13 things about Miss Universe UAE 2025 Mariam Mohamed

Mariam Mohamed represented the United Arab Emirates in the 74th edition of Miss Universe. Prior to this, she represented the country in Miss Arab World and Miss Arab Asia.

BIOGRAPHY

Mohamed is an Emirati beauty queen born and raised in Sharjah, UAE. She enjoys falconry and camel riding.

While studying fashion at École Supérieure des Arts et techniques de la Mode (ESMOD) Dubai in Dubai, UAE, Mohamed won the second edition of Miss Universe UAE. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. From Sharjah, she moved to Dubai.
2. She has one older sibling.
3. She was born in 1999.
4. From 2019 to 2021, she attended the University of Sydney in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia where she earned a bachelor’s degree in economics.
5. In 2022, she visited Indonesia and Egypt.
6. She is Miss Arab World UAE 2022.
7. She was Miss Arab World 2022 second runner-up.
8. In 2024, she visited China and Malaysia.
9. She was Miss Middle East 2024 third runner-up.
10. In 2025, she visited Switzerland and Thailand.
11. She was Miss Arab Asia 2025 first runner-up.
12. She is Miss Universe UAE 2025.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Mohamed is the first Emirati to represent the UAE in Miss Universe. Her predecessor Miss Universe UAE 2024 Emilia Dobreva, a resident of Dubai, was born in Kosovo.

2010s

• In August 2019, she entered the University of Sydney.

2025

• In December 2021, she graduated from the University of Sydney.
• On December 19, 2022, she represented the UAE at Miss Arab World 2022 and competed against 12 other candidates in Cairo, Egypt. She was second runner-up to Samah Jarrar of Jordan.
• On August 19, 2024, she represented the UAE at Miss Middle East 2024 and competed against 38 other candidates in Ras Al Kaimah, UAE. She was third runner-up to Noura Al Jasmi.
• In October 2024, she attended an entrepreneurship event in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China as a delegate from the Emirates Association for Women Entrepreneurs.
• On December 7, 2024, she represented the UAE at Miss Arab Asia 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She was runner-up to Widad Abdel Qader of Syria.
• In January 2025, she traveled to Gstaad, Bern, Switzerland.
• In March 2025, she traveled to Gruyères, Fribourg, Switzerland.
• From August 20-24, 2024, she and her fellow Miss Universe UAE 2025 candidates underwent a series of workshops and attended several events in Bali, Indonesia before they went back to Dubai where they were interviewed by a selection committee.
• On August 25, 2025, she was crowned Miss Universe UAE 2025 at a private ceremony in Dubai.
• On November 21, 2025, she represented the UAE at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 119 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was unplaced.