Tirana’s Alba Tirtja represents at Miss World 2026 in Nha Trang

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

BIOGRAPHY

Tirtja is an Albanian polyglot and beauty queen originally from Tirana, Albania. She is an alumna of the Realgymnasium und Fachoberschule für Bauwesen Peter Anich in Bolzano, Italy and the University of Innsbruck in Innsbruck, Austria.

Before moving to Italy and Austria, Tirtja spent her childhood in Tirana. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She has roots in Orosh, Mirditë, Lezhë, Albania.
2. As a child, she started practicing ballet.
3. She was born in 2001.
4. From 2016 to 2021, she attended the Realgymnasium und Fachoberschule für Bauwesen Peter Anich.
5. From 2021 to 2022, she studied biology at the University of Innsbruck.
6. In 2022, she worked as a part-time teacher in Bolzano and entered the Medizinische Universität Innsbruck in Innsbruck to pursue a medical degree.
7. In 2023, she visited Spain.
8. In 2024, she was an intern at Azienda Sanitaria dell’Alto Adige in Bolzano and Tirol Kliniken GmbH in Innsbruck.
9. In 2025, she was an intern at Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin in Berlin, Germany.
10. In 2026, she visited Vietnam.
11. She was a Miss Universe Albania and Kosovo 2026 finalist.
12. She is Miss World Albania 2026.
13. She is a Miss World 2026 candidate.

TIMELINE

Todd is 5’10” tall. She speaks Albanian, English, Italian, German and French.

2010s

• In September 2016, she entered the Realgymnasium und Fachoberschule für Bauwesen Peter Anich.

2020s

• In July 2021, she graduated from the Realgymnasium und Fachoberschule für Bauwesen Peter Anich.
• In October 2021, she entered the University of Innsbruck.
• From March 2022 to June 2022, she was a part-time English teacher at the Realgymnasium und Fachoberschule für Bauwesen Peter Anich.
• In September 2022, she entered Medizinische Universität Innsbruck.
• In February 2023, she traveled to Barcelona, Spain.
• In October 2023, she became a student assistant at the Medizinische Universität Innsbruck.
• She was a clinical intern at Azienda Sanitaria dell’Alto Adige in August 2024 and Tirol Kliniken GmbH in September 2024.
• In September 2025, she was a Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin intern.
• In February 2026, she was a clinical intern at Azienda Sanitaria dell’Alto Adige.
• 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. She won one of the secondary titles, which was Miss World Albania 2026.
• On September 5, 2026, she represented Albania at Miss World 2026 and competed against 110 other candidates in Nha Trang, Vietnam.