The excitement is building as the Miss World 2025 finals approach, with 40 contestants preparing to compete in Telangana, Hyderabad.
A total of 14 contestants have already secured their spots in the quarterfinals through fast-track events and challenge wins.
The fast-tracked contestants include one winner each from the Sports and Talent Challenges, four from the Head-to-Head Challenge, four from the Top Model competition, and four from the Beauty with a Purpose segment.
Judges will now select the remaining 26 contestants from across the Americas-Caribbean, Africa, Europe, and Asia-Oceania regions to complete the top 40.
Miss World Indonesia and Miss World Wales have impressively won in two different challenge categories.
So far, only 12 contestants have been officially confirmed for the quarterfinals, leaving 28 spots still open.
The competition will next narrow down to the top 20 contestants—five from each continent.
The top 8 finalists will then be chosen, with two representatives from each continent advancing.
In the final round, only four contestants—one from each continent—will remain to vie for the Miss World crown.
One of the final four will be crowned Miss World 2025, while the remaining three will be awarded runner-up titles.
Among the confirmed quarterfinalists are Eliise Randmaa of Estonia (Sports Challenge winner) and Monica Kezia Sembiring of Indonesia (Talent Challenge winner).
The Head-to-Head Challenge winners include Idil Bilgen (Türkiye), Millie-Mae Adams (Wales), Faith Bwalya (Zambia), and Anna-Lise Nanton (Trinidad and Tobago).
Top Model winners include Jasmine Gerhardt (Ireland), Selma Kamanya (Namibia), Nandini Gupta (India), and Aurélie Joachim (Martinique).
Beauty with a Purpose winners are Valeria Pérez (Puerto Rico), Natasha Nyonyozi (Uganda), Milliemae Adams (Wales), and Monica Kezia (Indonesia).
