10 things about Miss Suriname 2025 Chiara Wijntuin

Chiara Wijntuin won the 37th edition of Miss Suriname. She was supposed to represent Suriname in the 74th edition of Miss Universe but she withdrew from the competition.

BIOGRAPHY

Wijntuin is a Surinamese model and beauty queen from Paramaribo, Suriname. She is bilingual.

On April 17, 2025, Wijntuin turned 22. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She speaks English and Dutch.
2. She attended Frederik Lim A Po (FHR) Institute in Paramaribo.
3. She is the 24th Miss Universe Suriname titleholder.
4. In 2016, she started studying ballet.
5. In 2021, she modeled for L’amour Coleccion.
6. She was a Suriname Fashion Model 2024 guest.
7. She won Miss Suriname 2025.
8. She was Miss Universe Suriname 2025.
9. She was a Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Summit and Exhibition 2025 guest.
10. She did not compete at Miss Universe 2025.

TIMELINE

Wijntuin is a mental health advocate. She won Miss Suriname 2025 while studying law and business at FHR Institute.

2024

• On November 2, 2024, she competed against 14 other Miss Suriname 2025 candidates at the Assuria Event Center in Paramaribo and won the title.
• On November 21, 2024, she attended the Suriname Fashion Model 2024 show as a special guest wearing a Misayas dress at Utopia Heritage in Paramaribo.
• On November 30, 2024, she attended the Fernandes Kerstbrood Festijn in Paramaribo.

2025

• On February 13, 2025, she was a guest speaker at the De Banier Internationaal en Partners’ international conference for women at the Assuria Event Center.
• On May 25, 2025, she participated in the general election of Suriname as a voter for the first time.
• In June 2025, she was SHATA Suriname’s guest in the sixth edition of the Suriname Energy, Oil and Gas Summit and Exhibition in Paramaribo.
• On July 19, 2025, she participated in a charity fashion show at Courtyard Marriott Paramaribo in Paramaribo for the benefit of the Courtyard Children Fund.
• On November 1, 2025, she crowned her successor Miss Suriname 2026 Eunike Lioe A Joe at the Assuria Event Center in Paramaribo.
• She was supposed to represent Suriname at Miss Universe 2025 at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand on November 21, 2025 but she withdrew from the competition before the coronation.