The Miss Universe 2026 coronation ceremony will be held at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States on November 24, 2026. It is the 75th edition of the international beauty pageant currently owned by JKN Global Group and Legacy Holding Group.
Dayarana Torres will host the show, which will be broadcast by Roku, Telemundo and TV Azteca and streamed by Peacock. Representing Puerto Rico, she won Miss Universe 1993 at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico on May 21, 1993.
Miss Universe 2026 contestants
A total of 115 women will compete for the Miss Universe 2026 crown. Here are the confirmed candidates:
- Daiana Pereyra, 28, Argentina
- Arena Zeynalian, 33, Armenia
- Elizabeth Johnson, 24, Aruba
- Caitlin Worthington, 29, Australia
- Shawndra Henfield, 24, Bahamas
- Samira Khan Mahi, 29, Bangladesh
- Aliya Karotkaya, 22, Belarus
- Olga Lombardo, 23, Belgium
- Caleigh-Rose West, 24, Belize
- Valeria Mena, 23, Bolivia
- Caroline Porras, 25, Bonaire
- Dabilo Moses, 26, Botswana
- Marcella Kozinski de Barros, 26, Brazil
- Orealia Eugenie Thomas, 42, British Virgin Islands
- Rthna Than, 19, Cambodia
- Audrey Black, 30, Cameroon
- Aslihan Morali, 28, Canada
- Armandina Cunha, 27, Cape Verde
- Juliana May Myers, 21, Cayman Islands
- Dominga López, 25, Chile
- Shiqi Wang, 25, China
- Maria Alejandra Lopez, 32, Colombia
- María Alejandra “Mariale” Acosta García, 25, Costa Rica
- Antea Mršić, 25, Croatia
- Mia Dio, 25, Cuba
- Bianty Gomperts, 28, Curacao
- Dominika Kotoučková, 25, Czech Republic
- Jessi Kalambayi, 28, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Fie Rose Lindegaard, 27, Denmark
- Melissa Núñez, 29, Dominican Republic
- Dalia Bucaram, 21, Ecuador
- Sonia Gergis, 32, Egypt
- Sofia Cordova, 27, El Salvador
- Isabel Mbomio, 24, Equatorial Guinea
- Emili Denneng, 21, Estonia
- Bruk Belete, 24, Ethiopia
- Veera Grönlund, 30, Finland
- Garance Authié, 22, France
- Celina Weil, 25, Germany
- Belvy Ofori, 33, Ghana
- Angela Pitao Aumonier, 25, Great Britain
- Olivia Vasilopoulos, 25, Greece
- Chloé Deher, 31, Guadeloupe
- María Adelina Castillo Birba, 30, Guatemala
- Justine Kamara, 29, Guinea
- Angel Bhathal, 40, Guyana
- Tatenda Rameau, 28, Haiti
- Luisa Pineda, 26, Honduras
- Jennifer Zhou, 27, Hong Kong
- Kiss Kamila, 25, Hungary
- Sigríður Hrafnkelsdóttir, 27, Iceland
- Kaziah Liz Mejo, 19, India
- Samantha Slewa, 29, Iraq
- Aideen Howard, 22, Ireland
- Danielle Sophie Yablonka, 25, Israel
- Giada Folcia, 37, Italy
- Celene Hall, 25, Jamaica
- Sayuki Ito, 27, Japan
- Destiny Anbar, 30, Jordan
- Alina Ekaterinecheva, 22, Kazakhstan
- Jean Ojiro, 27, Kenya
- Evisa Pacolli, 21, Kosovo
- Medina Ermekova, 18, Kyrgyzstan
- Lasma Kuhtarska, 31, Latvia
- Perla Harb, 23, Lebanon
- Olga Bykadorova, 32, Lithuania
- Xuhe Hou, 24, Macau
- Francesca Mercieca, 26, Malta
- Larissa Ségarel, 29, Martinique
- Maëva Toumbou Dani, 33, Mayotte
- María Vargas, 28, Mexico
- Dorina Darii, 32, Moldova
- Enkhdelgerekh Enkhbold, 30, Mongolia
- Aleksandra Ivezaj, 22, Montenegro
- May Grace Parry, 31, Myanmar
- Charene Labuschagne, 27, Namibia
- Melissa Bottema, 26, Netherlands
- Georgia Waddington, 24, New Zealand
- Jasmine Blandford, 27, Nicaragua
- Danielle Fadeke Adewusi, 29, Nigeria
- Abelone Smedsrud, 29, Norway
- Misbah Arshad, 26, Pakistan
- Gabriela González, 20, Panama
- Gretha Matiauda, 26, Paraguay
- Luren Leticia Márquez Canales, 27, Peru
- Beatrice Rebecca “Bea” Millan Windorski, 24, Philippines
- Vivica Lewandowski, 21, Poland
- Isabela Santos, 26, Portugal
- Jennifer Barretto, 27, Puerto Rico
- Abigaëlle Tailamée, 20, Reunion
- Sabina Parmac, 21, Romania
- Alexandra Stashkevich, 21, Russia
- Bernella Velinor, 34, Saint Lucia
- Elle Duncan, 32, Saint Martin
- Nikolina Vujičić, 24, Serbia
- Katti Fofanah, 22, Sierra Leone
- Anna Lickova, 25, Slovakia
- Bajabulise Thela, 23, South Africa
- Kim Yurim, 35, South Korea
- Susana Medina, 28, Spain
- Nimhara Sasindi, 25, Sri Lanka
- Maruschka Sahiboe, 34, Suriname
- Josefin Strand, 27, Sweden
- Itiya Dube, 27, Switzerland
- Elizabeth Makune, 30, Tanzania
- Vinita Manoo, 36, Trinidad and Tobago
- Sarrah Brahmi, 33, Tunisia
- Selena Grant, 25, Turks and Caicos Islands
- Mitchelle Daka, 30, Uganda
- Anna Nikonova, 23, Ukraine
- Justus Anye Coleman Kelley, 31, United States
- Jenna-Monét Queeley, 29, United States Virgin Islands
- Lucía Piñeyro, 33, Uruguay
- Ziedakhon Sharipova, 38, Uzbekistan
- Clara Federica Vegas Goetz, 24, Venezuela
The following were originally listed as candidates but they either withdrew from the competition or were not able to travel to Puerto Rico due to visa issues:
- Jogersa Beqiri, 25, Albania
- Wanderleia Rodrigues, 24, Angola
- Tamara Rogouski, 28, Argentina
- Victoria Amerson, 29, Austria
- Anna Babau, 33, Bulgaria
- Xinying Zhu, 18, China
- Sophia Osako, 22, Czech Republic
- Matôma Condé, 23, Guinea
- Anara Esengeldieva, 16, Kyrgyzstan
- Thandi Chisi, 27, Malawi
- Eunice Wong, 37, Malaysia
- Aminath Yuin Mohamed,18, Maldives
- Prayashna Gurung, 24, Nepal
- Zoulahatou Amadou, 24, Niger
- Katia Doneva, 27, North Macedonia
- Georgina Kambongo, 24, Republic of the Congo
- Vion Tan, 22, Singapore
- Amylia Deng, 27, South Sudan
- Eunike Lioe, 36, Suriname
- Tharina Botes, 30, Thailand
- Alara Erıç, 23, Turkiye
- Quỳnh Anh Nguyễn, 27, Vietnam
- Mubanga Pamela Hatyoka, 25, Zambia
- Roseanna Hall, 34, Zimbabwe
Miss Universe 2025 winner
Fátima Bosch Fernández represented Mexico at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 117 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand on November 21, 2025. She won the title.
Runner-up to Bosch was Praveenar Singh of Thailand. The second, third and fourth runners-up were Stephany Abasali of Venezuela, Ahtisa Manalo of the Philippines and Olivia Yacé of Cote d’Ivoire.
