Malaysia’s Taanusiya Chetty finishes third at Miss World 2026 in Vietnam, matching Lina Teoh’s 1998 record as the country’s best result
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s representative Taanusiya Chetty matched the country’s best-ever result at the Miss World pageant 28 years ago by finishing third in the 2026 final in Nha Trang, Vietnam, tonight.
Joheirry Mola Dominguez of the Dominican Republic was crowned Miss World 2026, while Elisabeth Reynes Alabern of Spain finished second.
Taanusiya, 26, finished among the top three after delivering impressive and consistent performances throughout the nearly month-long competition, overcoming the challenge of 110 other contestants from around the world.
The achievement matches the record set by Lina Teoh, who also finished third at Miss World 1998, making the two Malaysian representatives the country’s best-performing contestants in the history of the contest.
