Maria Cepero represented Puerto Rico, United States at Miss Intercontinental 2024 and competed against 58 other candidates at Tal Avenue in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt on December 6, 2024. She won the title.
On January 29, 2026, Cepero crowned her successor Varvara Yakovenko at the V Luxury Resort in Sahl Hasheesh, Egypt. The latter is the fourth Miss Intercontinental from Russia.
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Miss Intercontinental 2025 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Intercontinental chief executive officer: Detlef Tursies |
| edition: 53rd date: January 29, 2026 venue: The V Luxury Resort, Sahl Hasheesh, Egypt candidates: 57 |
| hosts: Lutz Riemenschneider, Azeezah Hashim |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2025 | 2024 |
| Miss Intercontinental | Varvara Yakovenko Russia | Maria Cepero Puerto Rico |
| 1st runner-up | Lorena Suárez Cuba | Georgette Musrie Venezuela |
| 2nd runner-up | Vanessa Wenk Thailand | Alyssa Redondo Philippines |
| 3rd runner-up | Faidha Kassim Tanzania | Bùi Khánh Linh Vietnam |
| 4th runner-up | Christina Vanhefflin Philippines | Celina Weil Germany |
| 5th runner-up | Cristiane Guerrero Ecuador | Kenyatta Beazer USA |
| 6th runner-up | Brilliant Maroko Kenya | Amanda Peresu Zimbabwe |
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FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (COUNTRY/TERRITORY) |
| Top 7 | Lorena Suárez (Cuba) Cristiane Guerrero (Ecuador) Brilliant Maroko (Kenya) Christina Vanhefflin (Philippines) Varvara Yakovenko (Russia) Faidha Kassim (Tanzania) Vanessa Wenk (Thailand) |
| Top 12 | Ida Princesse (Cameroon) Sasha Perea (Colombia) Shraddha Patel (India) Andreea Stan (Romania) Brooke Cohee (United States) |
| Top 23 | Clara Marques (Brazil) Anna Mařaková (Czech Republic) Chantal Schwarz (Germany) Zhang Shuting (Macao) Carolina Ruelas (Mexico) Eva van Bellen (Netherlands) Kelsey Turner (New Zealand) Emesiobi Dwelling (Nigeria) Natália Weissová (Slovak Republic) Raquel Castejón (Spain) Nguyễn Thị Thu Ngân (Vietnam) |
CONTINENTAL QUEENS
| TITLE | NAME (COUNTRY/TERRITORY) |
| Miss Intercontinental Africa 2025 | Brilliant Maroko Kenya |
| Miss Intercontinental Asia & Oceania 2025 | Vanessa Wenk Thailand |
| Miss Intercontinental Europe 2025 | Varvara Yakovenko Russia |
| Miss Intercontinental North America 2025 | Lorena Suárez Cuba |
| Miss Intercontinental South America 2025 | Cristiane Guerrero Ecuador |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Cristiane Guerrero Ecuador |
| Miss Photogenic | Varvara Yakovenko Russia |
| Miss Force and Harmony | Hansana Balasuriya Sri Lanka |
| Miss Popularity | Eva van Bellen Netherlands |
| Miss Power of Beauty | Christina Vanhefflin Philippines |
| Best in National Costume | Nguyễn Thị Thu Ngân Vietnam |
| Best in Swimsuit | Brilliant Maroko Kenya |
| People’s Choice | Faidha Kassim Tanzania |
JUDGES
- Alyssa Reondo
- Celina Weil
- Christoph Hofmann
- Mahmut Karaton
- María Cepero
- Rudi Omar
- Stephanie Helmschrott
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