Mega Model
| Mega Model | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Tyra Banks |
| Presented by | Sahana Bajracharya (2010-Present) Pallavi Dhakal (2008) |
| Judges | Sijan Bhattachan (1-present) Raj Bhai Suwal(2-present) Sneh Rana (1-present) Ruby Rana (1)[1] |
| Country of origin |  Nepal |
| Original language | Nepalese |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Multimedia JSC Image Channel |
| Original release | |
| Network | Image Channel |
| Release | 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 www.rajbhaisuwal.com , Sneh Rana and Sijan Bhattachan.
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
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| 2 | September 25, 2010 | Rashmita Maharjan[5] | Pragati Gurung | Amita Joshi, Asmita Bhandari, Ayesha Shakya,Dristee Shakya, Jasmin Dangol, Krisha Bajracharya, Nikita Thapa, Pradika Shrestha, Pragati Gurung, Prakriti Shrestha, Pratija Shakya, Pratima Khatiwada, Priyanka Shrestha, Rashmita Maharjan, Rozie Gurung and Sela Gurung | 16 | Chitwan Nepal
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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+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 | 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+1⁄2 in) | 10th |
| Ayesha Shakya | 18 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 9th |
| Pratima | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | 8th |
| Seela Gurung | 17 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | 7th |
| Amita Joshi | 18 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 4th/5th/6th |
| Asmita Bhandari | 21 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | |
| Rozie Gurung | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | |
| Prakiti Shrestha | 19 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 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
| 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
- From episode 1-3, showed the auditions and the casting from 50 girls which was reduced to 14 who moved on to the main competition.
- In episode 4, three girls were on bottom 3 but none of them were eliminated.
- In episode 5, Pratija & Priyanka were double eliminated.
- In episode 12, the final top 6 finalists were doing the finale catwalk to battle it out to win the main title and three girls names were announced with two runner ups and the ultimate winner. The other 3 unnamed girls were eliminated right now.
Photoshoot guide
- Week 3 Photoshoot: Casting
- Week 4 Photoshoot: Victorian Era
- Week 5 Photoshoot: Zodiac Signs
- Week 6 Photoshoot: Pose with male model
- Week 7 Catwalk: In Saree
- Week 8 Catwalk: Designers Catwalk Show
- Week 9 Commercial: Image Soup Commercial
- Week 12 Photoshoot: Tenzin Bhutia Designs
- Week 12 Photoshoot: Living Magazine