Joheirry Mola Dominguez, representing the Dominican Republic, has been crowned Miss World 2026. She succeeds Suchata Chuangsri from Thailand, who was crowned last year in India. At 24 years old, Joheirry defeated five other finalists, including representatives from Spain and Malaysia, who took second and third place respectively in the competition. Indira Ampiot, who was Miss France 2023, participated in the competition but stumbled during her speech when answering a question from the judges. Indira, a former Miss Guadeloupe elected in 2022, later won the Miss France title in Châteauroux, succeeding Diane Leyre. She had also been chosen to represent France at the Miss Universe 2024 competition in Mexico, but the Miss France organization decided not to send a representative this year due to issues encountered in the previous Miss Universe edition at the end of 2025. Alongside Indira Ampiot, three other French contestants from overseas territories competed: Audrey Ho-Wen-Tsaï from Guyana, Annaëlle Ibo from Guadeloupe, and Laurence Fibleuil from Martinique. Indira Ampiot became the third representative from Guadeloupe to wear the French flag at the Miss World competition, having previously placed 20th in the previous edition. France has a notable history in international beauty pageants, having won the Miss Universe competition twice—first with Christiane Martel in 1953 and later with Iris Mittenaere in 2016. In contrast, the Miss World competition, which began in the United Kingdom in 1951, has only been won once by a French contestant: Denise Perrier in 1953.