Bao Ngoc and 110 contestants compete in the final of Miss World 2026 in Nha Trang

Bao Ngoc will compete with 110 contestants in the final of the 73rd contest, taking place on the evening of September 5 in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa.

She is having an outstanding achievement by winning Top Model in the Asia-Oceania region, thereby gaining a place in the Top 40. The beauty also achieved Top 20 Head-to-Head, Top 23 Talent and Top 24 Humanity Beauty.

The contestant is 1.86 m tall, was crowned Miss Intercontinental 2022 and was the 1st runner-up at Miss World Vietnam 2022. She founded Gen Zero, an organization aimed at empowering young people to participate in climate and sustainable development issues, and is preparing to study for a master's degree in public policy and environment in the US. Missosology website predicts Bao Ngoc will reach the top 5 of the competition.

Asia Rose Simpson, 18 years old, is one of the youngest girls at Miss World 2026 and stood out from the beginning of the competition. Beauty website Missosology predicts that the Philippine contestant will win 1st runner-up. Simpson won the Head-to-Head Challenge in the Asia-Oceania region, thereby gaining a direct spot in the Top 40, and at the same time entering the top 3 of the talent competition.

The contestant is 1.7 m tall and loves writing, painting, and music. She learned to dance from a young age and appeared on Pilipinas Got Talent at the age of 8.

Miss Thailand Kanteera Techaphattanakul is 25 years old and has a sweet beauty. When she was crowned domestically in May, she attracted attention with her story of overcoming adversity. According to Nationthailand, the beauty was born into an ethnic minority family in Chiang Rai and grew up in poor conditions. She studied hard and is currently a medical laboratory technician, graduating from Chiang Mai University. The contestant also studied Public Administration and received academic awards and social activities before entering the beauty contest field.

She was in the top 20 of Miss Universe Thailand 2023, then won the title of Miss Chiang Mai 2026. At Miss World 2026, Kanteera Techaphattanakul received great support, currently ranked in the top 5 contestants with the most votes from the audience.

Indian girl Nikita Porwal was praised by many beauty pageants as "brilliantly beautiful" at Miss World. She is 24 years old, 1.68 m tall, an actress, model, screenwriter and creative director of a theater troupe. She majored in performance and participated in more than 60 plays. At Miss World, Porwal introduced a project to support women and children in minority communities in India. She was in the top 5 of the Top Model contest in Asia - Oceania.

Taanusiya Chetty, 26 years old, 1.73 m tall, is the representative of Malaysia. She is an English teacher, model and social activist. She attracted attention in presentations thanks to her fluency in foreign languages ​​including English, Chinese and Tamil. Chetty is among the top 6 Beauties of Humanity in Asia and Oceania with a project focused on expanding educational opportunities for children in disadvantaged communities in her home country. She said she wanted to become the first Malaysian to win the Miss World crown.