Held at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand on November 19, 2025, the Miss Universe 2025 preliminary competition had two parts, which were the swimsuit and evening gown rounds. R’Bonney Gabriel was the host and Andrea Meza, Dr. Chalida Thaochalee, Faring Yuthithum, Ismael Cala, Louie Heredia, Natalie Glebova, Savinee Pakaranang and Sharon Fonseca were the judges.
Miss Universe 2025 best in evening gown
A total of 120 women are in the running towards becoming Miss Universe 2025. These are my Top 30 best candidates in the evening gown round during the preliminary competition and the respective scores I gave them with 100 as the highest score:
- Maria Ahtisa Rodriguez Manalo, 27, Philippines: 100
- Ophély Joëlle Mézino, 26, Guadeloupe: 100
- Nadeen Ayoub, 30, Palestine: 98
- Manika Vishwakarma, 22, India: 97
- Camila Afecto de Sousa Vitorino Seborro, 26, Portugal: 97
- Stephany Adriana Abasali Nasser, 25, Venezuela: 97
- Fátima Bosch Fernández, 25, Mexico: 97
- Zhao Na, 20, China: 97
- Lyshanda Moyas, 27, Zimbabwe: 97
- Olivia Yacé, 27, Cote d’Ivoire: 96
- Julia Ann Cluett, 27, Malta: 96
- Yamilex Hernández del Orbe, 29, Latina: 96
- Praveenar Singh, 29, Thailand: 96
- Maria Ignacia Moll Bilbao, 28, Chile: 96
- Laura Gnjatović, 23, Croatia: 96
- Monique Sonne, 21, Denmark: 96
- Lihasha Lindsay White, 27, Sri Lanka: 96
- Giulia Zanoni, 20, El Salvador: 96
- Brigitta Liivak Schaback, 28, Estonia: 96
- Aldana Masset, 25, Argentina: 95
- Lexie Brant, 21, Australia: 95
- Bereniece Dickenson Martinez, 22, Turks and Caicos Islands: 95
- Latifah Shanice Morris, 31, Trinidad and Tobago: 95
- Tiguidanké Bérété, 23, Guinea: 95
- Dorcas Dienda Kasinde, 30, Democratic Republic of the Congo: 95
- Lattana Munvilay, 31, Laos: 95
- Nicole Jo-Ann Visser Peiliker, 42, Bonaire: 95
- Mahyla Valeria Roth Benavides, 26, Costa Rica: 95
- Abbigail Sturgin, 28, New Zealand: 94
- Sarah Anjelica Dzafce, 22, Finland: 94
Miss Universe 2025 coronation
On November 16, 2024, Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark won Miss Universe 2024 at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico. On November 21, 2025, she will crown her successor at the Impact Challenger Hall.
Steve Byrne will host the coronation ceremony with Gabriel and Dayanara Torres as commentators. Meza, Thaochalee, Cala, Heredia, Glebova and Fonseca will be back as judges and will be joined by Miniyothabo Francisca Baloyi, Romero Britto and Saina Nehwal.
CONAN Daily 