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  1. Nigeria's Unwana Sambo Essien finished third runner-up at Mister Continental World 2026 in Ayutthaya, Thailand, on Friday, 9 October 2026.
  2. Unwana Essien also won the King of Kings title and the men's Best National Costume award, according to Leadership and Naija TV.
  3. India's Karnajit Ningthoujam won Mister Continental World 2026, while Nigeria's Oma Osele won the Miss Continental World crown the same night.
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Celebrity · 3 min read

Mister Continental World 2026: Unwana Essien takes 3rd runner-up

Nigeria's Unwana Sambo Essien made the top five in Thailand and won King of Kings and Best National Costume, on the night his countrywoman Oma Osele took the women's crown.

Nigeria's Unwana Sambo Essien finished third runner-up at Mister Continental World 2026 in Ayutthaya, Thailand, on Friday, 9 October, and collected two special awards on the way: the King of Kings title and Best National Costume, according to Leadership and Naija TV. He made the final five of the men's contest, which was won by India's Karnajit Ningthoujam. Thailand's delegate…

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  1. Nigerian model Iruomachukwu Oma Osele won Miss Continental World 2026, the pageant's first edition, in Ayutthaya, Thailand, with the news breaking on Friday, 9 October 2026.
  2. Oma Osele also won the Queen of Africa, Best National Costume and Best Physique awards at the Miss Continental World 2026 finals in Thailand.
  3. The 28-year-old Lagos medical laboratory scientist qualified for Miss Continental World by winning EliteGlam Pageant Nigeria 2025.
Gist Reel

Celebrity · 4 min read

Miss Continental World 2026: Nigeria’s Oma Osele takes first crown

The 28-year-old Lagos medical laboratory scientist won the pageant's first-ever edition in Thailand, and also collected Queen of Africa, Best National Costume and Best Physique. Here is who she is and how the win came together.

Iruomachukwu Oma Osele is the first woman ever crowned Miss Continental World. The Nigerian model won the inaugural edition of the pageant in Ayutthaya, Thailand, with news of her victory reaching home on the night of Friday, 9 October. She did not stop at the crown. Osele also left Thailand with three special awards: Queen of Africa, Best National Costume…

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