Miss Universe Nepal 2020, was organized by Umanga Creation Pvt. Ltd. held on 30 December 2020 at Kathmandu Marriott Hotel. Nagma Shrestha crowned Anshika Sharma as the winner to represent Nepal in Miss Universe 2020.
The winner received NPR Rs. 1,000,000 as prize for winning the title as well as full support from the Umanga Creation Pvt. Ltd. for her chosen advocacy.
AP1 TV broadcast the pageant live and for all the Nepalese abroad and it was also live streamed on Youtube.
The pageant was scheduled to be held on 30 December 2021. The press conference of the contest was conducted at the Kathmandu Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu, in which the Kathmandu Marriott Hotel in Kathmandu will be served as the venue for the close camp and the grand finale coronation.
Subeksha Khadka (Miss Nepal International 2012 and World Miss University Nepal 2017) was made the official host by national director Nagma Shrestha (Miss Nepal Earth 2012, Top 8 Finalist of Miss Earth 2012 and Nepal's first ever representative at Miss Universe 2017. Subeksha hosted everything from the Top 50 Announcement. As for the final, Rabi Rajkarnikar hosted the event with Subeksha Khadka.
Shashwot Khadka was the performer for the Final Look of the 18 participants of Miss Universe Nepal 2020.
Applications for pageant started on 5 November and applications ended on 9 November. The official press presentation for the pageant was on 25 December 2020.
A new crown was to be used to award the winner of the pageant for the 2020 edition. The headwear is known as "The BBB (Brave, Bold and Beautiful) Crown" and was crafted by Apala Jewels.
The crown is centered around three gems (Sapphire, Ruby and Diamond) that represent the all-inclusive platform and message of Brave, Bold and Beautiful (BBB). The crown is worth NPR Rs. 1,500,000 (US $12,700).
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The winner of the "Miss Popular Choice" was determined via a public paid voting on the Khalti app. Nancy Khadka from Biratnagar, Dikta Thapa from Chandragiri, Anshika Sharma from Sydney and Parichhya Bista from Dhulikhel automatically qualified for the top 10 finalists at the grand final round, held on 30 December in Hotel Marriott, Kathmandu.
The contestants selected their judges from the Top 10 Q&A round. The contestants selected their judge through the category of which judge they want to talk to. The theme was gemstones, the judges had their selected gemstone for judging (Sapphire, Ruby, Amethyst, Topaz, Emerald and Diamond).