E. Enkhdelgereh says her Miss Universe contract was cancelled the day before her flight

E. Enkhdelgereh, the national winner of Miss Universe Mongolia 2026, told UBn.mn that she had been preparing to represent Mongolia at Miss Universe, sleeping only three or four hours a night, but was informed the day before her flight that the organisation had cancelled her contract. She said she was not given a reason and is still in shock.

UBn.mn reported that she had been selected to represent Mongolia at the 75th Miss Universe pageant, but a notice on the Miss Universe Mongolia account said runner-up O. Namuunaa would take her place, a change that has drawn public criticism. Hemnel.mn reported the substitution on 6 November under a headline asking whether the national winner had been replaced, and noted that no reason had been given at the time. No official explanation for the cancellation has been published.

Earlier reports by Medee.news and Urlag.mn identified the national winner as Enkhboldyn Enkhdelgereh, 29, a graduate in economics from Bilig Institute.