{{Short description|75th Miss Universe beauty pageant}} {{pp|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | caption = Miss Universe 2026 | date = November 2026 | venue = [[José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum]], [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]], Puerto Rico | broadcaster = {{Hlist|[[Telemundo]]|[[Roku]]|[[TV Azteca]]}} | debuts = <!-- ONLY ADD COUNTRIES REFERENCED IN BODY PER [[MOS:INFOBOXREF]] -->{{Hlist|Niger|Uganda}} | returns = <!-- ONLY ADD COUNTRIES REFERENCED IN BODY PER [[MOS:INFOBOXREF]] -->{{Hlist|Albania|Austria|Cameroon|Germany|Iceland|Jamaica|Kenya|Mongolia|Sierra Leone|Suriname}} | before = [[Miss Universe 2025|2025]]}}
'''Miss Universe 2026''' will be the 75th edition of the [[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 === [[File:Coliseum of Puerto Rico (03).jpg|thumb|José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, venue of the pageant]] On 23 September 2025, the [[Miss Universe Organization]] and the [[Governor of Puerto Rico]], [[Jenniffer González-Colón]] announced that Puerto Rico will host the 75th Miss Universe pageant. This will be the fourth time that they have hosted the event, after [[Miss Universe 1972|1972]], [[Miss Universe 2001|2001]], and [[Miss Universe 2002|2002]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Cosulich|first=Bianca|date=23 September 2025|title=Miss Universo en Puerto Rico: lo que debes saber del aniversario 75|trans-title=Miss Universe in Puerto Rico: What you need to know about the 75th anniversary|url=https://marieclaire.com.mx/miss-universo-2026-puerto-rico/|url-status=live|website=[[Marie Claire]]|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250923204633/https://marieclaire.com.mx/miss-universo-2026-puerto-rico/|archive-date=23 September 2025|access-date=24 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Ramos Rosado|first=Víctor|date=23 September 2025|title=Miss Universe 2026 se celebrará en Puerto Rico|trans-title=Miss Universe 2026 will be held in Puerto Rico|url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/farandula/notas/miss-universe-2026-se-celebrara-en-puerto-rico/|url-status=live|website=[[El Nuevo Día]]|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250928045010/https://www.elnuevodia.com/entretenimiento/farandula/notas/miss-universe-2026-se-celebrara-en-puerto-rico/|archive-date=28 September 2025|access-date=24 September 2025}}</ref> The organizers designated the [[José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum]] in San Juan as the venue of the pageant.<ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Universe 2026 se llevará a cabo en Puerto Rico|trans-title=Miss Universe 2026 will be held in Puerto Rico|url=https://www.metro.pr/entretenimiento/2025/09/23/miss-universe-2026-se-llevara-a-cabo-en-puerto-rico/|url-status=live|website=Metro Puerto Rico|language=es|date=23 September 2025|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250923202932/https://www.metro.pr/entretenimiento/2025/09/23/miss-universe-2026-se-llevara-a-cabo-en-puerto-rico/|archive-date=23 September 2025|access-date=24 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Valdez|first=Cynthia|date=23 September 2025|title=Miss Universe 2026: Puerto Rico será la sede de la 75a edición del certamen en su aniversario de diamante|trans-title=Miss Universe 2026: Puerto Rico will host the 75th edition of the pageant on its diamond anniversary|url=https://www.hola.com/us-es/celebrities/20250923857526/miss-universe-2026-sede-puerto-rico-75-edicion/|url-status=live|website=[[¡Hola!]]|language=es|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250923201347/https://www.hola.com/us-es/celebrities/20250923857526/miss-universe-2026-sede-puerto-rico-75-edicion/|archive-date=23 September 2025|access-date=24 September 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Adina|first=Armin P.|date=24 September 2025|title=Puerto Rico to host 75th Miss Universe pageant next year|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/630357/puerto-rico-to-host-75th-miss-universe-pageant-next-year|url-status=live|website=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260517042411/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/630357/puerto-rico-to-host-75th-miss-universe-pageant-next-year|archive-date=17 May 2026|access-date=24 September 2025}}</ref> The event will take place in November 2026.<ref>{{cite web|title=Puerto Rico to Host the 75th Anniversary of Miss Universe in November 2026|url=https://www.missuniverse.com/press-releases/miss-universe-press-release-11/|url-status=live|website=Miss Universe|date=23 September 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251205100805/https://www.missuniverse.com/press-releases/miss-universe-press-release-11/|archive-date=5 December 2025|access-date=5 December 2025}}</ref>
=== Selection of participants === Among the delegates, some were appointed to the position after being runner-up in their national pageant,{{Efn|[[Dabilo Moses]] of Botswana was the first runner-up in Miss Universe Botswana 2025.<ref>{{cite news|last=Shabani|first=Thamani|date=1 September 2025|title=Andries new Miss Universe Botswana|url=https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/88410|url-status=live|website=[[Daily News Botswana]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250904031135/https://dailynews.gov.bw/news-detail/88410|archive-date=4 September 2025|access-date=5 February 2026}}</ref>}} or being chosen through a casting process,{{Efn|Representatives from Mayotte, Niger, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay were each selected through a casting process conducted by their respective organizations.<ref>{{cite news|title=Maeva Toumbou Dani portera Mayotte à Miss Universe|trans-title=Maeva Toumbou Dani will represent Mayotte at Miss Universe|url=https://www.linfokwezi.fr/maeva-toumbou-dani-portera-mayotte-a-miss-universe/|url-status=live|website=L'info Kwezi|language=fr|date=25 May 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260525080044/https://www.linfokwezi.fr/maeva-toumbou-dani-portera-mayotte-a-miss-universe/|archive-date=25 May 2026|access-date=25 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Kiều Vân|date=11 November 2025|title=Loạt hoa hậu bỏ thi Miss Universe 2025|trans-title=A number of beauty queens have withdrawn from Miss Universe 2025|url=https://ngoisao.vnexpress.net/loat-hoa-hau-bo-thi-miss-universe-2025-4962455.html|url-status=live|website=[[VnExpress]]|language=vi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251125101445/https://ngoisao.vnexpress.net/loat-hoa-hau-bo-thi-miss-universe-2025-4962455.html|archive-date=25 November 2025|access-date=12 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=(VIDEO) ¡Atendé lo que le pidieron a esta modelo para ser Miss Universo Paraguay!|trans-title=(VIDEO) Check out what they asked of this model to become Miss Universe Paraguay!|url=https://www.popular.com.py/2026/03/23/video-atende-lo-que-le-pidieron-a-esta-modelo-para-ser-miss-universo-paraguay/|url-status=live|website=Popular.com.py|language=es|date=23 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260324013405/https://www.popular.com.py/2026/03/23/video-atende-lo-que-le-pidieron-a-esta-modelo-para-ser-miss-universo-paraguay/|archive-date=24 March 2026|access-date=24 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Napa|first=Renzo|date=14 April 2026|title=Miss Perú 2026: cuándo, dónde y cómo ver en vivo la coronación de la sucesora de Karla Bacigalupo con Fátima Bosch|trans-title=Miss Peru 2026: When, where and how to watch live the coronation of Karla Bacigalupo's successor with Fátima Bosch|url=https://rpp.pe/famosos/farandula/miss-peru-2026-cuando-donde-y-como-ver-en-vivo-la-coronacion-de-la-sucesora-de-karla-bacigalupo-con-miss-universo-2025-fatima-bosch-noticia-1684301|url-status=live|website=Radio Programas del Perú|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415102922/https://rpp.pe/famosos/farandula/miss-peru-2026-cuando-donde-y-como-ver-en-vivo-la-coronacion-de-la-sucesora-de-karla-bacigalupo-con-miss-universo-2025-fatima-bosch-noticia-1684301|archive-date=15 April 2026|access-date=15 April 2026}}</ref>}} 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 competition.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lanciego|first=Milla|date=18 December 2024|title=Angélique Angarni-Filopon privée de Miss Univers et Miss Monde à cause de son âge ? Elle rectifie|trans-title=Angélique Angarni-Filopon deprived of Miss Universe and Miss World because of her age? She corrects herself|url=https://www.parismatch.com/people/angelique-angarni-filopon-privee-de-miss-univers-et-miss-monde-cause-de-son-age-elle-rectifie-244860|url-status=live|website=[[Paris Match]]|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251018213339/https://www.parismatch.com/people/angelique-angarni-filopon-privee-de-miss-univers-et-miss-monde-cause-de-son-age-elle-rectifie-244860|archive-date=18 October 2025|access-date=18 October 2025}}</ref> However, due to the [[Miss Universe 2025#Controversies|controversy]] surrounding the previous competition, the [[Miss France]] Company officially announced its withdrawal from the 2026 competition on 28 May 2026.<ref>{{cite news|last=Panwar|first=Sanya|date=24 November 2025|title=Miss France organisation reconsidering participation in Miss Universe pageant amid all the controversies in 2025: Report|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/miss-france-organisation-reconsidering-participation-in-miss-universe-pageant-amid-all-the-controversies-in-2025-report-101763955415487.html|url-status=live|website=[[Hindustan Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251206201634/https://www.hindustantimes.com/lifestyle/fashion/miss-france-organisation-reconsidering-participation-in-miss-universe-pageant-amid-all-the-controversies-in-2025-report-101763955415487.html|archive-date=6 December 2025|access-date=6 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Evangelista|first=Jessica Ann|date=26 November 2025|title=France signals exit from Miss Universe; Ghana–Guyana director steps down|url=https://entertainment.inquirer.net/640595/france-signals-exit-from-miss-universe-ghana-guyana-director-steps-down-from-post|url-status=live|website=Philippine Daily Inquirer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260303222157/https://entertainment.inquirer.net/640595/france-signals-exit-from-miss-universe-ghana-guyana-director-steps-down-from-post|archive-date=3 March 2026|access-date=6 December 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Miss Univers 2026 : une décision sans précédent, pourquoi le comité Miss France quitte le concours|trans-title=Miss Universe 2026: an unprecedented decision, why the Miss France committee is leaving the competition|url=https://www.linternaute.com/television/programme/10586214-miss-univers-2026-une-decision-sans-precedent-pourquoi-le-comite-miss-france-quitte-le-concours/|url-status=live|website=[[L'Internaute]]|language=fr|date=28 May 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260528121931/https://www.linternaute.com/television/programme/10586214-miss-univers-2026-une-decision-sans-precedent-pourquoi-le-comite-miss-france-quitte-le-concours/|archive-date=28 May 2026|access-date=28 May 2026}}</ref>
==== Replacements ==== 73rd Miss Universe China, Xinying Zhu, withdrew due to age restrictions.<ref>{{cite news|title=安徽姑娘朱馨颖 荣膺第73姐环球小姐中国区总冠军|trans-title=Anhui girl Zhu Xinying won the 73rd Miss Universe China title|url=https://www.163.com/dy/article/JKVURC9K0514F1M4.html|url-status=live|website=[[NetEase|163.com]]|language=zh-Hans|date=3 January 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250508195802/https://www.163.com/dy/article/JKVURC9K0514F1M4.html|archive-date=8 May 2025|access-date=1 March 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Nguyen|first=An|date=11 April 2025|title=Miss Universe China Xinying Zhu stripped of title for 'inability to fulfill duties'|url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/life/celebrities/miss-universe-china-xinying-zhu-stripped-of-title-for-inability-to-fulfill-duties-4872860.html|url-status=live|website=VnExpress|archive-date=6 May 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250506014757/https://e.vnexpress.net/news/life/celebrities/miss-universe-china-xinying-zhu-stripped-of-title-for-inability-to-fulfill-duties-4872860.html|access-date=12 April 2025}}</ref> She was replaced by [[Zhao Na (model)|Na Zhao]], who competed at Miss Universe 2025 instead due to Xuhe Hou's withdrawal.<ref>{{cite news|last=Le|first=Linh|date=16 April 2025|title=4 Miss Universe national winners stripped of titles|url=https://e.vnexpress.net/news/life/celebrities/4-miss-universe-national-winners-stripped-of-titles-4874881.html|url-status=live|website=VnExpress|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250427040311/https://e.vnexpress.net/news/life/celebrities/4-miss-universe-national-winners-stripped-of-titles-4874881.html|archive-date=27 April 2025|access-date=17 October 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Gomez|first=Shirley|date=17 October 2025|title=Miss Universe 2025: The 119 confirmed contestants and missing countries|url=https://www.hola.com/us/beauty/20251017862218/miss-universe-2025-confirmed-contestants-missing-countries/|url-status=live|website=¡Hola!|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251017165147/https://www.hola.com/us/beauty/20251017862218/miss-universe-2025-confirmed-contestants-missing-countries/|archive-date=17 October 2025|access-date=17 October 2025}}</ref> Ultimately, Weiyi Chen, the winner of the 74th Miss Universe China, became the new representative.<ref>{{cite news|title=第74环球小姐中国赛区总决赛完美收官|trans-title=The 74th Miss Universe China Pageant Concludes Successfully|url=http://hs.china.com.cn/2026-02/06/content_43351913.html|url-status=live|website=hs.china.com.cn|language=zh-Hans|date=6 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260304212722/http://hs.china.com.cn/2026-02/06/content_43351913.html|archive-date=4 March 2026|access-date=4 March 2026}}</ref>
Miss Kyrgyzstan Universe 2025, Anara Esengeldieva, was replaced by Medina Ermekova for unknown reasons.<ref>{{cite news|last=Turdubek|first=Aigyrov|date=25 September 2025|title=Ayana Rasul kyzy crowned Miss Kyrgyzstan 2025|url=https://24.kg/english/344917_Ayana_Rasul_kyzy_crowned_Miss_Kyrgyzstan_2025/|url-status=live|website=24.KG|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250926211033/https://24.kg/english/344917_Ayana_Rasul_kyzy_crowned_Miss_Kyrgyzstan_2025/|archive-date=26 September 2025|access-date=27 September 2025}}</ref>
==== Debuts and returns ==== This edition will mark the debuts of Niger and Uganda.<ref>{{cite web|last=Valdez|first=Cynthia|date=7 November 2025|title=Miss Universe 2025: Las candidatas que quedaron fuera de la competencia y por qué|trans-title=Miss Universe 2025: The candidates who were eliminated from the competition and why|url=https://www.hola.com/us-es/entretenimiento/20251107866424/miss-universe-2025-candidatas-fuera-competencia/|url-status=live|website=¡Hola!|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251108121949/https://www.hola.com/us-es/entretenimiento/20251107866424/miss-universe-2025-candidatas-fuera-competencia/|archive-date=8 November 2025|access-date=8 November 2025}}</ref><ref name="MUUGA2026">{{cite news|last=Ngobi|first=Muhammad|date=14 May 2026|title=Uganda officially launches historic first-ever local Miss Universe journey|url=https://www.ugbulletin.co.ug/uganda-officially-launches-historic-first-ever-local-miss-universe-journey/|url-status=live|website=UG Bulletin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260515014620/https://www.ugbulletin.co.ug/uganda-officially-launches-historic-first-ever-local-miss-universe-journey/|archive-date=15 May 2026|access-date=15 May 2026}}</ref> Returning countries for this edition included Austria, which last competed in [[Miss Universe 2017|2017]];<ref>{{cite web|title=Unsere Website wird derzeit neu gestaltet, um den Managementwechsel zu unterstützen und Ihnen schon bald ein neues Online-Erlebnis bieten zu können|trans-title=Our website is currently being redesigned to support the management change and to offer you a new online experience soon|url=https://www.missuniverse-austria.at/de/home-provisoire|url-status=live|website=Miss Universe Austria|language=de-AT|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260418080540/https://www.missuniverse-austria.at/de/home-provisoire|archive-date=18 April 2026|access-date=18 April 2026}}</ref> Sierra Leone in [[Miss Universe 2019|2019]];<ref name="MUSLE26">{{cite web|title=One night. Two crowns. One purpose.|url=https://www.althyri.com/|url-status=live|website=Althyri|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260529055844/https://www.althyri.com/|archive-date=29 May 2026|access-date=29 May 2026}}</ref> Albania, Cameroon, Germany, Iceland, Jamaica, Kenya, Mongolia, and Suriname in [[Miss Universe 2024|2024]].<ref name="MUALB2026">{{cite news|title='Miss Universe Albania 2026', the event where the public will be part of the show|url=https://tiranapost.al/english/stil-jete/miss-universe-albania-2026-eventi-ku-publiku-do-te-jete-pjese-e-show-t-i543651|url-status=live|website=TiranaPost|date=22 May 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260522145926/https://tiranapost.al/english/stil-jete/miss-universe-albania-2026-eventi-ku-publiku-do-te-jete-pjese-e-show-t-i543651|archive-date=22 May 2026|access-date=22 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Beleheka|first=Mercedes|date=26 February 2026|title=Miss Cameroun 2025 : Audrey Black Moutongo, la nouvelle reine|trans-title=Miss Cameroon 2025: Audrey Black Moutongo, the new queen|url=https://magazine.pagesjaunes.online/miss-cameroun-2025-audrey-black-moutongo-la-nouvelle-reine/|url-status=live|website=Magazine Pages Jaunes|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260315042814/https://magazine.pagesjaunes.online/miss-cameroun-2025-audrey-black-moutongo-la-nouvelle-reine/|archive-date=15 March 2026|access-date=12 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Les inscriptions pour le casting 2026 sont ouvertes|trans-title=Registration for the 2026 casting call is now open|url=https://www.missuniverse-germany.de/|url-status=live|website=Miss Universe Germany|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260418083303/https://www.missuniverse-germany.de/|archive-date=18 April 2026|access-date=18 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Pálsson|first=Magnús Jochum|date=2 February 2026|title=Þær keppa í Ungfrú Ísland 2026|trans-title=They are competing in Miss Iceland 2026|url=https://www.visir.is/g/20262837776d/thaer-keppa-i-ung-fru-is-land-2026|url-status=live|website=[[Vísir]]|language=is|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260203063711/https://www.visir.is/g/20262837776d/thaer-keppa-i-ung-fru-is-land-2026|archive-date=3 February 2026|access-date=11 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="MUJAM2026">{{cite news|last=Jackson|first=Kevin|date=4 March 2026|title=New format for Miss Universe Jamaica, organisers opting for parish competitions|url=https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/03/04/new-format-miss-universe-jamaica-organisers-opting-parish-competitions/|url-status=live|website=[[Jamaica Observer]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260304175314/https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/03/04/new-format-miss-universe-jamaica-organisers-opting-parish-competitions/|archive-date=4 March 2026|access-date=4 March 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Wakesho|first=Jael|date=9 May 2026|title=Miss Universe Kenya 2026 opens doors wide as it drops age, weight, relationship barriers|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/entertainment/article/2001547316/miss-universe-kenya-2026-opens-doors-wide-as-it-drops-age-weight-relationship-barriers|url-status=live|website=[[The Standard (Kenya)|The Standard]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260511055319/https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/business/entertainment/article/2001547316/miss-universe-kenya-2026-opens-doors-wide-as-it-drops-age-weight-relationship-barriers|archive-date=11 May 2026|access-date=11 May 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=75 дахь удаагийн "Miss Universe" тэмцээнд Монголыг төлөөлөх гоо бүсгүйг шалгаруулна|trans-title=Mongolia to be represented at 75th Miss Universe Pageant|url=https://news.mn/r/2860155/|url-status=live|website=News.MN|language=mn|date=10 April 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260411042258/https://news.mn/r/2860155/|archive-date=11 April 2026|access-date=11 April 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Eunike Kishundat–Lioe-A-Joe (36) gekroond tot Miss Suriname 2026|trans-title=Eunike Kishundat–Lioe-A-Joe (36) crowned Miss Suriname 2026|url=https://www.dbsuriname.com/2025/11/03/eunike-kishundat-lioe-a-joe-36-gekroond-tot-miss-suriname-2026/|url-status=live|website=[[Dagblad Suriname]]|language=nl|date=3 November 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251113085227/https://www.dbsuriname.com/2025/11/03/eunike-kishundat-lioe-a-joe-36-gekroond-tot-miss-suriname-2026/|archive-date=13 November 2025|access-date=7 November 2025}}</ref>
== Pageant == === Broadcast === The pageant will be broadcast in part or whole on [[Telemundo]], [[Roku]], and [[TV Azteca]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Cruz|first=Andrea|date=23 September 2025|title=VIDEO: Miss Universe 2026 se celebrará en Puerto Rico|trans-title=VIDEO: Miss Universe 2026 will be held in Puerto Rico|url=https://www.elvocero.com/escenario/espectaculos/video-miss-universe-2026-se-celebrar-en-puerto-rico/article_64ce559e-6d0e-4193-86dc-2cf452cac011.html|url-status=live|website=[[El Vocero]]|language=es|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20250923204113/https://www.elvocero.com/escenario/espectaculos/video-miss-universe-2026-se-celebrar-en-puerto-rico/article_64ce559e-6d0e-4193-86dc-2cf452cac011.html|archive-date=23 September 2025|access-date=24 September 2025}}</ref>
== Contestants == <!-- Do not put in number of contestants, this changes up until the event. Put in the final number after the year. --> The confirmed contestants are as follows: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Country/Territory<!--FOR NAMES OF COUNTRIES, PLEASE STRICTLY ADHERE TO WP:COMMONNAME POLICIES, DO NOT CHANGE IT JUST BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT MISS UNIVERSE USES.--> !! Contestant <!--STRICTLY USE SORTNAME--> !! Age{{efn|Ages at the time of the pageant}} !! Hometown !! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{refh}} |- | {{flagdeco|AGO}} [[Miss Angola|Angola]] || {{sortname|Wanderléia|Rodrigues}} || 23 || [[Cuanza Norte Province|Cuanza Norte]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|last=Pedro|first=Francisco|date=1 December 2025|title=Wanderleia Rodrigues eleita Miss Angola edição 2025|trans-title=Wanderleia Rodrigues elected Miss Angola 2025|url=https://www.jornaldeangola.ao/noticias/3/sociedade/653334/wanderleia-rodrigues-eleita--miss-angola-edi%C3%A7%C3%A3o-2025|website=[[Jornal de Angola]]|language=pt|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|ARG}} [[Miss Argentina|Argentina]] || {{sortname|Tamara|Rogouski|nolink=1}} || 28 || [[Puerto Iguazú]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Quién es Tamara Rogouski, la nueva Miss Universo Argentina 2026|trans-title=Who is Tamara Rogouski, the new Miss Universe Argentina 2026?|url=https://www.ellitoral.com/nosotros/tamara-rogouski-nueva-miss-universo-argentina_0_FV2TJrqjZW.html|url-status=live|website=[[El Litoral]]|language=es|date=26 May 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260526020837/https://www.ellitoral.com/nosotros/tamara-rogouski-nueva-miss-universo-argentina_0_FV2TJrqjZW.html|archive-date=26 May 2026|access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|BWA}} [[Miss Universe Botswana|Botswana]] || {{sortname|Dabilo|Moses}} || 26 || [[Gaborone]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|last=Motsumi|first=Gosego|date=4 February 2026|title=A new format, a new tempo|url=https://www.thegazette.news/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/04-FEBRUARY-2026.pdf|newspaper=[[The Botswana Gazette]]|pages=22|access-date=5 February 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|CMR}} [[Miss Cameroon|Cameroon]] || {{sortname|Audrey|Black|nolink=1}} || 30 || [[Douala]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Diplômée de Paris et vendeuse de poulets, l'histoire complète d'Audrey Black Moutongo, la nouvelle Miss Cameroun 2025|trans-title=A graduate of Paris and a chicken vendor, the full story of Audrey Black Moutongo, the new Miss Cameroon 2025|url=https://lauradavemedia.com/diplomee-de-paris-et-vendeuse-de-poulets-lhistoire-complete-daudrey-black-moutongo-la-nouvelle-miss-cameroun-2025/|url-status=live|website=Laura Dave Media|language=fr|date=10 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260511220659/https://lauradavemedia.com/diplomee-de-paris-et-vendeuse-de-poulets-lhistoire-complete-daudrey-black-moutongo-la-nouvelle-miss-cameroun-2025/|archive-date=11 May 2026|access-date=12 May 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|CHN}} [[Miss Universe China|China]] || {{sortname|Weiyi|Chen|nolink=1}} || 22 || Shanghai || align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=以东方之美与世界对话：第74届环球小姐中国区总冠军陈薇伊的加冕之路|trans-title=Engaging with the World Through Eastern Beauty: The Coronation Journey of Chen Weiyi, Miss Universe China 74th|url=https://caifuhao.eastmoney.com/news/20260202025544556544400|url-status=live|website=[[East Money]]|language=zh-Hans|date=2 February 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260304214230/https://caifuhao.eastmoney.com/news/20260202025544556544400|archive-date=4 March 2026|access-date=4 March 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|HRV}} [[Miss Universe Croatia|Croatia]] || {{sortname|Antea|Mršić|nolink=1}} || 24 || [[Zagreb]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Antea Mršić iz Zagreba je Miss Universe Hrvatske 2026|trans-title=Antea Mršić from Zagreb is Miss Universe Croatia 2026|url=https://www.cromoda.com/antea-mrsic-iz-zagreba-je-miss-universe-hrvatske-2026|url-status=live|website=CroModa|language=hr|date=25 May 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260526042918/https://www.cromoda.com/antea-mrsic-iz-zagreba-je-miss-universe-hrvatske-2026|archive-date=26 May 2026|access-date=26 May 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|GDL|local}} [[Miss International Guadeloupe|Guadeloupe]] || {{sortname|Chloé|Deher}} || 31 || [[Terre-de-Haut]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|last=Devriese|first=Emmanuelle|date=11 January 2026|title=Miss Univers Guadeloupe : "Suis-je un être infâme ?", Ophély Mézino évincée de son titre, elle prend la parole|trans-title=Miss Universe Guadeloupe: "Am I a despicable being?", Ophély Mézino stripped of her title, she speaks out|url=https://www.aufeminin.com/people/miss-univers-guadeloupe-suis-je-un-etre-infame-ophely-mezino-evincee-de-son-titre-elle-prend-la-parole-2692003.html|url-status=live|website=[[Aufeminin]]|language=fr|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260111232608/https://www.aufeminin.com/people/miss-univers-guadeloupe-suis-je-un-etre-infame-ophely-mezino-evincee-de-son-titre-elle-prend-la-parole-2692003.html|archive-date=11 January 2026|access-date=12 January 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|GIN}} [[Miss Guinea|Guinea]] || {{sortname|Matoma|Condé|nolink=1}} || 22 || [[Faranah]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|last=Mạn|first=Trần|date=8 January 2026|title=Revealing the first 7 contestants to compete in Miss Universe 2026, what are the opportunities for Vietnam|url=https://vgt.vn/lo-dien-7-thi-sinh-dau-tien-di-thi-miss-universe-2026-co-hoi-nao-cho-viet-nam-ihyes-20260108t7613948/?lang=en|url-status=live|newspaper=VGT|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260108212021/https://vgt.vn/lo-dien-7-thi-sinh-dau-tien-di-thi-miss-universe-2026-co-hoi-nao-cho-viet-nam-ihyes-20260108t7613948/?lang=en|archive-date=8 January 2026|access-date=8 January 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|ISL}} [[Miss Iceland|Iceland]] || {{sortname|Sigríður|Hrafnkelsdóttir|Sigga Ózk}} || 27 || [[Garðabær]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|last=Sigurjónsdóttir|first=Guðrún Selma|date=23 April 2026|title=Sigga Ózk er orðlaus|trans-title=Sigga Ózk is speechless|url=https://www.mbl.is/smartland/stars/2026/04/23/sigga_ozk_er_ordlaus/|url-status=live|website=[[Morgunblaðið]]|language=is|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423160638/https://www.mbl.is/smartland/stars/2026/04/23/sigga_ozk_er_ordlaus/|archive-date=23 April 2026|access-date=23 April 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|KAZ}} [[Miss Kazakhstan|Kazakhstan]] || {{sortname|Alina|Ekaterinecheva|nolink=1}} || 22 || [[Shymkent]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|last=Жұмаділла|first=Балнұр|date=4 December 2025|title="Miss Qazaqstan 2025" байқауында шымкенттік ару жеңімпаз атанды|trans-title=Shymkent beauty wins Miss Qazaqstan 2025|url=https://stan.kz/miss-qazaqstan-2025-baykauinda-shimkenttik-aru-zhenimpa-427225/|url-status=live|newspaper=Stan.kz|language=kk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251205034549/https://stan.kz/miss-qazaqstan-2025-baykauinda-shimkenttik-aru-zhenimpa-427225/|archive-date=5 December 2025|access-date=5 December 2025}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|KGZ}} [[Miss Kyrgyzstan|Kyrgyzstan]] || {{sortname|Medina|Ermekova|nolink=1}} || 18 || [[Bishkek]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=7 thí sinh đầu tiên của Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ 2026|trans-title=The first 7 contestants of Miss Universe 2026|url=https://www.24h.com.vn/thoi-trang/7-thi-sinh-dau-tien-cua-hoa-hau-hoan-vu-2026-c78a1727698.html|url-status=live|website=24h|language=vi|date=7 January 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260113203155/https://www.24h.com.vn/thoi-trang/7-thi-sinh-dau-tien-cua-hoa-hau-hoan-vu-2026-c78a1727698.html|archive-date=13 January 2026|access-date=13 January 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|MYT|local}} Mayotte || {{sortname|Maëva|Toumbou Dani|nolink=1}} || 33 || [[Tsingoni]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Maeva Toumbou Dani portera Mayotte à Miss Universe|trans-title=Maeva Toumbou Dani will represent Mayotte at Miss Universe|url=https://outremers360.com/bassin-indien-appli/maeva-toumbou-dani-portera-mayotte-a-miss-universe|newspaper=Outremers360|language=fr|date=25 May 2026|access-date=25 May 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|NER}} [[Miss Niger|Niger]] || {{sortname|Zoulahatou|Amadou|nolink=1}} || 24 || [[Maradi, Niger|Maradi]] || align="center" | <ref>{{Cite news|last=Phương|first=Thảo|date=11 November 2025|title=Đại diện Nigeria bỏ thi Miss Universe 2025 vì không đặt được chuyến bay đến Bangkok|trans-title=Nigerien representative drops out of Miss Universe 2025 because she can't reserve a flight to Bangkok|url=https://tapchihangkhong.vn/dai-dien-nigeria-bo-thi-miss-universe-2025-vi-khong-dat-duoc-chuyen-bay-den-bangkok-7970.html|url-status=live|website=Tạp chí Hàng không|language=vi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251206223912/https://tapchihangkhong.vn/dai-dien-nigeria-bo-thi-miss-universe-2025-vi-khong-dat-duoc-chuyen-bay-den-bangkok-7970.html|archive-date=6 December 2025|access-date=21 November 2025}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|PRY}} Paraguay || {{sortname|Gretha|Matiauda}} || 25 || [[Asunción]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Gretha Matiauda es la nueva Miss Universo Paraguay 2026|trans-title=Gretha Matiauda is the new Miss Universe Paraguay 2026|url=https://www.latribuna.com.py/arte-y-cultura/2026/03/27/gretha-matiauda-es-la-nueva-miss-universo-paraguay-2026/|url-status=live|website=[[La Tribuna (Paraguay)|La Tribuna]]|language=es|date=26 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260327045533/https://www.latribuna.com.py/arte-y-cultura/2026/03/27/gretha-matiauda-es-la-nueva-miss-universo-paraguay-2026/|archive-date=27 March 2026|access-date=27 March 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|PER}} [[Miss Peru|Peru]] || {{sortname|Luren|Márquez}} || 27 || [[Department of Ica|Ica]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|last=Napa|first=Renzo|date=15 April 2026|title=Luren Márquez: quién es la nueva Miss Perú 2026, conductora y promotora cultural rumbo al Miss Universo|trans-title=Luren Márquez: who is the new Miss Peru 2026, host and cultural promoter on her way to Miss Universe|url=https://rpp.pe/famosos/farandula/miss-peru-2026-quien-es-luren-marquez-nueva-reina-de-belleza-y-su-trayectoria-noticia-1684485|url-status=live|website=[[Radio Programas del Perú]]|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260416032509/https://rpp.pe/famosos/farandula/miss-peru-2026-cuando-donde-y-como-ver-en-vivo-la-coronacion-de-la-sucesora-de-karla-bacigalupo-con-miss-universo-2025-fatima-bosch-noticia-1684301?itlk=iksiguiente|archive-date=16 April 2026|access-date=16 April 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|PHL}} [[Miss Universe Philippines|Philippines]] || {{sortname|Bea|Millan-Windorski}} || 23 || [[San Juan, La Union|San Juan]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|last=Purnell|first=Kristofer|date=2 May 2026|title=Kay BMW ang korona: La Union wins Miss Universe Philippines 2026|url=https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2026/05/02/2524960/kay-bmw-ang-korona-la-union-wins-miss-universe-philippines-2026|url-status=live|website=[[The Philippine Star]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260502153757/https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2026/05/02/2524960/kay-bmw-ang-korona-la-union-wins-miss-universe-philippines-2026|archive-date=2 May 2026|access-date=2 May 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|SUR}} [[Miss Suriname|Suriname]] || {{sortname|Eunike|Lioe|nolink=1}} || 37 || [[Paramaribo]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=Tjin A Koeng: 'Nieuwe Miss Suriname gaat uitstekend om met kritiek'|trans-title=Tjin A Koeng: 'The new Miss Suriname handles criticism very well'|url=https://www.srherald.com/suriname/2025/11/07/tjin-a-koeng-nieuwe-miss-suriname-gaat-uitstekend-om-met-kritiek/|url-status=live|website=[Suriname Herald|language=nl|date=7 November 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251203104231/https://www.srherald.com/suriname/2025/11/07/tjin-a-koeng-nieuwe-miss-suriname-gaat-uitstekend-om-met-kritiek/|archive-date=3 December 2025|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|URY}} [[Miss Uruguay|Uruguay]] || {{sortname|Lucía|Piñeyro|nolink=1}} || 35 || [[Young, Uruguay|Young]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|title=De Young al mundo: Lucía Piñeyro Lima es la nueva Miss Universo Uruguay|trans-title=From Young to the world: Lucía Piñeyro Lima is the new Miss Universe Uruguay|url=https://uruguaydigital365.com/de-young-al-mundo-lucia-pineyro-lima-es-la-nueva-miss-universo-uruguay/|url-status=live|website=Uruguay Digital 365|language=es|date=31 May 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260601052440/https://uruguaydigital365.com/de-young-al-mundo-lucia-pineyro-lima-es-la-nueva-miss-universo-uruguay/|archive-date=1 June 2026|access-date=1 June 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|VEN}} [[Miss Venezuela|Venezuela]] || {{sortname|Clara|Vegas}} || 24 || [[Chacao Municipality|Chacao]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite news|last=Sequeiros|first=Judith |date=4 December 2025|title=Clara Vegas es la nueva Miss Venezuela y representará al país en el Miss Universe 2026 en Puerto Rico|trans-title=Clara Vegas is the new Miss Venezuela and will represent the country at Miss Universe 2026 in Puerto Rico|url=https://larepublica.pe/entretenimiento/2025/12/04/clara-vegas-fue-coronada-como-miss-venezuela-2025-y-representara-al-pais-en-el-miss-universe-2026-en-puerto-rico-295212|url-status=live|website=[[La República]]|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251205035617/https://larepublica.pe/entretenimiento/2025/12/04/clara-vegas-fue-coronada-como-miss-venezuela-2025-y-representara-al-pais-en-el-miss-universe-2026-en-puerto-rico-295212|archive-date=5 December 2025|access-date=5 December 2025}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|ZMB}} [[Miss Universe Zambia|Zambia]] || {{sortname|Mubanga|Hatyoka|nolink=1}} || 24 || [[Livingstone, Zambia|Livingstone]] || align="center" | <ref>{{cite web|last=Rubaya|first=Tapiwa|date=16 May 2026|title=Africa celebrates as Luay Latif is crowned Mr Supranational Zambia|url=https://myafrikamag.com/africa-celebrates-as-luay-latif-is-crowned-mr-supranational-zambia/|url-status=live|website=My Afrika Magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260516102703/https://myafrikamag.com/africa-celebrates-as-luay-latif-is-crowned-mr-supranational-zambia/|archive-date=16 May 2026|access-date=16 May 2026}}</ref> |}
== Upcoming national pageants == {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Country/Territory !! Date |- | {{flagdeco|CRI}} [[Miss Universe Costa Rica|Costa Rica]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Herrera |first=Manuel |date=4 April 2026 |title=Ellas son las 15 candidatas al Miss Universo Costa Rica 2026 |trans-title=These are the 15 candidates for Miss Universe Costa Rica 2026 |url=https://www.lateja.cr/farandula/ellas-son-las-15-candidatas-al-miss-universo-costa/NFUJR7RS2RA25OGRNSJEYGVWJ4/story/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260405132624/https://www.lateja.cr/farandula/ellas-son-las-15-candidatas-al-miss-universo-costa/NFUJR7RS2RA25OGRNSJEYGVWJ4/story/ |archive-date=5 April 2026 |access-date=5 April 2026 |website=Lateja |language=es}}</ref> || rowspan="2" | 5 June 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|SLE}} Sierra Leone<ref name="MUSLE26" /> |- | {{flagdeco|ALB}} [[Miss Universe Albania|Albania]]<ref name="MUALB2026" /> || rowspan="2" | 6 June 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|ZWE}} [[Miss Zimbabwe|Zimbabwe]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2026|url=https://www.sahwigate.com/event/miss-universe-zimbabwe-2026|url-status=live|website=www.sahwigate.com|date=10 April 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260410104044/https://www.sahwigate.com/event/miss-universe-zimbabwe-2026|archive-date=10 April 2026|access-date=10 April 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|HUN}} [[Miss Universe Hungary|Hungary]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Universe Hungary 2026|url=https://missuniversehungary.info/index.html|website=missuniversehungary.info|access-date=6 March 2026|language=hu}}</ref> || 19 June 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|IRL}} [[Miss Universe Ireland|Ireland]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Cahill |first=Hannah |date=29 May 2026 |title=Twin fashion icons from Laois shortlisted for Miss Universe Ireland Final 2026 |url=https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/twin-fashion-icons-from-laois-shortlisted-for-miss-universe-ireland-final-2026-8648630 |url-status=live |newspaper=[[Leinster Express]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260530084129/https://www.leinsterexpress.ie/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/twin-fashion-icons-from-laois-shortlisted-for-miss-universe-ireland-final-2026-8648630 |archive-date=30 May 2026 |access-date=30 May 2026}}</ref> || 20 June 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|JPN}} [[Miss Universe Japan|Japan]]<ref>{{cite web |date=22 April 2026 |title=『MISS UNIVERSE JAPAN 2026 NAGANO 市長表敬訪問（26.4.16）』|trans-title="MISS UNIVERSE JAPAN 2026 NAGANO Courtesy Visit to the Mayor (April 16, 2026)" |url=https://www.ctk23.ne.jp/%E3%80%8Emiss-universe-japan-2026-nagano-%E5%B8%82%E9%95%B7%E8%A1%A8%E6%95%AC%E8%A8%AA%E5%95%8F%EF%BC%8826-4-16%EF%BC%89%E3%80%8F/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260425014259/https://www.ctk23.ne.jp/%E3%80%8Emiss-universe-japan-2026-nagano-%E5%B8%82%E9%95%B7%E8%A1%A8%E6%95%AC%E8%A8%AA%E5%95%8F%EF%BC%8826-4-16%EF%BC%89%E3%80%8F/ |archive-date=25 April 2026 |access-date=25 April 2026 |website=Community Television Komoro |language=ja}}</ref> || 23 June 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|PRI}} [[Miss Universe Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Figueroa Roqué |first=Jan |date=14 April 2026 |title=¿Hay conflicto de interés con la participación de Vivianie Díaz en Miss Universe Puerto Rico? |trans-title=Is there a conflict of interest with Vivianie Díaz's participation in Miss Universe Puerto Rico? |url=https://www.elvocero.com/escenario/hay-conflicto-de-inter-s-con-la-participaci-n-de-vivianie-d-az-en-miss/article_54785b99-0e05-4d53-a418-8f7978613b51.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260423063059/https://www.elvocero.com/escenario/hay-conflicto-de-inter-s-con-la-participaci-n-de-vivianie-d-az-en-miss/article_54785b99-0e05-4d53-a418-8f7978613b51.html |archive-date=23 April 2026 |access-date=25 April 2026 |website=[[El Vocero]] |language=es}}</ref> || 25 June 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|BON}} [[Miss Bonaire|Bonaire]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Hofstra |first=Hans |date=13 April 2026 |title=Miss Universe Bonaire 2026 strijd om de kroon officieel van start |trans-title=Miss Universe Bonaire 2026 battle for the crown officially starts |url=https://www.bonaire.nu/nieuws/kunst-cultuur-en-muziek/88419/miss-universe-bonaire-2026-strijd-om-de-kroon-officieel-van-start |access-date=13 April 2026 |website=bonaire.nu |language=nl}}</ref> || rowspan="3" | 27 June 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|NLD}} [[Miss Nederland|Netherlands]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Finalisten 2026 |trans-title=Finalists 2026 |url=https://missnederland.nl/provincies/finalisten-2026/ |url-status=live |website=Miss Nederland |language=nl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260518072050/https://missnederland.nl/provincies/finalisten-2026/ |archive-date=18 May 2026 |access-date=18 May 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|LCA}} [[Miss Universe Saint Lucia|Saint Lucia]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronation of Miss Universe Saint Lucia 2026 |url=https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coronation-of-miss-universe-saint-lucia-2026-tickets-1990475441628?aff=ebdssbdestsearch |url-status=live |website=[[Eventbrite]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260601202040/https://www.eventbrite.com/e/coronation-of-miss-universe-saint-lucia-2026-tickets-1990475441628?aff=ebdssbdestsearch |archive-date=1 June 2026 |access-date=1 June 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|CHL}} [[Miss Universe Chile|Chile]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Toro |first=Martín |date=8 April 2026 |title=Miss Universo Chile 2026: Anuncian nueva casa televisiva para la próxima edición del certamen de belleza |trans-title=Miss Universe Chile 2026: New television network announced for the next edition of the beauty pageant |url=https://www.publimetro.cl/entretenimiento/2026/04/08/miss-universo-chile-2026-anuncian-nueva-casa-televisiva-para-la-proxima-edicion-del-certamen-de-belleza/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260409061641/https://www.publimetro.cl/entretenimiento/2026/04/08/miss-universo-chile-2026-anuncian-nueva-casa-televisiva-para-la-proxima-edicion-del-certamen-de-belleza/#google_vignette |archive-date=9 April 2026 |access-date=9 April 2026 |website=Publi Metro |language=es}}</ref> || rowspan="2" | June 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|TUR}} [[Miss Universe Turkiye|Turkey]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Takvım & Süreç|trans-title=Calendar & Process|url=https://www.missuniverseturkiye.com/takvim|website=www.missuniverseturkiye.com|access-date=6 March 2026|language=tr}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|COD}} [[Miss Universe Democratic Republic of the Congo|Democratic Republic of the Congo]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Mageni |first=Julia |date=21 April 2026 |title=Miss Universe RDC : Olivia Lubango, favorite de la compétition dans la province du Nord-Kivu |trans-title=Miss Universe DRC: Olivia Lubango, favorite in the competition in the North Kivu province |url=https://culturecongo.com/miss-universe-rdc-olivia-lubango-favorite-de-la-competition-dans-la-province-du-nord-kivu/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260422153631/https://culturecongo.com/miss-universe-rdc-olivia-lubango-favorite-de-la-competition-dans-la-province-du-nord-kivu/ |archive-date=22 April 2026 |access-date=22 April 2026 |website=Culture Congo |language=fr}}</ref> || 3 July 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|GBR}} [[Miss Universe Great Britain|Great Britain]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Danielle Latimer is Miss Universe Great Britain 2025|url=https://www.missuniversegb.co.uk|website=www.missuniversegb.co.uk|access-date=3 December 2025}}</ref> || 11 July 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|MLT}} [[Miss Malta Universe|Malta]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Universe Malta 2026|url=https://www.showshappening.com/miss-universe-malta/miss-universe-malta-2026|url-status=live|website=ShowsHappening.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260526170616/https://www.showshappening.com/miss-universe-malta/miss-universe-malta-2026|archive-date=26 May 2026|access-date=29 May 2026}}</ref> || 16 July 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|BRA}} [[Miss Brazil|Brazil]]<ref>{{cite news |last=de Paula |first=Fábio Luís |date=8 May 2026 |title=Miss Universe Brasil 2026 já tem data; confira a agenda dos principais concursos de beleza |trans-title=Miss Universe Brazil 2026 already has a date; check out the schedule of the main beauty pageants |url=https://f5.folha.uol.com.br/colunistas/de-faixa-a-coroa/2026/05/miss-universe-brasil-2026-ja-tem-data-confira-a-agenda-dos-principais-concursos-de-beleza.shtml |url-status=live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20260509014316/https://f5.folha.uol.com.br/colunistas/de-faixa-a-coroa/2026/05/miss-universe-brasil-2026-ja-tem-data-confira-a-agenda-dos-principais-concursos-de-beleza.shtml |archive-date=9 May 2026 |access-date=9 May 2026 |website=[[Folha de S.Paulo]] |language=pt-BR}}</ref> || rowspan="2" | 25 July 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|KEN}} [[Miss Universe Kenya|Kenya]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Calendar and roadmap |url=https://www.missuniversekenya.org/roadmap |website=www.missuniversekenya.org |access-date=8 May 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|CUW}} [[Miss Curaçao|Curaçao]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Six Contestants Presented for Historic Miss Universe Curaçao 2026 Competition |url=https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/unknown/six-contestants-presented-for-historic-miss-universe-curacao-2026-competition |url-status=live |website=Curaçao Chronicle |date=15 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260516014635/https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/unknown/six-contestants-presented-for-historic-miss-universe-curacao-2026-competition |archive-date=16 May 2026 |access-date=16 May 2026}}</ref> || 26 July 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|NZL}} [[Miss Universe New Zealand|New Zealand]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Miss Universe New Zealand 2026 : The Grand Finals|url=https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/miss-universe-new-zealand-2026-the-grand-finals/auckland|website=www.eventfinda.co.nz|access-date=6 March 2026}}</ref> || 28 July 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|DOM}} [[Miss Dominican Republic|Dominican Republic]]<ref>{{cite news |date=23 April 2026 |title=Miss República Dominicana Universo 2026: fecha y canal de transmisión |trans-title=Miss Dominican Republic Universe 2026: date and broadcast channel |url=https://m.n.com.do/2026/04/23/miss-rd-2026-fecha-hora-canal-transmision/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260425015452/https://m.n.com.do/2026/04/23/miss-rd-2026-fecha-hora-canal-transmision/ |archive-date=25 April 2026 |access-date=25 April 2026 |website=m.n.com.do |language=es}}</ref> || 30 July 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|CUB}} [[Miss Cuba|Cuba]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Moreno |first=Sarah |date=25 March 2026 |title=Miss Universe Cuba convoca a audiciones. Ya hay rostros nuevos y conocidos de Miami |trans-title=Miss Universe Cuba is holding auditions. New and familiar faces from Miami are already participating |url=https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/miss-universe-cuba-convoca-audiciones-144512482.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260325202046/https://es-us.noticias.yahoo.com/miss-universe-cuba-convoca-audiciones-144512482.html |archive-date=25 March 2026 |access-date=25 March 2026 |website=Noticias Yahoo |language=es-US}}</ref> || rowspan="2" | July 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|NAM}} [[Miss Namibia|Namibia]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Gotlieb |first=Otto |date=9 March 2026 |title=Haimbala returns to Miss Namibia, eyes Miss Universe |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/haimbala-returns-to-miss-namibia-eyes-miss-universe/ |url-status=live |website=[[The Namibian]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260309121005/https://www.namibian.com.na/haimbala-returns-to-miss-namibia-eyes-miss-universe/ |archive-date=9 March 2026 |access-date=1 June 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Miss Namibia 2026 Grand Finale |url=https://nbc.na/missnamibia/# |url-status=live |website=[[Namibian Broadcasting Corporation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260601204721/https://nbc.na/missnamibia/ |archive-date=1 June 2026 |access-date=1 June 2026}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|UGA}} Uganda<ref name="MUUGA2026" /> || 1 August 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|ECU}} [[Miss Universe Ecuador|Ecuador]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Ladines Tomalá |first=José Julián |date=28 April 2026 |title=Fátima Bosch vuelve a Ecuador: la Miss Universo estará en la final del CNB 2026 |trans-title=Fatima Bosch returns to Ecuador: Miss Universe will be at the CNB 2026 final |url=https://www.expreso.ec/entretenimiento/fatima-bosch-vuelve-ecuador-miss-universo-estara-final-cnb-2026-280431.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260429142020/https://www.expreso.ec/entretenimiento/fatima-bosch-vuelve-ecuador-miss-universo-estara-final-cnb-2026-280431.html |archive-date=29 April 2026 |access-date=29 April 2026 |website=Expreso |language=es}}</ref> || 15 August 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|MEX}} [[Miss Universe Mexico|Mexico]]<ref>{{cite news |last=García Castrejón |first=Luis |date=27 May 2026 |title=Miss Universe México 2026: ¿Cuándo es la final y quiénes son las participantes? |trans-title=Miss Universe Mexico 2026: When is the final and who are the participants? |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260529115519/https://www.milenio.com/estilo/miss-universo-mexico-2026-fecha-participantes-todo-del-certamen |access-date=29 May 2026 |website=[[Milenio]] |language=es}}</ref> || rowspan="2" | 22 August 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|NOR}} [[Miss Norway|Norway]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Hansen |first=Roy |date=7 February 2026 |title=Abelone Smedsrud tatt ut til Miss Norway 2026 |trans-title=Abelone Smedsrud selected for Miss Norway 2026 |url=https://www.eikernytt.no/2026/02/07/abelone-smedsrud-tatt-ut-til-miss-norway-2026/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260209061402/https://www.eikernytt.no/2026/02/07/abelone-smedsrud-tatt-ut-til-miss-norway-2026/ |archive-date=9 February 2026 |access-date=11 March 2026 |website=Eikernytt |language=no}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|JAM}} [[Miss Universe Jamaica|Jamaica]]<ref name="MUJAM2026" /> || 23 August 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|USA}} [[Miss USA|United States]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=5 March 2026|title=For immediate release|url= https://www.thenextmissusa.com/miss-usa-2026-returns-to-miami|website=www.thenextmissusa.com|access-date=16 March 2026}}</ref> || 28 August 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|NGA}} [[Miss Universe Nigeria|Nigeria]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Rapheal |date=15 March 2026 |title=Becoming Miss Universe has amplified my voice —Onyinyechi Basil |url=https://thesun.ng/becoming-miss-universe-has-amplified-my-voice-onyinyechi-basil/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260425020115/https://thesun.ng/becoming-miss-universe-has-amplified-my-voice-onyinyechi-basil/ |archive-date=25 April 2026 |access-date=25 April 2026 |website=[[The Sun (Nigeria)|The Sun]]}}</ref> || 31 August 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|AUS}} [[Miss Universe Australia|Australia]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Aldecoa |first=Kayla |date=12 February 2026 |title=Miss Universe Australia Contestant Set to Make History as Oldest Woman to Ever Compete |url=https://www.firstforwomen.com/entertainment/miss-universe-australia-contestant-set-to-make-history-as-oldest-woman-to-ever-compete/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260213073812/https://www.firstforwomen.com/entertainment/miss-universe-australia-contestant-set-to-make-history-as-oldest-woman-to-ever-compete/ |archive-date=13 February 2026 |access-date=13 February 2026 |website=[[First for Women]]}}</ref> || rowspan="4" | August 2026 |- | {{flagdeco|CAN}} [[Miss Universe Canada|Canada]]<ref>{{cite news |date=26 February 2026 |title=Adelynn Cupino-Yambao Appointed As BC Regional Director For Miss Universe Canada |url=https://reyfortmedia.com/2026/03/26/adelynn-cupino-yambao-appointed-as-bc-regional-director-for-miss-universe-canada/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260327051524/https://reyfortmedia.com/2026/03/26/adelynn-cupino-yambao-appointed-as-bc-regional-director-for-miss-universe-canada/ |archive-date=27 March 2026 |access-date=27 February 2026 |website=ReyFort Media}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|GTM}} [[Miss Guatemala|Guatemala]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Vicente |first=Jaqueline |date=14 April 2026 |title=Abrieron casting para participar en Miss Universe Guatemala 2026 |trans-title=They opened casting for Miss Universe Guatemala 2026 |url=https://www.guatemala.com/noticias/sociedad/casting-miss-universe-guatemala-2026-requisitos-inscripcion.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260415033711/https://www.guatemala.com/noticias/sociedad/casting-miss-universe-guatemala-2026-requisitos-inscripcion.html |archive-date=15 April 2026 |access-date=25 March 2026 |website=guatemala.com |language=es}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|PAN}} [[Señorita Panamá|Panama]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Fernández |first=Diana |date=5 March 2026 |title=Miss Universe Panamá anuncia el segundo período de selección de aspirantes a la corona |trans-title=Miss Universe Panama Announces Second Selection Period for Crown Contestants |url=https://www.ellas.pa/belleza/miss-universe-panama-anuncia-el-segundo-periodo-de-seleccion-de-aspirantes-a-la-corona/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260305213159/https://www.ellas.pa/belleza/miss-universe-panama-anuncia-el-segundo-periodo-de-seleccion-de-aspirantes-a-la-corona/ |archive-date=5 March 2026 |access-date=5 March 2026 |website=ellas.pa |language=es}}</ref> |- | {{flagdeco|GRC}} [[Star GS Hellas|Greece]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Gs Hellas: Αντίστροφη μέτρηση για την επιλογή της Miss Universe Greece 2026 (Εικόνες) |trans-title=Gs Hellas: Countdown to the selection of Miss Universe Greece 2026 (Images) |url=https://www.parapolitika.gr/lifestyle/article/1736429/gs-hellas-adistrofi-metrisi-gia-tin-epilogi-tis-miss-universe-greece-2026-eikones/ |url-status=live |newspaper=Parapolitika |language=el |date=29 May 2026 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260530090252/https://www.parapolitika.gr/lifestyle/article/1736429/gs-hellas-adistrofi-metrisi-gia-tin-epilogi-tis-miss-universe-greece-2026-eikones/ |archive-date=30 May 2026 |access-date=30 May 2026}}</ref> || September 2026 |}
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