PAGEANT Circle

Valeria Sizova, representing Australia, was crowned Miss CosmoWorld 2024 on Wednesday, November 20 at The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. The 32-year-old model bested over 30 other contestants to win the international pageant. She succeeds last year's winner Shelby Ann Howell from the USA. Disa Dungal from Iceland and Samantha Viktoria Acosta from the Philippines were named the first and second runners-up, respectively. The new Miss CosmoWorld is originally from Russia. She is a former contestant in "Australian Survivor: Titans v Rebels" reality TV show (ninth season). Valeria runs her own dance entertainment company in Sydney. No stranger to pageantry, she has previously won the titles of Miss Multiverse, Miss Swimsuit Australia, and Miss Russia Australia. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Valeria Sizova (@valeria.sizova) Photos: Miss CosmoWorld, Valeria Sizova / Instagram

Shelby Ann Howell of the United States of America was crowned Miss CosmoWorld 2023 in a glittering competition held on Wednesday, November 29 at The St. Regis Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 23-year-old model and real estate agent bested more than 20 other competitors to win the international pageant. She succeeded last year's winner from the Philippines, Meiji Aculana Cruz . Elda Louise Aznar of the Philippines and Maryna Karpeka of Ukraine were named the first and second runners-up, respectively. The representatives from Canada, Gianna Llanes, and Lithuania, Sandra Boris rounded out the Top 5 finalists. Apart from winning the beauty title, the new Miss CosmoWorld also bagged the Miss Photogenic award. She will take home a cash prize of $100,000. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss CosmoWorld Beauty Pageant (@misscosmoworld) Photos: Miss CosmoWorld / Instagram

Elda Louise Aznar was crowned Miss CosmoWorld Philippines 2023 in a glittering competition held at the Aliw Theater in Pasay City, Philippines. The 27-year-old beauty representing Davao del Sur bested 20 other competitors to win the national title. She succeeds last year's titleholder and reigning Miss CosmoWorld 2022  Meiji Cruz . Jasmine Urquico Omay of Carrascal, Surigao del Sur, and Lienel Peña Navidad of Albay, were named the first and second runners-up, respectively. No stranger to pageantry, the new Miss CosmoWorld Philippines is a former contestant at Miss Philippines Earth 2021 and Binibining Pilipinas 2022 pageants. Elda will now prepare to represent the Philippines at Miss CosmoWorld 2023 to be held in Malaysia this coming November. The inaugural edition of the Miss CosmoWorld Philippines was hosted by news anchor and former beauty queen Gianna Llanes with Mister Supranational Cuba and YouTuber Luis Portelles. Miss CosmoWorld founder Carrie Lee, actress Sanya Lopez, form

Meiji Aculana Cruz of the Philippines beat over 20 other contestants to be crowned Miss CosmoWorld 2022 on Wednesday, November 30 at The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Uzbekistan's Amaliya Shakirova and Thailand's Onnapun Na Chiangmai were announced as the first and second runners-up, respectively. Zara Amalina of Indonesia and Cecilia Kongwa of Zambia rounded out the Top 5 finalists. The new Miss CosmoWorld is a 28-year-old TV host and brand ambassador. No stranger to pageantry, she represented the city of Valenzuela at Binibining Pilipinas 2021 where she finished as second runner-up. A graduate of three bachelor's degrees and currently pursuing her master's, Meiji is an advocate for education. She shared: "My life has transformed through the power of education. Thus, I want to emphasize the importance of quality and free access to education. As we educate our youth we provide them a tool to be empowered, be independent and be productive individuals of the so