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Joheirry Mola Dominguez of the Dominican Republic was crowned Miss World 2026 at the final held on 5 September 2026.
The 73rd edition was staged at April 2nd Square in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province — the first time Vietnam has hosted the pageant.
Elisabeth Reynes of Spain finished first runner-up and Taanusiya Chetty of Malaysia second runner-up; 111 contestants competed.
Mola is only the second Dominican to win the title, 44 years after Mariasela Alvarez won it in 1982.
India's Nikita Porwal, Femina Miss India World 2024, reached the Top 40 but did not advance to the Top 20.
Runs the Miss World pageant, founded in 1951 by Eric Morley, and the Beauty With a Purpose platform under which contestants run social projects
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The Miss World Organisation's charity platform under which every contestant runs a social project; its winner enters the final Top 6 automatically.
International pageant founded in 1951 by Eric Morley and run from London; the 2026 edition was its 73rd.
Coastal city in Khanh Hoa province, Vietnam, which hosted the 2026 final at April 2nd Square.