Mega Model

Mega Model
Format Reality television
Created by Tyra Banks
Presented by Sahana Bajracharya (2010-Present)
Pallavi Dhakal (2008)
Judges Sijan Bhattachan (2-present)
Raj Bhai Suwal(1-present)
Sneh Rana (2-present)
Ruby Rana (1)[1]
Country of origin  Nepal
Language(s) Nepalese
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 10
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Production company(s) Multimedia JSC
Image Channel
Distributor ECS Living(domestically)
Active(domestically)
Broadcast
Original channel Image Channel
Picture format 480i (4:3 SDTV)
Original run June, 2008 – November 11, 2011

Mega Model (often abbreviated as Active 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.

Contents

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 Ekta Rana, Swastika Rajbhandari, Linda Maharjan, Zunu Gurung, Sonam La Sherpa, Sabrina Maharjan, Lina Paudel, Saraswoti Lama, Shewta Shrestha, Sumi Mishra, Prajusha Shrestha, Renuka Sunwal, Ruchie Rajkarnikar, Binuna Chaudhary, Shanti Lama, Nandita Thapa Magar 16 Pokhara  Nepal
2 September 25, 2010 Rashmita Maharjan[5] Pragati Gurung Prakiti Shrestha, Rozie Gurung, Ayesha Shakya, Rashmita Maharjan, Pragati Gurung, Amita Joshi, Asmita Bhandari, Priyanka Thapa, Krisha Bajracharya, Jasmine, Nitika Gurung, Pratima, Seela 14 Chitwan  Nepal

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
Saraswoti 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) 4th/5th/6th
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 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 14th
Pratija 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 13th
Nitika Gurung 18 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) 12th
Krisha Bajracharya 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) 11th
Jasmine 19 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in) 10th
Ayesha Shakya 18 1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in) 9th
Pratima 21 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) 8th
Seela Gurung 17 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in) 7th
Amita Joshi 18 1.67 m (5 ft 5 12 in) 4th/5th/6th
Asmita Bhandari 21 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Rozie Gurung 20 1.72 m (5 ft 7 12 in)
Prakiti Shrestha 19 1.64 m (5 ft 4 12 in) 3rd
Pragati Gurung 19 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Runner-Up
Rashmita Maharjan 20 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Winner

Call-out order

Sijan's call-out order
Order Episodes
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
1 Ayesha Pragati Rashmita Amita Ashmita Pragati Rozie Pragati Rashmita Rashmita
2 Pragati Ashmita Rozie Pragati Rozie Rashmita Rashmita Amita Prakiti Pragati
3 Ashmita Krisha Pragati Seela Ayesha Prakiti Amita Rozie Pragati Prakiti
4 Amita Rozie Prakiti Ashmita Rashmita Seela Rozie Rashmita Rozie
5 Rozie Nitika Ashmita Rashmita Prakiti Rashmita 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 Pramita 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 won the reward challenge
     The contestant was part of a non-elimination bottom two
     The contestant was eliminated
     The contestant won the reward challenge and was eliminated
     The contestant won the competition

Photoshoot guide

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