KATHMANDU, APRIL 22
The 10th edition of Junior School Princess 2025, an inter-school beauty pageant was held on Saturday, at Rastriya Nachghar, Jamal. The event, organized by Sijan Media, featured 45 young finalists from Grade 1 to Grade 7 representing various schools from across the country.
Praashiya Pangeni, a Grade 4 student at Swostishree Gurukul IB World School, Sanobharyang, emerged as the winner in the junior category. She also secured the title of Most Miss Popular by receiving the highest number of online votes-14,620. Other winners in the junior group included Asmi Sharma as the first runner-up, Amiya Gurung as the second runner-up, Ayushree Dangol as the third runner-up, and Sanskriti Rai as the fourth runner-up.
In the senior group, Siwansi Giri was crowned the winner, while Pranvishree Singh, Paree Guragai, Grade 7 of St Xavier Jawalakhel, Arya Gurung, and Prakriti Dani took the titles of first, second, third, and fourth runners-up respectively.
The grand finale was graced by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Indira Rana Magar, who attended the event as the chief guest. The ceremony also featured a special segment honoring outstanding principals and coordinators from different schools for their contributions to education.
The winners were selected based on scores from various competition categories, with final decisions made by a panel of distinguished judges during the finale. The jury panel included Sonam KC, Zumba instructor and model; Sudikshya Acharya, winner of MBQN Season 1 and psychologist at Hamro Patro; Aaradhya Laxmi Khadgi, actor, director and producer; Som Sapkota, deputy general secretary of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA); Bikash Thapaliya, television journalist, anchor, editor, and MC at Kantipur Television; and Ramila Acharya Sharma, social worker and politician.
The finale was also broadcast live on Bagmati Television HD.
