Miss World 2025: 16 Contestants Secure Top 40 Spots Ahead of Grand Finale

The Miss World 2025 pageant is getting intense as 16 contestants have already qualified for the Top 40 prior to the grand finale. These contestants made it through fast-track events, which directly qualify winners for quarterfinals. The rest of the 24 contestants will be picked live at the final event in HITEX Exhibition Center, Hyderabad.

 

Key Points

 

1. Fast-Track Winners by Continent

Africa: Faith Bwalya (Zambia, Head-to-Head), Selma Kamanya (Namibia, Top Model), Natasha Nyonyozi (Uganda, Beauty with a Purpose), Issie Princesse (Cameroon, Multimedia).

 

Americas & Caribbean: Anna-Lise Nanton (Trinidad & Tobago, Head-to-Head), Aurelie Joachim (Martinique, Top Model), Valerie Perez (Puerto Rico, Beauty with a Purpose), Mayra Delgado (Dominican Republic, Multimedia).

 

Europe: Eliise Randmaa (Estonia, Sports), Millie-Mae Adams (Wales, Head-to-Head & Beauty with a Purpose), Jasmine Gerhardt (Ireland, Top Model), Andrea Nikolic (Montenegro, Multimedia).

 

Asia & Oceania: Monica Kezia Sembiring (Indonesia, Talent & Beauty with a Purpose), Idli Bilgen (Turkiye, Head-to-Head), Nandini Gupta (India, Top Model), Suchata Chuangsri (Thailand, Multimedia). 

 

2. Grand Finale Format

Live selection of the final 24 contestants.

 

The Top 40 is reduced to Top 20, then Top 8, with two representatives from each continent.

 

The Top 4 will respond to the query: "What would you do if you were Miss World?" prior to crowning the winner.

 

3. Judges and Special Guests

Sonu Sood, Sudha Reddy, Dr. Caryna Turrell, current Miss World Krystyna Pyszková, and Julia Morley CBE are on the jury panel.

 

Special performances by Jacqueline Fernandez and Ishaan Khatter will be live.

 

4. Future Outlook and Social Impact

Participants are themselves involved in social causes such as cancer awareness, mental health advocacy, and education reforms.

 

The winner will undertake global humanitarian projects under the Beauty with a Purpose initiative.

 

Sources: Entertainment.inquirer.net, Hindustan Times, ETV Bharat