The 32nd edition of the Top Model of the World competition will take place in Sahl Hasheesh Hurghada, Egypt, with the arrival of all models scheduled for 24 May 2026. A total of 40 models from around the world will come together for an exciting two-week competition celebrating fashion and beauty, marking the seventh time the event is being held in Egypt.

The program will include exclusive photo and video shoots with one of Egypt’s top photographers, as well as a series of glamorous theme nights hosted in luxurious restaurants. Highlights will include unforgettable events such as the 70s/80s Party, Red Carpet Glamour Night, and the elegant Black & White Dress Event. The reigning titleholder, Natalia Garizabal from Santa Marta in Colombia, will proudly crown her successor at the grand finale.

Looking ahead, the 32nd edition will be held in Sahl Hasheesh in cooperation with Flow Aqua Legends, from May 24 to June 9, 2026. The competition will take place in the spectacular Arena at ARC, an impressive open-air event dome designed to host world-class productions. The grand coronation will take place on June 8, 2026 and aired live.

HOST CITY

The city Sahl Hasheesh is near Hurghada. Hurghada was founded in the early 20th century, and until a few years ago it was a small fishing village. But since the 1980s, it has been continually enlarged by Egyptian and foreign investors to become the leading coastal resort on the Red Sea. Holiday villages and hotels provide aquatic sport facilities for windsurfers, kite surfers, yachtsmen, scuba divers and snorkelers. Hurghada is known for its water sports activities, nightlife and warm weather. Daily temperature hovers round 30 °C (86 °F) most of the year, during July and August temperatures reach over 40 °C (104 °F).

Hurghada stretches for about 36 kilometers (22. Miles) along the seashore, and it does not reach far into the surrounding desert. The resort is a destination for Egyptian tourists from Cairo, the Delta and Upper Egypt, as well as package holiday tourists from Europe. Today, Hurghada counts 248,000 inhabitants and is divided into:

• El Ahia and El Helal, the northern part;
• El Dahar (Downtown) is the old part;
• Sekalla is the city center;
• El Kawsar is the modern part;
• El Memsha (Village road) is a pedestrian road stretching over 4 km.

The city is served by the Hurghada International Airport, with scheduled passenger traffic connecting to Cairo and directly with several cities in Europe. A new terminal was opened in 2015 to accommodate rising traffic. To Sahl Hasheesh it is about 18km from the Airport