Shristi Shrestha

Shristi Shrestha
Shristi Shrestha
	Shrestha at premier of Chiso Ashtray.
Born	October 18, 1988 (age 36)
Partner	Saugat Malla (2016–2023)
	Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Chitwan 2012 ; Miss Nepal World 2012 ; Miss World 2012 Quarter Finalist (20th Place) ; Top 10 Beach Beauty Miss World 2012 ; Top 10 Multimedia Award Miss Nepal 2012 ; Top 10 Dancers Miss World 2012
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Major; competition(s)	Miss Nepal 2012; (Winner); Miss World 2012; (Top 30)

Shristi Shrestha (Nepali: सृष्टि श्रेष्ठ, Listen^ⓘ) is a Nepali actress, model^[1] and beauty pageant titleholder who the winner of the Miss Nepal 2012 pageant.

Career

Pageants

Shrestha represented her home district of Chitwan during the Miss Nepal 2012 beauty pageant as Miss Chitwan 2012. She went on to win the main title of Miss Nepal that year along with the Miss Confidence title.^[2]

Shrestha is the first Miss Nepal winner to reach the quarter-finals of Miss World; she finished in 20th place overall, achieved eighth place in Beach Beauty, and was one of the top ten contestants for the Multimedia Award. She also won the Public Choice Award during the Miss World pageant.^[3]

Acting

Her acting debut was in the Nepali film Gajalu, alongside Anmol K.C. On the stage, she made her debut as Ophelia in a production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. This performance was staged at the Theatre Village in Kathmandu for one month, and was produced by the British Council. The play was directed by Gregory Thomson.^[4]

Awards

Shrestha has received Best Debut Actor awards from the National Film Awards, the Kamana Film Awards, the Dcine Awards, and the FAAN Awards.^[5]

Personal life

Shrestha is the seventh Young Conservation Ambassador for WWF Nepal^[6] and is involved with snow leopard conservation projects within the organization.^[7] She was in a relationship with Saugat Malla from 2016 to early 2023.^[8]

Filmography

Music videos

Year	Song title	Artist	Notes	Film
2015	"Kabhi Jo Baadal Barse (Unplugged)"	Arijit Singh	Bollywood	Jackpot
2015	"Sadhai Sadhai"	Devika Bandhana
2017	Shayad	Pawan Rai
2019	Namana Laaj Yesari	Prakash Timilsina / Jamuna Sharma	Original Vocal: Premdhwoj Pradhan / Usha Mangeskar
2022	Meri Maya	Indra Lamichhane
2022	Dui Nayan	Philip Tamang

Films

Year	Title	Role	Director	Note
2016	Gajalu ^[9]	Sujata Shakya	Hem Raj BC
2018	Romeo & Muna^[10]	Muna	Naresh K KC
2018	Bandha Mayale	Shardha	Shabir Shrestha
2019	Poi Paryo Kale^[11]		Sishir Rana
2019	Machha Machha		Sunil Gurung	Dance
2022	Chiso Ashtray	Salinta	Dins Palpali
2022	The Secret of Radha	Radha	Subarna Thapa
2022	Michael Adhikari
2023	The Red Suitcase		Fidel Devkota

References

^ "Shristi Shrestha". IMDb. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
^ "Shristi Shrestha – Miss Nepal 2012". Boss Nepal.
^ Nepal, Anand (18 August 2012). "Miss World 2012 is Miss China, Shristi top 10 in Beach Beauty". xnepali.net. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
^ "रिलिज डेट तोक्दै सार्दै निर्माता". Online Khabar. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
^ "Shristi Shrestha". Lens Nepal. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
^ "Miss Nepal 2012 Shristi Shrestha is WWF's Young Conservation Ambassador". WWF. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ "Shristi Shrestha the Seventh 'Young Conservation Ambassador'". Friday Weekly. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
^ "No more camaraderie as relationship breaks". Nepal Khabar. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
^ "Gajalu: Exploring relationship". The Himalayan Times. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
^ गौतम, गोकर्ण (27 July 2018). "औसत माथिको लभ स्टोरी [फिल्म समीक्षा : रोमियो एन्ड मुना]". Nepal Magazine (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
^ Dixit, Abhimanyu (2 November 2019). "Beauty might not be superficial but this film is". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

External links

Shristi Shrestha at IMDb

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Malina Joshi (Nepal)	Miss Nepal World 2012	Succeeded by Ishani Shrestha (Nepal)

[1] "Shristi Shrestha". IMDb. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

[2] "Shristi Shrestha – Miss Nepal 2012". Boss Nepal.

[3] Nepal, Anand (18 August 2012). "Miss World 2012 is Miss China, Shristi top 10 in Beach Beauty". xnepali.net. Retrieved 30 June 2016.

[4] "रिलिज डेट तोक्दै सार्दै निर्माता". Online Khabar. 14 January 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2018.

[5] "Shristi Shrestha". Lens Nepal. Retrieved 27 April 2023.

[6] "Miss Nepal 2012 Shristi Shrestha is WWF's Young Conservation Ambassador". WWF. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[:0-7] "Shristi Shrestha the Seventh 'Young Conservation Ambassador'". Friday Weekly. 27 July 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2020.

[8] "No more camaraderie as relationship breaks". Nepal Khabar. 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.

[9] "Gajalu: Exploring relationship". The Himalayan Times. 11 June 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2023.

[10] गौतम, गोकर्ण (27 July 2018). "औसत माथिको लभ स्टोरी [फिल्म समीक्षा : रोमियो एन्ड मुना]". Nepal Magazine (in Nepali). Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

[11] Dixit, Abhimanyu (2 November 2019). "Beauty might not be superficial but this film is". The Kathmandu Post. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2023.

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