74th MISS UNIVERSE 2025 - Thailand - Digital

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THAILAND Welcomes You to the

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MISS UNIVERSE

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Raúl Rocha Cantú President

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MISS UNIVERSE ORGANIZATION

’m honored to welcome you to the world’s grandest stage. Tonight, beyond the beauty and the glamour, each of these women’s lives will be forever changed as they enter a living legacy: a history and a tradition that recognize women’s values, their empowerment, and the beginning of a lifelong journey of impact. As we select the new Miss Universe, let us remember that she will not only embody strength and resilience for women everywhere, but also inspire little girls and young women, an icon they can look up to, a dignified spokesperson for their shared hopes and dreams.

Over the years, our values have evolved and our guiding principles have ushered us into a new era, one that places the deepest emphasis on the powerful, personal stories of every woman who takes this stage. Their true beauty and essence reside in their aspirations and motivations, in the richness of their cultures, in the kindness and empathy they extend to others, in their qualities as leaders, and, above all, in their ability to shine while helping others shine even brighter. This is the heart of the Miss Universe Organization: to elevate these qualities tonight and to safeguard them as an enduring legacy for generations to come.

At the center of this legacy is our unwavering commitment to women’s empowerment, expressed not as a slogan, but as an elegant and practical promise: to open doors, expand choices, and affirm every woman’s right to learn, to lead, and to thrive. Empowerment, to us, means dignity in every voice, opportunity in every story, and partnership in every step forward.

As a final reflection, let us remember that beauty begins within, and that each delegate’s journey of growth makes her unique, and worthy of a crown. Though only one will be named Miss Universe, all of you are queens in this sisterhood of women, where you shine as brightly as the stars.

Blessings to all of you and my warmest regards,

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Saying farewell

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chose to compete in Miss Universe because its mission, empowering women and amplifying our voices, mirrors my own. Today, as I say farewell, I do so with profound gratitude and clarity of purpose.

This journey has helped me grow as a human being and as a woman. Traveling the world and embracing diverse cultures opened my eyes and my heart. Working closely with social responsibility projects showed me the power of service in action. I witnessed how education, health, and opportunity transforms families and communities.

I learned that women are not only part of society, we are architects of its future. Our leadership moves economies, heals divisions, and drives real change. Everything I experienced reminded me that women must always be heard.

Carrying that truth forward, I hope more women will rise. When women speak, the world listens.

True sisterhood, supporting other women and standing up for others, lifts us all and calls us to lead with kindness, resilience, and empathy.

To every woman: you are a beacon of light. Use your light to ignite another’s; when other women shine, the whole world brightens. That is the meaning of the Miss Universe crown I was honored to wear.

Titles end, but purpose does not. I leave with a full heart, a clearer voice, and a deeper commitment to serve.

To the next Miss Universe: I wish you every success; may the crown’s purpose reveal itself as your unforgettable journey begins.

With love and hope for a brighter future,

Victoria Kjær Theilvig

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eing Miss Universe is a journey, one of personal growth, and one that carries you across countries, cultures, beliefs, and into the lives of people you might never have met otherwise. I arrived in places with a suitcase and a purpose, and I left with names, stories, and a deeper sense of who I am. Somewhere between flights from Colombia to Chile, photo shoots in the UAE and Vietnam, and gala nights in Mexico, the Philippines, and the United States, I learned that service isn’t a slogan on a stage—it’s a daily choice. The kind that puts others at the center: listening first, acting thoughtfully, and measuring impact by the hope you leave behind.

I visited 28 countries this year, across the Americas, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean: I will not list countries, itineraries or agendas; that is not the story that matters. What matters is how each border crossed widened my heart, and how each welcome reminded me that beauty, in every place, is carried first by its people. For me, the world map became a classroom.

Travel also taught me that tourism, when done with respect, lets you immerse in a country’s soul and learn what geography and history alone cannot. Standing before the Taj Mahal in India, I felt how love can live in stone. Walking past Italy’s and Malta’s history-filled buildings, even the roads seemed to carry centuries underfoot. And in the Vatican, I found the possibility of peace, and, more than anything, the invitation to cultivate it.

This was a year of early flights and late-night events, but also a year of backstage and honest conversations. Of sitting in public schools in Martinique where teachers turned scarcity into invention. Of walking hospital corridors in Panama where doctors, children and families carried courage beyond measure. Of visiting community centers in the Dominican Republic where children on the autism spectrum found new ways to connect, where adults with disabilities in Bonaire were cared for with dignity, where orphans in Thailand discovered the safety of routine and the possibility of home. Of meeting cancer patients and their families in Curaçao and learning, again, that love measures time differently. In these spaces, the tone of my work was set not by speeches but by listening, really listening, until I could allow other people’s stories to change me. When we truly listen, we don’t just connect, we grow.

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There were days when I met world leaders, like the President of Honduras, the Prime Minister of Japan, and other dignitaries who asked precise questions and offered generous commitments. I am grateful for those rooms. But I am equally grateful for the rooms with plastic chairs and paper cups, where volunteers stacked the last chair long after everyone had gone home.

The crown took me to both, and it taught me to move between them with the same reverence.

Policy can set the table; people teach you how to serve the meal. And between journeys, returning home to the love and warmth of my family in Denmark kept me grounded.

Not every moment sparkled. Some days were heavy, some plans unraveled, some projects needed more time than a visit could give. My greatest lesson was resilience. When you fall down, you learn, and you grow. When things are hard, you strive, and you grow even more. I stumbled. I doubted. I faced days that felt bigger than me. Each time, I chose to stand back up. That choice, to keep going with purpose, became my guiding light.

I carried that guiding light, that compass, into work that stretched beyond human rooms toward animal protection and the environment. The same respect we owe to each other we also owe to the world we share. Planting trees in Indonesia, the Netherlands, and Puerto Rico. Restoring mangrove shorelines in Aruba. Witnessing how Ecuador’s Galápagos Islands’ habitats are cared for and protected. Releasing turtles back into the sea in the U.S. Virgin Islands. Supporting humane education and care. None of this work is separate from empowerment; it’s all part of a single promise to leave places, and possibilities, better than we found them.

There is one memory I will always keep in my pocket. In Guatemala, after a long morning at a community clinic and a public school, a little girl and her mother came to say hello from afar. I saw the mother crying and, without understanding why, I opened the car door and ran towards her.

I hugged both of them tightly. Knowing she couldn’t understand me, I looked her in the eyes, held her hands, and we cried together. At some point, words weren’t needed. We hugged. We cried. The schedule dissolved. For a moment there were no cameras and no crown—just three people telling the truth and holding it together.

Sisterhood threaded through this year like a constant melody. In Costa Rica, I watched women make room for other women. In every country I went to I saw women share experiences, provide comfort, babysit each other’s kids in hallways and waiting rooms, and whisper “You’ve got this” at the exact right second. I saw women who volunteer, who work, who lead, often all three; build schools and small businesses, hold communities together, and move families forward. They taught me that leadership can be both strong and gentle, decisive and compassionate, and that progress is fastest when we lift together.

People often ask what the Miss Universe crown “means.” For me, it isn’t just a crown to be worn; it’s a promise to keep. A promise to lead with humility, to serve with integrity, and to turn visibility into action. It represents sisterhood, responsibility, and the belief that purpose makes beauty powerful. Some nights, after the last applause had faded, I would set the crown back into its case and think: tomorrow, we begin again. Tomorrow, we show up where it counts.

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If there is a message I want to hand to every little girl and every young woman who has followed this journey, it is this: be a beacon of light. In your classroom, your home, your workplace, shine with kindness, courage, and conviction. Your light does not require permission. It does not wait for perfect circumstances. It shows the way. The world is not waiting for you to become perfect; it is waiting for you to become present.

And so I end where I began: with gratitude. For my family, whose love I held close; for the people across the world who opened their homes and hearts; for fans whose encouragement arrived precisely when I needed it; for the Miss Universe Organization, for trust and the biggest platform in the world; for my team, my travel family, who shared with me laughter and even tears between flights and car rides; and for God, who blessed me with strength, protection, and purpose.

Titles end, but purpose does not. This year didn’t just give me a map; it gave me a mission. I will keep listening before speaking.

I will keep building programs that center the people they serve. I will keep measuring impact by the hope you leave behind. And I will keep walking toward the kind of world we imagined together this year, one where dignity is non-negotiable, opportunity is shared, and every woman is seen, valued, and free to lead.

Victoria Kjær Theilvig

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victoria 2025 year-round experience

With the rare privilege of representing all women across the globe while traveling the World, Victoria journeyed through dozens of countries, touching countless lives while profoundly enriching her own. Her reign granted her experiences and perspectives that only Miss Universe can offer. Along the way, she became a guiding light, an inspiration to women everywhere to pursue their dreams, and, perhaps, why not, the Crown itself.

74 EXTRAORDINARY YEARS

73 CROWNING MOMENTS

Presenting the

Delegates 2025

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ALBANIA

FLAVIA HARIZA J 20

ANGOLA MARIA CUNHA

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ARGENTINA ALDANA MASSET

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ARMENIA

PEGGY GARABEKIAN 23

ARUBA

HANNAH ARENDS 24

AUSTRALIA LEXIE BRANT

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BAHAMAS

MALIQUÉ MARENDA BOWE 26

BANGLADESH

TANGIA ZAMAN METHILA 27

BELARUS

ALIONA KUCHERUK 28

BELGIUM KAREN JANSEN

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BELIZE

ISABELLA ZABANEH 30

BOLIVIA

YESSICA HAUSERMANN 31

BONAIRE

NICOLE PEILIKER VISSER 32

BOTSWANA LILIAN ANDRIES

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BRAZIL

MARIA GABRIELA LACERDA 34

BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS OLIVIA MARGARET FREEMAN

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BULGARIA GABY GUHA

CAMBODIA

NEARY SOCHEATA THAI

CANADA

JAIME VANDENBERG

CAPE VERDE PRISSY GOMES

CAYMAN ISLANDS TAHITI MOOREA SEYMOUR

CHILE

INNA MOLL

CHINA NA ZHAO

COLOMBIA

VANESSA PULGARÍN

COSTA RICA

MAHYLA ROTH BENAVIDES

CÔTE D’IVOIRE OLIVIA YACÉ

CROATIA

LAURA GNJATOVIĆ

CUBA

LINA LUACES

CURAÇAO

CAMILLE THOMAS

CZECH REPUBLIC MICHAELA TOMANOVA

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO DORCAS DIENDA

DENMARK MONIQUE SONNE

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC JENNIFER VENTURA MARTE

ECUADOR NADIA MEJIA

EGYPT

SABRINA MAGED ERIAN

EL SALVADOR

GIULIA ZANONI GARCIA

EQUATORIAL GUINEA CARMEN ISMELDA

ESTONIA

BRIGITTA SCHABACK

FINLAND SARAH DZAFCE

FRANCE ÈVE GILLES

GHANA

ANDROMEDA OSAM-PETERS

GREAT BRITAIN DANIELLE LATIMER

GREECE

MARIA CHATZIPAVLOU

GUADELOUPE OPHÉLY MÉZINO

GUATEMALA

RASCHEL ALEXANDRA PAZ

GUINEA

TIGUIDANKE BERETE

GUYANA

CHANDINI BAL JOR

HAITI

MELISSA QUEENIE SAPINI

HONDURAS ALEJANDRA FUENTES

HONG KONG LIZZIE LI SHI YI

HUNGARY KINCSŐ DEZSÉNYI

ICELAND

HELENA HAFÞÓRSDÓTTIR O’CONNOR

INDIA

MANIKA VISHWAKARMA

INDONESIA SANLY LIU

IRAQ

HANIN AL QOREISHY

IRELAND

AADYA SRIVASTAVA

ISRAEL

MELANIE SHIRAZ

ITALY

LUCILLA NORI

JAMAICA

GABRIELLE ALEXIS HENRY

JAPAN

KAORI HASHIMOTO

KAZAKHSTAN DANA ALMASSOVA

KOSOVO DOREA SHALA

KYRGYZSTAN MARY KUVAKOVA

LAOS

LATTANA MUNVILAY

LATVIA

MELDRA ROSENBERG

LEBANON

SARAH LEENA BOUJAOUDE

MACAU

XIAOTONG FENG

MALAYSIA CHLOE LIM

MALTA

JULIA ANN CLUETT

MARTINIQUE CÉLYA ABATUCCI

MAURITIUS AURELIE ALCINDOR

MAYOTTE

NOURYA ABOUTOIHI

MEXICO

FATIMA BOSCH

MISS UNIVERSE LATINA YAMILEX HERNANDEZ

MOLDOVA MARIA IGNAT

MYANMAR

MYAT YADANAR SOE

NAMIBIA

JOHANNA SWARTBOOI

NEPAL

SANYA ADHIKARI

NETHERLANDS NATHALIE YASMIN

NEW ZEALAND ABBY STURGIN

NICARAGUA ITZA CASTILLO

NIGERIA

ONYINYECHI BASIL

NORWAY

LEONORA LYSGLIMT-RØDLAND

PAKISTAN ROMA RIAZ

PALESTINE NADEEN AYOUB

PANAMA

MIRNA CABALLINI BOUCHE

PARAGUAY

YANINA GÓMEZ OJEDA

PERÚ

KARLA BACIGALUPO

PHILIPPINES MA. AHTISA MANALO

POLAND EMILY RENG

PORTUGAL CAMILA VITORINO

PUERTO RICO ZASHELY ALICEA

ROMANIA CĂTĂLINA JACOB

RUSSIA

ANASTASIA VENZA

RWANDA

SOLANGE TUYISHIME KEITA

SAINT LUCIA SHIANNE SMITH

SENEGAL

NDEYE NGONE DIAGNE

SERBIA

JELENA EGOROVA

SINGAPORE ANNIKA XUE SAGER

SLOVAKIA

VIKTORIA GÜLLOVA

SLOVENIA HANA KLAUT

SOUTH AFRICA MELISSA NAYIMULI

SOUTH KOREA SOOYEON LEE

SPAIN

ANDREA VALERO

SRI LANKA

LIHASHA LINDSAY WHITE

SURINAME CHIARA WIJNTUIN

SWEDEN

DANIELLA LUNDQVIST

SWITZERLAND NAIMA ACOSTA

TANZANIA NAISAE YONA

THAILAND PRAVEENAR SINGH

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO LATIFAH MORRIS

TÜRKIYE CEREN ARSLAN

TURKS AND CAICOS BERENIECE DICKENSON

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UKRAINE

SOFIYA TKACHUK 133

UNITED ARAB EMIRATES MARIAM MOHAMED

URUGUAY

VALERIA BALADAN LISTE

US VIRGIN ISLANDS BRITANNY ROBINSON

UNITED STATES AUDREY ECKERT

VENEZUELA STEPHANY ABASALI

VIETNAM

NGUYEN HUONG GIANG

ZAMBIA

KUNDA MWAMULIMA

ZIMBABWE

LYSHANDA BRENDON MOYAS

host preliminary

r’bonney gabriel MISS UNIVERSE 2022

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host finale

steve byrne

AMERICAN STAND-UP COMEDIAN & ACTOR

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comentary

host finale

r’bonney gabriel MISS UNIVERSE 2022

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dayanara torres MISS UNIVERSE 1993

preliminary

judges only

savinee pakaranang MISS UNIVERSE THAILAND 1984

farung yuthithum MISS UNIVERSE THAILAND 2007

louie heredia

MUSIC ICON & TELEVISION PERSONALITY

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preliminary

judges

ismael cala

andrea meza

omar harfouch

claude makélélé

WORLD-RENOWNED MEDIA PERSONALITY

PIANIST & COMPOSER

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MISS UNIVERSE 2020

FRENCH FOOTBALL MANAGER

preliminary

judges

sharon fonseca

savinee pakaranang

farung yuthithum

louie heredia

MODEL, ACTRESS

MISS UNIVERSE THAILAND 2007

MISS UNIVERSE THAILAND 1984

MUSIC ICON & TELEVISION

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final

judges

louie heredia

andrea meza

omar harfouch

claude makélélé

MUSIC ICON & TELEVISION

PIANIST & COMPOSER

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MISS UNIVERSE 2020

FRENCH FOOTBALL MANAGER

final

judges

sharon fonseca

apasra hongsakula

ismael cala

saina nehwal

MODEL, ACTRESS

WORLD-RENOWNED MEDIA PERSONALITY

MISS UNIVERSE 1965

INDIAN BADMINTON PLAYER

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performer

jeff satur

THAI ACTOR AND SINGER

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performer CONC E RT F OR T H E PE A C E CONCERTO PER LA PACE

omar harfouch PIANIST & COMPOSER

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special

guests

r’bonney gabriel MISS UNIVERSE 2022

dayanara torres MISS UNIVERSE 1993

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andrea meza MISS UNIVERSE 2020

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• Raúl Rocha Cantú - President, Board of Directors • Mario Búcaro Flores - CEO

• Maria Jose “Canche” Unda - Talent Development

Director • Toni Barcasnegras - Production Manager

• Mauricio Rocha Botello - VP, Legal Affairs,

Board of Directors

• Bernardo Lozano - Digital Production Manager

• José A. Castillo - VP, Operations

• Regina Sotres - Social Media Manager

• Olivia Quido - VP, Global Partnerships

• Mario Garcia - International Sales Manager

• Ronald Day - CEO Americas Hemisphere

• Akansha Sharma - Legal

• Carlos Martinez - VP, Finance

• Miguel Martinez - Strategic PR Communications

• Vijayaraj Parthasarathy - Comptroller

• Guillaume Lavoie - Marketing and Commercial

Strategy

• Sebastian Figueroa - Legal Director • Pavan Misra - Director, Broadcast and Content Sales • Nikkie Peankurdsook - Director, Commercial • Abhisheik Sharma - Director, IT • Nimisha Nair - Logistics and Travel • Punjapool Boonma - Logistics and Travel

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• Maria José Zepeda - Finance Administrator Assistant • Venessa Rojas - Production Director • Ivel Alfaro - Production Coordinator • Bradley Mitten - Technical Manager • Lourdes Figueroa - Executive Assistant • Indra Suharjono - Fer Week Director

WITH DEEPEST GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION As we unveil this Special Edition of this 74th Annual Miss Universe Program Book, we extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who made it possible.

To the talented contributors and writers who enriched our content with their unique voices from the Miss Universe Organization: Mario Búcaro, CEO, Miss Universe Organization; Pavan Misra and Bernardo Lozano, Project Managers; and our Talent Development Director, María José “Canche” Unda, whose tireless dedication connects with every delegate and National Director around the world.

To our devoted editorial and production team at LUXCIOR Magazines in Houston and Dallas, Texas — whose creativity and talented work, under the direction of its Publisher, Martin Gondra Frediani, and their Creative Director Daniela Mosquera Sánchez, brought these pages to life — Luxcior.com. @LuxciorHouston @ MartinGFrediani.

To the brilliant designers and photographers whose artistry captured the essence of our stories: Juan Barcasnegras – @ToniBarcas Bernardo Lozano – @bernardoloz

Oscar López – @elcomics Leonardo Martínez – @leomartinez.mx Karen D’Herrera – @kdhphoto_ COVER CREDITS Cover Photo: Jorge Ferraez – @JorgeFerraez Photo Assist: Fernanda Ferraez – @FerFerraez2 Makeup: Kevin Salazar – @kkevinsalazar Hair Stylist: Jazmin Vázquez – @Jazmin_Vazquez_Studio Fashion Designer: Trino Orozco – @trinorozcomx Cover Page Graphic Design: Oscar López – @elcomics To our valued sponsors, and partners, whose continued support fuels our vision and connects us with our followers worldwide — “Thank you”.

Thank you for being part of this journey with us.

Together, we continue to celebrate women’s empowerment, inspire confidence, and pave the way for the successful, impactful global leaders and iconic figures of tomorrow.

Jorge Ferraez – @JorgeFerraez

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