# Miss Cosmo 2025
**Miss Cosmo 2025** was the second edition of the [Miss Cosmo](https://www.edgepedia.org/miss-cosmo) international beauty pageant, held on December 20, 2025 at Creative Park in [Ho Chi Minh City](https://www.edgepedia.org/ho-chi-minh-city), Vietnam, and won by [Yolina Lindquist](https://www.edgepedia.org/yolina-lindquist) of the United States.[1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/) • [2](https://hayekqueens.com/en/pageants/miss-cosmo/editions/2025) The edition ran from November 28 to December 20, 2025, drew 71 contestants, and concluded with a combined Grand Finale and Beauty Music Festival attended by up to 20,000 spectators.[2](https://hayekqueens.com/en/pageants/miss-cosmo/editions/2025) • [1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Edition | Second edition of Miss Cosmo; ran November 28 to December 20, 2025[2](https://hayekqueens.com/en/pageants/miss-cosmo/editions/2025) |
| Venue and date | Creative Park, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, December 20, 2025[1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/) |
| Contestants | 71[2](https://hayekqueens.com/en/pageants/miss-cosmo/editions/2025) |
| Winner | Yolina Lindquist, United States[1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/) |
| Runner-up | Chelsea Fernandez, Philippines[1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/) |
| Prizes | 100,000 USD cash for the winner; 10,000 USD and gifts for the runner-up[3](https://en.nhandan.vn/us-beauty-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025-in-ho-chi-minh-city-post157020.html) |
| Broadcast | AXN, the Miss Cosmo YouTube channel, Facebook Live, and SKTV Life[1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/) • [2](https://hayekqueens.com/en/pageants/miss-cosmo/editions/2025) |
## Organization and theme
Miss Cosmo is an international beauty pageant based in Vietnam.[4](https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2025/11/26/305504/miss-cosmo-auditing-miss-universe-2025-transparency/amp/) The 2025 season was organized by Unicorp, the license holder, together with co-organizer UniMedia, which announced the edition at an official press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on August 22, 2025 under the theme "Rising Dragon."[5](https://misscosmo.com/?p=4504) The organizers positioned the competition as a "Beauty Festival" combining beauty, culture, fashion, tourism, and entertainment, and the Grand Finale was staged as the Cosmo Beauty & Music Festival, an outdoor event designed for up to 20,000 spectators.[5](https://misscosmo.com/?p=4504)
The pageant was lauded for engaging an independent auditing firm to monitor and verify the competition's results.[4](https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2025/11/26/305504/miss-cosmo-auditing-miss-universe-2025-transparency/amp/)
## The United States selection
The United States participated for the first time. The Miss Cosmo USA 2025 competition was held in [El Paso, Texas](https://www.edgepedia.org/el-paso-texas), October 14 to 18, 2025, with preliminaries on October 17 and finals on October 18 at the UTEP Magoffin Auditorium.[6](https://www.misscosmousa.com/competition) The national office also retained the option to appoint the representative at-large, consulting social media and pageant commentators in the selection.[6](https://www.misscosmousa.com/competition)
## The winner
**Yolina Lindquist** represents the United States. She was born in 2003 and is of Swiss and American descent.[7](https://misscosmo.com/mco-2/) Standing 1.74 meters tall, she works in community engagement and talent recruitment, graduated with honors from [Southern Illinois University](https://www.edgepedia.org/southern-illinois-university), and has traveled to 16 countries.[3](https://en.nhandan.vn/us-beauty-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025-in-ho-chi-minh-city-post157020.html) Before the pageant she founded "Courage Over Cancer," a community project supporting cancer research and connecting patients, inspired by her own status in a high-risk group and by three family members who battled the disease.[7](https://misscosmo.com/mco-2/) • [3](https://en.nhandan.vn/us-beauty-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025-in-ho-chi-minh-city-post157020.html) She won the Miss Cosmo USA title in October 2025, having previously placed third runner-up at Miss Illinois USA 2023 and first runner-up in 2025.[8](https://www.pageantcircle.com/2025/12/final-results-miss-cosmo-2025-is-yolina-lindquist-from-the-usa.html)
## The Grand Finale
The final opened around 7:30 p.m. with a group performance by all 71 contestants in coordinated designs by Brian Võ, set to music arranged by the pageant's music director DTAP, following a multi-layered lighting show that debuted the "Dragon Empire" stage concept.[1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/) Reigning Miss Cosmo Ketut Permata Juliastrid Sari of Indonesia performed the theme song "Into The Cosmo" and later took her final walk, closing the first Miss Cosmo reign; during her year in office she had visited 15 countries.[1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/)
The show was hosted by Vietnamese presenter Đức Bảo alongside South African media personality [Bonang Matheba](https://www.edgepedia.org/bonang-matheba), with MC Thanh Thanh Huyền and [Miss Cosmo 2024](https://www.edgepedia.org/miss-cosmo-2024) runner-up Karnruethai Tassabut hosting the concert segment.[9](https://english.vov.vn/en/culture/yolina-lindquist-usa-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025-in-ho-chi-minh-city-post1255458.vov) • [1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/) Korean rapper-singer Jessi performed "NUNU NANA," her single that reached No. 2 on the Gaon Digital Chart.[1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/)
## Competition format and results
The Top 21 were called based on the judges' evaluations at a Jury Session on December 17; Miss Cosmo Myanmar, Myint Myat Moe, won the "Cosmo Social Ambassador" award and an automatic Top 21 placement.[1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/) Fernandez won the "Cosmo People's Choice" award and advanced directly to the Top 10.[1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/)
Unlike many traditional pageants, Miss Cosmo 2025 replaced the conventional final Q&A with a debate. The two finalists presented community project proposals and engaged in a live debate: each had 90 seconds to present her project, 40 seconds to pose a question, and 60 seconds for explanation.[3](https://en.nhandan.vn/us-beauty-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025-in-ho-chi-minh-city-post157020.html) Lindquist's advocacy was cancer awareness, while Fernandez spoke for mangrove reforestation to address extreme flooding.[10](https://www.pep.ph/news/local/190193/miss-cosmo-2025-usa-chelsea-fernandez-runner-up-a717-20251221) • [11](https://www.philstarlife.com/celebrity/658514-usa-yolina-lindquist-new-miss-cosmo-2025-chelsea-fernandez-first-runner-up) Miss Cosmo CEO Tran Viet Bao Hoàng later disclosed that Lindquist scored 51 points to Fernandez's 49 in the debate segment.[12](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/970521/miss-cosmo-2025-yolina-lindquist-runner-up-chelsea-fernandez-to-become-a-duo-for-the-whole-reign/story/)
The final placements put Alexandra Mina of Ecuador, Amys Nápoles Ochoa of Cuba, Chloé Ëlyse of Germany, Chotnapa Kaewjarun of Thailand, Dayana Cárdenas of Colombia, Jenifer Delisa Francisco-Vásquez of the [Dominican Republic](https://www.edgepedia.org/dominican-republic), Ana Gabriela Borges of Brazil, and Hoàng Phương Linh Nguyễn of Vietnam in the Top Finalists behind the Top 2.[2](https://hayekqueens.com/en/pageants/miss-cosmo/editions/2025) Special awards went to Gabriela Borges of Brazil for Best in [Swimsuit](https://www.edgepedia.org/swimsuit), Kelin Rivera Kroll of Peru for Best Ao Dai, and Amys Napoles Ochoa of Cuba for Best Catwalk.[3](https://en.nhandan.vn/us-beauty-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025-in-ho-chi-minh-city-post157020.html) Fernandez also took Best in Evening Gown and the People's Choice award, the latter with over 16 million votes.[13](https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2025/12/21/2495882/philippines-places-2nd-after-usa-wins-miss-cosmo-2025)
## Reign arrangements
The winner receives a package that includes the 100,000 USD cash prize, a luxury apartment for the duration of her reign, an exclusive jewelry set from Ngọc Châu Âu Diamonds, and a VIP health check and cancer screening at Nam Sài Gòn International General Hospital, among other sponsor gifts.[1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/) The runner-up received the "IMPACTFUL TIARA," an official certificate, and other gifts.[1](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/)
The organization announced that Lindquist and Fernandez would reign together as a duo, with the CEO explaining that the two queens' duties and responsibilities in Vietnam were "almost the same" and that naming only the Top 2 as winners let them support each other throughout the term.[12](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/970521/miss-cosmo-2025-yolina-lindquist-runner-up-chelsea-fernandez-to-become-a-duo-for-the-whole-reign/story/) The new Miss Cosmo is to live and work primarily in Vietnam during her reign.[5](https://misscosmo.com/?p=4504)
## References
1. [MISS COSMO USA – YOLINA LINDQUIST OFFICIALLY CROWNED MISS COSMO 2025, Miss Cosmo](https://misscosmo.com/miss-cosmo-usa-yolina-lindquist-officially-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025/)
2. [Miss Cosmo 2025 – Winner: Yolina Lindquist, Hayek Queens](https://hayekqueens.com/en/pageants/miss-cosmo/editions/2025)
3. [US beauty crowned Miss Cosmo 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, Nhan Dan Online](https://en.nhandan.vn/us-beauty-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025-in-ho-chi-minh-city-post157020.html)
4. [Miss Cosmo's auditing firm post renews questions about Miss Universe 2025's transparency, Interaksyon](https://interaksyon.philstar.com/trends-spotlights/2025/11/26/305504/miss-cosmo-auditing-miss-universe-2025-transparency/amp/)
5. [MISS COSMO 2025: VIETNAM TO HOST THE 2ND SEASON UNDER THE THEME "RISING DRAGON", Miss Cosmo](https://misscosmo.com/?p=4504)
6. [COMPETITION, Miss Cosmo USA](https://www.misscosmousa.com/competition)
7. [MCO – MISS COSMO](https://misscosmo.com/mco-2/)
8. [Miss Cosmo 2025 is Yolina Lindquist from the USA, PAGEANT Circle](https://www.pageantcircle.com/2025/12/final-results-miss-cosmo-2025-is-yolina-lindquist-from-the-usa.html)
9. [Yolina Lindquist (USA) crowned Miss Cosmo 2025 in Ho Chi Minh City, VOV.VN](https://english.vov.vn/en/culture/yolina-lindquist-usa-crowned-miss-cosmo-2025-in-ho-chi-minh-city-post1255458.vov)
10. [Miss Cosmo 2025 is USA; Chelsea Fernandez is first runner-up, PEP.ph](https://www.pep.ph/news/local/190193/miss-cosmo-2025-usa-chelsea-fernandez-runner-up-a717-20251221)
11. [USA's Yolina Lindquist is new Miss Cosmo 2025, PH's Chelsea Fernandez is first runner-up, PhilSTAR Life](https://www.philstarlife.com/celebrity/658514-usa-yolina-lindquist-new-miss-cosmo-2025-chelsea-fernandez-first-runner-up)
12. [Miss Cosmo 2025 Yolina Lindquist, runner-up Chelsea Fernandez to become a duo for the whole reign, GMA News Online](https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/970521/miss-cosmo-2025-yolina-lindquist-runner-up-chelsea-fernandez-to-become-a-duo-for-the-whole-reign/story/)
13. [Philippines places 2nd after USA wins Miss Cosmo 2025, Philstar.com](https://www.philstar.com/lifestyle/fashion-and-beauty/2025/12/21/2495882/philippines-places-2nd-after-usa-wins-miss-cosmo-2025)
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