Miss World 2026

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

Ashma Kumari of Nepal was originally set to compete, but was replaced by Miss World Nepal 2025, Luna Luitel, for unknown reasons. [1] [2]

Debuts, and returns

This edition will mark the debut of Bhutan [3] and the return of the Cook Islands which last competed in 2019. [4]

Contestants

The confirmed contestants are as follows:

Country/territoryContestantAge [a] Hometown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Olivija Spanovskis[ citation needed ]25 Adelaide
Flag of Belize.svg Belize Faith Edgar [5] 24 San Pedro
Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia Vanessa Kraljevic [6] 23 Santa Cruz
Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana Ruth Thomas [7] 24 Masunga
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Soriya Khorn [8] 27 Phnom Penh
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Noura Njikam [9] 25 Yaoundé
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Angelina Fan [10] 24 Toronto
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Ignacia Fernández [11] 27 Las Condes
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Rongfei Gan [12] 23 Zibo
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Andrea Romero [13] 19 Barranquilla
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands Tiarē Anguna [14] 23 Titikaveka
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Côte d'Ivoire Fatima Koné [15] 23 Azaguié
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Ema Helena Vičar [16] 23 Zagreb
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Linda Górecká [17] 22 Prague
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Joheirry Mola [18] 24 Santo Domingo
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Adriana Rivas [19] 23 Usulután
Flag of England.svg England Grace Richardson [20] 19 Leicester
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea María Ndong [21] — Malabo
Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia Mari-Ann Rõuk [22] 19 Tallinn
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Kiia Huutoniemi[ citation needed ]21 Jyväskylä
Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar Julia Horne [23] 26Gibraltar
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe Océane Millitie[ citation needed ]27 Petit-Bourg
Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala Andrea Ortíz [24] 20 Chiquimula
Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary Janka Végvári [25] 18 Mosonmagyaróvár
Flag of India.svg India Nikita Porwal [26] 24 Ujjain
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Audrey Bianca Callista [27] 24 Jakarta
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Caoimhe Kenny [28] 25 Dublin
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Lucrezia Mangilli [29] 26 Udine
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Yui Kawana [30] 24 Tokyo
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Bagim Baltabaeva [31] 23 Oskemen
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Marigona Musshabani[ citation needed ]22 Gjakova
Flag of Laos.svg Laos Mongkoutphet Harnsana[ citation needed ]24 Vientiane
Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon Perla Harb [32] 22 Al-Maamriyah
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Taanusiya Chetty [33] 24 Kuala Lumpur
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Cassandra García [34] 23 Emiliano Zapata
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Nicole Spiteri [35] 23 Marsa
Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia Enkhtuul Bayarsaikhan[ citation needed ]— Ulaanbaatar
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Luna Luitel [36] 26 Kathmandu
Flag of the Netherlands.svg NetherlandsCharlotte Boonstra [37] 26 The Hague
Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland Carly Wilson [38] 24 Rathfriland
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Maja Todd [39] 21 Katowice
Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland Eilidh MacDonald[ citation needed ]27 Glasgow
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Qhawekazi Mazaleni [40] 24 Gonubie
Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia Amadea Zupan [41] 26 Sežana
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka Prathibha Liyanarachchi[ citation needed ]27 Colombo
Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo Nadiratou Afolabi [42] 21 Sokodé
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago Georgia-Lee Gill [43] 24 Arima
Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda Elle Muhoza [44] 22 Bukomansimbi
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Valeriia Lisovska [45] 18 Odesa
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Mística Núñez [46] 24 Punto Fijo
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Bảo Ngọc Lê Nguyễn [47] 24 Cần Thơ
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Wales Helena Hawke [48] 20 Caerleon

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. ↑ Dhakal, Rishika (3 August 2024). "Ashma Kumari KC crowned Miss Nepal 2024". Kathmandu Post . Retrieved 18 June 2025.
  2. ↑ "Luna Luitel Crowned Miss Nepal World 2025". Miss World . 31 August 2025. Retrieved 3 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Miss Bhutan returns, winner to represent Bhutan in Miss World". BBS . 27 November 2025. Archived from the original on 30 November 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Etches, Melina (4 November 2025). "Henry-Anguna crowned Miss Cook Islands 2025". RNZ . Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Keme-Palacio, Benita (17 June 2025). "Faith Edgar Crowned Miss World Belize 2025". Greater Belize Media. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Ruiz, Melvy (28 June 2025). "La cruceña Vanessa Kraljevic es la nueva Miss Bolivia Mundo 2025" [Vanessa Kraljevic from Santa Cruz is the new Miss Bolivia World 2025]. Eju.tv (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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  8. ↑ Sotheavy, Chan (20 October 2025). "ស្ងាត់ៗ តារាស្ពតពាណិជ្ជកម្ម ខន សូរិយា ក្លាយជាម្ចាស់មកុដ Miss World Cambodia 2026" [Quietly, commercial star Khon Sorya becomes the winner of the Miss World Cambodia 2026 crown.]. Kampuchea Thmey Daily. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  9. ↑ "Miss Cameroun 2024 : Noura Raïssa Njikam remporte la couronne". Lebledparle (in French). 28 June 2024. Archived from the original on 28 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
  10. ↑ "2024年第三届加拿大中国高校校友网球公开赛成功举办" [The 3rd Canada Chinese University Alumni Tennis Open 2024 was successfully held]. Easy Canada (in Simplified Chinese). 26 August 2024. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
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  12. ↑ "第73届世界小姐中国区总冠军诞生 中国地质大学研究生：网友称美的有气质!" [The champion of the 73rd Miss World China was born. A graduate student from China University of Geosciences: Netizens said she is beautiful and has great temperament!]. Sina. 30 December 2024. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
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  15. ↑ A., Ulrich (29 June 2025). "Fatima Koné couronnée Miss Côte d'Ivoire 2025" [Fatima Koné crowned Miss Ivory Coast 2025]. YOP L-FRII (in French). Archived from the original on 29 June 2025. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
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  17. ↑ Soukup, Jaroslav (3 May 2025). "Vítězkou Miss Czech Republic se stala Linda Górecká" [Linda Górecká was crowned Miss Czech Republic]. Novinky (in Czech). Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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  19. ↑ Palacios, Marcella (1 October 2025). "Adriana Rivas, Miss Usulután, es la nueva Miss World El Salvador 2025/26" [Adriana Rivas, Miss Usulután, is the new Miss World El Salvador 2025/26]. El Diario de Hoy . Retrieved 4 October 2025.
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  23. ↑ "New Miss Gibraltar looks ahead to a busy year". Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  24. ↑ Guzmán, María Alejandra (1 June 2025). "Miss Guatemala Contest 2025: ¿Quiénes son las seis ganadoras que representarán a Guatemala en certámenes internacionales?" [Miss Guatemala Contest 2025: Who are the six winners who will represent Guatemala in international pageants?]. Prensa Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
  25. ↑ "Végvári Janka lett a Miss World Hungary győztese" [Here is the beautiful winner! Janka Végvári became the winner of Miss World Hungary]. Blikk (in Hungarian). 22 June 2025. Retrieved 23 June 2025.
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  29. ↑ "Chi è Lucrezia Mangilli, la nuova Miss Mondo Italia 2024" [Who is Lucrezia Mangilli, the new Miss World Italy 2024]. Il Giornale (in Italian). 18 June 2024. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  30. ↑ "『ミス・ワールド』日本代表に川名祐衣さん、憧れの存在は上戸彩 「刑事ものに出たい」" [Yui Kawana is Japan's representative for Miss World, and her idol is Aya Ueto: "I want to be in a detective show"]. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
  31. ↑ Merkit, Fetih Altay (6 December 2024). "Winner of Miss Kazakhstan 2024 Crowned". TuraNews. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  32. ↑ "Perla Harb wins Miss Lebanon 2025 crown in star-studded ceremony". LBCI . 5 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.|
  33. ↑ Sokial, Sandra (4 December 2024). "Taanusiya Chetty wins Miss World Malaysia 2024". The Star. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
  34. ↑ "Quién es Cassandra García Olea, Miss México 2025? Competirá en Miss Mundo 2026". SDP Noticias (in Spanish). 30 November 2025. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  35. ↑ "Nicole Spiteri wins Miss World Malta contest". TVM News. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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  43. ↑ "Georgia-Lee is Miss World T&T". Trinidad Express. 9 December 2025. Retrieved 9 December 2025.
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  46. ↑ "Mística Núñez se corona como la nueva Miss Venezuela World 2025" [Mística Núñez is crowned the new Miss Venezuela World 2025]. Noticias Venevisión. 13 November 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
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