Ambika Rana

Nepali beauty pageant titleholder

Miss Grand Nepal 2020

Major
competition(s)

Miss Grand Nepal 2020
(Winner)
Miss Nepal 2024
(Top 13)

Ambika Rana (Nepali: अम्बिका राणा;^[1] born 2 July 1999) is a Nepali model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Grand Nepal 2020.

Early life and education

Rana was born in Pokhara to a Medical family. She moved to Shillong to pursue her education from Loreto Convent School and St Margaret's School. She worked with Mother Teresa Foundation helping women and victims of domestic violence.^[2] In 2020, she founded Arka Foundation which helps underprivileged people by providing health post and create job opportunities for a sustainable livelihood.

In 2022, Ambika started studying Business and Innovative Medicine from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani – Dubai Campus, United Arab Emirates.^[3]

Pageantry

In 2018, Ambika was awarded the winner of Artist Support Program (ASP) - Fashion Artist Edition (FAE) organized by R.K. Studio Nepal.^[4]

Miss Grand International 2020

Ambika was crowned as the national winner of Miss Grand Nepal 2020 and she had represented Nepal at the Miss Grand International 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand.^[5] During the international competition, Ambika was listed in Top 30 National Costumes where she wore Green Tara inspired costume.

Miss Nepal 2024

In 2024, Ambika represented Pokhara in Miss Nepal beauty pageant. She reached the Top 13 Round of Miss Nepal 2024.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "Ambika Joshi Rana crowned Miss Grand Nepal 2020". Glamour Nepal (in eng). 17 December 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ https://motherteresafoundation.org/
^ https://www.bits-pilani.ac.in/dubai/
^ "Three finalists selected from ASP's fashion web-series". The Kathmandu Post (in eng). 5 January 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
^ "Đối thủ châu Á của Ngọc Thảo tại Miss Grand". vnexpress (in Vietnamese). 3 January 2021.
^ "26 Finalists Vie for Miss Nepal 2024 Crown". The Ditible. 31 May 2024.
^ "Miss Nepal 2024 announcement". ekantipur (in Nepali). 31 May 2024.