Miss Planet International

Miss Planet International is an annual international beauty pageant organized by Miss Planet International Organization. MPI is an organization focused on promoting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. As part of this mission, it has developed a contest program aimed at selecting ambassadors from each participating country.

Miss Planet International 2025 was won by Sydney Marith from Cambodia, while the newly added title, This year marks the fifth edition of Miss Planet International. The event took place on March 15, 2026, at the Koh Pich Theater, Koh Pich, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

History

The Miss Planet International pageant was created with the common aim of promoting the preservation of the planet and human life in accordance with the principles of the United Nations. The program's mission is to inspire and empower contestants who aspire to be good role models in their communities and around the world, fostering social change that strengthens love for everyone and respect for the environment. The pageant was established by Min Halimas known as Halley Amin, President and producer along with Pedro Francisco, former national director (in 2018) of Miss Progress International, from which he drew inspiration, as the CEO.

During 2020 and 2021, due to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Miss Planet International (MPI) did not host the pageant. It was not until 2022 that MPI announced its intention to hold the Miss Planet International pageant in Uganda. Although 68 member countries had registered by November 2022, the event could not take place as many countries withdrew for various reasons. Concerns about safety and security due to the Ebola outbreak led many candidates to withdraw just days before the event, causing the entire event to collapse and resulting in approximately $5 million in costs and reservations. Consequently, the planned event in Uganda was canceled, and the MPI competition was moved back to Cambodia, where it was held in January 2023 at the Diamond Island Theater in Phnom Penh.

Titleholder

Miss Planet International has been running for four years and has crowned all four winners. Meanwhile, the newly introduced title, Angel Planet International, was awarded to Olla Levina from Indonesia, marking a historic first for Miss Planet International.

Continental Winners

Results

Miss Planet International 2025

Miss Planet International 2024

Miss Planet International 2023

Miss Planet International 2022

Miss Planet International 2019

Controversies

MPI 2022 Issue

The 2022 event, scheduled to be held in Uganda, was cancelled due to a lack of support from some countries. The originally planned coronation night on November 19 for the pageant was rescheduled due to tensions in Uganda sparked by an Ebola outbreak. These circumstances led local organizers to delay the competition, which the representative of the Philippines Herlene Nicole Budol wasn't initially expected to participate in. The current national license holder of the pageant, Wilbert Tolentino from the Philippines, initiated the claim that MPI broke the agreement while he was the licensee holder at that time.

MPI 2024 Issue

Chelsea Mandizha, representing the United Kingdom, was disqualified from a competition at the time due to allegations of physical aggression toward other contestants and misconduct toward staff and later that night the organizers announced that both of them could continue competing. During the live telecast of the 2024 edition, Miss Jordan, a finalist, walked off the stage. She alleged racism within the pageant, a claim that has generated significant attention and sparked widespread discussion among those involved in the competition.

Miss Planet Cambodia, Det Sreynad, withdrew from the Miss Planet International final held in Phnom Penh, citing health issues as the reason for her decision. The announcement, initially made through a now-deleted social media post, was later confirmed by the event organizers. Following her withdrawal, the organizers appointed the competition's runner-up, Khon Sovansonita, as her replacement. Sovansonita expressed her commitment to representing Cambodia on the international stage during the event.

The contest was accused of renting 70 outfits from a Vietnamese designer but failing to return them.

See also

• List of beauty pageants

External links