Asia Rose Simpson gets early placement with Miss World 2026 Top 40 spot

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The Miss World 2026 pageant revealed its Top 40 finalists at the coronation night on Saturday, Sept. 5, with Philippine’s Asia Rose Simpson securing an early spot after topping the “Head-to-Head” challenge.

Joining Simpson among the firsts to advance to the elimination were fellow fast-track challenge winners were Vietnam’s Le Nguen Bao Ngoc, Indonesia’s Audrey Bianca Callista, Cambodia’s Leakana In,  Germany’s Julia Kuhnle, France’s Indira Ampiot, Gibraltar’s Julia Horne, England’s Grace Richardson, South Africa’s Romanda Hombir, Nigeria’s Tomunosoye Karibi-George, Zambia’s Adah Mushibi, Eritrea’s Snit Tewoldemedhin, Puerto Rico’s Suil Pagan, Trinidad and Tobago’s Georgia-Lee Gill, Dominican Republic’s Joheirry Mola, French Guiana’s Audrey Ho-Wen-Tsai, and Canada’s Angelina Fan.

Here’s the complete list of the Top 40 finalists:

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• Puerto Rico — Suil Pagan
• French Guiana — Audrey Ho-Wen-Tsaï
• Trinidad & Tobago — Georgia-Lee Gill
• Dominican Republic — Joheirry Mola Dominguez
• Belize — Faith Noel Edgar
• Canada — Angelina Fan
• Peru — Josiane Sciotti
• Brazil — Gabriela Botelho
• Argentina — Alina Akselrad
• United States — Mary Sickler
• England — Grace Richardson
• Germany — Julia Kuehnle
• France — Indira Ampiot
• Spain — Elisabeth Reynés Alabern
• Gibraltar — Julia Horne
• Belgium — Olga Lombardo
• Ukraine — Valeriia Lisovska
• Wales — Helena Hawke
• Poland — Maja Todd
• Scotland — Eilidh MacDonald
• Zambia — Dr Adah Mushibi
• South Africa — Romanda Hombir
• Nigeria — Soye Karibi-George
• Zimbabwe — Brunette Makanyiso
• Eritrea — Snit Habteab Tewoldemedhin
• Mozambique — Arcenia Quehá
• Malawi — Ireen Navicha
• Kenya — Trizah Muhenje Akala
• Tanzania — Latricia Ian Sawe
• Senegal — Fatoumata Diop
• Indonesia — Audrey Bianca Callista
• Philippines — Asia Rose Simpson
• Vietnam — Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc
• Malaysia — Taanusiya Chetty
• Cambodia — In Leakena
• China PR — Dong Yifei
• Cook Islands — Tiare Henry-Anguna
• India — Nikita Porwal
• Türkiye — Sila Saraydemir
• Lebanon — Perla Harb

The Top 40 finalists comprised 10 candidates from each of the four continental groups: Africa, the Americas and Caribbean, Asia and Oceania, and Europe.

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Prior to the announcement, the delegates were introduced as they walked the stage in their evening gowns. The program, which was held in an open-air venue, was briefly interrupted by rain during the candidates’ introduction.

The new titleholder will receive the “blue crown” from reigning Miss World Opal Suchata Chuangsri. /edv