TRANSCRIPT: Miss World 2026 Top 6 Q&A
The Top 6 finalists of Miss World 2026 faced the final question-and-answer portion of the competition in Vietnam on Sept. 5 as they made their final push for the highly coveted crown.
The delegates were given the opportunity to share their thoughts on questions that tested their perspectives, values, and ability to communicate under pressure.
Here's how the Top 6 candidates fared in the second Q&A round.
Snit Habteab Tewoldemedhin of Eritrea
What is the most significant challenge facing your generation today? And as the new Miss World, how can you help to solve it?
I would say the greatest challenge at this time is using social media the wrong way and not seeing how we could use our opportunities, how we can use our own gifts to uplift others and be voices for those that don't have their own voice to advocate for themselves. As a neuroscientist major, I would love to use science to prove to parents that their children, regardless of their disability, are capable and have their rightful place in this world. And I would love to encourage the younger generation to also continue to use their voice to uplift others.
Le Nguyen Bao Ngoc of Vietnam
Nowadays, success is often associated with wealth, status, and professional achievement. However, each person has their own understanding of what it truly means. What is your definition of success?
My definition of success is my parents who are sitting over there. My parents are both doctors and they have taught me the value of contribution and sacrifices for others. I have seen them spend countless nights at the ER trying to save other lives. And even though I don't follow them as a doctor, I will contribute in another path. And the path that I have chosen is to become a policy maker because I have seen many countries losing their homes, their lands. Tuvalu is going to sink in 50 years. But I don't want to bring grief. I want to bring hope. And the hope that I'm seeing is in the young people who will reshape the future to become a better future, more sustainable, more secure, and equal for all.
Elisabeth Reynés Alabern of Spain
As the new Miss World, if you could meet one person to achieve your beauty with a purpose goals, whom would you meet and why?
If I would meet someone for my beauty with a purpose, I would meet Josephine Baker. I believe she is a woman that has done a lot for this sport. She was a brave black woman that actually my grandma knows because she worked with her, and she helped others. She fought for equality for not only black people but for security for everyone, for peace. I'm a person that seeks for peace. I'm a person that seeks for equality. My beauty with a purpose, dyslexia, something I have since I was born, is something I want for everyone, for the kids, for adults, because it's something you're born with but also something you die with. So she would be obviously someone I would love to meet just to get to know and to learn.
Romanda Hombir of South Africa
Having spent time here with people from all over the world, what are you taking away from this experience?
After interacting with more than 100 women at Miss World, I have learned so many different things. But one thing I have seen throughout all of them is the resilience that women carry. I have heard stories of how some have come from absolutely nothing but made it their life's mission to help others. I've seen how others have chosen to be courageous enough to try, even when they felt like they were not good enough. And I have also seen how through failure, others have risen. And like myself, I have chosen to be resilient throughout. And I'm hoping that others will be able to not only see my story but see the women that have stood on this stage as a symbol of not only resilience, but of what is possible when women are given opportunities to shine and invest in our communities.
Joheirry Mola Dominguez of Dominican Republic
Which beauty with a purpose have you supported in your country? And how would you improve it if you were crowned Miss World?
My beauty with a purpose is to take English programs to kids in vulnerable communities because I believe that when they know this language, the opportunities, the doors that can open to their life, it's huge big doors because I was talking to the girls and telling them that thanks to that tool, we are here, we have the tool to express our feelings, to express our purpose. And for me, it's something that I will take always in my heart that I can give those kids something very important. It's a tool that's going to work for the rest of their life.
Taanusiya Chetty of Malaysia
What responsibility do you have to protect the environment for the future generations? And how would you inspire children to join that mission?
If I had to reflect the profession of me as a teacher, I would influence students to plant trees at a very young age because that is also a responsibility for them to believe how the plant can take time to grow from the seeds they planted. And imagine walking a path full of thunderstorms and you don't have anyone to offer you an umbrella. But I want to be that sort of teacher who offers the students, no matter what background they are, the seeds they planted takes time to grow. And when you do that, you will influence many other people around the world.
A total of 111 candidates competed for the 73rd Miss World title, which eventually went to the Dominican Republic's Joheirry Mola Dominguez. Spain's Elisabeth Reynés Alabern won 1st runner-up, while Malaysia's Taanusiya Chetty won 2nd runner-up. Philippines' Asia Rose Simpson finished in the Top 12 of the competition.
Check out the highlights of the pageant here.
