Miss Pokhara (Nepali: मिस पोखरा) is a beauty pageant that began in 1995 for the women of Gandaki Province, Nepal.
[1] Miss Pokhara has been organized by Pokhara Jaycees since the start and has been a paved way to the field of a professional modeling career.
The reigning Miss Pokhara 2024 is Shristi Khadka and she has a direct entry to Miss Nepal 2025[3] The pageant has been run by Pokhara Jaycees,[2] the sister branch to Kathmandu Jaycees which runs the Miss Nepal pageant, since 1994.
[19] Rita Gurung was crowned as the first Miss Pokhara, who ended up as first runner-up in the Miss Nepal 1995 beauty pageant when Pokhara did its debut with a high placement.
Miss Pokhara has the second highest number of placements after Miss Kathmandu in Miss Nepal pageant and is ranked second highest among regional contests in terms of placements.