Shrestha represented her hometown of Chitwan during the Miss Nepal 2012 beauty pageant. And alongwith the coveted crown, she also went on to win the Miss Confidence Award. Additionally, she is also the first Miss Nepal to reach to the quarter finals (20th place) of the Miss World beauty pageant.

In Biratnagar, the organisers visited Management College,

Applied College and Zenith College. The main purpose of this visit was to have Shrestha interact with the students and talk about beauty pageants in general and Miss Nepal in particular.

She also used the opportunity to engage with the students and clarify their doubts about beauty pageants and explain to them the importance of such competitions.

According to the organisers, they received overwhelming response from the students of all the three colleges. Along with Biratnagar, the organisers have also taken their campaign to other cities like Chitwan and Butwal.