Yes the hoardings are up. The sponsors are in. The girls have already sent in their forms. Oh well I heard the final contestants are also selected. I am talking about Miss Nepal 2014. I know with all these other contests mushrooming up every day in Nepal, it’s difficult to keep track of who won which one and when.

The other day, I came across a lady, who has apparently won Miss Nurse. OKK!!! Now what next? Miss Cleaner, Mr. Police…..No offence but this is really getting out of hands. The funny part is there is no concerned authority that monitors these businesses in Nepal. I don’t know about other countries but here, there is no such provision.

Now coming back to Miss Nepal, which is still the most talked and respected beauty pageant, few days ago some ex Miss Nepal posted few pictures of the 2014 participants. I agree that the participants are becoming very competitive when it comes to the appearances, very good height and good maintained figure. I won’t bet a dime on the intellect part. Honestly I somewhere still feel they need to work on it a lot more.

I saw a posting couple of days back in Sajha, that Aastha Pokharel is also participating this year. I thought it was just a rumor. But yesterday I stalked her Facebook page and it is confirmed. Now from here my amusement starts.

First it was Malina Joshi. When all the attention gone down for her after she completed her reign as Miss Nepal, she participated for Miss Asia Pacific. She stated that she wanted to get an international title, which she was unable to get while participating in Miss World. There were a lot of scandals and controversies that she snapped at the Chairman of Hidden Treasures, when he tried to stop her from using the crown of Miss Nepal for her promotion at Miss Asia Pacific. The worse was the statement by Miss Joshi on his facebook wall. For me it was extremely immature and dim-witted.

Now it is Miss Asian’s Next Top Model, Aastha Pokharel. After such fame she got after being on international contest and all the media coverage, and of course her dramatic break up with her then pilot bf, why Miss Nepal?? I think this is a platform for newbie and amateurs. She has been on the scene for so long and has established herself as a professionally successful model. I guess it is very important for these girls to have the attention on them all the time and when they lose it, they panic and they feel insecure. They are more vulnerable than any normal girl. I could be wrong but that is what I feel when I come across them.

Let us see where she will land, when the pageant happens. The funny part is, if she wins, her experience of so many years will be blamed to over shadow the other girls, and if she loses, she will be embarrassed to get beaten by the rookies. The hindi proverb should sum up everything“ Ek taraf khai, toh dusri taraf kuwa”