Kyrgyzstan will be represented at Miss Grand International 2026 by Rufina Gasanova, 22. It is the 14th edition of the international beauty pageant based in Bangkok, Thailand.
Rufina Gasanova
Gasanova is a dancer from Kara-Balta, a city in the Jayyl District of the Chüy Region of Kyrgyzstan. The city is connected by rail to Bishkek, the capital of the country.
Before becoming a beauty queen, Gasanova founded a dance school in Kara-Balta called kavkaz.dance.kb. The school offers classes for various age groups and experience levels.
On April 13, 2025, Gasanova won Miss Kara-Balta 2025 at Ular, a restaurant in Kara-Balta. On September 19, 2025, she turned 22.
On September 24, 2025, Gasanova represented Kara-Balta at Miss Kyrgyzstan 2025 and competed against 27 other candidates in Bishkek. The winners were:
- Miss Kyrgyzstan 2025 Anara Esengeldieva (Анара Эсенгелдиева)
- Miss International Kyrgyzstan 2025 Suzanna Umetova (Сюзанна Уметова)
- Miss Grand Kyrgyzstan 2025 Medina Ermekova (Медина Эрмекова)
- Miss Kyrgyzstan Tourism Ambassador 2025 Rasul Kyzy Ayana (Расул кызы Аяна)
- Top Model of Kyrgyzstan 2025 Turusbekova Perizat (Турусбекова Перизат)
- Queen of Kyrgyzstan 2025 Rufina Gasanova (Гасанова Руфина)
As Queen of Kyrgyzstan 2025, Gasanova is also the Miss Grand Kyrgyzstan 2026 titleholder. On November 15, 2025, she traveled to. Pattaya, Thailand.
On November 21, 2025, Gasanova went to the Impact Challanger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand where she watched the Miss Universe 2025 coronation ceremony live. On April 12, 2026, she crowned her successor Miss Kara-Balta 2026 Kalysova Aydai at Ular.
Miss Grand International 2026
In October 2026, Gasanova will represent Kyrgyzstan at Miss Grand International 2026 in India. This edition marks the returns of Honduras, Iran, Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Ukraine after skipping at least one edition.
Including Gasanova, more than 70 women are expected to compete for the title. Here are the other confirmed candidates:
- Sara Sheh, 22, Albania
- Alyanni Gómez, 25, Cuba
- Dominique Alagia, 21, Czech Republic
- Rebecca Attiogbe, 24, Ghana
- Ximena Carrillo, 22, Guatemala
- Emely Alemán, 27, Honduras
- Xuebing Liu, 27, Hong Kong
- Lakshita Thilagaraj, 23, India
- Anel Emel, 21, Kazakhstan
- Minshi Lin, 23, Macau
- Natalia Galea, 27, Malta
- Micaela Viveros, 21, Paraguay
- Milena Rabelo, 27, Portugal
- Akoi Arok, 29, South Sudan
- Alba María Ruiz, 22, Spain
- Patthama Jitsawat, 33, Thailand
- Maria Kolotilo, 24, Ukraine
- Pooja Ghodekar, 25, United Kingdom
- Lady Mosquera, 26, Venezuela
- Charity Mumba, 26, Zambia
- Shelly Usman, 27, Zimbabwe
Launched in 2013, Miss Grand International was founded by Nawat Itsaragrisil. He is a native of Damnoen Saduak, Ratchaburi, Thailand and an alumnus of the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok.
Both Teresa Yuphayao Chaivisut and Ratchaphol Chantaratim serve as vice presidents of the organization. The former is a Bangkok native and the latter was born in Samut Prakan, Thailand.
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