Location and date On 16 November 2024, at the
Miss Universe 2024 finals, pageant co-owner Raúl Rocha announced that the shortlisted host countries for the 74th edition of the pageant were Argentina, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Morocco, India, South Africa, Spain, and Thailand. The Miss Universe Organization announced Thailand as the host country on 7 February 2025, designating the
Impact Challenger Hall in
Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, as the central venue with ancillary events scheduled for
Bangkok,
Phuket and
Pattaya. The selection marks the fourth time that Thailand hosted the pageant, and the third time the event will be held in the said venue after the
2005 and
2018 pageants. On 23 April, Thai businessman,
Nawat Itsaragrisil became the executive director of the pageant. On 25 October, Itsaragrisil confirmed that the pageant will proceed as scheduled despite the one-year mourning period declared following the
death of
Sirikit, the former
queen consort of Thailand, the day before. However, the organizers modified the pageant's format and its related activities in accordance with the recommendations of the Thai government to fit the "mourning atmosphere" of the period.
Selection of participants Among the delegates, some were appointed to the position after being runner-up in their national pageant, or being chosen through a casting process, while four were selected to replace an original winner. From June to July 2025,
Telemundo aired the reality show
Miss Universe Latina, el reality, in the United States, which selected an additional delegate representing
Hispanic and Latina Americans in the country, designated as Miss Universe Latina. This addition marked the first time the pageant accepted an entrant not sent by a licensee representing a country nor a territory.
Replacements Na Zhao of China and Latifah Morris of Trinidad and Tobago both assumed their national titles after the original winners, Xuhe Hou and Sihlé Letren, respectively, resigned from their roles. Déborah Djema of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was replaced by Dorcas Dienda, after she refused to sign a contract mandated by the national organization. In Poland, Miss Polski 2025, Oliwia Mikulska was replaced by Emily Reng, a new representative from
Miss Polonia. The Palestinian debut received heightened media attention due to its timing amid the ongoing
Gaza war, which had attracted extensive international discourse among experts and human rights organizations. Returning countries for this edition included Iraq and Slovenia, which last competed in
2017; Sweden in
2021; Ghana and Haiti in
2022; and Kosovo, Panama, and South Africa in
2023. The national organizations of Bahrain, Cyprus, Eritrea, Fiji, Gibraltar, Kenya, Maldives, Mongolia, Montenegro, Samoa, Somalia, and Uzbekistan, all failed to appoint a delegate or hold a national competition. Meanwhile, Josiane Golonga of Cameroon, Diana Fast of Germany, Zoulahatou Amadou of Niger, Iman Totic of North Macedonia and Chiara Wijntuin of Suriname did not arrive in the host country. Helena O'Connor of Iceland withdrew from the competition due to an illness, while Gabrielle Henry of Jamaica withdrew because of an injury sustained during the preliminary competition. In addition, Flavia Harizaj of Albania did not appear in the final competition.
Incidents during the preliminary competition Miss Jamaica Gabrielle Henry fell through an unguarded opening in the stage floor during the preliminary evening gown round on 19 November 2025 suffering significant injuries. She was admitted to intensive care in Bangkok, forcing her withdrawal from the competition. The Miss Universe Organization assumed full and immediate responsibility for the incident and covered all associated medical and repatriation costs. == Results ==