77 Miss Grand International 2026 candidates to compete in New Delhi

Emma Tiglao represented the Philippines at Miss Grand International 2025 and competed against 76 other candidates at the MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand on October 18, 2025. She won the title.

Runner-up to Tiglao was Sarunrat Puagpipat of Thailand. The respective second, third and fourth runners-up were Aitana Jiménez of Spain, Faith Maria Porter of Ghana and Nariman Batikha of Venezuela.

Miss Grand International 2026 contestants

On October 10, 2026, Tiglao will crown her successor in New Delhi, India. It is the 14th edition of the international beauty pageant founded by Nawat Itsaragrisil of Thailand.

A total of 77 women will compete for the Miss Grand International 2026 crown. Here are the candidates:

This is an ongoing list. It will be updated regularly.

1. Sara Shehu, 22, Albania
2. Cat Jane Shepherd, 26, Australia
3. Kaithlyn Da Rocha, 27, Bolivia
4. Paula Assunção, 33, Brazil
5. Alyanni Gómez, 25, Cuba
6. Dominique Alagia, 21, Czech Republic
7. Keitty Familia, 19, Dominican Republic
8. Valeria Amaya, 19, El Salvador
9. Adelaide Somuah Twum, 29, Ghana
10. Ximena Carrillo, 22, Guatemala
11. Emely Alemán, 27, Honduras
12. Xuebing Liu, 27, Hong Kong
13. Lakshita Thilagaraj, 23, India
14. Nina Izadpanah, 24, Iran
15. Simone Gardner, 30, Jamaica
16. Anel Emel, 21, Kazakhstan
17. Rufina Gasanova, 22, Kyrgyzstan
18. Minshi Lin, 23, Macau
19. Sdivya Trisni, 22, Malaysia
20. Natalia Galea, 27, Malta
21. Regina Ganzenko, 24, Moldova
22. Christine Nan Seng, 20, Myanmar
23. Sumnima Puri, 23, Nepal
24. Beau Megan Goos, 22, Netherlands
25. Emily Faulkner, 22, New Zealand
26. Uzogheli Ifeoma, 21, Nigeria
27. Erica Iren Vihovde, 22, Norway
28. Micaela Viveros, 21, Paraguay
29. Angelica Danao Lopez, 25, Philippines
30. Milena Rabelo, 27, Portugal
31. Roxana Perla Ngouadi, 24, Republic of the Congo
32. Adel Caroline Jusu, 24, Sierra Leone
33. Nicole Bacon, 23, Singapore
34. Viktória Kloknerová, 21, Slovakia
35. Estèe-Mari Smit, 18, South Africa
36. Lang Sa, 28, South Korea
37. Akoi Arok, 29, South Sudan
38. Alba María Ruiz, 22, Spain
39. Pathama Jitsawat, 33, Thailand
40. Maria Kolotilo, 24, Ukraine
41. Pooja Ghodekar, 25, United Kingdom
42. Lady Di Mosquera, 26, Venezuela
43. Emoura Phạm, 26, Vietnam
44. Charity Mumba, 26, Zambia
45. Shelly Usman, 27, Zimbabwe

UPCOMING NATIONAL QUALIFIERS

• August 8: Tanzania
• August 10: Japan
• August 10: USA
• August 12: Costa Rica
• August 15: Ecuador
• August 28: Italy
• August 29: Chile