After winning the Africa Top Model title and securing a spot in the Top 40 of the 2026 competition, Soye Karibi-George has significantly increased Nigeria’s chances of winning the Miss World title again.
Nigeria remains solidly in the running for the coveted international title thanks to Karibi-George’s accomplishment, which immediately moves her to the next round of the competition.
If the Nigerian beauty queen is declared the overall Top Model winner, she could gain an even greater advantage. She will automatically qualify for the Top 20 if she wins that championship.
At the Miss World 2026 final on September 5, where competitors from all around the world will vie for the coveted title, the overall Top Model result is anticipated to be revealed.
Karibi-George is carrying the aspirations of a country hoping to win another Miss World title after a protracted wait.
Agbani Darego, who created history in 2001 by becoming the first Nigerian and indigenous African woman to win the Miss World title, is still Nigeria’s only Miss World winner. Karibi-George has the chance to add another chapter to Nigeria’s Miss World history more than 20 years later.
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Nigeria has moved to the next phase of the competition for the third year in a row thanks to her Top Model title, underscoring the nation’s increasing prominence on the Miss World stage.
The focus will now shift to whether Karibi-George can parlay her stellar start into a record run—and possibly become the only second Nigerian woman to wear the Miss World crown.