The date is finally out. The Mr & Miss USIU-Africa 2026 finals will be held on Thursday 19 November 2026 at Broadwalk Mall.

The theme is "VINTAGE/OLD MONEY", according to the official announcement posted on 11 November by @mrandmissusiu_africa.

The show runs from 6:00 p.m. till late. Tickets are Regular KES 400, Group of 5 KES 1,800, VIP KES 3,000 and VVIP KES 5,000, with Ebenezer and Clinton listed as contacts.

This is the night the crown gets decided. The prejudging round happened on Thursday 5 November, a Halloween-themed show that drew a packed crowd.

USIU-Africa's own carousel from the prejudging shows contestants on stage in matching black outfits, cultural dance performances with drummers, titleholders in sashes, and a full Halloween costume segment — a nun, a dark angel, a mummy and an Egyptian-style look, fake blood and all.

The candidates are already campaigning. The Iconics cheerleaders — Clarence, Toubi and Felista — posted a video introducing themselves as candidates for Mr & Miss USIU 2026/2027.

No winners have been named yet. The finals on 19 November will settle it.

The pageant is a USIU tradition. In 2021, 13 contestants made it through prejudging to the finals, which were held on Friday 26 November that year at Two Rivers Mall.