Miss World 2026: Meet the Caribbean Queens Competing for the Crown in Vietnam

The Caribbean is once again stepping onto one of the world’s most prestigious international stages, and this time the region arrives in Vietnam with a delegation that reflects its extraordinary diversity, ambition, culture and unmistakable sense of identity.

The 73rd Miss World pageant, taking place as part of the organization’s landmark 75th Anniversary Festival, is underway in Vietnam from August 9 through September 5, 2026. The grand finale is scheduled for September 5, when Miss World 2025, Thailand’s Opal Suchata Chuangsri, will crown her successor.

For Caribbean pageant fans, there is plenty to watch.

Representatives from The Bahamas, Belize, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad & Tobago are among the women carrying Caribbean and regional representation into this historic Miss World celebration.

And while beauty will naturally command attention, Miss World has long insisted that the crown must represent something greater. Its signature Beauty With a Purpose philosophy places humanitarian work, advocacy, community leadership and social impact at the center of the competition.

That may be exactly where several of the Caribbean delegates have an opportunity to distinguish themselves.

Miss World 2026 Caribbean Delegates to Watch

The Bahamas — Marechan Burrows

Marechan Burrows represents The Bahamas, bringing a platform centered on children and emotional wellbeing.

Her Beauty With a Purpose initiative, Giving Inspiration for Tomorrow, focuses on supporting children experiencing emotional neglect and limited support systems. It is an issue that moves her candidacy beyond presentation and into one of the areas Miss World has historically valued most: meaningful community impact.

Belize — Faith Edgar

Belize deserves a place on the Caribbean watch list this year, with Faith Edgar representing the country in Vietnam.

Edgar has used her platform to advocate for improved dental health services and education. Her work earned recognition through the Beauty With a Purpose component of the Miss World Belize competition, and she has continued expanding that mission ahead of the international pageant.

For a competition that increasingly rewards contestants who can demonstrate sustained social impact rather than simply announce a cause, that continuity could be important.

Cayman Islands — Kristianna Gordon

The Cayman Islands are represented by Kristianna Gordon, who was selected as Miss World Cayman Islands 2026 following a nomination and interview process.

Gordon has focused part of her advocacy on consent education, healthy boundaries and mental-health awareness among young people, working with local organizations to bring educational sessions into schools.

Her combination of youth advocacy and education gives Cayman a representative whose platform speaks directly to issues affecting a generation growing up in an increasingly complicated social environment.

Curaçao — Lishantely Jennie

Representing Curaçao is Lishantely Jennie, who has already arrived in Vietnam as Miss World Curaçao 2026.

Curaçao's presence adds another distinctive Dutch Caribbean voice to this year's competition and further demonstrates just how culturally broad Caribbean representation at Miss World can be.

Dominican Republic — Joheirry Mola

The Dominican Republic enters the competition with Joheirry Mola Dominguez, a contestant who combines pageantry with media experience and community engagement.

Mola works as a correspondent for Univision New York's Ventana a Quisqueya, where she highlights Dominican culture, social issues and community stories. She has also been involved in charitable initiatives supporting children and has spoken repeatedly about opportunity, empathy and service.

Her ability to communicate may become one of her strongest advantages. Miss World is no longer simply about how a contestant appears when she enters a room; it is increasingly about what she can say once everyone is listening.

Guadeloupe — Annaelle Estelle Ibo

Guadeloupe is represented by Annaelle Estelle Ibo, whose participation is confirmed by the official Miss World organization.

Ibo's Beauty With a Purpose project, Voices of the Caribbean, encourages young women to embrace confidence, self-expression and Caribbean identity. Drawing from her experiences in modeling, creative work and media, she has positioned cultural pride as an important part of her advocacy.

It is an especially fitting message on an international stage: Caribbean identity is not a single language, nationality or cultural expression, but a collection of histories and traditions capable of standing proudly together.

Guyana — Kelcia Nelson

Another name that should not be overlooked is Kelcia Nelson of Guyana.

Nelson's Beauty With a Purpose initiative, Her First Lesson, focuses on empowering girls between the ages of 13 and 19 by strengthening confidence, independence, leadership and healthy decision-making skills. She has also taken the initiative into Indigenous communities, including the village of Malali.

Guyana has increasingly occupied an important place in conversations about Caribbean identity and regional influence, and Nelson gives the country another opportunity to showcase itself before an international audience.

Haiti — Marie Kemlyne Lestalie Félix

Haiti is represented by Marie Kemlyne Lestalie Félix, whose presence carries particular significance at a time when international perceptions of Haiti are too often dominated by crisis.

The official Miss World roster confirms Félix as Haiti's representative.

International pageants can never solve the difficulties confronting a nation, but representation matters. Félix has an opportunity to present another image of Haiti — one rooted in intelligence, heritage, resilience, creativity and national pride.

Jamaica — Nevaeh Kyecia Allen

Jamaica sends Nevaeh Kyecia Allen, one of the younger Caribbean representatives competing this year.

At just 19, Allen enters an international competition where Jamaica carries considerable pageant expectations. The island has long produced contestants capable of combining personality, intelligence, cultural confidence and commanding stage presence. The official Miss World roster confirms Allen as Jamaica's representative in Vietnam.

She now has the opportunity to write her own chapter in Jamaica's international pageant history.

Martinique — Laurence Fibleuil

One of the Caribbean contestants with a particularly compelling story is Laurence Fibleuil of Martinique.

Fibleuil is a para-athlete and former Olympic torchbearer who was crowned Miss World Martinique 2026. She follows Aurélie Joachim, who delivered Martinique's best-ever Miss World performance by earning the Americas & Caribbean continental position in the Top Four and ultimately finishing fourth overall.

That means expectations surrounding Martinique will understandably be high.

Fibleuil's athletic background, personal journey and experience representing something larger than herself could make her particularly interesting to watch as the competition progresses.

Mexico — Cassandra García Olea

Cassandra García Olea arrives in Vietnam representing Mexico after winning the national crown in November 2025. The Morelos beauty earned her place on the Miss World stage after competing against representatives from across Mexico's 32 states.

But García Olea's Miss World journey extends well beyond the crown. She has embraced the organization's Beauty With a Purpose mission, including humanitarian work connected with children receiving cleft surgery—a cause that places service and tangible social impact at the heart of her international campaign.

Puerto Rico — Suil Anyelina Pagán

Puerto Rico's representative, Suil Anyelina Pagán, is bringing an advocacy platform built around youth empowerment through sports and recreation.

Her Beauty With a Purpose initiative encourages healthier communities while placing particular emphasis on girls and young people.

Puerto Rico has one of the Caribbean's strongest international pageant cultures, which inevitably means its representatives arrive with both support and expectations. Pagán will be looking to turn that tradition into momentum in Vietnam.

Trinidad & Tobago — Georgia-Lee Gill

Georgia-Lee Gill represents Trinidad & Tobago and enters Miss World with an advocacy platform addressing an issue affecting families throughout the Caribbean.

Her Silver Circle Project raises awareness of Alzheimer's disease, mental wellbeing, caregiving and intergenerational relationships. Gill has also addressed cyber safety and the growing vulnerability of older people to online scams and cybercrime.

It is a thoughtful platform because it connects young people with the wellbeing of older generations — an especially relevant conversation in Caribbean societies where extended families and intergenerational relationships remain central to community life.

Why the Caribbean Could Make an Impact at Miss World 2026

There is something uniquely suited to Miss World's philosophy about the Caribbean delegation this year.

These women are not arriving in Vietnam representing one homogeneous Caribbean experience. They come from English-, French-, Spanish- and Dutch-influenced societies. Their countries and territories vary enormously in population, political status, history and culture.

Yet together they demonstrate the extraordinary range contained within the word Caribbean.

That diversity becomes even more powerful when the contestants are given opportunities to introduce their culture internationally.

Miss World is celebrating its 75th anniversary with activities across Vietnam, creating a global showcase that extends beyond the final night. The festival officially began in Vietnam with celebrations in Ha Long Bay, while the competition culminates on September 5.

For Caribbean representatives, every appearance therefore becomes an opportunity — not simply to win points in a competition, but to introduce millions of international viewers to their islands, countries, cultures and causes.

Beauty With a Purpose Could Be the Caribbean's Strongest Weapon

The Caribbean's greatest advantage may not necessarily come from evening gowns or traditional pageant presentation.

It may come from purpose.

From Marechan Burrows' work supporting children in The Bahamas and Faith Edgar's dental-health advocacy in Belize to Kelcia Nelson's empowerment work with girls in Guyana, Annaelle Ibo's celebration of Caribbean identity and Georgia-Lee Gill's Alzheimer's awareness initiative, this year's regional contestants are addressing issues with tangible community relevance.

That matters at Miss World.

The competition's famous Beauty With a Purpose program has helped differentiate Miss World from pageants built primarily around conventional beauty competition. Contestants are increasingly expected to demonstrate leadership, advocacy and the ability to turn visibility into measurable impact.

The Caribbean women who understand that distinction may be the ones who advance furthest.

Could the Miss World Crown Return to the Caribbean?

That is the question Caribbean pageant fans will be asking as September 5 approaches.

There are established pageant nations in the regional group, but Miss World has repeatedly demonstrated that a country's size does not determine how far its representative can go. Martinique's remarkable fourth-place finish at the previous Miss World competition is a perfect reminder.

What matters now is execution.

The strongest Caribbean contestants will need to combine authenticity, communication skills, cultural confidence, social impact and stage presence while navigating weeks of challenges and assessments.

And perhaps that is what makes this year's Caribbean contingent particularly exciting.

They are not simply twelve women wearing twelve different sashes.

They represent twelve different stories of the Caribbean and its wider regional family — from the Lucayan Archipelago to the Greater and Lesser Antilles and the Caribbean mainland — each carrying her own culture, community and cause onto the world stage.

On September 5, 2026, only one woman will leave Vietnam wearing the Miss World crown.

The Caribbean will be watching to see whether she comes from our side of the world.

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