Mega Model
| Mega Model | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Tyra Banks |
| Presented by |
Nagma Shrestha (2015)(3-) Former Sahana Bajracharya (2010) Pallavi Dhakal (2008) |
| Judges |
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| Country of origin |
 Nepal |
| Original language(s) | Nepali |
| 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 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.
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 | Pokhara |
| 2 | September 25, 2010 | Rashmita Maharjan[5] | Pragati Gurung | Priyanka Thapa & Pratija, Nitika Gurung, Krisha Bajracharya, Jasmine, Ayesha Shakya, Pratima, Seela Gurung, Amita Joshi, Ashmita Bhandari, Rozie Gurung, Prakiti Shrestha | 14 | Chitwan |
| 3 | August 25, 2015 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
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 1⁄2 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 1⁄2 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" | |
| Prakiti Shrestha | 19 | 5'4.5" | 3rd |
| Pragati Gurung | 19 | 5'6.5" | Runner-Up |
| Rashmita Maharjan | 20 | 5'7.5" | Winner |
Call-out order
| Order | Episodes | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||||||
| 1 | Ayesha | Pragati | Rashmita | Amita | Ashmita | Pragati | Pragati | 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 | Ayesha | 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 | Pratima | 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 was part of a non-elimination bottom three
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant won the competition
- Episode 1-3, featured the auditions. The top fifty girls were reduced to final fourteen who moved on to the main competition.
- In episode 4, Priyanka, Prakiti and Seela landed in the bottom three. None of them were eliminated.
- In episode 5, Pratija and Priyanka landed in the bottom two. Both of them were eliminated
Photo shoot guide
- Episode 3 Photo shoot: Casting
- Episode 4 Photo shoot: Victorian Era
- Episode 5 Photo shoot: Zodiac Signs
- Episode 6 Photo shoot: Pose with male model
- Episode 7 Catwalk: In Saree
- Episode 8 Catwalk: Designers Catwalk Show
- Episode 9 Commercial: Image Soup Commercial
- Episode 12 Photo shoot: Tenzin Bhutia Designs
- Episode 12 Photo shoot: Living Magazine
Season 3
The auditions for the third season of Mega Model has started from Dharan Audition, Pokhara Audition and the final Kathmandu Audition. The selected 12-14 girls will compete for the title of Image Mega Model Season 3. The winner will receive NPR 200,000 prize money as well as a trip to Bangkok. The new season will be hosted by the nepalese beauty queen Nagma Shrestha.
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