Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Formed

Jun 28, 1952

Current Titleholder

Zozibini Tunzi

Predecessor

Catriona Gray

Miss Universe

About

Annual beauty pageant that is held in over 190 countries across the world. It was created by the clothing company Pacific Knitting Mills.

Trivia

The pageant was first televised in 1955 and has been hosted by such celebrities as Bob Barker, Alan Thicke and Dick Clark. Angela Ponce was the first openly transgender contestant to compete for the title.

#1 beauty pageant

Miss Universe Winners

Olivia Culpo

Olivia Culpo, 32

2012, United States

1

Catriona Gray

Catriona Gray, 30

2018, Philippines

2

Pia Wurtzbach

Pia Wurtzbach, 35

2015, Philippines

3

Dayanara Torres

Dayanara Torres, 50

1993, Puerto Rico

4

Sheynnis Palacios

Sheynnis Palacios, 24

2023, Nicaragua

5

Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta, 46

2000, India

6

Iris Mittenaere

Iris Mittenaere, 31

2016, France

7

Amelia Vega

Amelia Vega, 40

2003, Dominican Republic

8

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen, 49

1994, India

9

Paulina Vega

Paulina Vega, 31

2014, Colombia

10

Ximena Navarrete

Ximena Navarrete, 36

2010, Mexico

11

Zozibini Tunzi

Zozibini Tunzi, 31

2019, South Africa

12

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, 29

2017, South Africa

13

Jennifer Hawkins

Jennifer Hawkins, 41

2004, Australia

14

Zuleyka Rivera

Zuleyka Rivera, 37

2006, Puerto Rico

15

Dayana Mendoza

Dayana Mendoza, 38

2008, Venezuela

16

Oxana Fedorova

Oxana Fedorova, 47

2002, Russia

17

Alicia Machado

Alicia Machado, 48

1996, Venezuela

18

Brook Lee

Brook Lee, 53

1997, United States

19

Leila Lopes

Leila Lopes, 38

2011, Angola

20

Denise Quiñones

Denise Quiñones, 44

2001, Puerto Rico

21

Gloria Diaz

Gloria Diaz, 73

1969, Philippines

22

Gabriela Isler

Gabriela Isler, 36

2013, Venezuela

23

Armi Kuusela

Armi Kuusela, 90

1952, Finland

24

Riyo Mori

Riyo Mori, 37

2007, Japan

25

Lupita Jones

Lupita Jones, 56

1991, Mexico

26

Stefanía Fernández

Stefanía Fernández, 34

2009, Venezuela

27

Natalie Glebova

Natalie Glebova, 43

2005, Canada

28

Shawn Weatherly

Shawn Weatherly, 65

1980, United States

29

Margarita Moran-Floirendo

Margarita Moran-Floirendo, 71

1973, Philippines

30

Cecilia Bolocco

Cecilia Bolocco, 59

1987, Chile

31

Bárbara Palacios

Bárbara Palacios, 61

1986, Venezuela

32

Wendy Fitzwilliam

Wendy Fitzwilliam, 52

1998, Trinidad and Tobago

33

Corinna Tsopei

Corinna Tsopei, 80

1964, Greece

34

Yvonne Ryding

Yvonne Ryding, 62

1984, Sweden

35

Gladys Zender

Gladys Zender, 86

1957, Peru

36

Karen Baldwin

Karen Baldwin, 61

1982, Canada

37

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