Miss Universe 2026
75th Miss Universe beauty pageant

Miss Universe 2026
DateNovember 2026
VenueJosé Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Broadcaster
Debuts
  • Niger
Returns
  • Suriname
← 2025

Miss Universe 2026 will be the 75th Miss Universe pageant, scheduled to be held at the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Fátima Bosch of Mexico will crown her successor at the end of the event.

Background

Location and date

José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, venue of the pageant

On 23 September 2025, the Miss Universe Organization and the Governor of Puerto Rico, Jenniffer González-Colón announced that the Puerto Rico will host the 75th Miss Universe pageant. This will be the fourth time that they have hosted the event, after 1972, 2001, and 2002.[1][2] The organizers designated the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan as the venue of the pageant.[3][4][5] The event will take place in November 2026.[6]

Replacements

Miss Universe China 2025, Xinying Zhu, withdrew due to age restrictions.[7][8] She was replaced by Na Zhao, who competed at Miss Universe 2025 instead due to Xuhe Hou's withdrawal.[9][10]

Miss France 2025, Angélique Angarni-Filopon, had expressed interest in representing France at the Miss Universe 2026 competition.[11] However, due to the controversy surrounding the previous competition, the Miss France Organization stated that they were reconsidering their relationship with the Miss Universe Organization and would announce their plans at a later date.[12][13]

Miss Kyrgyzstan Universe 2025, Anara Esengeldieva, was replaced by Medina Ermekova for unknown reasons.[14]

Debuts and returns

This edition will mark the debut of the Niger[15] and the return of Suriname which last competed in 2024.[16]

Pageant

Broadcast

The pageant will be broadcast on Telemundo, Roku, and TV Azteca.[17]

Contestants

The confirmed contestants are as follows:

Country/Territory Contestant Age[a] Hometown Ref.
Angola Wanderléia Rodrigues 23 Cuanza Norte [18]
Guadeloupe Chloé Deher 31 Terre-de-Haut [19]
Guinea Matoma Condè 22 Conakry [20]
Kazakhstan Alina Ekaterinecheva 22 Shymkent [21]
Kyrgyzstan Medina Ermekova 24 Bishkek [22]
Niger Zoulahatou Amadou 24 Maradi [23]
Suriname Eunike Lioe 37 Paramaribo [24]
Venezuela Clara Vegas 24 Chacao [25]

Upcoming national pageants

Country/Territory Date
Philippines April 2026[26]
Costa Rica 9 May 2026[27]
Brazil May 2026[28]
Great Britain 11 July 2026[29]

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

  1. ^ Bianca Cosulich (23 September 2025). "Miss Universo en Puerto Rico: lo que debes saber del aniversario 75" [Miss Universe in Puerto Rico: What you need to know about the 75th anniversary]. Marie Claire Mexico (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  2. ^ Ramos Rosado, Víctor (23 September 2025). "Miss Universe 2026 se celebrará en Puerto Rico" [Miss Universe 2026 will be held in Puerto Rico]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Miss Universe 2026 se llevará a cabo en Puerto Rico" [Miss Universe 2026 will be held in Puerto Rico]. Metro Puerto Rico (in Spanish). 23 September 2025. Archived from the original on 23 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  4. ^ Cynthia Valdez (23 September 2025). "Miss Universe 2026: Puerto Rico será la sede de la 75a edición del certamen en su aniversario de diamante" [Miss Universe 2026: Puerto Rico will host the 75th edition of the pageant on its diamond anniversary]. ¡Hola! (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  5. ^ Adina, Armin P. (24 September 2025). "Puerto Rico to host 75th Miss Universe pageant next year". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  6. ^ "Puerto Rico to Host the 75th Anniversary of Miss Universe in November 2026". Miss Universe. 23 September 2025. Archived from the original on 5 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  7. ^ "安徽姑娘朱馨颖 荣膺第73姐环球小姐中国区总冠军" [Anhui girl Zhu Xinying won the 73rd Miss Universe China title]. 163.com. 3 January 2025. Archived from the original on 8 May 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2025.
  8. ^ Nguyen, An (11 April 2025). "Miss Universe China Xinying Zhu stripped of title for 'inability to fulfill duties'". VnExpress International. Archived from the original on 6 May 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  9. ^ Le, Linh (16 April 2025). "4 Miss Universe national winners stripped of titles". VnExpress. Archived from the original on 27 April 2025. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
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  11. ^ Lanciego, Milla (18 December 2024). "Angélique Angarni-Filopon privée de Miss Univers et Miss Monde à cause de son âge ? Elle rectifie" [Angélique Angarni-Filopon deprived of Miss Universe and Miss World because of her age? She corrects herself]. Paris Match (in French). Archived from the original on 18 October 2025. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  12. ^ Panwar, Sanya (24 November 2025). "Miss France organisation reconsidering participation in Miss Universe pageant amid all the controversies in 2025: Report". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  13. ^ Evangelista, Jessica Ann (26 November 2025). "France signals exit from Miss Universe; Ghana–Guyana director steps down". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 6 December 2025.
  14. ^ Turdubek, Aigyrov (25 September 2025). "Ayana Rasul kyzy crowned Miss Kyrgyzstan 2025". 24.kg. Archived from the original on 26 September 2025. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  15. ^ Valdez, Cynthia (7 November 2025). "Miss Universe 2025: Las candidatas que quedaron fuera de la competencia y por qué" [Miss Universe 2025: The candidates who were eliminated from the competition and why]. ¡Hola! (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 8 November 2025. Retrieved 8 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Eunike Kishundat–Lioe-A-Joe (36) gekroond tot Miss Suriname 2026" [Eunike Kishundat–Lioe-A-Joe (36) crowned Miss Suriname 2026] (in Dutch). Dagblad Suriname. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 7 November 2025.
  17. ^ Andrea Cruz (23 September 2025). "VIDEO: Miss Universe 2026 se celebrará en Puerto Rico" [VIDEO: Miss Universe 2026 will be held in Puerto Rico]. El Vocero (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 September 2025. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
  18. ^ Pedro, Francisco (1 December 2025). "Wanderleia Rodrigues eleita Miss Angola edição 2025" [Wanderleia Rodrigues elected Miss Angola 2025]. Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  19. ^ Devriese, Emmanuelle (11 January 2026). "Miss Univers Guadeloupe : "Suis-je un être infâme ?", Ophély Mézino évincée de son titre, elle prend la parole" [Miss Universe Guadeloupe: "Am I a despicable being?", Ophély Mézino stripped of her title, she speaks out]. Aufeminin (in French). Archived from the original on 11 January 2026. Retrieved 12 January 2026.
  20. ^ Mạn, Trần (8 January 2026). "Revealing the first 7 contestants to compete in Miss Universe 2026, what are the opportunities for Vietnam". VGT TV. Archived from the original on 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  21. ^ Жұмаділла, Балнұр (4 December 2025). ""Miss Qazaqstan 2025" байқауында шымкенттік ару жеңімпаз атанды" [Shymkent beauty wins Miss Qazaqstan 2025]. Stan.kz (in Kazakh). Archived from the original on 5 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  22. ^ "7 thí sinh đầu tiên của Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ 2026" [The first 7 contestants of Miss Universe 2026]. 24h (in Vietnamese). 7 January 2026. Archived from the original on 13 January 2026. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
  23. ^ Phương, Thảo (11 November 2025). "Đại diện Nigeria bỏ thi Miss Universe 2025 vì không đặt được chuyến bay đến Bangkok" [Nigerien representative drops out of Miss Universe 2025 because she can't reserve a flight to Bangkok]. Tạp chí Hàng không (in Vietnamese). Archived from the original on 6 December 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
  24. ^ "Tjin A Koeng: "Nieuwe Miss Suriname gaat uitstekend om met kritiek"" [Tjin A Koeng: "The new Miss Suriname handles criticism very well"]. Suriname Herald (in Dutch). 7 November 2025. Archived from the original on 3 December 2025. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  25. ^ Sequeiros, Judith (4 December 2025). "Clara Vegas es la nueva Miss Venezuela y representará al país en el Miss Universe 2026 en Puerto Rico" [Clara Vegas is the new Miss Venezuela and will represent the country at Miss Universe 2026 in Puerto Rico]. La República (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 December 2025. Retrieved 5 December 2025.
  26. ^ "LIST: Imelda Schweighart among Miss Universe Philippines 2026 candidates". The Philippine Star. 4 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  27. ^ "Miss Universe Costa Rica Confirms 2026 Pageant Details". TicosLand. 3 December 2025. Archived from the original on 4 December 2025. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  28. ^ "Interior de Alagoas ganha projeção nacional com título de Miss Universe 2026" [Interior of Alagoas gains national prominence with Miss Universe 2026 title]. Jornal de Alagoas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 8 January 2026. Retrieved 8 January 2026.
  29. ^ "Miss Universe Great Britain Finals to be held between 9 July to 11 July 2026". Retrieved 3 December 2025.
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