Kinley Wangmo is from Pemaling, Sarpang. She completed her class XII from Gelephu Higher Secondary School. Kinley and her four younger siblings are being raised by her father, who is a policeman at the Royal Bhutan Police and her mother, who is a housewife. Since her father, who is the sole breadwinner, is soon to superannuate, there is an increased financial burden to raise raise five children who are all still students. Kinley has always dreamt of becoming a medical doctor and has proven her determination by excelling in her studies. She even received an award from His Majesty the King for academic excellence during her middle school. Although she received a half scholarship from Department of Adult and Higher Education (DAHE), she has no other source of income to cover the other half of the tuition, however with the Loden Scholarship recipient, she will be able to study MBBS at Kelaniya University, Sri Lanka.