Nepali model Astha Pokhrel will be featured on Kingfisher calendar. She is being showcased in the calendar after becoming winner of the reality show ‘Kingfisher Supermodel-2’ telecasted on Indian TV channel NDTV Good Times. Pokhrel surpassed nine national and international supermodels to win the title in the show that ran for six weeks. The model will be featured in the yearly calendar for 2015 to be brought by Kingfisher.
Bollywood actress Neha Dhupiya had trained models during the reality show. The Nepali model, who began career some four years ago, had also participated in Asia Next Model Competition too. “The experiences of the show will be memories for me. It’s like a dream come true for me,” she remarked after the competition. In the calendar that was started in 2003, Katrina Kaif, Yana Gupta, Poonam Pandey. Deepika Padukone among others has already been featured.
Model Pokharel had also participated in the Miss Nepal Competition this year. She earned her berth within top five, but failed to make any achievements.