Beauty pageants are a genuinely global sport, and OnlyPageants covers contestants and results by region as well as by pageant — Asia, the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Oceania.
Dr. Gabrielle Henry, who represented Jamaica at Miss Universe 2025, has filed a lawsuit against the Miss Universe Organization over a stage fall in Bangkok that left her with a traumatic brain injury.
Girishratna Shakya departed Nepal on 29 September 2026 to represent the country at Mister Global 2026, running through 10 October in Thailand. He was sent by Next Models Nepal after winning the Mister Global Nepal title at the Mister Nepal 2025 competition. Around 40 contestants from around the world are expected to compete at this … Read more
Jayvee Lyn Lorejo, the reigning Miss Global Philippines, departed for Thailand on 28 September 2026 to represent the Philippines at the Miss Global 2026 pageant. Miss Global is an annual international pageant that brings together national titleholders from around the world, with this year’s edition being staged in Thailand. Further details on the competition schedule … Read more
Egypt hosted Miss Intercontinental for the seventh time this January, staging the final in Sahl Hasheesh. Tanzania’s Faidah Kassim finished 3rd runner-up at that same competition. Africa is also expanding its footprint across the international pageant calendar: the Republic of the Congo debuts at both Miss Grand International 2026 in October and Miss Universe 2026 … Read more
Poland hosted Miss Supranational 2026 in Nowy Sącz this past July, one of the region’s marquee pageant events of the year. Russia’s Varvara Yakovenko currently holds the Miss Intercontinental crown, won in Egypt this January, while also picking up the Miss Intercontinental Europe special title on the same night. The Czech Republic’s Natálie Puškinová is … Read more
The Americas are hosting one of the season’s biggest nights: Puerto Rico stages Miss Universe 2026 on 24 November, its fourth time hosting the pageant. Reigning titleholder Fátima Bosch of Mexico will crown her successor there. The Dominican Republic delivered one of the year’s headline results when Joheirry Mola won Miss World 2026 in Vietnam … Read more
Asia has had a dominant 2026 pageant season so far. The Philippines’ Katrina Llegado won Miss Supranational 2026 in Poland in July, while Filipino delegate Christina Vanhefflin placed 4th runner-up at Miss Intercontinental in January — extending the country’s placement streak there to 12 consecutive editions. Vietnam, meanwhile, is having a hosting moment: it staged … Read more