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Laxmi Bardewa is an actress, known for Damaru Ko Dandibiyo (2018), Kagaz Patra (2019) and Ghampani (2017).

Ashma Kumari KC is the dazzling Miss Nepal World 2024, crowned at the 28th edition of the Miss Nepal pageant held at the Godavari Sunrise Convention Center. Born and raised in Kathmandu, she holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Work and is also an entrepreneur. Her winning answer in the final round addressed climate change, where she emphasized that although Nepal contributes only 0.027% to global CO₂ emissions, it faces severe consequences. She advocated for urgent action—both personal and policy-driven—like switching to electric vehicles, planting trees, and eliminating single-use plastics. Ashma also earned the Face of the Year title, highlighting her standout presence among 26 semifinalists. She will represent Nepal at the 73rd Miss World competition, carrying forward her message of environmental responsibility and social impact.

Prashant Tamrakar has been a driving force in the fashion industry of Nepal for more than two decades. Besides being a model, actor and choreographer, he is also an entrepreneur. Prashant is today best known for his villainous character in the recently released movie, ‘Aishwarya’. He came into the limelight as a model and earned fame through the Nepali fashion industry. Tamrakar got an opportunity to be a part of an Indian Zee TV show, ‘Model Match’ where he won the title of Model of the week. His career as a fashion choreographer took off while training as a model with a Norwegian choreographer and in 1995, he participated in Man Hunt International in Singapore, becoming the first male model to ever represent Nepal in an international platform.

Alisha Rai is a Nepalese film actress, model and dancer. She rose to fame from her dance performance in the Nepalese movie Loot 2. Before then, Alisha had also acted in the leading role of a Rai language movie entitled Binayo.