Miss International 2026 will be the 64th edition of the pageant, scheduled for 25 November 2026 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Japan, where Catalina Duque of Colombia will crown her successor. The event was officially announced on 1 April 2026, and the contestant lineup includes four delegates appointed as national runners-up, eight selected via casting, and two replacements—Elise Miguel (for Guam's Emily Smith) and Verónica Campos (for Paraguay's Bárbara Vázquez). This edition marks the debut of Bhutan, while returning nations include Curaçao (last in 2018), Guam (2019), Germany and Togo (2022), and Kyrgyzstan and Moldova (2024). A significant format overhaul was announced on 15 June 2026 by executive director Stephen Diaz, which replaces the traditional swimsuit competition with a sportswear segment. The new rules place greater emphasis on on-stage interviews and Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) projects, reduce the role of the evening gown segment, and eliminate the Continental Queens selection, signaling a modernized approach to the competition.