The glamorous evening was presented by Katerina Stikoudi, bringing vibrancy, glamour and contemporary aesthetics to a high-standard event, while twelve impressive finalists took to the stage and claimed the country’s top beauty titles through catwalks, interviews and impressive appearances. A special moment was the fact that for the first time in several years, the competition was broadcast live via the institution’s official YouTube channel @hellenicbeautypageant, allowing audiences from Greece and abroad to watch it in real time, while thousands of viewers actively participated in the live voting via an international Beauty Pageant platform. The jury of the 73rd Beauty Contest was composed of Panos Zenas, CEO of the institution and renowned fashion designer, Ioanna Sarantopoulou, Marivel Matos Moreno, Konstantina Sotiriou, Julia Matejczuk, Alexandra Panagiotarou, Stella Michaelidou, Galena Velikova, Sofia Fais and Mariyanna Nakou.
The titles of the 73rd Beauty Contest were awarded to 19-year-old Mikaela Kassari, who was crowned Star Hellas 2025 & Miss World Greece 2026, to 22-year-old Cretan Maria Apostolaki, who won the title of Miss Hellas 2025 & Miss International 2026, and to 17-year-old Soukou Ermina Konstantina, who was crowned Miss Young 2025, while the alternate titles were won by Dimitra Varaki, Anna Nicolara and Stella Trivella. The contest was supported as a Grand Sponsor by Mrs. Nakou Mariyana, owner of AVANTGARDE – Biomedical Aesthetic Medicine & Innovative Laser Center, who offered the winners gift certificates worth a total of 15,000 euros, while designer Panos Zenas dressed the six winners with exclusive haute couture creations. and cash prizes worth a total of 10,000 euros. Also significant was the contribution of Galena’s Dance Studio, Freddy Kalobratsos Makeup Schools, DELTA Schools with the supervision of the hairstyles of the finalists and Art Director Vasilis Diamantopoulos, the professional hairdressing products brand KYANA, ExteForMe – official representative of the Italian Seiseta in premium hair extensions, the shoe brand Haralas and KIKO MILANO. The finalists’ limb care was provided by Psas Beauty College, the Hollywood Smiley dental clinic, as well as the historic Kontogiannis Maitre Fleuriste florist, which has been creating unique flower arrangements of high aesthetics since 1915.
Special thanks are addressed to Joselo Sostre for the kind sponsorship of the ribbons by the leading company The Sash Company.
The 73rd Beauty Contest left the best impressions, marking a new era of extroversion, modern presence and international orientation for the institution.
Best regards,
“Beautiful People”PR Events
Haris Sianidis