Miss Bhutan
Miss Bhutan is a national beauty pageant held annually in the Kingdom of Bhutan.
The current Miss Bhutan is Tashi Choden of Wangdue Phodrang, crowned in Thimphu, Bhutan on June 4, 2022.
HISTORY
Miss Bhutan is organized and produced by MPC Bhutan Entertainment, a film production company based in Thimphu, the capital city of Bhutan.
On October 10, 2008. MPC bhutan entertainment organized Miss Bhutan pageant and launched the first Miss Bhutan beauty pageant.
The first Miss Bhutan represented the country in the international Miss Earth beauty pageant. Although there was no swimsuit round in the actual Miss Bhutan contest, the winner is trained in an enclosed area for the swimsuit competition in preparation for the international Miss Earth competition.
In the first edition of the pageant, 77 contestants from across Bhutan registered for the Miss Bhutan 2008, but only 20 contestants were short listed in the main event after the preliminary round.
The first winner of Miss Bhutan, Tsokye Tsomo Karchung, participated in Miss Earth 2008 beauty pageant, an annual international beauty contest promoting environmental awareness.
In 2022, on its social media, the organization announced that the winner would now go to Miss Universe pageant.
PAGEANT
The pageant is open to woman to 18 from 24.
No swimsuit challenge.
The selection of the Miss Bhutan finalists and eventually the winner of the pageant is based on the decision of a panel of judges on the performance and physical attributes of the candidates and not by public voting system.
The winner of Miss Bhutan receives a cash prize of Nu 100,000. The Miss Bhutan crown, designed in Bhutan, is worth another Nu 100,000.
TITLEHOLDERS
| YEAR | TITLEHOLDERS | NAME | STATE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 |  | Tsokye TSOMO KARCHUNG | Thimphu |
| 2009 | NO PAGEANT HELD | ||
| 2010 |  | Sonam CHODEN RETTY | Punakha |
| 2011-2021 | NO PAGEANT HELD | ||
| 2022 |  | Tashi CHODEN | Wangdue Phodrang |
| 2023 | TBA | TBA | TBA |