13 things about Miss World Kosovo 2026 Blair Isufi

Blair Isufi competed in the ninth edition of the joint Miss Universe Albania and Kosovo pageant. She represented Kosovo in the 73rd edition of Miss World.

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BIOGRAPHY

Isufi is an Albanian-Kosovar-American marketing manager, model and beauty queen based in West Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Born in Fier, Albania in 1999, she speaks Albanian and English.

In 2001, Isufi and her family immigrated from Albania to Connecticut. They lived in Hartford, Connecticut before moving to West Hartford.

As a model, Isufi first signed with a modeling agency in West Hartford before she joined Wilhelmina and started modeling in both Los Angeles, California, USA and New York City, New York, USA. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2013, she competed in National American Miss Connecticut, which marked her beauty pageant debut.
2. She was a New York Fashion Week 2015 model.
3. In 2016, she graduated from Conard High School in West Hartford.
4. In 2018, she visited France.
5. In 2020, she graduated from Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut.
6. In 2023, she visited Spain.
7. In 2024, she visited the United Arab Emirates.
8. She was in the cast of Nick Lyon‘s 2024 film “Till Death Do Us Part”.
9. In 2025, she visited Italy.
10. In 2026, she visited Vietnam.
11. She was a Miss Universe Albania and Kosovo 2026 candidate.
12. She is Miss Tourism Albania 2026 and Miss World Kosovo 2026.
13. She is a Miss World 2026 candidate.

TIMELINE

Isufi is the founder of Mendora, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mental health support and healing through art. She was appointed Miss World Kosovo 2026 while she was modeling professionally and employed as a marketing and social media manager for a coffee shop in Connecticut.

2010s

• In September 2015, she walked the runway at the New York Fashion Week 2015 in New York City.
• In June 2018, she traveled to Paris, France.

2020s

• In July 2023, she traveled to Vlorë, Albania.
• In August 2023, she traveled to Madrid, Spain.
• In February 2024, she traveled to Dubai, UAE.
• In April 2024, she traveled to Abu Dhabi, UAE.
• She played a bridesmaid at “Till Death Do Us Part”, which was filmed in Washington, Connecticut and released in the U.S. on December 27, 2024.
• In November 2025, she traveled to Milan, Italy.
• On June 7, 2026, she competed against 19 other candidates in the joint Miss Universe Albania and Kosovo 2026 at the Olimpiku Stadium in Tirana, Albania. She won one of the secondary titles, which was Miss Tourism Kosovo 2026.
• In July 2026, she traveled to Barcelona, Spain.
• On August 9, 2026, she was appointed Miss World Kosovo 2026.
• On September 5, 2026, she represented Kosovo at Miss World 2026 and competed against 110 other candidates in Nha Trang, Vietnam.