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)[1]
Country of origin    Nepal
Original language(s) Nepali
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 10
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Multimedia JSC
Image Channel
Distributor ECS Living(domestically)
Active(domestically)
Release
Original network Image Channel
Picture format 480i (4:3 SDTV)
Original release June 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 winner of Mega Model wins a music video, a 6-page fashion editorial spread as well as the front cover in ECS Living Magazine[2] and Rs100,000.

The show's format was originally created by American talk-show host and model Tyra Banks.

Mega Model has had 2 Model hosts to date. For Season 1, Pallavi Dhakal[3] 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.

On 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

Cycle Premiere date Winner Runner-up Other contestants in order of elimination Number of contestants International Destination
1 June 2008[4] Swastika Rajbhandari Ekta Rana 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 Nepal
Pokhara
2 September 25, 2010 Rashmita Maharjan[5] Prakreeti Shrestha Priyanka Thapa & Pratija, Nitika Gurung, Krisha Bajracharya, Jasmine, Ayesha Shakya, Pratima, Seela Gurung, Amita Joshi, Ashmita Bhandari, Rozie Gurung,Pragati Gurung 14 Nepal
Chitwan
3 October 11, 2015 Anugya Chand Nitika Mahat 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 Nepal
Kathmandu

Season 1

Contestants

(ages stated are at time of contest)

Contestant Age Height Rank
Nandita Thapa Magar 15 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 16th
Saraswati Lama 20 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 15th
Sweta Shrestha 19 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 14th
Binuna Chaudhary 18 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 13th
Linda Maharjan 20 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 12th
Shanti Lama 21 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 11th
Renuka Suwal 19 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) 10th
Ruchi Rajkarnikar 17 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 9th
Sabina Maharjan 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 8th
Prajusha Shrestha 17 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 7th
Zunu Gurung 19 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 6th-4th
Summi Mishra 16 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sonam La Sherpa 19 1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in)
Lina Poudel 20 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 3rd
Ekta Rana 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Runner-Up
Swastika Rajbhandari 20 1.64 m (5 ft 4 12 in) Winner

Season 2

New host Sahana Bajracharya, with Sijan Bhattachan, 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 interms 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

(ages stated are at time of contest)

Contestant Age Height Rank
Priyanka Thapa 22 5'6" 14th
Pratija 20 5'10" 13th
Nitika Gurung 18 5'4" 12th
Krisha Bajracharya 18 5'7" 11th
Jasmine 19 5'8" 10th
Ayesha Shakya 18 5'6.5" 9th
Pratima 21 5'9" 8th
Seela Gurung 17 5'8" 7th
Amita Joshi 18 5'6.5" 6th-4th
Ashmita Bhandari 21 5'6"
Rozie Gurung 20 5'8"
Pragati Gurung 19 5'6.5" 3rd
Prakreeti Shrestha 19 5'4.5" Runner-Up
Rashmita Maharjan 20 5'7.5" Winner

Call-out order

Sijan's call-out order
OrderEpisodes
456789101112
1 Ayesha Pragati Rashmita Amita Ashmita Pragati Pragati PragatiRashmitaRashmita
2 PragatiAshmita Rozie PragatiRozie Rashmita Rashmita Amita PrakritiPrakriti
3 AshmitaKrisha PragatiSeela Ayesha Prakiti Amita Rozie PragatiPragati
4 AmitaRozie PrakitiAshmita Rashmita Seela Rozie Rashmita Rozie
5 RozieNitika Ashmita Rashmita Prakiti Ayesha PrakitiAshmita Amita
6 RashmitaAmita AmitaRozie Pragati Amita Ashmita PrakitiAshmita
7 JasmineRashmita Ayesha Pratima Seela AshmitaSeela Seela
8 PratijaPrakiti Krisha Prakiti Amita Rozie Ayesha
9 Nitika Pratima Seela Jasmine PratimaPratima
10 PratimaAyesha Jasmine Ayesha Jasmine
11 KrishaJasmine PratimaKrisha
12 Priyanka SeelaNitika
13 PrakitiPratija
14 SeelaPriyanka
     The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom three
     The contestant was eliminated
     The contestant won the competition

Photo shoot guide

Season 3

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

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 prosponed to later this year. On june 29th it was announced on their official Facebook page that the prosponed auditions will take place on August 5 in Pokhara and August 8, 9 and 10 in Kathmandu.[6]

Prizes

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

Contestants

(ages stated are at time of contest)

Contestant Age Height Hometown Rank
Saina Shrestha 20 1.71 m (5 ft 7 12 in) Patan Quit in Episode 2
Maya Roka Magar 19 1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in) Pokhara Eliminated in Episode 2
Sneha Dhakal 20 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Butwal
Anu Maharjan 21 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in) Naxal Eliminated in Episode 3
Chandrika Mote 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Dharan
Bhumika Chaudhry 21 1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in) New Baneshwor Eliminated in Episode 5
Zenisha Tamang 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Nuwakot
Meera Kachhepati 20 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Bhaktapur Eliminated in Episode 6
Rekha Singh 21 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Gyaneshwor
Rajiya Maharjan 19 1.66 m (5 ft 5 12 in) Kathmandu Eliminated in Episode 2
Returned in Episode 7
Eliminated in Episode 7
Prarthana Thapa 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Balaju Eliminated in Episode 7
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 12 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

Call-out order

Malvika's call-out order
OrderEpisodes
1234567
1 SalinaPrarthanaZenishaSalinaSikshyaAnugya Sikshya Anugya
2 ZenishaNikitaShaileeSikshyaNikitaSikshya Anugya Nikita
3 AnuChandrikaAnugyaNikitaAnugyaNikita Nikita Sikshya
4 PrarthanaAnugyaSalinaPrarthanaSalina Salina Salina
5 MayaAnuNikitaAnugyaPrarthanaShailee Shailee
6 ShaileeSikshyaPrarthanaZenishaShaileePrarthana Prarthana
7 SnehaSalinaSikshya RekhaMeeraRekhaRajiya
8 RajiyaBhumikaRekhaMeeraRekha Meera
9 ShaileeRekhaMeeraBhumika
10 ChandrikaZenishaShaileeZenisha
11 AnugyaMeeraAnu
12 RekhaShaileeChandrika
13 NikitaMaya
14 Sikshy Rajiya
15 MeeraSneha
16 BhumikaSaina
     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.

Photo shoot guide

References

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