3 min learnNew DelhiAug 26, 2026 12:30 PM IST
When Kaziah Liz Mejo was topped Miss Universe India 2026, one congratulatory message got here from throughout the border.
Misbah Arshad, who will signify Pakistan on the Miss Universe 2026 pageant, shared the Instagram publish of the Miss Universe India Organisation with Mejo’s image on her Instagram story and wrote, “Beautiful! 😍 Congratulations! So nicely deserved! See you very quickly in Puerto Rico! 🤗💖”
Whereas the message was transient, it has introduced consideration to Arshad, who’s herself no stranger to the worldwide pageant circuit. So, who’s the Pakistani magnificence queen?
Who’s Misbah Arshad?
Arshad is a Pakistani mannequin, psychology pupil and beauty-pageant contestant. She was not too long ago topped Miss Universe Pakistan 2026 and can signify the nation on the seventy fifth Miss Universe competitors in Puerto Rico on November 24.
Her tutorial background differs from the standard pageant résumé. When she represented Pakistan at Miss Worldwide 2023, the official Miss Worldwide profile described her as a 26-year-old psychology main at Germany’s College of Hagen.
However pageantry has been a major a part of her journey, too.
Arshad was topped Miss Pakistan World 2023 and went on to signify Pakistan at worldwide competitions together with Miss Aura Worldwide 2023 in Turkey and Miss Worldwide 2023 in Japan. Her look at Miss Worldwide was significantly notable as she grew to become Pakistan’s first consultant on the competitors.
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Screenshot of Miss Universe Pakistan 2026’s congratulatory want on her Instagram story
She later represented Pakistan at Miss Supranational 2024, including one other worldwide pageant to her résumé.
Her Miss Universe Pakistan title, subsequently, marks one other step in a world pageant journey that started a number of years in the past.
Now, she is headed to Miss Universe
Arshad was topped Miss Universe Pakistan 2026 at a ceremony within the Philippines, succeeding Roma Riaz.
The upcoming Miss Universe competitors will see her compete alongside representatives from the world over, together with India’s Mejo, who received the Miss Universe India 2026 title in Jaipur on August 23.
Mejo, 19, is a law student from Kerala and have become the primary girl from the state to win the Miss Universe India title. She has additionally beforehand received Miss Teen Diva 2024 and completed as first runner-up at Miss Teen Worldwide 2025.
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Vogue lovers throughout are excited for his or her face-off on the Miss Universe stage on November 24 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with Arshad representing Pakistan and Mejo representing India.
