Miss Universe Thailand 2026: Tharina Botes Wins, and Gives Catriona Gray the Credit
Thailand’s new Miss Universe used her final answer to name a Filipina as her biggest inspiration — the same queen who won in Bangkok, seven years earlier.
Thailand’s new Miss Universe used her final answer to name a Filipina as her biggest inspiration — the same queen who won in Bangkok, seven years earlier.
Catriona Gray of the Philippines won the country’s fourth Miss Universe crown after a commanding run from the preliminaries through the final round — a result pageant watchers had largely expected by finals night.
ONLY A FEW months more to go before the 67th edition of Miss Universe pageant, and we can hear the pageant fans’ hearts beating faster as days pass by. Die hard pageant fans across the globe are now betting on their most favorite contestants to win the crown. So let’s compare notes. For this post, let’s take a look at the possible frontrunners, and the contestants from the queens-producing countries. First, the queens with the sash factors. Those whose sashes are synonymous to victory, if not the contenders to beat, their performance these past few years being considered.