Twenty-seven candidates gather in Guatemala City on August 8, 2026, for the Miss Universe Guatemala 2026 selection and coronation gala. The winner receives the national crown and earns the right to represent Guatemala at the international competition.
The event organization will confirm the final results for the winner, first runner-up, and second runner-up at the end of the evening. The final ceremony takes place in Hall 6 of the Parque de la Industria in Zone 9 of Guatemala City.
Event Broadcast and Location Details
Canal Antigua broadcasts the gala live on television starting at 6:00 p.m. Guatemala time. Spectators can also follow the ceremony through the network's live online signal.
The crowned winner will represent Guatemala at the 75th edition of Miss Universe in Puerto Rico. That international pageant takes place in November 2026, featuring representatives from different countries and territories.
Early Favorites Named in Previews
Five candidates emerged as early favorites in preliminary predictions and fan comments prior to the gala. These contestants are María Inés Rossal Castañeda, Edna Yaneth Gutiérrez Chacón, María Adelina Castillo Birba, Milagros María Alexandra Martínez Nova, and Nivia Guadalupe Jiménez.
While public preferences built expectation ahead of the ceremony, official results depend on scores awarded by the judging panel. The candidates entered the final gala following weeks of preliminary activities across the country.
Complete List of Contestants
The 27 contestants represent departments, regions, and communities across Guatemala. The full list of participants and their representations includes:
- Yesenia Estefania Bol Valdez representing Alta Verapaz
- Carlota Jenny Vanegas Brenes representing Antigua Guatemala
- Beyfer Julisa Hernández Alvarado representing Baja Verapaz
- Thelma Gabriela Girón Recinos representing Chimaltenango
- Sophia Elaine Osorio Oliveros representing Chiquimula
- Daniella Paulina Gaulluser Illescas representing Ciudad Capital
- Geraldine Bliseth Tanche Barrios representing Ciudad de Quetzaltenango
- Evany Noemi Chun Fajardo representing Comunidad de Sordos
- Astrid Nicolle Méndez Vielman representing Departamento de Guatemala
- Yaquelin Sucely España Véliz representing El Progreso
- Hortensia Rocio Abascal Cancelo de Herrera representing Escuintla
- Mónica Alejandra Arévalo Meza representing Guatemala Centro
- Debbie Nohemi Ruiz de la Cruz representing Guatemala en USA
- Odeth Jaqueline Rosario García García representing Guatemala Oriente
- Ana Cristina de León Peñate representing Huehuetenango
- Debbie Alejandra Elizabeth Orellana Luna representing Izabal
- Victoria Ninoshka Villatoro Lima representing Jalapa
- Stephanie Alexandra Claverie Ruiz representing Jutiapa
- Estrella Belén Castro Gómez representing Petén
- Nivia Guadalupe Jiménez representing Quetzaltenango
- Milagros María Alexandra Martínez Nova representing Retalhuleu
- María Adelina Castillo Birba representing Sacatepéquez
- Fatima Monserrat Martínez Escobar representing San Marcos
- Margarita de Lourdes del Cid Morataya representing Santa Rosa
- Karime Yaneli Veloso Gramajo representing Suchitepéquez
- Edna Yaneth Gutierrez Chacón representing Totonicapán
- María Ines Rossal Castañeda representing Zacapa
