Dominican Republic's Joheirry Mola Wins Miss World 2026, India's Nikita Porwal Loses At Top 40

The Miss World 2026 pageant has been won by Joheirry Mola Dominguez from the Dominican Republic. The 73rd edition of the pageant was held in Nha Trang, Vietnam, and Mola succeeded Thailand's Suchata "Opal" Chuangsri, who won the 2025 edition. According to Punch Nigeria, this is the second time the Dominican Republic has produced a Miss World, 44 years after Mariasela Álvarez won the title in 1982.

Mola was crowned on Saturday at the grand finale, with Spain's Elisabeth Reynés Alabern emerging as first runner-up and Malaysia's Taanusiya Chetty as second runner-up. Chetty also won the Beauty with a Purpose award for her social impact work, as per Punch Nigeria and Gulf News.

India's Nikita Porwal's journey in the competition ended in the Top 40, as reported by Free Press Journal. Nigeria's Tamunosoye Karibi-George, also known as Soye, made it to the Top 12, where her journey ended. She had earlier secured an automatic place in the Top 40 after winning the Africa Top Model title at the Vietnam Beauty Fashion Fest, according to Punch Nigeria.

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