Katherine Castaño, 33, of Colombia won the 32nd edition of Top Model of the World. She is 5’9″ tall and she speaks Spanish and English.
Aside from modeling, Castaño also works as a television host. She enjoys singing, playing the piano and playing tennis.
Top Model of the World 2026
The Top Model of the World 2026 coronation ceremony was held at the V Hotel Sahl Hasheesh in Hurghada, Egypt. It was hosted by Lutz Riemenschneider of Gladenbach, Hesse, Germany.
Including Castaño, a total of 36 women competed for the crown. Here are the results:
| PLACEMENT | CANDIDATE, AGE, COUNTRY/TERRITORY |
| Top Model of the World 2026 | Katherine Castaño, 33, Colombia |
| 1st runner-up | Angelis Sánchez Fernández, 20, Puerto Rico |
| 2nd runner-up | Eunice Dimaculangan Deza, 26, Philippines |
| Top 6 | Masika Jeannine Kambere, 30, Australia Alessandra Brum Paim, 30, Brazil Charlotte James, 24, Dominican Republic |
| Top 16 | Milena Valentina Tabares Salazar, 23, Ecuador Eliisa Adele, 17, Estonia Emeka Angel Chinonyerem, 19, Nigeria Bisera Cuculova, 22, North Macedonia Vitória Babinetchi, 21, Portugal Yehara Nethali Withanage, 19, Sri Lanka Chananya Ruangsuksai, 27, Thailand Mia Danielle Williams, 20, United Kingdom Elizabeth Mulenga, 21, Zambia |
| Top 36 | Jolina Vilbrandt, 18, Baltic Sea Julie Verschetse, 20, Belgium Jingqi Xu, 23, China Dalia Abdel Mohamed, 36, Egypt Kateryna Wagner, 36, Euregio Vanessa Luisa Dyrda, 30, Germany Benedicta Dede Mensah, 24, Ghana Dorottya Nánási, 24, Hungary Valeria Tsedryk, 23, Ireland Lakshana Ramlall, 20 Mauritius Sara Cruz Porras, 27, Mexico Chanille Romy Hupsel, 24, Netherlands Andreea-Elena Ciocănea, 20, Romania Faith Jean Roa Pulpulaan, 34, Saudi Arabia Tatjana Marić, 25, Serbia Michelle Howell, 32, South Africa Priscilla Costha, 30, South America Edith García Sánchez, 20, Spain Ksenia Avtomeenko, 34, Ukraine Abigail Mcleod, 18, United States Zandile Sibanda, 23, Zimbabwe |
Top Model of the World 2025
On May 30, 2025, Natalia Garizabal Vera of Colombia won Top Model of the World 2025 at the Sunrise Alora Aqua Park Resort in Hurghada. She competed against 35 other candidates.
Runner-up to Vera was Lorena Suárez Lara of Cuba. The respective second, third, fourth and fifth runners-up were Warissaya Sawangkarn of Thailand, Yeimily Guzmán Hernández of Puerto Rico, Smarling Mañon Martínez of the Dominican Republic and María Fernanda López Hernández of Mexico.
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