Mega Model

*Mega Model*
Mega Model
Created by	Tyra Banks
Presented by	Malvika Subba (2015 - present)(3-); Former; Sahana Bajracharya (2010); Pallavi Dhakal (2008)
Judges	Current; Malvika Subba (3-); Kishor Kayastha (3-); Prasant Tamrakar (3-); Former; Sijan Bhattachan (1-2); Raj Bhai Suwal(1-2); Sneha Rana (2); Ruby Rana (1);
Country of origin	Nepal
Original language	Nepali
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	74
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Multimedia JSC; Image Channel
Original release
Network	Image Channel
Release	June 12, 2008 –; present

Mega Model (often abbreviated as Image Mega Model) is a Nepalese reality television show in which a number of young Nepalese women compete against each other to win for the title of Mega Model and an opportunity to start their career in the modeling industry. The premiere is set to air on September 25, 2010 and the season finale in which the top 6 compete against each other on a stage is coming live on Image Channel.

The show's format was originally created by Indian's reality modelling show Get Gorgeous.

Mega Model has had 2 Model hosts to date. For Season 1, Pallavi Dhakal^[2] and currently, for Mega Model Season 2 is hosted by former model & beauty queen Sahana Bajracharya. Like its American version, Mega Model features a photographer and model on its judging panel, Raj Bhai Suwal, Sneh Rana and Sijan Bhattachan.

In 2015, Nagma Shrestha posted in her Facebook page that she will be the new host for the third season of Image Mega Model but later on, Malvika Subba replaced her from Episode 10.

Cycles[edit]

Cycle	Premiere date	Winner	Runner-up	Other contestants in order of elimination	Number of contestants
1	June 12, 2008^[3]	Swastika Rajbhandari Kathmandu, Nepal^[4]	Ekta Rana Kathmandu, Nepal	Nandita Thapa Magar, Saraswati Lama, Sweta Shrestha, Binuna Chaudhary, Linda Maharjan, Shanti Lama, Renuka Suwal, Ruchi Rajkarnikar, Sabina Maharjan, Prajusha Shrestha, Zunu Gurung, Summi Mishra, Sonam La Sherpa, Lina Poudel	16
2	September 25, 2010	Rashmita Maharjan Kathmandu, Nepal^[5]	Prakreeti Shrestha Dolakha District, Nepal	Dristee Shakya, Pradika Shrestha, Priyanka Thapa & Pratija, Nitika Gurung, Krisha Bajracharya, Jasmine, Ayesha Shakya, Pratima, Seela Gurung, Amita Joshi, Ashmita Bhandari, Rozie Gurung,Pragati Gurung	16
3	October 11, 2015	Anugya Chand Kathmandu, Nepal	Nitika Mahat Kathmandu, Nepal	Saina Shrestha (quit),Maya Roka Magar & Sneha Dhakal, Anu Maharjan & Chandrika Mote, Bhumika Chaudhry & Zenisha Tamang, Meera Kachhepati & Rekha Singh, Rajiya Maharjan (returned), Prarthana Thapa, Salina Gurung, Shailee Manandhar, Sikshya Shakya	16
4	March 15, 2020	Pooja Baral Pokhara, Nepal	Sugandha Adhikari Kathmandu, Nepal	Anjana Niroula, Ikrina Balla, Parina Pradhan, Shreeshna Bajracharya, Albina Upreti, Anisha Waiba, Archana Khare, Bipasha Rajbanshi, Ishika Rai, Tara Basnet, Aayusha Maharjan & Anjali Thapal & Rajita Parajuli, Ashim Ranabhat	16

Season 1[edit]

Season 1 begin on June 12, 2008. The host is Pallavi Dhakal. The other judges are Ruby Rana and Sijan Bhattachan. The cast consist of 16 girls who will compete for the title of Image Mega Model.

Prizes[edit]

The winner of Mega Model wins a contract to appear in a music video, a 6-page fashion editorial spread as well as the front cover in Wave Magazine and many other prize from the sponsor.

Contestants[edit]

(ages stated are at time of contest)^[6]

Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown	Rank
Nandita Thapa Magar	15	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	Morang	Top 16
Saraswati Lama	20	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	Hetauda	Top 15
Shweta Shrestha	19	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Kathmandu	Top 14
Binuna Chaudhary	18	1.58 m (5 ft 2 in)	Kathmandu	Top 13
Linda Maharjan	20	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	Lalitpur	Top 12
Shanti Lama	21	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	Kathmandu	Top 11
Renuka Suwal	18	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Bhaktapur	Top 10
Ruchie Rajkarnikar	17	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Kathmandu	Top 9
Sabina Maharjan	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Lalitpur	Top 8
Prajusha Shrestha	17	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Kathmandu	Top 7
Zunu Gurung	19	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	Kathmandu	Top 6
Summi Mishra	16	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Kathmandu
Sonam La Sherpa	19	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Lalitpur
Lina Poudel	20	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Bhaktapur	2nd Runner Up
Ekta Rana	18	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Kathmandu	Runner-Up
Swastika Rajbhandari	19	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)	Kathmandu	Winner

Season 2[edit]

New host Sahana Bajracharya, with Sijan Bhattachan,^[7] Sneh Rana and returning judge Raj Bhai Suwal all join together as the second season introduces a new format. The show started with 3 weeks audition sessions and 1 week bootcamp where they reduced the 50 semi-finalists into top 14 finalists for the main competition. Every week the girls were groomed interims of posing, catwalk and communication; in the end of each week the judges evaluated the girls through their photo which they took part in a photoshoot that week. And one or more girls were eliminated every week until the top 6, who took part in a live finale show which declared the winner through the judges and the public vote.

In order of elimination[edit]

(ages stated are at time of contest)^[8]

Contestant	Age	Height	Rank
Priyanka Thapa	22	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Top 14
Pratija Shakya	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Top 13
Nitika Gurung	18	1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)	Top 12
Krisha Bajracharya	18	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Top 11
Jasmine Dangol	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Top 10
Ayesha Shakya	18	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)	Top 9
Pratima Khatiwada	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Top 8
Seela Gurung	17	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Top 7
Amita Joshi	18	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)	Top 6
Ashmita Bhandari	21	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Rozie Gurung	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Pragati Gurung	19	1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)	2nd Runner Up
Prakreeti Shrestha	19	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)	Runner-Up
Rashmita Maharjan	20	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Winner

Call-out order[edit]

Sijan's call-out order
Order	Episodes
Order	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1	Ayesha	Pragati	Rashmita	Amita	Ashmita	Pragati	Pragati	Pragati	Rashmita	Rashmita
2	Pragati	Ashmita	Rozie	Pragati	Rozie	Rashmita	Rashmita	Amita	Prakriti	Prakriti
3	Ashmita	Krisha	Pragati	Seela	Ayesha	Prakiti	Amita	Rozie	Pragati	Pragati
4	Amita	Rozie	Prakiti	Ashmita	Rashmita	Seela	Rozie	Rashmita	Rozie
5	Rozie	Nitika	Ashmita	Rashmita	Prakiti	Ayesha	Prakiti	Ashmita	Amita
6	Rashmita	Amita	Amita	Rozie	Pragati	Amita	Ashmita	Prakiti	Ashmita
7	Jasmine	Rashmita	Ayesha	Pratima	Seela	Ashmita	Seela	Seela
8	Pratija	Prakiti	Krisha	Prakiti	Amita	Rozie	Ayesha
9	Nitika	Pratima	Seela	Jasmine	Pratima	Pratima
10	Pratima	Ayesha	Jasmine	Ayesha	Jasmine
11	Krisha	Jasmine	Pratima	Krisha
12	Priyanka	Seela	Nitika
13	Prakiti	Pratija
14	Seela	Priyanka

The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom three

The contestant was eliminated

The contestant won the competition

Episode 1-3, featured the auditions. The top fifty girls were reduced to final fourteen who moved on to the main competition.
In episode 4, Priyanka, Prakiti and Seela landed in the bottom three. None of them were eliminated.
In episode 5, Pratija and Priyanka landed in the bottom two. Both of them were eliminated

Photo shoot guide[edit]

Episode 3 Photo shoot: Casting
Episode 4 Photo shoot: Victorian Era
Episode 5 Photo shoot: Zodiac Signs
Episode 6 Photo shoot: Pose with male model
Episode 7 Catwalk: In Saree
Episode 8 Catwalk: Designers Catwalk Show
Episode 9 Commercial: Image Soap commercial
Episode 11 Photo shoot: Tenzin Bhutia Designs
Episode 12 Photo shoot: Living Magazine

Season 3[edit]

After a hiatus of 5 years it was announced that Mega Model would return in 2015. The new host/head judge is the Nepalese beauty queen Malvika Subba. The other new judges will be Nepalese photographer Kishor Kayastha and male supermodel Prasant Tamrakar. The cast consist of 16 girls who will compete for the title of Image Mega Model Season 3.

Auditions[edit]

The auditions for the third season of Mega Model has started from Dharan Audition, Pokhara Audition and the final Kathmandu Audition. Because of the recent earthquake in Nepal the auditions have been postponed to later this year. On June 29 it was announced on their official Facebook page that the postponed auditions will take place on August 5 in Pokhara and August 8, 9 and 10 in Kathmandu.^[9]

Prizes[edit]

The winner will receive NPR 200,000 prize money as well as a trip to Bangkok.

Contestants[edit]

(ages stated are at time of contest)

Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown	Rank
Saina Shrestha	20	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Patan	Top 16 (Quit)
Maya Roka Magar	19	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)	Pokhara	Top 15
Sneha Dhakal	20	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Butwal	Top 15
Anu Maharjan	21	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Naxal	Top 13
Chandrika Mote	21	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Dharan	Top 13
Bhumika Chaudhry	21	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)	New Baneshwor	Top 11
Zenisha Tamang	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Nuwakot	Top 11
Meera Kachhepati	20	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Bhaktapur	Top 9
Rekha Singh	21	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Gyaneshwor	Top 9
Rajiya Maharjan	19	1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)	Kathmandu	Top 7
Prarthana Thapa	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Balaju
Shailee Manandhar	20	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Dallu
Salina Gurung	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Pokhara
Sikshya Shakya	20	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Balaju	2nd Runner Up
Nitika Mahat	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Samakhushi	Runner Up
Anugya Chand	19	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Dhapasi	Winner

Sneha was the Migme Wild Card Entry who made it to Top 16.

Call-out order[edit]

Malvika's call-out order
Order	Episodes
Order	7	13	15	19	22	23	25
1	Salina	Prarthana	Zenisha	Salina	Sikshya	Anugya	Sikshya	Anugya
2	Zenisha	Nikita	Shailee	Sikshya	Nikita	Sikshya	Anugya	Nikita
3	Anu	Chandrika	Anugya	Nikita	Anugya	Nikita	Nikita	Sikshya
4	Prarthana	Anugya	Salina	Prarthana	Salina	Salina	Salina
5	Maya	Anu	Nikita	Anugya	Prarthana	Shailee	Shailee
6	Shailee	Sikshya	Prarthana	Zenisha	Shailee	Prarthana	Prarthana
7	Sneha	Salina	Sikshya	Rekha	Meera	Rekha	Rajiya
8	Rajiya	Bhumika	Rekha	Meera	Rekha	Meera
9	Shailee	Rekha	Meera	Bhumika
10	Chandrika	Zenisha	Shailee	Zenisha
11	Anugya	Meera	Anu
12	Rekha	Shailee	Chandrika
13	Nikita	Maya
14	Sikshy	Rajiya
15	Meera	Sneha
16	Bhumika	Saina

The contestant was nominated for the best photo of that week.

The contestant was in the bottom, but was not eliminated.

The contestant was voted back by the viewers but was eliminated again in the same episode.

The contestant was eliminated.

The contestant quit the competition.

The contestant won the competition.

In episode 13, Saina had to quit the competition due to personal reasons.
In episode 224, nobody was eliminated.
In the finale, Rajiya was voted back by the viewers

Photo shoot guide[edit]

Episode 7 Photo shoot: Casting
Episode 8 Catwalk: Walking in Cocktail dress
Episode 14 Photo shoot: Moving Bus
Episode 17 Photo shoot: Makeover Madness
Episode 21, 22 Photo shoot: TVC for Healthy lifestyle
Episode 24 Catwalk: Walking in Saree

Season 4[edit]

After a hiatus of 5 years it was announced that Mega Model would return in 2020. The new host/head judge is the Nepalese beauty queen Niti Shah. Nepalese photographer Kishor Kayastha returned as a judge along with fashion designer Bina Ghale. The cast consist of 16 girls who will compete for the title of Image Mega Model Season 4.

Auditions[edit]

The auditions for the fourth season of Mega Model has started from Dharan Audition, Pokhara Audition and the final Kathmandu Audition.

Prizes[edit]

The winner will receive NPR 500,000 prize money as well as other prizes from the sponsor.

Contestants[edit]

(ages stated are at time of contest)

Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown	Rank
Anjana Niroula	19	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Jhapa	Top 16
Ikrina Balla	24	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Bhaktapur
Parina Pradhan	18	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Kathmandu
Shreesha Bajracharya	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Lalitpur
Albina Upreti		1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Hetauda	Top 12
Anisha Waiba		1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)	Bhaktapur
Archana Kharel		1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Itahari
Tara Basnet	20	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Sindhuli
Bipasha Rajbanshi		1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Biratnagar
Ishika Rai	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Kathmandu
Aayusha Maharjan		1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Kritipur	Top 6
Anjali Thapa	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Lalitpur
Rajita Parajuli		1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Itahari
Ashim Ranahat	21	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Pokhara	2nd Runner Up
Sugandha Adhikari	18	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Kathmandu	Runner Up
Pooja Baral	23	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Pokhara	Winner

Call-out order[edit]

Bina's call-out order
Order	Episodes
Order	10	13	20	23
1	Pooja	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WINNER
2	Sugandha	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM
3	Ashim	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM
4	Anjali	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM
5	Rajita	LOW	SAFE	ELIM
6	Aayusha	HIGH	SAFE	ELIM
7	Tara	LOW	ELIM
8	Albina	SAFE	ELIM
9	Anisha	LOW	ELIM
10	Ishika	SAFE	ELIM
11	Archana	LOW	ELIM
12	Bipasha	HIGH	ELIM
13	Parina	ELIM
14	Ikrina	ELIM
15	Anjana	ELIM
16	Shreesha	ELIM

The contestant won Mega Model.

The contestant was a runner-up.

The contestant won the challenge.

The contestant received positive critiques and was ultimately declared safe.

The contestant received critiques but was ultimately declared safe.

The contestant received negative critiques but was ultimately declared safe.

The contestant was in the bottom.

The contestant was eliminated.

The contestant was voted back by the viewers but was eliminated again in the same episode.

The contestant quit the competition.

Photo shoot guide[edit]

Episode 9 Photo shoot: Personal style (casting)
Episode 13, 14, 15 Video shoot: Introduction teaser
Episode 16, 17 Catwalk: Harajuku-style in the market
Episode 18, 19 Photo shoot: Wall climbing
Episode 21 Commercial: TVC for various sponsor's product
Episode 22 Photo shoot: Luxury in golden

References[edit]

^ "Image Channel Presents Marico?s Hair and Care Mega Model Season 2 | Living". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^ http://www.enasha.com/article.php?id=2248
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Swastika is Active Mega Model". Kathmandu Tribune. The Himalayan Times. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ "The Himalayan Times : Nepal picks its mega model in Rashmita - Detail News : Nepal News Portal". Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
^ "Contestant". Missosology. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
^ "Sijan Bhattachan : A Survivor Story". Wave Mag Nepal. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
^ "Episode 4".
^ https://www.facebook.com/image.megamodel?fref=ts ^{[user-generated source]}

External links[edit]

[1] "Image Channel Presents Marico?s Hair and Care Mega Model Season 2 | Living". Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

[2] ttp://www.enasha.com/article.php?id=2248

[3] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-07-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[4] "Swastika is Active Mega Model". Kathmandu Tribune. The Himalayan Times. 5 September 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

[5] "The Himalayan Times : Nepal picks its mega model in Rashmita - Detail News : Nepal News Portal". Archived from the original on 2012-05-29. Retrieved 2011-07-21.

[6] "Contestant". Missosology. Retrieved 17 August 2020.

[7] "Sijan Bhattachan : A Survivor Story". Wave Mag Nepal. Retrieved 8 October 2018.

[8] "Episode 4".

[9] ttps://www.facebook.com/image.megamodel?fref=ts ^{[user-generated source]}

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