Miss Global 2026

Miss Global 2026
DateMarch 2026
VenueThailand
Broadcaster
Debuts
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
  • Togo
Returns
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • England
  • Greece
  • Martinique
  • Peru

Miss Global 2026 will be the 11th edition of the Miss Global pageant, to be held in March 2026 in Thailand.

Nguyễn Đình Như Vân of Vietnam will crown her successor at the end of the event.

Background

Hosting

As of January 2026, the Miss Global Organization has not yet officially announced the host country or the specific dates for the 11th edition. This follows the 2025 edition 10th Anniversary celebration, which was co-hosted by Cambodia and Thailand, with the coronation night held at the MCC Hall, The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan in Nonthaburi, Thailand.[1]

Selection of participants

Delegates from various countries and territories are selected to compete in local pageants or casting calls to determine the class of 2026.

Replacements

Shemonyl Wankadia of India and Bianca Caraballo of Puerto Rico both assumed their national titles after the original winners, Tanya Sharma and Gabriela Vázquez, respectively, resigned from their roles.[2][3][4]

Miss Global Peru 2025, Jhazmin Calderon withdraw for unknown reasons.

Debuts and returns

This edition will mark the debut of the Guatemala, Honduras, and Togo and the return of El Salvador, which last competed in 2015; Martinique in 2017; England and Peru in 2022; and Egypt and Greece in 2023.

Contestants

The confirmed contestants are as follows:

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown
Australia Kymberlee Street[5] 27 Sydney
Belgium Luna Dupont 18 Izegem
Brazil Giovanna Starling[6] 21 Belo Horizonte
Canada Jacklynn Bowdery 21 Duncan
Czech Republic Aneta Růžičková 24 Prague
Egypt Erina Yousry[7] 27 Cairo
El Salvador Jaquelyne Guevarra 24 San Salvador
England Romy Simpkins 32 Dorset
Greece Ioanna Skoula[8] 20 Heraklion
Guatemala Adamary Buenafe Winter 21 Cobán
Hmong[b] Yaj Yuam Vaj[9] 21 Saint Paul
Honduras Angeles Durón 23 Tegucigalpa
India Shemonyl Wankadia[2] 23 Mumbai
Indonesia Angela Yovita Lillo[10] 26 Riau Islands
Jamaica Deidrian Downer[11] 26 Mandeville
Japan Aurora Fujii 25 Saitama
Martinique Nayäti Filatre 19 Le Robert
Mexico Maribel Ojeda 20 Sinaloa
Netherlands Milou Bleker[12] 22 Stadskanaal
Nigeria Aisha Abubakar[13] 25 Nasarawa
Pakistan Syeda Dua-e-Khadija[14] 22 Peshawar
Philippines Valerie West[15] 22 Kiangan
Portugal Tatiana Ramos[16] 24 Porto
Puerto Rico Bianca Caraballo[4] 23 Guayanilla
South Africa Chanel Rautenbach 25 Vanderbijlpark
Sri Lanka Vonara Wickramasinghe 21 Colombo
Thailand Saffron Maya Snook[17] 21 Uttaradit
Togo Dia-Bou Karen 20 Kpalimé
United Arab Emirates Alexandra Djaffer 21 Dubai
United States Kelly Kirstien 36 Mount Clemens
Venezuela Frannia Ybirmas 22 Caracas
Vietnam Kiều Thị Thuý Hằng[18] 25 Hanoi

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
  2. ^ Non-national delegate competing as the Hmong people

References

  1. ^ "Miss Global 2025 Final Coronation". Megatix. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  2. ^ a b "Miss Global India 2025: Shemonyl Wankadia". Star Entertainment Production. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  3. ^ "Gabriela Vázquez renuncia a la corona de Miss Global Puerto Rico 2025-2026" (in Spanish). Metro Puerto Rico. 21 April 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  4. ^ a b "Bianca Nicole Miranda Caraballo es presentada como la nueva Miss Global Puerto Rico 2025-2026" (in Spanish). Metro Puerto Rico. 13 May 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Meet your new Miss Global Australia 2025, Kymberlee Street". Miss Australia Pageants. Archived from the original on 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  6. ^ Starling, Giovanna (2 February 2026). "Mineira é coroada Miss Brasil Global 2026". Revista Encontro (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  7. ^ "بجمالها وتألقها.. إيرينا يسري تتوج بلقب ملكة جمال مصر عالميا 2025" [With her beauty and elegance, Erina Yousry is crowned Miss Egypt Global 2025] (in Arabic). Masrawy. 10 September 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  8. ^ "Greece selects Ioanna Skoula as Miss Global Greece 2026". Greek City Times. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  9. ^ "3HmongTV Show Jan 5, 2026 - Yajyuam Vaj Miss Global Hmong Titleholder". HBC TV. 5 January 2026. Archived from the original on 21 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  10. ^ "Angela Lillo appointed as Miss Global Indonesia 2025". DetikHot (in Indonesian). Detik.com. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Deidrian Downer has been crowned as Miss Global Jamaica 2026". Jamaica Gleaner. 25 January 2026. Archived from the original on 25 January 2026. Retrieved 25 January 2026.
  12. ^ "Milou Bleker (22) uit Stadskanaal is Miss Global van Nederland: "Het moet nog even bezinken"" [Milou Bleker (22) from Stadskanaal is Miss Global of the Netherlands: "It still has to sink in"] (in Dutch). RTVeen. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  13. ^ "Miss Global Nigeria 2025: Lagos now global destination for tourism, fashion, innovation — Sanwo-Olu". Tribune Online. Nigerian Tribune. 20 January 2026. Archived from the original on 20 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
  14. ^ "Syeda Dua-e-Khadija officially announced as Miss Global Pakistan 2025, set to represent Pakistan on the international stage". Miss Pakistan World. 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  15. ^ Adina, Armin P. (4 February 2026). "5 more titleholders crowned at Miss World Philippines 2026". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  16. ^ "Tatiana Ramos named Portugal's delegate for Miss Global 2026". ON FM. 17 October 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  17. ^ ""ซาฟฟรอน - แมนยู" คว้า The Winner บนเวที "Miss Global Thailand 2026 & Mister Global Thailand 2025"" (in Thai). HUBNEWS. 14 September 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
  18. ^ "Bị công kích vì ồn ào tình cảm, Kiều Thị Thúy Hằng lên tiếng" [Attacked for relationship rumors, Kiều Thị Thúy Hằng speaks up] (in Vietnamese). Thanh Niên. 25 December 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
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