Asia Rose Simpson makes it to Top 20 of Miss World 2026

Asia Rose Simpson got fast-tracked to the next round of the Miss World 2026!

The Filipina beauty queen was among the first candidates named in the Top 20 of the competition currently being held in Vietnam on Saturday, following her success with her Head to Head Challenge.

Here are the Top 20 candidates:

Americas & the Carribean

• Peru
• United States
• Argentina
• Dominican republic
• Brazil

Asia & Oceania

• Malaysia (Beauty with a Purpose finalist)
• Philippines (Head to Head)
• Cooke Islands
• China
• Vietnam

Africa

• Zimbabwe (Beauty with a Purpose finalist)
• Zambia (Multimedia Winner)
• Senegal
• Kenya
• South Africa

Europe

• Spain
• Belgium
• Gibraltar
• Ukraine
• France (Top Model)

Asia is vying for the Philippines' second Miss World crown after Megan Young win in 2013.

She ranked fourth in Missosology’s final hot picks.

The Filipino-American beauty queen has been giving her A-game in the Miss World competition. She previously won the Asia & Oceania Head-to-Head Challenge, where she highlighted the importance of sports and dance.

She also made it to the Top 3 of the pageant's talent competition. —JCB, GMA News