After a weather-related delay, the Miss World 2026 coronation night finally resumes in Nha Trang, Vietnam, with the first major cut of the competition announced.
The outdoor show, being held on Saturday, September 5, 2026, is temporarily halted as heavy rain pours over the venue.
It leaves the 111 candidates waiting in raincoats while production holds off on continuing the program.
After the weather finally clears, the much-anticipated Top 40 is announced, with the candidates donned in Vietnam's traditional garment: Ao Dai.
Under the competition's 2026 format, the field is narrowed down from Top 40, followed by the Top 20, Top 12, and Top 6.
Here are the candidates who advanced to the Top 20.
Miss World 2026 Top 20
1. Miss World Malaysia – Taanusiya Chetty
2. Miss World Zimbabwe – Brunette Makanyiso
3. Miss World Zambia – Dr. Adah Mushibi
4. Miss World Philippines – Asia Rose Simpson
5. Miss World France – Indira Ampiot
6. Miss World Peru – Josiane Sciotti
7. Miss World United States – Mary Sickler
8. Miss World Argentina – Alina Askelrad
9. Miss World Dominican Republic – Joheirry Mola Dominguez
10. Miss World Brazil – Gabriela Botelho
11. Miss World Cook Islands – Tiare Henry-Anguna
12. Miss World China PR – Dong Yifei
13. Miss World Vietnam – Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc
14. Miss World Senegal – Fatoumata Diop
15. Miss World Kenya – Triza Muhenje Akala
16. Miss World South Africa – Romanda Hombir
17. Miss World Spain – Elisabeth Reynes Alabern
18. Miss World Belgium – Olga Lombardo
19. Miss World Gibraltar – Julia Horne
20. Miss World Ukraine – Valeriia Lisovska
MISS WORLD 2026 TOP 40
Among the 40 quarterfinalists are the four continental Head-to-Head Challenge winners who had already secured their spots, including the Philippines’ Asia Rose Simpson, who won the Asia & Oceania leg of the challenge.
Read: How Asia Rose Simpson is doing in Miss World 2026
Miss World 2026 Top 40
AMERICAS AND CARIBBEAN
1. Miss World Puerto Rico – Suil Pagan
2. Miss World French Guiana – Audrey Ho-wen-tsai
3. Miss World Trinidad & Tobago – Georgia Lee-Gill
4. Miss World Dominican Republic – Joheirry Mola Dominguez
5. Miss World Belize – Faith Noel Edgar
6. Miss World Canada – Angelina Fan
7. Miss World Peru – Josiane Sciotti
8. Miss World Brazil – Gabriela Botelho
9. Miss World Argentina – Alina Askelrad
10. Miss World United States – Mary Sickler
EUROPE
11. Miss World England – Grace Richardson
12. Miss World Germany – Julia Kuehnle
13. Miss World France – Indira Ampiot
14. Miss World Spain – Elisabeth Reynes Alabern
15. Miss World Gibraltar – Julia Horne
16. Miss World Belgium – Olga Lombardo
17. Miss World Ukraine – Valeriia Lisovska
18. Miss World Wales – Helena Hawke
19. Miss World Poland – Maja Todd
20. Miss World Scotland – Eilidh Macdonald
AFRICA
21. Miss World Zambia – Dr. Adah Mushibi
22. Miss World South Africa – Romanda Hombir
23. Miss World Nigeria – Soye Karibi-George
24. Miss World Zimbabwe – Brunette Makanyiso
25. Miss World Eritrea – Snit Habteab Tewoldemedhin
26. Miss World Mozambique – Arcenia Queha
27. Miss World Malawi – Ireen Navicha
28. Miss World Kenya – Triza Muhenje Akala
29. Miss World Tanzania – Latricia Ian Sawe
30. Miss World Senegal – Fatoumata Diop
ASIA AND OCEANIA
31. Miss World Indonesia – Audrey Bianca Callista
32. Miss World Philippines – Asia Rose Simpson
33. Miss World Vietnam – Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc
34. Miss World Malaysia – Taanusiya
35. Miss World Cambodia – In Leakena
36. Miss World China PR – Dong Yifei
37. Miss World Cook Islands – Tiare Henry-Anguna
38. Miss World India – Nikita Porwal
39. Miss World Turkiye – Sila Saraydeymir
40. Miss World Lebanon – Perla Harb
The 75th-anniversary edition welcomes five first-time participants: Eritrea, French Guiana, Maldives, Mozambique, and Pakistan, adding new countries and territories to the Miss World stage.
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