{"id":6053,"date":"2023-09-29T08:23:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T08:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/?p=6053"},"modified":"2023-09-29T08:27:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T08:27:30","slug":"from-social-work-to-beauty-pageants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/2023\/09\/29\/from-social-work-to-beauty-pageants\/","title":{"rendered":"From Social Work To Beauty Pageants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6053\" class=\"elementor elementor-6053\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e758d92 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3e758d92\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60abb589 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60abb589\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>By Younis Raj Uprety\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Mar 17, 2023 \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/living.com.np\/from-my-prospective\">From My Prospective<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7223b06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7223b06\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8545f6 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b8545f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.22.0 - 26-06-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" width=\"393\" height=\"491\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 393 491'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/32A09A74-79A2-43FF-8875-220D4423484C-copy.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-large size-large wp-image-6056\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/32A09A74-79A2-43FF-8875-220D4423484C-copy.jpg 393w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/32A09A74-79A2-43FF-8875-220D4423484C-copy-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/32A09A74-79A2-43FF-8875-220D4423484C-copy-265x331.jpg 265w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/32A09A74-79A2-43FF-8875-220D4423484C-copy-364x455.jpg 364w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/32A09A74-79A2-43FF-8875-220D4423484C-copy-38x48.jpg 38w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/32A09A74-79A2-43FF-8875-220D4423484C-copy-77x96.jpg 77w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/32A09A74-79A2-43FF-8875-220D4423484C-copy-313x391.jpg 313w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 393px) 100vw, 393px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0cd8d2d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0cd8d2d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-497ae66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"497ae66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><em style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Dikchya KC<\/strong>\u00a0is the first ever Mrs. Nepal World. She is currently busy preparing for the big event, Mrs World, taking place next month in Las Vegas. She\u2019s a dedicated social worker turned pageant queen and now utilizes this platform for the greater good of society.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><em style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">What were you working on before the title?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>I was in the education sector. I had a montessori in Chandragiri, the goal of which was to give education to little girls. Chandragiri is extremely close to the capital and yet people there were still reluctant to send their daughters to school. I wanted to change that with the montessori.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Tell us about the competition.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Like the title \u2018Mrs\u2019 implies, it\u2019s a pageant for married women. There are three:Mrs World, Mrs International and MS International. MS international is for divorced women. We&#8217;ve participated in the other two before, but this is the first time Nepal is participating in Mrs World. Every year Mrs World decides on a cause as the theme of the competition, this year it is \u2018Awareness for Cancer\u2019.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/><em style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">What was your motivation for competing in this pageant?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Honestly, I have always wanted to become a pageant queen but because of certain circumstances I could not do so before. Mrs Nepal gave me the chance again. On a serious note, my goal is to do social work and having a title just makes it easier to achieve that. It gives you a better platform and helps with networking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><em style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Pageants are getting a lot of negative press. Being a participant yourself, what do you think is the positive impact of such competitions, at a personal level and at a communal or national level?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><br \/>On a national level, pageants provide a global platform; it\u2019s an opportunity to promote Nepal. Every winner works on a different issue, I am working on mental health, and someone might work on tourism next. It provides an opportunity to take up our issues globally.\u00a0<br \/>On a personal level, it helps immensely with self growth. We learn about personality development, etiquette, mindfulness, communication training and a lot more. It helps you become a confident person and a better version of yourself.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be4359f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be4359f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c10a75 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c10a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" width=\"662\" height=\"1004\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 662 1004'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0D2811C7-A5DB-4805-BE77-09C0BFA797F1-copy-675x1024.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-large size-large wp-image-6057\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0D2811C7-A5DB-4805-BE77-09C0BFA797F1-copy-675x1024.jpg 675w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0D2811C7-A5DB-4805-BE77-09C0BFA797F1-copy-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0D2811C7-A5DB-4805-BE77-09C0BFA797F1-copy-561x851.jpg 561w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0D2811C7-A5DB-4805-BE77-09C0BFA797F1-copy-265x402.jpg 265w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0D2811C7-A5DB-4805-BE77-09C0BFA797F1-copy-531x805.jpg 531w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0D2811C7-A5DB-4805-BE77-09C0BFA797F1-copy-364x552.jpg 364w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0D2811C7-A5DB-4805-BE77-09C0BFA797F1-copy-608x922.jpg 608w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0D2811C7-A5DB-4805-BE77-09C0BFA797F1-copy-32x48.jpg 32w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0D2811C7-A5DB-4805-BE77-09C0BFA797F1-copy-63x96.jpg 63w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0D2811C7-A5DB-4805-BE77-09C0BFA797F1-copy-313x475.jpg 313w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/0D2811C7-A5DB-4805-BE77-09C0BFA797F1-copy.jpg 683w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-513a686 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"513a686\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5442a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5442a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><em style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">What are the main areas you\u2019ve been working on as a title holder?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>I have been working in the area of education, mental health among the youth and with cancer patients. In the education sector I am working through the montessori. I have a project related to mental health of the youth called Inspire Next &#8211; You share, we Care. For this campaign we are aiming to target seven provinces and encourage the government to include mental health in the curriculum for higher secondary level. For cancer patients, I work through the cancer center in Bhaktapur.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><em style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Marriage is not the end of the road. The current generation in urban centers has imbibed the change but there\u2019s a bigger Nepal that still believes the contrary. From your experience tell us how important it is to continue working after marriage?<\/strong><\/em><br \/>We\u2019re in an age where women should be empowered economically, socially and in terms of education. A family today is not just a man\u2019s responsibility as women can equally take the lead and support a family. There\u2019s much to discover, learn and grow after marriage. The society and the families are slowly adapting and accepting the fact that women are equally capable. The Mrs World competition is geared towards the same ideology, that of women continuing to grow and achieving even after marriage.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><em style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">How is your preparation for the competition going on?<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<br \/>Most preparations are at a personal level. I am working on my communication skills and physique. I am having a hard time deciding on the national costume; actually I\u2019d love some suggestions from the readers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><em style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Considering the lack of press because this is the first ever participation, how difficult is it to manage everything and gather support?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Contrary to the assumption I had, it\u2019s quite difficult. I thought everything would fall into place and I&#8217;d have people approaching me for everything. But now I am managing everything myself, from costumes, to make-up, to preparations. There\u2019s little support from the organization level and national level. And yes, it\u2019s probably because this is happening here for the first time and we&#8217;ve not had enough publicity. Things will probably change in the following years.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcfc0ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fcfc0ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-312af81 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"312af81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-expand=\"600\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns%3D'http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg' viewBox%3D'0 0 250 250'%2F%3E\" data-src=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EL09sZ02_1679049152.jpg\" class=\"lazyload attachment-large size-large wp-image-6054\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EL09sZ02_1679049152.jpg 250w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EL09sZ02_1679049152-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EL09sZ02_1679049152-192x192.jpg 192w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EL09sZ02_1679049152-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EL09sZ02_1679049152-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EL09sZ02_1679049152-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/goingtrek.com\/living\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/EL09sZ02_1679049152-96x96.jpg 96w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0db57b6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0db57b6\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a6dba8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a6dba8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\"><em style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Who are the Nepali women you look up to?<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<br \/>Luckily, my biggest inspiration was also the main judge during the competition &#8211; Mrs Anuradha Koirala. Along with me the whole nation looks up to her. She\u2019s the perfect example of how social work can bring real change. For all her success, she\u2019s still humble and grounded.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; color: #484848; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15.5px; background-color: #ffffff;\"><em style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\"><strong style=\"border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-image: initial;\">Final words to young girls who look up to you!\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><br \/>I\u2019d like to reiterate that marriage is not the end. The arrangement of marriage says a lot about our talent, we\u2019re able to manage so many things, juggle between family and our profession. Keep working hard and never stop dreaming, marriage shouldn\u2019t even be in the conversation.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Younis Raj Uprety&nbsp;&#8211;&nbsp;Mar 17, 2023 \/&nbsp;From My Prospective Dikchya KC\u00a0is the first ever Mrs. Nepal World. She is currently busy preparing for the big event, Mrs World, taking place next month in Las Vegas. 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