Miss World 2025 Top 4 Q&A segment

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MANILA, Philippines – The top four candidates and newly crowned Continental Queens of Miss World 2025 shared their thoughts in the final question and answer portion of the global pageant’s coronation night on Saturday, May 31, at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Telangana, India.

Each Continental Queen received a different question from each of the judges. Here’s what they had to say about issues like misinformation, truth, and leadership.

Miss Americas and Carribbean: Aurélie Joachim (Martinique)

In a world of misinformation, how can young leaders like you lead with truth, dignity, and gratitude?

Thank you for this question. I think as, maybe, a future leader, we have to take our time to understand what information we have, because right now with all those social media, and all those actualities that we have, we dont know — and [AI] too — we don’t know if it’s true or not. So we have to take our time, understand each information, and after, what our intuition and heart say, to choose the right answer. Thank you very much.

Miss Africa: Hasset Dereje Admassu (Ethiopia)

Miss World stands for purpose and character. How do you respond to those who misrepresent what it truly means?

Thank you so much for this question, because as Miss World – Ethiopia, I have faced a lot of criticism from my country. A lot of people think Miss World is just another pageant, another beauty contest. But it was more than that.

There are so many children and mothers behind me, who get so many things from me from standing here. I am the first ever Ethiopian to ever make it this far, and I hold so much pride in it. And I believe, making it here is not only for me or Ethiopia, but for the mothers and children out there, for the kids out there… it is so much more than pageantry and beauty and… anything. It is about purpose. And my purpose is to show you that you can do it. Thank you.

Miss Europe: Maja Klajda (Poland)

What truth about this experience in Telengana would you share, that no headline or rumor could ever explain?

Thank you for the question. I consider my greatest success so far is to overcoming my excessive shyness, and now I am so happy that I can say that I have a really great time connecting with others.

And I’m talking about this, because in Miss World — or my Miss Poland role now — this is one of my favorite thing, that I can meet people constantly, and getting [to] learn and [be] inspired by this. And one of my favorite experiences here in Telangana, because this country, this region, actually became our second home, because you remind me of my Polish hospital too.

And you’re always returning our smiles, hearts, everything, so thank you so much. But I have won the most memorable experience, and this is the experience from the hospital where we were visited, and the people there, even despite the difficulties of the situation, were so warm, and gave us the warmth that we gave them.

And once in Haiti, I met a boy who was always so warm to me. He was talking to me about Polish players from FC Barcelona—an accident, because one of my previous projects was about that still. So I think nothing is more important than other people. So that’s why I think hospitality, relationships here in Telengana, are the most memorable for me. Sorry. Thank you.

Miss Asia and Oceania: Opal Suchata Chuangsri (Thailand)

What has this journey taught you about truth and personal responsibility in shaping how stories are told?

Thank you so much for the question, and being here is the greatest opportunity I could ever have in life. And one thing that I learned, being here at the Miss World, is the responsibility of how stories [are] perceived, and I think that, one big thing that we can do here, me, and all the girls, including everyone here in the hall, is being the person who all the of the people in our lives look up to.

Because I always believe that, no matter who you are, and no matter how old you are, no matter what title you hold in your life, there is always a person next to you, whether it’s a child, whether it’s an adult, it could even be your own parents that look up to you in a way. And the best way to lead people is to lead with gracefulness in your actions. That is the best thing we can do for the people around us and in our world. Thank you so much.

– Rappler.com