Sophiya Bhujel

Sophiya Bhujel (born 1 January 1996) is a Nepalese beauty pageant titleholder and model who won Miss Universe Nepal 2022 contest and represented Nepal at Miss Universe 2022.

Early life Sophiya Bhujel was born in Kathmandu and holds a bachelor's degree in Business Management.

Pageant career On 9 May 2019, Bhujel entered the silver jubilee edition of Miss Nepal 2019 at age 23. She ended up placing as a Top 7 Finalist and the event was held at the Laboratory H.S. School premises in Kirtipur, Nepal. She was appointed to represent Nepal in Global Asian Model the same year. On 21 November 2019, Bhujel competed in the Global Asian Model 2019. She ended up placing as a Top 10 Finalist and the event was held at the Cove Theatre inside Okada Manila in Parañaque, Philippines. On 2 March 2022, Bhujel was appointed to represent Nepal internationally in Miss Eco International 2022. At Miss Eco International 2022, on 18 March 2022, she placed in the Top 20 which was their best result since 2019. She participated in and won Miss Universe Nepal 2022 advancing to the Miss Universe competition and winning the title of Social Impact Leader during the pageant.

Pageants trivia Competition Placement Location Special Awards Represented Date Miss Nepal 2019 Top 7 Kirtipur, Nepal 9 May 2019 Global Asian Model 2019 Top 10 Parañaque, Philippines 21 November 2019 Miss Eco Nepal 2022 Winner (appointed) Kathmandu, Nepal 2 March 2022 Miss Eco International 2022 Top 20 Luxor, Egypt 18 March 2022 Miss Universe Nepal 2022 Winner Kathmandu, Nepal Social Impact Leader 25 August 2022 Miss Universe 2022 Unplaced New Orleans, Louisiana, US Nepal 14 January 2023