The countdown to Miss World 2025 finals has begun as 40 contestants, including fast-track winners and judge selections from around the world, prepare to compete in Telengana, Hyderabad.
The 40 contestants who reach the quarterfinals will compete for the Miss World crown in the final round.
So far, one contestant each from the Sports Challenge and Talent Challenge, four from the Head-to-Head Challenge, four from the Top Model competition, and four from the Beauty with a Purpose category—a total of 14 winners—have fast-tracked their way into the quarterfinals.
The organizers stated that the remaining 26 contestants will be selected by judges from the Americas-Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and Asia-Oceania continents.
Notably, Miss World Indonesia and Wales have emerged as winners in two competitions. Accordingly, only 12 spots in the top 40 have been finalized, meaning 28 more contestants still need to be selected.
In the next round, the top 20 will be selected—five from each continent. Before the finale, the top 8 will be chosen, with two from each continent.
Finally, only one contestant from each continent—four in total—will remain to compete for the crown. Among them, one will be crowned the winner, and the other three will be named the first, second, and third runners-up.
Following are the contestants who have been advanced to the quarter finals so far;
Sports Challenge: Eliise Randmaa – Miss World Estonia
Talent Challenge: Monica Kezia Sembiring – Miss World Indonesia
Head to Head round
Asia & Oceania: Idil Bilgen – Miss World Türkiye
Europe: Millie-Mae Adams – Miss World Wales
Africa: Faith Bwalya – Miss World Zambia
Americas & Caribbean: Anna-Lise Nanton – Miss World Trinidad and Tobago
Top model
Europe: Jasmine Gerhardt – Miss World Ireland
Africa: Selma Kamanya – Miss World Namibia
Asia & Oceania: Nandini Gupta – Miss World India
Americas & Caribbean: Aurélie Joachim – Miss World Martinique
Beauty with a purpose
Valeria Pérez - Miss World Puerto Rico
Natasha Nyonyozi - Miss World Uganda
Milliemae Adams - Miss World Wales
Monica Kezia - Miss World Indonesia
--With agencies inputs
