Miss Universe 2025 was the 74th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand, on 21 November 2025.
It was hosted by American standup comedian and actor Steve Byrne, with Miss Universe 1993 Dayanara Torres and Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel as commentary hosts. As it was held during the one-year mourning period after the death of Sirikit, the former queen consort of Thailand, some of the pageant's events were modified in accordance to government recommendations.
The pageant attracted some controversy, including the conduct of Thai pageant organizer, Nawat Itsaragrisil, in pageant events, and legal disputes with the licensee Miss Universe Thailand. A number of judges left the final, including Omar Harfouch, who criticized the selection of the semifinalists and the eventual outcome.
At the end of the event, Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark crowned Fátima Bosch of Mexico as her successor, marking the country's fourth title in the pageant.
Background
Location and date On 16 November 2024, at the Miss Universe 2024 finals, pageant co-owner Raúl Rocha announced that the shortlisted host countries for the 74th pageant were Argentina, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Morocco, India, South Africa, Spain, and Thailand.
The Miss Universe Organization announced Thailand as the host country on 7 February 2025, designating the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, as the central venue with ancillary events scheduled for Bangkok, Phuket and Pattaya. The selection marks the fourth time that Thailand hosted the pageant, and the third time the event will be held in the said venue after the 2005 and 2018 pageants. On 23 April, Thai businessman, Nawat Itsaragrisil became the executive director of the pageant.
On 25 October, Itsaragrisil confirmed that the pageant will proceed as scheduled despite the one-year mourning period declared following the death of Sirikit, the former queen consort of Thailand, the day before. However, the organizers modified the pageant's format and its related activities in accordance with the recommendations of the Thai government to fit the "mourning atmosphere" of the period.
Selection of participants Among the delegates, two were appointed to compete as the runner-up in their national pageant, eighteen were chosen through a casting process, while four were selected to replace an original winner.
From June to July 2025, Telemundo aired the reality show Miss Universe Latina, el reality, in the United States, which selected an additional delegate representing Hispanic and Latina Americans in the country, designated as Miss Universe Latina. This addition marked the first time the pageant accepted an entrant not sent by a licensee representing a country nor a territory.
Replacements Na Zhao of China and Latifah Morris of Trinidad and Tobago both assumed their national titles after the original winners, Xuhe Hou and Sihlé Letren, respectively, resigned from their roles. Déborah Djema of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was replaced by Dorcas Dienda, after she refused to sign a contract mandated by the national organization. In Poland, Miss Polski 2025, Oliwia Mikulska was replaced by Emily Reng, a new representative from Miss Polonia.
Debuts, returns, and withdrawals This pageant marked the debuts of Cape Verde, Mayotte, Palestine, and Rwanda. The Palestinian debut received heightened media attention due to its timing amid the ongoing Gaza war, which had attracted extensive international discourse among experts and human rights organizations.
Returning countries for this pageant included Iraq and Slovenia, which last competed in 2017; Sweden in 2021; Ghana and Haiti in 2022; and Kosovo, Panama, and South Africa in 2023. The national organizations of Bahrain, Cyprus, Eritrea, Fiji, Gibraltar, Kenya, Maldives, Mongolia, Montenegro, Samoa, Somalia, and Uzbekistan, all failed to appoint a delegate or hold a national competition.
Leading up to the contest, Sahar Biniaz of Iran withdrew from the competition, citing concern for her national director's safety following reports of the director's detention in her country. Meanwhile, Josiane Golonga of Cameroon, Diana Fast of Germany, Zoulahatou Amadou of Niger, Iman Totic of North Macedonia and Chiara Wijntuin of Suriname did not arrive in the host country. Helena O'Connor of Iceland withdrew from the competition due to an illness, while Gabrielle Henry of Jamaica withdrew because of an injury sustained during the preliminary competition. In addition, Flavia Harizaj of Albania did not appear in the final competition.
Incidents during the preliminary competition Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry fell through an unguarded opening in the stage floor during the preliminary evening gown round on 19 November 2025 suffering significant injuries. She was admitted to intensive care in Bangkok, forcing her withdrawal from the competition. The Miss Universe Organization assumed full and immediate responsibility for the incident and covered all associated medical and repatriation costs.
Results
Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe 2025 – Fátima Bosch 1st Runner-Up – Praveenar Singh 2nd Runner-Up – Stephany Abasali 3rd Runner-Up – Ahtisa Manalo 4th Runner-Up – Olivia Yacé Top 12 – Inna Moll – Na Zhao – Vanessa Pulgarín – Lina Luaces – Ophély Mézino – Julia Cluett – Zashely Alicea Top 30 – Tangia Methila – Gabriela Lacerda – Jaime VandenBerg – Mahyla Roth – Laura Gnjatović – Jennifer Ventura – Ève Gilles – Raschel Paz – Manika Vishwakarma – Kaori Hashimoto Miss Universe Latina – Yamilex Hernández – Nathalie Mogbelzada – Itza Castillo – Nadeen Ayoub – Yanina Gómez § – Solange Keita – Audrey Eckert – Lyshanda Moyas
§ – Voted into the Top 30 by viewers and awarded as People's Choice.
Continental Queens On 24 November, Olivia Yacé of Côte d'Ivoire resigned her title as the continental queen of Africa and Oceania for personal reasons. Continental Group Contestant Africa & Oceania – Olivia Yacé (Resigned) Asia – Na Zhao Europe & Middle East – Julia Cluett Americas – Stephany Abasali
Special awards Award Contestant Best Skin Award – Sanly Liu Best in National Costume – Ahtisa Manalo Miss Congeniality – Ceren Arslan Miss Photogenic – Mahyla Roth People's Choice Award – Yanina Gómez
Award National Director Best National Pageant Miss Universe Philippines – Jonas Gaffud
Beyond the Crown Placement Contestant First Place – Yanina Gómez Second Place – Nathalie Mogbelzada Third Place – Ahtisa Manalo
Pageant Format Following the same format as Miss Universe 2024, 30 semifinalists were chosen through the preliminary competition, composed of the national costume presentation, swimsuit and evening gown competitions, and closed-door interviews. Pageant co-owner Raúl Rocha, who affirmed the continuation of the format, stated that it aims to ensure "fairness and transparency" in evaluating all contestants. The initial group of semifinalists will then compete in the swimsuit segment, from which twelve contestants will progress to the evening gown competition. Subsequently, five contestants will advance to the selection committee question-and-answer round. After which, three contestants will advance to final question-and-answer round, after which the winner and her two runner ups will be determined.
The winners of eight special awards and their runners-up were determined through online public voting through the Miss Universe and Zetrix mobile applications. With the Miss Congeniality award also contested in the polls, this contest was the first time the winner of the award was decided through a public vote rather than a customary peer vote among the delegates.
Selection committee Minnie Baloyi — Zimbabwean army colonel (as a finals judge only) Ismael Cala — Cuban journalist, author, and speaker Sharon Fonseca — Venezuelan model, actress and entrepreneur Natalie Glebova — Miss Universe 2005 from Canada Louie Heredia — Filipino singer and television presenter Andrea Meza — Miss Universe 2020 from Mexico Saina Nehwal — Indian badminton player, bronze medalist at the 2012 Summer Olympics (as a finals judge only) Savinee Pakaranang — Miss Thailand 1984 (as a preliminary judge only) Chalida Thaochalee — Actress and Miss Thailand 1998 Farung Yuthithum — Miss Thailand Universe 2007 (as a preliminary judge only)
Broadcast With the theme "The Power of Love", the pageant aired on 21 November 2025 on the American Spanish-language TV network Telemundo. The program was also made available for streaming on Peacock and AIS Play. American stand-up comedian and actor Steve Byrne served as the presenter with former titleholders Dayanara Torres and R'Bonney Gabriel providing commentary for the event. Thai musician Jeff Satur performed in the event.
Contestants 118 contestants competed for the title: Country/Territory Contestant Age Hometown Angola 22 Maianga Argentina 25 Valle María Armenia 30 Los Angeles Aruba 28 Savaneta Australia 21 Brisbane Bahamas 25 Grand Bahama Bangladesh 33 Dhaka Belarus 18 Polotsk Belgium 24 Limburg Belize 21 Independence Bolivia 25 Magdalena Bonaire 42 Kralendijk Botswana 31 Ramotswa Brazil 24 Teresina British Virgin Islands 22 Paraquita Bay Bulgaria 26 Marseille Cambodia 30 Phnom Penh Canada 29 Coaldale 32 Tarrafal Cayman Islands 22 Bodden Town Chile 28 Vitacura China 20 Shandong Colombia 34 Medellín Costa Rica 26 Cahuita Côte d'Ivoire 27 Yamoussoukro Croatia 23 Zadar Cuba 23 Miami Curaçao 26 Willemstad Czech Republic 27 Prague Democratic Republic of the Congo 31 Kinshasa 21 Copenhagen Dominican Republic 27 Barahona Ecuador 29 Diamond Bar Egypt 23 Chișinău El Salvador 20 La Unión Equatorial Guinea 19 Mongomo Estonia 28 Tallinn Finland 22 Helsinki France Quaëdypre Ghana 37 Springfield Great Britain Barry Greece 31 Elefsina Guadeloupe 26 Morne-à-l'Eau Guatemala 25 Guatemala City Guinea 24 Conakry Guyana 23 Georgetown Haiti 22 North Attleboro Honduras 31 Olancho 27 Hong Kong Hungary 22 Budapest India Sri Ganganagar Indonesia 29 Denpasar Iraq Houston Ireland 19 Headford Israel 26 Caesarea Italy Anzio Japan 22 Tochigi Kazakhstan 20 Kostanay Kosovo 18 Lincoln Kyrgyzstan 19 Bishkek Laos 31 Salavan Latvia 23 Riga Lebanon 20 Jdeideh Macau 23 Macau Malaysia 27 Kuala Lumpur Malta Floriana 31 Schœlcher Mauritius Saint Pierre 25 Mtsapéré Mexico Teapa Miss Universe Latina 29 Perth Amboy Moldova 24 Chișinău Myanmar 27 Ywangan Namibia 28 Vaalgras Nepal 24 Kathmandu Netherlands 28 Amsterdam New Zealand West Auckland Nicaragua 30 Managua Nigeria 25 Oworonshoki Norway 19 Nordstrand Pakistan 25 Lahore 30 Ramallah Panama 22 Chiriquí 28 Asunción Peru 33 Lima Philippines 28 Candelaria Poland 19 Chicago Portugal 26 Setúbal Puerto Rico San Juan Romania 28 Bacău Russia 22 Reutov 44 Kigali Saint Lucia 21 Micoud Senegal 26 Dakar Serbia 28 Sakha Republic Singapore 25 Singapore Slovakia 20 Bratislava Slovenia 29 Šempeter South Africa Butterworth South Korea 30 Gyeongbuk Spain 28 A Coruña Sri Lanka 27 Colombo Sweden 26 Kalmar Switzerland 20 Ticino Tanzania 28 Dar es Salaam Thailand 29 Chiang Mai Trinidad and Tobago 32 Chaguanas East Turkey 26 Istanbul Turks and Caicos Islands 22 Salt Cay Ukraine 26 Rivne United Arab Emirates Dubai United States 23 Lincoln United States Virgin Islands 33 Northside Uruguay 24 Montevideo Venezuela 25 Ciudad Guayana Vietnam 33 Hanoi Zambia 29 Kalulushi Zimbabwe 27 Gweru
Controversies Intellectual property dispute with Miss Universe Thailand