Liza and Parantap win Model Hunt Nepal title
KATHMANDU:- Parantap Bhandari and Liza Shrestha have won the titles of ‘Model Hunt Nepal 2026.’ Bhandari was declared the winner in the male category, while Shrestha won in the female category.
In addition to a prize worth 500,000 rupees, both winners have secured the opportunity to represent Nepal at the ‘Miss and Mr. Celebrity International’ pageant, scheduled to be held in Cambodia this coming December.
Bhandari won three additional titles—Best Walk, Best Physique, and Best Figure—while Shrestha also clinched the title of Commercial Model.
In the event, Anuskrit Neupane and Sushant Prajapati were selected as the first and second runners-up, respectively, in the male category. Priyanka Oli and Khusi Bohara were declared the first and second runners-up in the female category.
In the final round, which featured 42 contestants—26 women and 16 men—Manish Oli and Kaya Thapa were named ‘Most Popular’; Sushil Thapa Magar and Kaya Thapa were ‘Most Stylish’; Anush Saxena and Ugeshna Timalsina won ‘Best Personality’; Asnika Thakuri won ‘Best Walk’; and Sushant Prajapati and Priyanka Oli won the ‘Public Choice’ award.
Similarly, Sushant Prajapati and Krishala Sangat were named ‘Most Photogenic’; Simran Karki won ‘Best Physique’ and ‘Best Figure’; Anuskrit Neupane was recognized as ‘Commercial Model’; and Srishti Neupane was named ‘Best Content Creator’.
The panel of judges comprised Malvika Subba, Prashant Tamrakar, Rajbhai Suwal, Himanchalraj KC, Binay Joshi, Ramila Nemkul, and Manish Rai.
