Niru Shrestha was adjudged as the first runner-up at Miss Nepal 1998 on 12th September 1998 and Jyothi Pradhan was crowned as Miss Nepal 1998 but Jyothi was dethroned when it was discovered that she had fled to the US after she competed in Miss World 1998 without completing her duties and responsibilities. Niru was declared as the official winner of Miss Nepal 1998.