# Payal Shakya

_Nepali model_

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Last updated: 2026-11-04

> Payal Shakya is a Nepalese-born Australian model. She is the winner of Miss Nepal 2004, which was held in Birendra International Convention Center, Kathmandu. She is currently residing in Sydney, Australia. She works at Optus. While she was Miss Nepal, Payal worked to save the wetlands and rhinos. She was also the ambassador for Cancer Relief Society.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 3 July 1986 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7156652#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Kathmandu ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7156652#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7156652#P27))
- **Occupation:** model; beauty pageant contestant ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7156652#P106))

## About

On 21 November 2011, Payal married Sarun Tamrakar, the lead singer of Nepali band The Uglyz, in Sydney.

## Questions

**When was Payal Shakya born?**  
Payal Shakya was born on 3 July 1986 in Kathmandu.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Payal Shakya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Payal_Shakya) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): पायल शाक्य](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%B2_%E0%A4%B6%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%AF) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q7156652](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7156652) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Payal Shakya at Moi Hair Salon opening.jpg by Ashishlohorung (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Payal_Shakya_at_Moi_Hair_Salon_opening.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Payal Shakya, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Payal Shakya at Moi Hair Salon opening.jpg — Ashishlohorung, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Payal Shakya". DigiNepal. Last updated 4 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/payal-shakya. Retrieved 6 November 2026.