Anushka Shrestha
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- Member of Parliament, Pratinidhi Sabha
- Founder and CEO, Makkusé
Anushka Shrestha | |
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| Born | January 18, 1996 Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Education | Bachelor of Commerce |
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Political party | Rastriya Swatantra Party |
| Awards | Miss World Nepal 2019 |
Anushka Shrestha (Nepali: अनुष्का श्रेष्ठ) is a Member of Parliament of Nepal, Nepali politician, entrepreneur, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Nepal 2019. She is the founder and CEO of Makkusé, a Nepali desserts brand aiming to promote, preserve, and innovate Nepali dessert recipes such as gundpak and pustakari [1].
Shrestha was born in Kathmandu, Nepal. She completed her S.L.C from Triyog High School and her +2 from Ace Higher Secondary School. She has a bachelor's degree in Commerce from the Australian Catholic University [2] where she received the Executive Dean's Commendation for academic excellence and was the valedictorian of her graduating class.
Career
During her Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) at Australian Catholic University in Sydney, Shrestha undertook an internship at the Secretariat for the Economy of the Holy See in Vatican City from March to June 2016, working alongside KPMG and PWC on financial reform initiatives [3]. After graduating, she worked with ACU in various roles, serving as a Assistant International Student Advisor and later as Finance Officer. She also held a position as Audit Administrator at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia from June 2018 to March 2019 [4].
After returning to Nepal, she worked as the Regional Manager for her alma matter from 2020 to January 2026. In this role, she led pilot programs to strengthen academic relationships between Australia and Nepal such as study tours for Australian nursing students in Nepali hospitals [5].
In 2020, Shrestha co-founded Makkusé, a Nepali artisan dessert brand dedicated to reviving and promoting traditional Nepali sweets, including Gundpak and Pustakari, with an aim to position authentic Nepali flavour in the global culinary market [6].
Pageantry
Miss Nepal Oceania 2018
In 2018, Shrestha competed in and won Miss Nepal Oceania 2019, held in Australia.[7][8]
Miss Nepal 2019
Shrestha won Miss Nepal 2019 on 9 May 2019, at the Laboratory H.S. premises, Kirtipur, Nepal. She competed against twenty-four others, and was crowned by Shrinkhala Khatiwada, Miss Nepal 2018. Shrestha also won the Miss Intellectual and Miss Fascino awards.[9][10][11][12][13]
Miss World 2019
After Shrestha was given the title of Miss World Nepal 2019, she went on to represent Nepal at Miss World 2019 at ExCeL London, United Kingdom on 14 December 2019, where she reached the top 12.[2] She also won the Beauty With a Purpose and Multimedia awards along with the Head-to-Head Challenge subtitle.[14]
Political career
Shrestha joined the Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP), a centrist political party in Nepal.
In the 2026 Nepalese general election held on 5 March 2026, Shrestha was elected to the House of Representatives as a Member of Parliament under the proportional representation system, representing the Indigenous Janajati women's cluster [15]. Her parliamentary focus areas include promoting Nepali products in international markets, meaningful indigenous representation, women's rights and empowerment, and education [16].
