Miss World 2026

Miss World 2026 will be the 73rd edition of the Miss World pageant and is scheduled to be held on 5 September 2026 in Vietnam.

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Miss World 2026

Miss World 2026 will be the 73rd edition of the Miss World pageant and is scheduled to be held on 5 September 2026 in Vietnam.

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

Background

Location and date

On 25 March 2026, the Miss World Organization announced on its Instagram that the 73rd Miss World edition will take place in Vietnam. Hoàng Nhật Nam, director of Miss World Vietnam, also confirmed that Vietnam will serve as the host country.

Miss World Organization Chairwoman and CEO, Julia Morley, and Miss World 2025, Suchata Chuangsri, traveled to make the official announcement on 29 March 2026 during the Miss World Vietnam 2025 coronation night in Ho Chi Minh City. It was announced that it would take place from August 9 to 5 September 2026.

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.

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

Debuts and returns

This edition will mark the debut of Bhutan and the return of the Cook Islands, which last competed in (/wiki/MissWorld2019).

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

Contestants

Miss World 2026

<table><thead><tr><th>Country/territory</th><th>Contestant</th><th>Age</th><th>Hometown</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Argentina</td><td>Alina Akselrad</td><td>27</td><td>Córdoba</td></tr><tr><td>Armenia</td><td>Monika Harutjunjan</td><td>28</td><td>Yerevan</td></tr><tr><td>Australia</td><td>Olivija Spanovskis</td><td>25</td><td>Adelaide</td></tr><tr><td>Bahamas</td><td>Marechan Burrows</td><td>27</td><td>Nassau</td></tr><tr><td>Belize</td><td>Faith Edgar</td><td>24</td><td>San Pedro</td></tr><tr><td>Bolivia</td><td>Vanessa Kraljevic</td><td>23</td><td>Cochabamba</td></tr><tr><td>Botswana</td><td>Ruth Thomas</td><td>24</td><td>Masunga</td></tr><tr><td>Brazil</td><td>Gabriela Botelho</td><td>25</td><td>Belo Horizonte</td></tr><tr><td>Canada</td><td>Angelina Fan</td><td>24</td><td>Toronto</td></tr><tr><td>Cayman Islands</td><td>Kristianna Gordon</td><td>21</td><td>West Bay</td></tr><tr><td>Chile</td><td>Ignacia Fernández</td><td>27</td><td>Las Condes</td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>Rongfei Gan</td><td>23</td><td>Zibo</td></tr><tr><td>Colombia</td><td>Andrea Romero</td><td>19</td><td>Barranquilla</td></tr><tr><td>Cook Islands</td><td>Tiarē Anguna</td><td>23</td><td>Titikaveka</td></tr><tr><td>Croatia</td><td>Ema Helena Vičar</td><td>23</td><td>Zagreb</td></tr><tr><td>Curaçao</td><td>Lishantely Jennie</td><td>18</td><td>Willemstad</td></tr><tr><td>Czech Republic</td><td>Linda Górecká</td><td>22</td><td>Prague</td></tr><tr><td>Dominican Republic</td><td>Joheirry Mola</td><td>24</td><td>Santo Domingo</td></tr><tr><td>El Salvador</td><td>Adriana Rivas</td><td>23</td><td>Usulután</td></tr><tr><td>England</td><td>Grace Richardson</td><td>19</td><td>Leicester</td></tr><tr><td>Equatorial Guinea</td><td>María de los Ángeles Ndong</td><td>25</td><td>Malabo</td></tr><tr><td>Estonia</td><td>Henel Vare</td><td>—</td><td>Tallinn</td></tr><tr><td>Finland</td><td>Kiia Huutoniemi</td><td>21</td><td>Jyväskylä</td></tr><tr><td>Gibraltar</td><td>Julia Horne</td><td>26</td><td>Gibraltar</td></tr><tr><td>Greece</td><td>Mikaela Kasari</td><td>19</td><td>Athens</td></tr><tr><td>Guadeloupe</td><td>Lauryane Dilo</td><td>27</td><td>Petit-Bourg</td></tr><tr><td>Guatemala</td><td>Andrea Ortiz</td><td>20</td><td>Chiquimula</td></tr><tr><td>Hungary</td><td>Janka Végvári</td><td>18</td><td>Mosonmagyaróvár</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>Nikita Porwal</td><td>24</td><td>Ujjain</td></tr><tr><td>Indonesia</td><td>Audrey Bianca Callista</td><td>23</td><td>Tangerang</td></tr><tr><td>Ireland</td><td>Caoimhe Kenny</td><td>25</td><td>Dublin</td></tr><tr><td>Italy</td><td>Lucrezia Mangilli</td><td>26</td><td>Udine</td></tr><tr><td>Jamaica</td><td>Nevaeh Allen</td><td>19</td><td>Linstead</td></tr><tr><td>Japan</td><td>Yui Kawana</td><td>24</td><td>Tokyo</td></tr><tr><td>Kazakhstan</td><td>Bagim Baltabaeva</td><td>23</td><td>Oskemen</td></tr><tr><td>Kenya</td><td>Ivy Trizah Muhenje</td><td>23</td><td>Nairobi</td></tr><tr><td>Laos</td><td>Mongkoutphet Harnsana</td><td>24</td><td>Vientiane</td></tr><tr><td>Lebanon</td><td>Perla Harb</td><td>22</td><td>Al-Maamriyah</td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>Taanusiya Chetty</td><td>24</td><td>Kuala Lumpur</td></tr><tr><td>Malta</td><td>Nicole Spiteri</td><td>23</td><td>Marsa</td></tr><tr><td>Mexico</td><td>Cassandra García</td><td>23</td><td>Emiliano Zapata</td></tr><tr><td>Mongolia</td><td>Enkhtuul Bayarsaikhan</td><td>26</td><td>Ulaanbaatar</td></tr><tr><td>Namibia</td><td>Elly Aron</td><td>20</td><td>Ohangwena</td></tr><tr><td>Nepal</td><td>Luna Luitel</td><td>26</td><td>Kathmandu</td></tr><tr><td>Netherlands</td><td>Charlotte Boonstra</td><td>26</td><td>The Hague</td></tr><tr><td>Northern Ireland</td><td>Carly Wilson</td><td>24</td><td>Rathfriland</td></tr><tr><td>Philippines</td><td>Asia Rose Simpson</td><td>17</td><td>Quezon City</td></tr><tr><td>Poland</td><td>Maja Todd</td><td>21</td><td>Katowice</td></tr><tr><td>Scotland</td><td>Eilidh MacDonald</td><td>27</td><td>Glasgow</td></tr><tr><td>Serbia</td><td>Simona Manojlović</td><td>21</td><td>Novi Sad</td></tr><tr><td>Slovenia</td><td>Amadea Zupan</td><td>26</td><td>Sežana</td></tr><tr><td>South Korea</td><td>Min-Seo Cha</td><td>20</td><td>Seoul</td></tr><tr><td>Sri Lanka</td><td>Prathibha Liyanarachchi</td><td>27</td><td>Colombo</td></tr><tr><td>Trinidad and Tobago</td><td>Georgia-Lee Gill</td><td>24</td><td>Arima</td></tr><tr><td>Turkey</td><td>Sıla Saraydemir</td><td>22</td><td>Istanbul</td></tr><tr><td>Uganda</td><td>Elle Muhoza</td><td>22</td><td>Bukomansimbi</td></tr><tr><td>Ukraine</td><td>Valeriia Lisovska</td><td>18</td><td>Odesa</td></tr><tr><td>Venezuela</td><td>Mística Nuñez</td><td>24</td><td>Punto Fijo</td></tr><tr><td>Vietnam</td><td>Bảo Ngọc Lê Nguyễn</td><td>24</td><td>Cần Thơ</td></tr><tr><td>Wales</td><td>Helena Hawke</td><td>20</td><td>Caerleon</td></tr></tbody></table>