Miss Universe 2026

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

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. The organizers designated the José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum in San Juan as the venue of the pageant. The event will take place in November 2026.

Selection of participants

Among the delegates, some were appointed to the position after being runner-up in their national pageant, or being chosen through a casting process, while two were selected to replace an original winner.

Miss France 2025, Angélique Angarni-Filopon, had expressed interest in representing France at the Miss Universe 2026 competition. 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.

Replacements

Miss Universe China 2025, Xinying Zhu, withdrew due to age restrictions. She was replaced by Na Zhao, who competed at Miss Universe 2025 instead due to Xuhe Hou's withdrawal. Ultimately, Weiyi Chen, the winner of the 74th Miss Universe China, became the new representative.

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

Debuts and returns

This edition will mark the debut of Niger and the returns of Austria, which last competed in 2017. Germany, Iceland, Jamaica, Mongolia and Suriname last competed in 2024.

Pageant

Broadcast

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

Contestants

The confirmed contestants are as follows:

Upcoming national pageants

Notes

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