This year the annual Miss Universe competition finale was held on November 21st, 2025 and hosted at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. Thailand hosted the 74th Miss Universe competition ever. There were a total of 130 lovely women participating in the competition from across the globe. This year’s Miss Universe competition theme was “The Power of Love” and it emphasized unity, empowerment, and resilience. All of the women participated in several events like inspiring interviews, personal stories, wearing evening gowns and swimwear to be hopefully crowned the next Miss Universe. That title was given to none other than Mexico’s Fátima Bosch Fernández. This made her the fourth ever Mexican woman to win Miss Universe.
The Miss Universe competition was held from when the registration, fitting, shooting, and rehearsal processes were just beginning on November 2nd, 2025 to when the Coronation for Miss Universe was held on November 21st, 2025. The competition was hosted by Steve Byrne and the crowning of Miss Universe 2025 was done by Victoria Kjær, Miss Universe 2024. This year’s judges were Andera Meza, Sharon Fonseca, Ismael Cala, Romero Britto, Saina Newhal, Natalie Glebova, Miniyothabo Francisa Baloyi, and Louie Heredia after Omar Harfouch and Claude Makélélé resigned.
Despite the beauty of all 130 women, there were tough decisions to be made. First, the top 30 were selected by the judges. The top 30 contestants were Miss India Manika Vishwakarma, Miss Guadeloupe Ophély Mézino, Miss China Zhao Na, Miss Thailand Veena Praveenar Singh, Miss Dominican Republic Jennifer Ventura, Miss Brazil Solange Tuyishime Keita, Miss Côte d’Ivoire Olivia Yacé, Miss Colombia Vanessa Pulgarín, Miss Netherlands Nathalie Yasmin, Miss Cuba Lina Luaces, Miss Bangladesh Tangia Zaman Methila, Miss Japan Kaori Hashimoto, Miss Puerto Rico Zashley Alicea Rivera, Miss USA Audrey Eckert, Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch Fernández, Miss Philippines Ahtisa Manalo, Miss Zimbabwe Lyshanda Moyas, Miss Costa Rica Mahyla Roth, Miss Malta Julia Cluett, Miss Chile María Ignacia Moll, Miss Canada Jaime VandenBerg, Miss Latina Yamilex Hernández, Miss Croatia Laura Gnjatović, Miss Venezuela Stephany Abasali, Miss Guatemala Raschel Paz, Miss Palestine Nadeen Ayoub, Miss Nicaragua Itza Castillo, Miss France Ève Gilles, and Miss Paraguay Yanina Magali Anahí Gómnez Ojeda. After this, the top 12 was decided. The remaining contestants were Miss Guadeloupe Ophély Mézino, Miss China Zhao Na, Miss Thailand Veena Praveenar Singh, Miss Côte d’Ivoire Olivia Yacé, Miss Colombia Vanessa Pulgarín, Miss Cuba Lina Luaces, Miss Puerto Rico Zashley Alicea Rivera, Miss Malta Julia Cluett, Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch Fernández, Miss Philippines Ahtisa Manalo, Miss Chile María Ignacia Moll, and Miss Venezuela Stephany Abasali. Then, the competition got down to the top 5 contestants who were Miss Thailand Veena Praveenar Singh, Miss Côte d’Ivoire Olivia Yacé, Miss Mexico Fátima Bosch, Miss Philippines Ahtisa Manalo, and Miss Venezuela Stephany Abasali.
Any of these 5 lovely women could’ve won but the final results were Miss Côte d’Ivoire Olivia Yacé in fifth, Miss Philippines Ahtisa Manalo in fourth, Miss Venezuela Stephany Abasali in third, and Miss Thailand Veena Praveenar Singh in second. Like always, it was an emotional journey to announce the Miss Universe winner and this year the victory was well earned by Fátima Bosch Fernández.
References:
https://parade.com/tv/miss-universe-2025-contestants
