging messages that you all sent really did make a big difference. As a non-resident Nepalese, I always desired to come back to Nepal to connect to my roots and to make a difference here. I’m glad that becoming a Miss Nepal gave me this opportunity. It gives me so much joy to have represented Nepal internationally and to have made history along the way - Top 10 at Miss Universe ‘18. I can now proudly call myself a Miss Nepal and Nepal's Daughter ⁣🇳🇵...."|sign=|source=}}

Social Awareness and Campaign

In 2017, she have taken in protest Women's March to support marginalised individuals and issues.

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=https://tkop.org/2018/04/11/manita-devkota-crowned-miss-universe-nepal-2018/|title=Manita Devkota Wins Miss Universe Nepal 2018|publisher=tkop.org|accessdate=15 April 2018}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.inheadline.com/news/meet-manita-devkota-contest-number-10-for-miss-nepal-2018|title=Meet Manita Devkota: Contest number 10 for Miss Nepal 2018|publisher=inheadline.com|accessdate=15 April 2018}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.nmagnepal.com/Missnepal2018/980/manita-devkota|title=Manita Devkota Profile|publisher=nmagnepal.com|accessdate=15 April 2018}}

5. [https://www.glamournepal.net/manita-devkota-battling-at-miss-universe-2018 Manita Devkota battling at Miss Universe 2018] glamournepal.net

External links

  • Missnepal.com.np
  • Missuniverse.com
  • {{YouTube|id=F_Zg4kou9T0|title=Up Close: Miss Universe Nepal 2018(MU)|link=no}}
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|International = Ronali Amatya
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8 : Living people|1995 births|Miss Nepal winners|Nepalese beauty pageant winners|Miss Universe 2018 contestants|Nepalese health activists|People from Gorkha District|Nepalese emigrants to the United States

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