The Miss Cosmo 2026 coronation ceremony will be held in Nha Trang, Vietnam on January 16, 2027. It is the third edition of the international beauty pageant owned by UNICorp and UNIMedia, which are based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Miss Cosmo 2026 contestants
A total of 85 women will compete for the Miss Cosmo 2026 crown. Here are the candidates:
This is an ongoing list. It will be updated regularly until it is complete.
- Naira Castro, 18, Armenia
- Gabriela Su, 30, Bolivia
- Sadina Dudić, 28, Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Christina Vanstaden, 27, Botswana
- Sotheary By, 28, Cambodia
- Jabili Kandula, 26, Canada
- Aven Tang, 25, China
- Ziwei Varaki, 19, Greece
- Verónica Mejía, 24, Guatemala
- Matoma Conde, 22, Guinea
- Rebecca Bervil, 23, Haiti
- Mengyu Ye, 24, Hong Kong
- Avani Kakekochhi, 25, India
- Karina Moudy Widodo, 21, Indonesia
- Alina Ito, 26, Japan
- Linsey Zawadi, 23, Kenya
- Maggie Zhao, 19, Macau
- Arina Balzan, 18, Malta
- Esmeralda Meza, 27, Mexico
- Thae Su Nyein, 19, Myanmar
- Kashis Subba, 21, Nepal
- Maria Ysabella “Bella” Roxas Ysmael, 30, Philippines
- Khadija Omar, 25, Somalia
- Ayanda Gugulethy Thabethe, 27, South Africa
- Prisca Lyimo, 20, Tanzania
- Malaika Khan, 22, Thailand
- Christell Foote, 28, United States Virgin Islands
- Cẩm Ly Đỗ, 22, Vietnam
- Kunda Mwamulima, 31, Zambia
- Malaika Mushandu, 33, Zimbabwe
Yolanda Lindquist
Born and raised in Metropolis, Illinois, United States, Yolina Schubiger Lindquist is of Swiss and American descent. She is Lars Lindquist and Leila Lindquist-Schubiger‘s daughter.
In 2021, Yolina graduated from Massac County High School in Metropolis. From 2021 to 2025, she attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois where she earned bachelor’s degrees in marketing, international and financial economics, international trade and foreign languages with German as a focal point.
On May 28, 2023, Yolina represented Southern Illinois at Miss Illinois USA 2023 and competed against 36 other candidates at the Braden Auditorium of Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. She was third runner-up to Samantha Elliott.
On October 18, 2025, Yolina represented Illinois at Miss Cosmo USA 2025 and competed against 23 other finalists at the Magof Fin Auditorium of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) in El Paso, Texas, USA. She won the title.
Miss Cosmo 2025
On December 20, 2025, Yolina represented the U.S. at Miss Cosmo 2025 and competed against 70 other candidates at the Creative Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She won the title.
Runner-up to Lindquist was Chelsea Fernandez of the Philippines. Finishing in the Top 5 were Gabriela Borges of Brazil, Myint Myat Moe of Myanmar and Italy Mora of Panama.
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