Miss World 2026

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Miss World 2026
Date2026
Debuts
  • Bhutan
Returns
  • Cook Islands
  • Kosovo
  • Laos
  • South Korea
←  2025

Miss World 2026 will be the 73rd edition of the Miss World pageant.

Contents

Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand will crown her successor at the conclusion of the event.

Background

Selection of participants

Replacements

Miss World Nepal 2024, Ashma Kumari, was originally scheduled to compete but was later replaced by Miss World Nepal 2025, Luna Luitel, for undisclosed reasons. [1] [2]

Miss World Estonia 2025, Mari-Ann Rõuk, stepped down to focus on her studies and was succeeded by her first runner-up, Henel Vare. [3] [4]

Debuts and returns

This edition will mark the debut of Bhutan [5] and the return of the Cook Islands which last competed in 2019. [6]

Miss World Cambodia 2026, Soriya Khorn, stepped down from representing her country for personal reasons. [7] [8]

Contestants

The confirmed contestants are as follows:

Country/territoryContestantAge [a] Hometown
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Alina Akselrad [9] 27 Córdoba
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Monika Harutjunjanová [10] 28 Yerevan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Olivija Spanovskis [11] 25 Adelaide
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Olga Lombardo[ citation needed ]22 Leuven
Flag of Belize.svg Belize Faith Edgar [12] 24 San Pedro
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Vanessa Kraljevic [13] 23 Santa Cruz
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Ruth Thomas [14] 24 Masunga
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Gabriela Botelho [15] 25 Belo Horizonte
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Noura Njikam[ citation needed ]26 Yaoundé
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Angelina Fan [16] 24 Toronto
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Ignacia Fernández [17] 27 Las Condes
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Rongfei Gan [18] 23 Zibo
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Andrea Romero [19] 19 Barranquilla
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Tiarē Anguna [20] 23 Titikaveka
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire Fatima Koné[ citation needed ]23 Azaguié
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Ema Helena Vičar [21] 23 Zagreb
Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao Lishantely Jennie [22] 18 Willemstad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Linda Górecká [23] 22 Prague
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Joheirry Mola [24] 24 Santo Domingo
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Adriana Rivas [25] 23 Usulután
Flag of England.svg England Grace Richardson [26] 19 Leicester
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea María de los Ángeles Ndong [27] 25 Malabo
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Henel Vare[ citation needed ]——
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Kiia Huutoniemi [28] 21 Jyväskylä
Flag of Greece.svg Greece Mikaela Kasari [29] 19 Athens
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar Julia Horne [30] 26Gibraltar
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe Lauryane Dilo [31] 27 Petit-Bourg
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Andrea Ortíz [32] 20 Chiquimula
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Janka Végvári [33] 18 Mosonmagyaróvár
Flag of India.svg India Nikita Porwal [34] 24 Ujjain
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Audrey Bianca Callista [35] 23 Tangerang
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Caoimhe Kenny [36] 25 Dublin
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Lucrezia Mangilli [37] 26 Udine
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Nevaeh Allen [38] 19 Linstead
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Yui Kawana [39] 24 Tokyo
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Bagim Baltabaeva [40] 23 Oskemen
Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya Ivy Trizah Muhenje [41] 23 Nairobi
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Marigona Musshabani[ citation needed ]22 Gjakova
Flag of Laos.svg Laos Mongkoutphet Harnsana [42] 24 Vientiane
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Perla Harb [43] 22 Al-Maamriyah
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Taanusiya Chetty [44] 24 Kuala Lumpur
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Nicole Spiteri [45] 23 Marsa
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Cassandra García [46] 23 Emiliano Zapata
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Enkhtuul Bayarsaikhan [47] — Ulaanbaatar
Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia Elly Aron [48] 20 Ohangwena
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Luna Luitel [49] 26 Kathmandu
Flag of the Netherlands.svg NetherlandsCharlotte Boonstra [50] 26 The Hague
Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland Carly Wilson [51] 24 Rathfriland
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Asia Rose Simpson [52] 18 Quezon City
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Maja Todd [53] 21 Katowice
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Eilidh MacDonald [54] 27 Glasgow
Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia Simona Manojlović [55] 21 Novi Sad
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Amadea Zupan [56] 26 Sežana
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Cha Minseo [57] 20 Seoul
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Prathibha Liyanarachchi [58] 27 Colombo
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo Nadiratou Afolabi[ citation needed ]21 Sokodé
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Georgia-Lee Gill [59] 24 Arima
Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey Sıla Saraydemir [60] 22 Istanbul
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Elle Muhoza [61] 22 Bukomansimbi
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Valeriia Lisovska [62] 18 Odesa
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Mística Núñez [63] 24 Punto Fijo
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Bảo Ngọc Lê Nguyễn [64] 24 Cần Thơ
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Helena Hawke [65] 20 Caerleon

Upcoming national pageants

Country/TerritoryDate

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  2. ↑ "Luna Luitel Crowned Miss Nepal World 2025". Miss World . 31 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Ülo Külm (17 August 2025). "FOTOD: tema ongi uus Miss World Estonia 2025!" [PHOTOS: She is the new Miss World Estonia 2025!]. Nelli Teataja (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 17 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
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  21. ↑ "Ema Helena (23) je nova Miss Hrvatske" [Ema Helena (23) is the new Miss Croatia]. Index.hr (in Croatian). 29 October 2025. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
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