The Miss Cosmo Organization is proud to welcome Mr. Ali Aslan as a distinguished member of the Miss Cosmo 2025 Jury Panel.
Globally recognized as one of the most influential international moderators, TV presenters and broadcast journalists of his generation, Mr. Aslan has built a remarkable international career at the intersection of global media, diplomacy, and public dialogue. With more than twenty-five years shaping conversations across CNN, ABC News, Channel News Asia, and most prominently Deutsche Welle TV, he has become a leading voice trusted by millions. As the former host of Quadriga-DW’s flagship current affairs talk show broadcast to over 200 countries, Mr. Aslan engaged a global audience of more than 100 million viewers every week, bringing clarity, balance, and intellectual rigor to complex international topics.
Beyond television, Mr. Aslan is widely respected, internationally renowned and highly acclaimed as a global moderator and Master of Ceremonies for some of the world’s most significant events. His experience includes facilitating high-level conferences and summits for the UN, G20, EU, World Bank, IMF, NATO, WEF and OECD. His tenure as a policy and media advisor to the German Government further solidified his expertise in geopolitics, strategy, and international cooperation.
Throughout his distinguished career, Mr. Aslan has interviewed and shared the stage with numerous world leaders and historic figures-ranging from Bill Clinton, Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel, Henry Kissinger, Hillary Clinton, King Felipe VI of Spain, Tony Blair, Boris Johnson, Madeleine Albright, António Guterres, Christine Lagarde, Melinda Gates, Sharon Stone, Antonio Banderas, Idris Elba, Michelle Yeoh, will.i.am, and many others. These encounters have shaped his unique understanding of global leadership, cultural identity, and the power of human stories.
Mr. Aslan holds master’s degrees in International Affairs and Journalism from Columbia University in New York, as well as a bachelor’s degree in International Politics from Georgetown University in Washington DC.
His role on the Miss Cosmo 2025 Jury Panel brings a new dimension to the competition, offering the perspective of a global communicator who has spent his career elevating meaningful voices, navigating cultural intersections, and championing dialogue on the world stage. His presence reinforces Miss Cosmo’s commitment to honoring beauty shaped by intelligence, purpose, and global impact – the very values that define Impactful Beauty.
