Chairperson of the Hidden Treasures, Gopal Sundar Lal Kakshapati crowned Nagma Shrestha as the first Miss Nepal Universe at a gala function celebrating the 22nd Anniversary of the Hidden Treasure & 23rd Anniversary celebration of Miss Nepal , at Hotel Annapurna On Friday 22nd September 2017. The glittering Miss Nepal Universe Crown is designed by Crown & Jewelry Partner R.B. Diamond Jewelers.
Nagma Shrestha will be representing Nepal at the 66th Miss Universe to be held in Las Vegas, USA on 26th November 2017. This is the first time that Nepal will be participating in Miss Universe.
As the franchise of Miss Universe which is based in New York (USA), was received after the completion of the national beauty pageant Miss Nepal 2017 in April, The Hidden Treasure took the decision to select Nagma Shrestha, Miss Nepal (Earth) 2012 to represent Nepal at the upcoming Miss Universe pageant.
Having an extensive pageant experience, The Hidden Treasure found in Nagma Shrestha a suitable candidate to represent the country in Miss Universe 2017.
Nagma Shrestha is a well known celebrity and a media personality of Nepal. She represented Nepal in Miss Earth 2012 where she made the nation proud by being the first Miss Nepal Earth to reach the finale in an international pageant. After her participation in Miss Nepal Pageant, Nagma's confidence and stature grew further and she represented Nepal in World Miss University in China in 2016, from where she brought home the third runner up award which also gave her exposure in several international media as well. She also won the best tourism video in Miss Eco Universe 2016 in Egypt.