May Hasola crowns Miss Bird of Paradise Papua New Guinea 2025 Iampela Popena in Port Moresby

May Torowi Hasola of Bougainville won the Miss Bird of Paradise Papua New Guinea 2024 title on December 3, 2024, held at APEC Haus. She passed the crown to Iampela Popena on December 2, 2025. Popena will represent Papua New Guinea in Miss Pacific Islands 2026 after winning multiple special awards.

24 Mister Friendship International 2025 candidates to compete in Bangkok

Henry Chang represented Taiwan and won the Mister Friendship International 2024 title on December 8, 2024, at the Asia Pacific Resort. The competition had 16 candidates with Immanuel Nicolas and Jansen Kenley See as runners-up. The next pageant, Mister Friendship International 2025, will take place on December 14, 2025, in Bangkok.

Jeanne Bilasano crowns Face of Beauty International 2025 Nikki Cheveh in Taichung

Jeanne Isabelle Bilasano represented the Philippines and won the Face of Beauty International 2024 title in Taiwan. On November 30, 2025, she crowned her successor Nikki Cheveh, marking her as the second Filipino to win the title. The competition featured 33 candidates and showcased various special awards.

10 things about Miss International Norway 2025 Nikoline Andresen

Nikoline Andrea Kolstad Tveter Andresen, a Norwegian beauty queen from Oslo, competed in the 79th Miss Norway edition and represented Norway in the 63rd Miss International. Born in 2002, she has faced personal challenges, pursued dance and beauty pageants, and worked as a cultural representative at Disney. She was Miss World Norway 2024 runner-up.

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Huynh Thi Thanh Thuy crowns Miss International 2025 Catalina Duque in Shibuya, Tokyo

Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy represented Vietnam and won the Miss International 2024 title on November 12, 2024, in Tokyo. After her reign, she crowned Catalina Duque from Colombia as her successor on November 27, 2025. Duque became the fourth Miss International from Colombia, marking the pageant's 63rd edition.

33 Face of Beauty International 2025 candidates competing in Taichung

Jeanne Isabelle Bilasano from the Philippines won the Face of Beauty International 2024 title in Taiwan, with Anita Wang from Taiwan as the runner-up. The next competition for 2025 will feature 33 contestants, and Bilasano will crown her successor on November 30, 2025, in Taichung, Taiwan.

Kevin Mruskovic crowns Man of the Year 2025 Ven Lee in Denpasar, Bali

Kevin Mruškovič won the Man of the Year 2024 title in Chiang Mai, Thailand, competing against 18 candidates. He later crowned Lee Jun Long from Taiwan as his successor on November 21, 2025, in Bali, Indonesia. The event featured 21 contestants, culminating in a grand pageant with various special awards.

13 things about Miss Universe Sweden 2025 Daniella Lundqvist

Daniella Lundqvist, a Swedish model and beauty queen from Kalmar, has participated in several international beauty pageants including Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Multiverse. She has been a runner-up in various competitions and represented Sweden multiple times, recently becoming Miss Universe Sweden 2025. She travels extensively for her modeling career.

10 things about Miss Universe New Zealand 2025 Abby Sturgin

Abbigail "Abby" Sturgin, a Laotian-Kiwi police officer and model, won Miss Universe New Zealand in 2025. She has previously competed in Miss Earth and Miss World pageants, securing the title of Miss Earth New Zealand in 2017. Sturgin has a degree in accounting and management from Auckland University of Technology.

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Victoria Theilvig crowns Miss Universe 2025 Fatima Bosch in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi

Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark won Miss Universe 2024, competing against 124 participants in Mexico City on November 16, 2024. She crowned her successor, Fatima Bosch from Mexico, on November 21, 2025, marking the fourth win for Mexico. The pageant featured 120 candidates and was hosted by Steve Byrne.