13 things about Miss Universe Kalibo 2026 Imelda Schweighart

Imelda Bautista Schweighart represented Puerto Princesa, Philippines in the 50th edition of Binibining Pilipinas and the 16th edition of Miss Philippines Earth. She represented the country in the 16th edition of Miss Earth.

Imelda Bautista Schweighart, Christopher Comicho Dulagan

BIOGRAPHY

Schweighart is a German-Filipino actor and beauty queen also known as Imee Hart. She was born in Limassol, Cyprus to a German father named Gunther Schweighart and a Filipino mother named Annabeth “Beth” Bautista.

Hailing from Hamburg, Germany, Gunther worked as a shipping line technician. Beth is from Palawan, Philippines.

Raised in Puerto Princesa, Imelda later moved to Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines. She studied theater arts at the Meridian International College in Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines.

On May 29, 2025, Schweighart turned 30. Here are 13 more things about her:

  • She won Miss Silka Philippines 2010.
  • From 2010 to 2011, she co-hosted the TV5 variety show “Willing Willie” as Imee Hart.
  • She was a Bb. Pilipinas 2013 finalist.
  • She starred in Christopher Ad Castillo‘s 2014 film “In Darkness We Live”, Joel Lamangan‘s 2015 film “Your Place or Mine?” and GB Sampedro‘s 2019 film “Love is Love”.
  • She is Miss Puerto Princesa 2015 and was Mutya ng Palawan 2015 first runner-up.
  • She auditioned for Miss World Philippines 2015 but withdrew her candidacy.
  • She won Miss Philippines Earth 2016.
  • She was a Miss Earth 2016 candidate.
  • In 2017, her son Noach Schweighart was born.
  • She was a Miss Universe Germany 2023 candidate.
  • She was a Century Tuna Superbods 2024 finalist.
  • She is Miss Universe Kalibo 2026.
  • She was a Miss Universe Philippines 2026 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    Imelda is 5’7″ tall. The father of her son Noach is Man of the World Philippines 2016 Christopher “Chriz” Comicho Dulagan.

    2010s

    • On April 14, 2013, she represented Puerto Princesa at Bb. Pilipinas 2013 and competed against 49 other candidates at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Metro Manila. She finished in the Top 15.
    • On June 11, 2016, she represented Puerto Princesa at Miss Philippines Earth 2016 and competed against 45 other candidates at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City. She won the title.
    • On October 29, 2016, she represented the Philippines at Miss Earth 2016 and competed against 82 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila. She was unplaced.
    • On July 21, 2017, she gave birth to Noach via water birth.
    • On February 21, 2018, she filed a case against Dulagan for child support and violation of the Anti-Violence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004.

    2020s

    • On July 15, 2023, she competed against 22 other Miss Universe Germany 2023 candidates at the Holiday Inn Düsseldorf-Neuss in Neuss, Germany. She was unplaced.
    • On July 9, she competed against 17 other candidates in the female category of Century Tuna Superbods 2024 at the Marriott Grand Ballroom in Pasay City. She finished in the Top 8 and won the Supermom award.
    • On October 14, 2025, she was appointed Miss Universe Kalibo 2026.
    • Representing Kalibo, she participated in several Miss Universe Philippines 2026 activities but on March 28, 2026, she was disqualified so she could not participate in the coronation ceremony at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City on May 1, 2026.

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    13 things about Miss Universe La Union 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski

    Beatrice Rebecca “Bea” Millan-Windorski represented the United States in the 24th edition of Miss Earth. She will represent La Union, Philippines in the seventh edition of Miss Universe Philippines.

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    BIOGRAPHY

    Millan-Windorski is a Filipino-American beauty queen from Whitefish Bay, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. She is an alumna of Whitefish Bay High School in Whitefish Bay and the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin.

    On August 16, 2025, Millan-Windorski turned 24. Here are 13 more things about her:

  • Her maternal grandmother Marcela Buenavista Millan lives in San Juan, San Fernando, La Union.
  • At a young age, she became interested in environmental advocacy while visiting her family in the Philippines.
  • In 2017, she visited Austria, Australia and the Philippines.
  • In 2019, she visited Denmark.
  • In 2020, she graduated from Whitefish Bay High School.
  • From 2020 to 2023, she attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she earned her bachelor’s degrees in history and international relations.
  • She is Miss Milwaukee Area Outstanding Teen 2020.
  • She was a Miss Wisconsin’s Outstanding Teen 2021 candidate.
  • She is Miss Wisconsin Earth 2023.
  • She won Miss Earth USA 2024.
  • She is Miss Earth-Water 2024.
  • She is Miss Universe La Union 2026.
  • She is a Miss Universe Philippines 2026 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    Millan-Windorski is 5’11” tall. She is an advocate for climate refugee rights and she is passionate about language acquisition.

    2010s

    • In September 2016, she visited Chihuly Garden and Glass in Seattle, Washington, USA.
    • In April 2017, she traveled to Hundertwasserhaus in Vienna, Austria.
    • In June 2017, she traveled to Manly, New South Wales, Australia.
    • In November 2017, she visited the Ma Cho Temple in San Fernando.
    • In June 2018, she traveled to San Fernando, Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines.
    • In March 2019, she traveled to Copenhagen, Denmark.

    2020s

    • In February 2020, she was crowned Miss Milwaukee Area Outstanding Teen 2020.
    • On June 28, 2020, she took to Facebook to share her thoughts about Asian Americans and black Americans. She wrote in part, “To my fellow asians- please recognize how our status as a model minority is weaponized against the black community. Often I hear older first generation Filipinos say, “We succeeded, why can’t other minority groups do the same?” This statement fails to recognize the different circumstances that each community faces.”
    • On July 30, 2020, she graduated from Whitefish Bay High School.
    • In September 2020, she entered the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
    • On June 18, 2021, she represented the Milwaukee Area at Miss Wisconsin’s Outstanding Teen 2021 and competed against 17 other candidates at the Alberta Kimball Auditorium in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She was unplaced.
    • On April 20, 2022, she joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s language program office as a student assistant.
    • In May 2023, she was crowned Miss Wisconsin Earth 2023 and she graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
    • On September 4, 2023, Asia Matters of America published an article she and Sara Pratt wrote about Greta Gerwig‘s film “Barbie”.
    • On December 31, 2023, she represented Wisconsin at Miss Earth USA 2024 and competed against 52 other candidates at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida, USA. She won the title.
    • In September 2024, she walked the runway wearing Rhcèe during the first ever Queen Beauty Network show at the Sony Hall in New York City, New York, USA and participated in the Los Angeles Climate Week in Los Angeles, California, USA.
    • On October 5, 2024, she walked the runway at the Fil-Am Fashion Week 2024 at The Atrium at Seatac Marriott in Seattle.
    • On October 9, 2024, she joined Project CURMA’s Sea Turtle 101 workshop, which was attended by 150 San Juan National High School students in San Juan.
    • On November 9, 2024, she represented the U.S. at Miss Earth 2024 and competed against 75 other candidates at the Okada Manila in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. She finished third and was crowned Miss Earth-Water 2024.
    • On November 5, 2025, she crowned her successor Miss Earth-Air 2025 Mỹ Anh Trịnh of Vietnam at the Okada Manila in Parañaque.
    • On February 16, 2026, she was officially introduced as Miss Universe La Union 2026.
    • In April 2026, she will represent La Union at Miss Universe Philippines 2026 and compete against 50 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila.

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    13 things about Miss Global Fiji 2025 Nadine Roberts

    Nadine Roberts represented Australia in Miss Earth and Miss Eco Queen, which was later renamed Miss Eco International. She represented Fiji in Miss Grand International and Miss Global.

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    BIOGRAPHY

    Based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, Roberts is married to Jamie McIntyre. She is an Australian beauty queen of Fijian descent and he is an Australian businessman.

    In 2016, a federal court judge in Australia banned McIntyre from managing corporations for 10 years. He was found guilty of running five unlawful managed investment schemes that cost 152 investors $7 million, ABC reported.

    Roberts was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. She is 5’7″ tall.

    On August 20, 2025, Roberts turned 31. Here are 13 more things about her:

  • She is Miss Earth Australia-Air 2013.
  • She was third runner-up to Miss Earth Australia 2014 Dayanna Grageda.
  • The Miss Earth Australia 2024 was given to her after Grageda was dethroned under questionable circumstances and not to the first runner-up, Miss Earth Australia-Air 2014 Zinnia Jothi Janif, or the second runner-up, Miss Earth Australia-Water 2014 Chelsea Lewis.
  • When she represented Australia at Miss Earth 2014, she was unplaced while Grageda became runner-up to Miss Earth 2015 Angelia Ong and was crowned Miss Earth-Air 2015.
  • She is Miss Eco Queen Australia 2015.
  • She was Miss Eco Queen 2015 second runner-up.
  • She is Miss Grand Fiji 2017.
  • She was a Miss Grand International 2017 candidate.
  • During the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, which started in 2020, she and McIntyre appeared together at anti-vaccination rallies in Australia as speakers and performers.
  • In 2022, she and McIntyre got married.
  • She was Miss Universe Fiji 2024 first runner-up.
  • She is Miss Global Fiji 2025.
  • She was a Miss Global 2025 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    After Miss Universe changed its rules, allowing married women and women older than 28 to compete, Roberts joined the inaugural edition of Miss Universe Fiji. McIntyre was closely associated with Fiji’s Miss Universe license holder Lux Projects, Miss Universe Fiji 2024 judge Melissa White told BBC.

    2010s

    • On October 12, 2013, she competed against 10 other Miss Earth Australia 2013 candidates at the University of New South Wales in Sydney. She ranked second and was crowned Miss Earth Australia-Air 2013.
    • On September 14, 2014, she competed against 11 other Miss Earth Australia 2014 candidates at the Sydney Town Hall in Sydney. She ranked fourth and was crowned Miss Earth Australia-Fire 2014.
    • On October 9, 2014, she was appointed Miss Earth Australia 2014 following Grageda’s dethronement.
    • On November 29, 2014, she represented Australia at Miss Earth 2014 and competed against 83 other candidates at the UP Theater of the University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She was unplaced.
    • On April 5, 2015, she represented Australia at Miss Eco Queen 2015 and competed against eight other candidates at the Hilton Alexandria Green Plaza in Alexandria, Egypt. She was second runner-up to Patricia Peklar of Slovenia.
    • On October 25, 2017, she represented Fiji at Miss Grand International 2017 and competed against 76 other candidates at the Vinpearl Convention Center in Phú Quốc, Vietnam. She was unplaced.

    2020s

    • On March 8, 2020, McIntyre proposed to her in Honolulu, Hawaii, United States and she said yes.
    • In February 2022, a company called Boat Swap Syndicate was deregistered. She was listed as the company’s director and secretary.
    • In May 2022, he and McIntyre got married. That month, a company called Boat Syndicate was registered in her name.
    • In October 2022, she and McIntyre had their honeymoon in Lisbon, Portugal.
    • On August 30, 2024, she competed against eight other Miss Universe Fiji 2024 finalists at The Pearl Resort and Spa in Pacific Harbour, Central Division, Viti Levu, Fiji. She and Susana Ranadi were runners-up to Manshika Prasad.
    • On September 2, 2024, she was crowned Miss Universe Fiji 2024 after Prasad was dethroned amid allegations that Miss Universe Fiji marketing, events and sponsorship director Grant Dwyer rigged the results of the beauty pageant.
    • On September 6, 2024, she was dethroned as Miss Universe Fiji 2024 and the title was given back to Prasad.
    • On October 14, 2024, the Miss Universe organization released a statement to confirm that Fiji’s official Miss Universe 2024 candidate is Prasad and not her.
    • On February 14, 2025, she was officially appointed Miss Global Fiji 2025.
    • On March 9, 2025, she represented Fiji at Miss Global 2025 and competed against 60 other candidates on the 4th floor of The Mall Lifestore Ngamwongwan in Bang Khen, Mueang Nonthaburi District, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was unplaced.

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    #MissEarth #MissEcoQueen #MissGlobal #MissGrandInternational #MissUniverseFiji
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    13 things about Miss Universe Baguio 2026 Roxanne Baeyens

    Roxanne Allison Agnaonao Baeyens represented Baguio City, Philippines in the 20th edition of Miss Philippines Earth and the seventh edition of Miss Universe Philippines. She represented the country in the 20th edition of Miss Earth.

    BIOGRAPHY

    Baeyens is a Belgian-Igorot actor, television presenter, model and beauty queen born and raised in Baguio City. She is the youngest of three siblings.

    Baeyens’ Belgian father Walter Baeyens was an information technology specialist from Brussels, Belgium. Her Igorot mother Julia Agnaonao is an environmentalist and a real estate broker from Catengan, Besao, Mountain Province, Philippines.

    On March 16, 2025, Roxanne turned 28. Here are 13 more things about her:

  • Her older brother Jeff Anthony Agnaonao Baeyens is a mechanical engineer based in Subic, Zambales, Philippines and her older sister Michelle Agnaonao Baeyens lives in Belgium.
  • After graduating from Baguio City National High School in Baguio City, she entered Saint Louis University in the same city where she earned a bachelor’s degree in tourism management.
  • She won Face of Tourism Philippines 2019.
  • She was Miss Tourism and Culture Universe 2019 first runner-up.
  • She won Miss Philippines Earth 2020.
  • She is Miss Earth-Water 2020.
  • In 2022, she became the national director of Miss Bikini Philippines.
  • She is in the cast of the 2023 film “Five Breakups and a Romance”.
  • From 2024 to 2025, she played Aimee Villarazon in the GMA Network series “Shining Inheritance”.
  • In 2025, she played Tara Park in the GMA Network series “Beauty Empire”.
  • She was a Miss Philippines Earth 2025 judge.
  • She is Miss Universe Baguio 2026.
  • She is a Miss Universe Philippines 2026 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    As an actor, Roxanne uses the name Roxie Smith. She is 5’6″ tall.

    2010s

    • On April 7, 2019, she competed against 14 other Face of Tourism Philippines 2019 candidates at the SMX Convention Center Manila at the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines and won the title.
    • On August 31, 2019, she represented the Philippines at Miss Tourism and Culture Universe 2019 and competed against 19 other candidates at Sky Star Hotel in Yangon, Myanmar. She was runner-up to Olivia Gunawan of Indonesia.

    2020s

    • On July 26, 2020, she represented Baguio City at Miss Philippines Earth 2020 and competed against 32 other candidates in a virtual coronation ceremony. She won the title.
    • On November 29, 2020, she represented the Philippines at Miss Earth 2020 and competed against 81 other candidates in a virtual coronation ceremony. She ranked third and was crowned Miss Earth-Water 2020.
    • On August 8, 2021, she crowned her successor Miss Philippines Earth 2021 Naelah Alshorbaji in a virtual coronation ceremony.
    • On February 10, 2022, she was officially appointed the national director of Miss Bikini Philippines.
    • She played Pia in Irene Emma Villamor‘s film “Five Breakups and a Romance”, which was released in the Philippines on October 18, 2023.
    • On August 10, 2025, she served as a judge at Miss Philippines Earth 2025 at the Okada Manila in Parañaque, Metro Manila.
    • On February 2, 2026, she was officially appointed Miss Universe Baguio 2026.
    • In April 2026, she will represent Baguio at Miss Universe Philippines 2026.

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    #Baguio #MissEarth #MissPhilippinesEarth #MissUniversePhilippines

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    Haley Poe crowns Miss Earth USA 2026 Gia Soleil in Orlando, Florida

    Haley Grace Poe represented Pennsylvania, United States competed against 11 other Miss Earth USA 2025 finalists at the Schuyler Hall of the Hamilton Hotel in Washington, D.C., United States on July 6, 2025. She won the title.

    On January 3, 2025, Poe crowned her successor Gia Soleil Espinosa of Texas, USA at the Rosen Centre Hotel in Orlando, Florida, USA. The latter will represent the country at Miss Earth USA 2026.

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    Miss Earth USA 2026 results

    beauty pageant: Miss Earth USA
    international membership: Miss Earth
    national director: Laura Clarkedition: 26th
    date: January 3, 2026
    venue: Rosen Centre Hotel, Orlando, Florida, United States
    candidates: 22hosts: Allie Curtis, Brittany Ann Payne

    JUDGES

  • April Lufriu
  • Faith Maria Porter
  • Kerry Damiano
  • Melissa Sapini
  • FINALISTS

    PLACEMENTNAME (STATE/REGION)Top 22Leaisa Pasene (Alaska)
    Amelia Barton (Arizona)
    Lillian Grace Melton (Bluegrass State)
    Jiazi Guo (California)
    Savannah Watson (Colorado)
    Athulya Narayanan (Connecticut)
    Sophia Bloom (Massachusetts)
    Avamarie Mendoza (Michigan)
    Miia Leon del Cid (Nevada)
    Aidai Cholpon (New York)
    Joliesse Carmona Perez (Oregon)
    Aunisty Mendoza (Washington)Top 10Alysa Cook (Alabama)
    Katherine Hollenbeck (Florida)
    Juliana Golden (Gulf Coast)
    Natasha Alvarez (New Jersey)
    Madison Nero (Northeast)Top 5Autumn Fisher (Kentucky)
    April Rodriguez (Lone Star State)
    Gia Soleil Espinoza (Texas)
    Angel Marie Strong (West Coast)
    Alanna Lynch (West Virginia)

    WINNERS

    PLACEMENT20262025Miss Earth
    USA – Eco
    Autumn Fisher
    KentuckyKiara Landon
    WashingtonMiss Earth
    USA – Fire
    Alanna Lynch
    West VirginiaN/AMiss Earth
    USA – Water
    Angel Marie Strong
    West CoastMadison Nero
    New YorkMiss Earth
    USA – Air
    April Rodriguez
    Lone Star StateSydney Hella
    ColoradoMiss
    Earth USA Gia Soleil
    TexasHaley Poe
    Pennsylvania

    PARTNERS

    • activewear: Vizcaya Swimwear
    • broadcast: Queen Beauty Network
    • charity: Beauties for a Cause, Goodwill Industries Intl., Still She Rose, The Clean Earth Project
    • cleanup: Garbo Grabber
    • communication: Crowned Communicators 
    • cosmetics: Lady Code Cosmetics
    • crown: The Pageant Star
    • evening gown: Rachel Allan
    • fitness: RightFit Wellness
    • footwear: Jojo Bragais
    • healthcare: PureTrim
    • jewelry: Go Bling Yourself
    • media: Beauty It’s Everywhere
    • online fundraising: *spotfund
    • photography: RezaNation Studio, The Code Creatives
    • prize: Carlos Velez Studios, Crowned Creative Co., Elsa Fairy, Pageant Lab, Pageant Planet, PageantPrep
    • production: Liv & Rock
    • public relations: Vyral PR
    • runway: DIVO Academy
    • salon: Beauty by LadyCode
    • sash: BannersPlus
    • studio: Eva Flis Photography
    • swimwear: Vizcaya Swimwear
    • tabulation: Tally Genie
    • talent: Model Management Group (MMG)
    • tan: A Spray of Sunshine
    • therapy: BetterHelp
    • tourism: Universal Orlando Resort 
    • wardrobe: Pinkapple Dresses, Rachel Allan

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    10 things about Miss Cosmo Costa Rica 2025 Sharon Recinos

    Sharon Recinos Carvajal is from Heredia, Costa Rica. She represented the country in the 24th edition of Miss Earth and the second edition of Miss Cosmo.

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    BIOGRAPHY

    Recinos is a Costa Rican economist, internationalist, activist, model and beauty queen who is also a diver certified by the Professional Association Of Diving Instructors (PADI). Here are 10 more things about her:

  • She is the founder of the Mujer Emprende foundation.
  • She earned her bachelor’s degree in international relations from the National University of Costa Rica in Heredia.
  • She was born in 1997.
  • She is International Queen of the Seas and Tourism 2023.
  • In 2024, she visited the Philippines.
  • She reigned as Miss Earth Costa Rica 2024 while she was employed as a business consultant and an economics professor in a university.
  • She was a Miss Earth 2024 candidate.
  • In 2025, she visited Vietnam.
  • She was crowned Miss Cosmo Costa Rica 2025 while she was pursuing a postgraduate degree in international relations and diplomacy.
  • She was a Miss Cosmo 2025 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    Recinos is 5’5″ tall. Before competing at Miss Cosmo 2025, she authored and co-authored five academic papers on human development.

    2020

    • On May 12, 2020, Economia y Administracion published “Relaciones y perspectivas de la entrada de Costa Rica a la Alianza del Pacífico”, which she co-authored with Raul Gerardo Fonseca Hernandez and Jorge Rivera Hernandez.
    • She, Raul and Roy Mora Vega authored “Estado del Desarrollo Humano Local de las Regiones Perifericas de Costa Rica” and “Asimetrías y Desafíos del Desarrollo Humano Local en Costa Rica”, which were published in December 2020 by the Atlantic Review of Economics published and Dialogos sobre Socioeconomia, respectively.

    2022

    • In July 2022, Economia y Finanzas published “Efectos de la Pandemia en Costa Rica. Retos y oportunidades para el desarrollo económico y social”, which she co-authored with Vinicio Sandi Meza.

    2024

    • On November 9, 2024, she represented Costa Rica at Miss Earth 2024 and competed against 75 other candidates at the Okada Manila in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. She was unplaced.

    2025

    • On December 20, 2025, she represented Costa Rica at Miss Cosmo 2025 and competed against 70 other candidates at the Creative Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She was unplaced.

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    78 Miss Earth 2026 candidates

    Natálie Puškinová represented the Czech Republic at Miss Earth 2025, competed against 76 other candidates at the Okada Manila in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines on November 5, 2025 and won the title. Also crowned were Miss Earth-Air 2025 Sóldís Ívarsdóttir of Iceland, Miss Earth-Water 2025 Mỹ Anh Trịnh of Vietnam and Miss Earth-Fire 2025 Waree Ngamkham of Thailand.

    Miss Earth 2026 contestants

    In November 2026, Puškinová will go back to the Philippines to crown her successor. It is the 26th edition of the international beauty pageant based in Metro Manila.

    A total of 78 women will compete for the Miss Earth 2026 title. Here are the candidates:

  • Albania
  • Argentina
  • Armenia
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Bangladesh
  • Belarus
  • Belize
  • Brazil
  • Bulgaria
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile
  • Colombia
  • Cuba
  • Czech Republic
  • Dominican Republic
  • Ecuador
  • El Salvador
  • England
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Hong Kong
  • Iceland
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Italy
  • Jamaica
  • Japan
  • Kenya
  • Laos
  • Lebanon
  • Liberia
  • Macau
  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
  • Moldova
  • Mongolia
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
  • Nepal
  • Netherlands
  • New Zealand
  • Nicaragua
  • Nigeria
  • Northern Mariana Islands
  • Norway
  • Pakistan
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Reunion
  • Romania
  • Russia
  • Scotland
  • Serbia
  • Singapore
  • South Africa
  • South Korea
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sweden
  • Tanzania
  • Thailand
  • Turkiye
  • Sofia Orel, Ukraine
  • United Arab Emirates
  • Gia Soleil Espinosa, United States
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
  • Wales
  • Zimbabwe
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    10 things about Miss Cosmo Costa Rica 2025 Sharon Recinos

    Sharon Recinos Carvajal is from Heredia, Costa Rica. She represented the country in the 24th edition of Miss Earth and the second edition of Miss Cosmo.

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    BIOGRAPHY

    Recinos is a Costa Rican economist, internationalist, activist, model and beauty queen who is also a diver certified by the Professional Association Of Diving Instructors (PADI). Here are 10 more things about her:

  • She is the founder of the Mujer Emprende foundation.
  • She earned her bachelor’s degree in international relations from the National University of Costa Rica in Heredia.
  • She was born in 1997.
  • She is International Queen of the Seas and Tourism 2023.
  • In 2024, she visited the Philippines.
  • She reigned as Miss Earth Costa Rica 2024 while she was employed as a business consultant and an economics professor in a university.
  • She was a Miss Earth 2024 candidate.
  • In 2025, she visited Vietnam.
  • She was crowned Miss Cosmo Costa Rica 2025 while she was pursuing a postgraduate degree in international relations and diplomacy.
  • She is a Miss Cosmo 2025 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    Recinos is 5’5″ tall. Before competing at Miss Cosmo 2025, she authored and co-authored five academic papers on human development.

    2020

    • On May 12, 2020, Economia y Administracion published “Relaciones y perspectivas de la entrada de Costa Rica a la Alianza del Pacífico”, which she co-authored with Raul Gerardo Fonseca Hernandez and Jorge Rivera Hernandez.
    • She, Raul and Roy Mora Vega authored “Estado del Desarrollo Humano Local de las Regiones Perifericas de Costa Rica” and “Asimetrías y Desafíos del Desarrollo Humano Local en Costa Rica”, which were published in December 2020 by the Atlantic Review of Economics published and Dialogos sobre Socioeconomia, respectively.

    2022

    • In July 2022, Economia y Finanzas published “Efectos de la Pandemia en Costa Rica. Retos y oportunidades para el desarrollo económico y social”, which she co-authored with Vinicio Sandi Meza.

    2024

    • On November 9, 2024, she represented Costa Rica at Miss Earth 2024 and competed against 75 other candidates at the Okada Manila in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines. She was unplaced.

    2025

    • On December 20, 2025, she represented Costa Rica at Miss Cosmo 2025 and competed against 75 other candidates at the Creative Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. 

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    13 things about Miss International Romania 2025 Georgiana Popescu

    Georgiana Cătălina Popescu represented Romania in the 23rd edition of Miss Earth and the 63rd edition of Miss International. She holds a bachelor’s degree in law and public administration and a master’s degree in European Union law and environmental law.

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    BIOGRAPHY

    Popescu is a Romanian lawyer, financial clerk, model and beauty queen based in Bucharest, Romania. She has been advocating for human, animal and environmental rights since high school.

    On December 24, 2024, Popescu turned 28. Here are 13 more things about her:

  • She was born in Pitești, Argeș County, Romania.
  • She once spent two weeks in Ghana where she participated in a project about sustainability, tourism, environment and culture.
  • In 2015, she visited Italy and the United States.
  • In 2017, she visited Bulgaria and Turkiye.
  • In 2018, she visited England, United Kingdom.
  • In 2021, she started swimming regularly.
  • Amid the war between Russia and Ukraine in 2022, she volunteered in a foundation that helped refugees from Ukraine and decided to take a family of Ukrainian refugees with two children to live at one of her parents’ apartments for an indefinite period.
  • In 2023, she started playing tennis regularly and she visited Vietnam.
  • She is Miss Earth Romania 2023.
  • She was a Miss Earth 2023 candidate.
  • In 2025, she visited Japan.
  • She won Miss International Romania 2025.
  • She was a Miss International 2025 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    Popescu is an only child. While reigning as Miss Earth Romania 2023, she campaigned for the preservation and protection of the environment with emphasis on raising an alarm signal on deforestation.

    2010s

    • In July 2015, she traveled to Venice, Italy.
    • In August 2015, she traveled to California, USA.
    • In August 2016, she traveled to Torre Canne, Fasano, Brindisi, Apulia, Italy.
    • In July 2017, she traveled to Sunny Beach, Bulgaria.
    • In August 2017, she traveled to Kuşadası, Aydin, Turkiye.
    • In September 2018, she traveled to London, England.

    2020S

    • On October 18, 2023, she was crowned Miss Earth Romania 2023.
    • On December 22, 2023, she represented Romania at Miss Earth 2023 and competed against 84 other candidates at the Vạn Phúc City Water Music Square in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She was unplaced.
    • In May 2024, she modeled for The Room Showroom in Bucharest.
    • On June 18, 2025, she competed against nine other Miss International Romania 2025 candidates at Aristocrat Events Hall in Bucharest and won the title.
    • On November 27, 2025, she represented Romania at Miss International 2025 and competed against 79 other candidates at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. She was unplaced.

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    10 things about Miss Universe New Zealand 2025 Abby Sturgin

    Abbigail “Abby” Sturgin won the second edition of Miss Universe New Zealand. She represented New Zealand in the 17th edition of Miss Earth and the 74th edition of Miss Universe.

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    BIOGRAPHY

    Sturgin is a Laotian-Kiwi frontline police officer, model and beauty queen born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. She is an alumna of the Auckland University of Technology in Auckland.

    On May 23, 2025, she turned 28. Here are 10 more things about her:

  • In 2015, she competed in a beauty pageant for the first time.
  • In 2016, she entered the Auckland University of Technology to pursue a bachelor’s degree in accounting and management.
  • She was a Miss World New Zealand 2016 finalist.
  • In 2017, she visited the Philippines.
  • She won Miss Earth New Zealand 2017.
  • She was a Miss Earth 2017 candidate.
  • In 2020, she modeled for several brands and fashion designers including Infinite Aesthetics, Bondi Scrubs, ApeFit, Celebration Box, Abrand Jeans, Zeke Skincare, TopDog Nutrition, Beginning Boutique, atelier lawenda, Ultimate Sports Nutrition, ed and i and Judy Gao.
  • In 2025, she visited Thailand.
  • She won Miss Universe New Zealand 2025.
  • She was a Miss Universe 2025 candidate.
  • TIMELINE

    Sturgin is 5’51⁄2” tall. She was a New Zealand Police constable in Auckland when she was crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2025.

    2010s

    • On June 4, 2016, she competed against 13 other Miss World New Zealand 2016 candidates at the SkyCity Convention Centre in Auckland and finished in the Top 6.
    • On May 27, 2017, she competed against seven other Miss Earth New Zealand 2017 candidates at the Waipuna Hotel and Conference Centre in Mount Wellington, Auckland and won the title.
    • On November 4, 2017, she represented New Zealand at Miss Earth 2017 and competed against 84 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. She was unplaced.

    2020s

    • On June 24, 2025, she competed against 12 other Miss Universe New Zealand 2025 candidates at the SkyCity Theatre in Auckland and won the title.
    • On November 21, 2025, she represented New Zealand at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 119 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She was unplaced.

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    #missEarth #missUniverse #missUniverseNewZealand

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