Malvika Subba

{{Short description|Miss Nepal 2002, actress and Television personality}}

{{Infobox model

| name = Malvika Subba

| image =Malvika Subba montage photo (cropped).jpg

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| caption = Malvika Subba, Kathmandu

| alt = Malvika Subba

| birth_name = Malvika Subba (Limbu)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|7|19|df=y}}{{cite web|title=Malvika Subba, Celebrity Nepal Profile|date=16 April 2013|accessdate=8 November 2017|url=http://celebritynepal.com/models/malvika-subba-profile}}

| birth_place = Dharan, Nepal

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| occupation = {{hlist| Television personality | Social activist | Entrepreneur}}

| yearsactive = 2002– present

| height= 5’ 8’ in

| hair_color = Black

| eye_color = Brown

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| children = 1

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| website = [http://malvikasubba.com/ Malvikasubba.com]

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Malvika Wanem subba (Limbu) ({{langx|ne|माल्बिका वनेम सुब्बा (लिम्बु)}}) is a Nepalese television personality, entrepreneur, model, social activist and beauty pageant title holder who was crowned Miss Nepal 2002 .http://malvikasubba.com/ About Malvika Subba She graduated from Pokhara University with Masters in Mass Communication and Journalism.[http://www.enasha.com/article.php?id=2223 Malvika Subba]. eNasha.com. Retrieved on 2016-12-19.

Career

At the age of 21, Malvika was crowned as Miss Nepal 2002, ever since then she has worked for Call Kantipur as a TV host in Kantipur Television.[https://web.archive.org/web/20140718083352/http://malvikasubba.com/malvika-subba-leaves-kantipur-television/ Malvika Leaves Call Kantipur]. malvikasubba.com In 2008, she worked for Voice of India, MTV EXIT as the Ambassador for Human Trafficking[http://nepal.usaid.gov/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2010/227-mtv-exit-presents-road-to-exit-mtv-exit-live-in-nepal.html Nepal | U.S. Agency for International Development] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306012039/http://nepal.usaid.gov/newsroom/press-releases/press-releases-2010/227-mtv-exit-presents-road-to-exit-mtv-exit-live-in-nepal.html |date=2010-03-06 }}. Nepal.usaid.gov (2016-04-25). Retrieved on 2016-12-19.

Subba has also been associated with Youth SpokesPerson for Action Aid's Hunger-Free Campaign,{{cite web |url=http://www.wavemag.com.np/issue/article3571.html |title=Wave 16th Year Anniversary Special | Feature | wavemag.com.np |website=www.wavemag.com.np |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100814155102/http://www.wavemag.com.np/issue/article3571.html |archive-date=14 August 2010 |url-status=dead}} HIV/AIDS Youth Leader by UNICEF and worked with Shangrila Housing as Sales and Marketing Manager in 2009–2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.fnw.com.np/cherry-on-top-malvika-subba/ |title=HM's Food & Wine Magazine » Cherry on Top : Malvika Subba |website=www.fnw.com.np |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221022040/http://www.fnw.com.np/cherry-on-top-malvika-subba/ |archive-date=21 February 2014 |url-status=dead}}

In 2008, she has acted in movies and dramas like God Lives in The Himalayas,[http://www.cybersansar.com/article.php?aid=2457 CS : CyberSansar.com - I play the protagonist's Mother : Malvika Subba]. CyberSansar.com (2008-04-29). Retrieved on 2016-12-19.{{cite web |url=http://isadoranepal.com/tag/malvika-subba/ |title=Malvika Subba | IsaDora Nepal |accessdate=2012-01-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111007062811/http://isadoranepal.com/tag/malvika-subba/ |archivedate=2011-10-07 }} Good Bye Kathmandu and Hamri Shiwani.

From April to October 2011, she worked as the chief editor for one of Nepal's leading fashion and lifestyle magazine, Navyaata.[http://navyaata.com/content/about-us Navyaata Magazine]{{cite web |url=http://www.lexlimbu.com/2011/04/new-editor-of-navyaata-malvika-subba.html |title=Lex Limbu - Number 1 Source: NEW Editor of Navyaata - Malvika Subba! |website=www.lexlimbu.com |access-date=17 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415010409/http://www.lexlimbu.com/2011/04/new-editor-of-navyaata-malvika-subba.html |archive-date=15 April 2011 |url-status=dead}} In 2011, Subba established her own retail clothing store with in-house designers. She is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of House of Alternative Apparel also known as HAA {{cite web |url=http://haanepal.com/about.html |title=House of Alternative Apparel |accessdate=2012-01-26 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205172649/http://haanepal.com/about.html |archivedate=2012-02-05 }} and Himalayan Climate Initiative(HCI).

From 2015, she is the host and head judge of Mega Model which is now at its third season.{{citation needed|date=December 2023}}

Controversy

In May 2022, a freelance makeup artist alleged that she had been repeatedly raped by a pageant organizer when she was 16 in 2014. She also alleged that she had told Subba about the ordeal at the time but Subba had refused to hear her out and dismissed her claims.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-19 |title=#MeToo in Nepal: A rape case in the beauty pageant industry is exposed after 8 years - OnlineKhabar English News |url=https://english.onlinekhabar.com/metoo-nepal-rape-beauty-pageant.html |access-date=2022-06-16 |language=en-GB}} Subba was criticized for publicly hosting events around feminism and women's rights while ignoring the plight of a victim.{{Cite web |last=Yetiyap |title=Twitter Lashes Out At Malvika Subba For Being An Enabler |url=https://www.yetiyap.com/culture/malvika-subba-twitter |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=Twitter Lashes Out At Malvika Subba For Being An Enabler}} She later issued an apology and pledged to step away from such public platforms for the near future.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-19 |title='I was just crying and feeling helpless': Alleged rape victim reveals horrifying series of incidents |url=https://www.nepallivetoday.com/2022/05/19/i-was-just-crying-and-feeling-helpless-alleged-rape-victim-reveals-horrifying-series-of-incidents/ |access-date=2022-06-16 |website=Nepal Live Today |language=en}}