Miss Cosmo 2025 is Yolina Lindquist from the USA


Miss Cosmo USA Yolina Lindquist beat 70 other contestants to win the Miss Cosmo 2025 pageant on Saturday, December 20 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

The 22-year-old from Illinois was crowned by her predecessor Ketut Permata Juliastrid from Indonesia. She became the first ever American woman to hold the international beauty title.

Chelsea Fernandez of the Philippines finished as runner-up while Gabriela Borges of Brazil, Myint Myat Moe of Myanmar, and Italy Mora of Panama were the rest of the Top 5 finalists.

Completing the Top 10 were the contestants from Colombia, Dayana Cárdenas, Cuba, Amys Nápoles Ochoa, Thailand, Chotnapa Kaewjarun, Vietnam, Hoang Phuong Linh Nguyen, and Zimbabwe, Lisa Sibanda.

Beauties from Cambodia, Sreypii Phorn, Dominican Republic, Delisa Francisco, Ecuador, Alexandra Mina, Germany, Chloé Ëlyse, Greece, Ioanna Sarantopoulou, India, Vipra Mehta, Indonesia, Salma Ranggita, Laos, Christina Lasasimma, Mexico, Angela Yuriar, New Zealand, Katharina Weischede, and Peru, Kelín Rivera.

This year's glittering final competition marked the second the edition of the annual Miss Cosmo pageant.

Former Miss Universe Organization President Paula Shugart, Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu of India, and Miss Universe 2025 fourth runner-up Olivia Yacé of Côte d'Ivoire were among the distinguished panel of judges.

The new Miss Cosmo is a graduate of Southern Illinois University. Prior to winning Miss Cosmo USA last October, she previously competed in Miss Illinois USA where she placed third runner-up in 2023 and first runner-up in 2025.

Meet the 2nd Miss Cosmo:

Photos: Miss Cosmo / Instagram

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