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

Sheynnis Palacios

Sheynnis Palacios, 24

2023, Nicaragua

2

Catriona Gray

Catriona Gray, 30

2018, Philippines

3

Pia Wurtzbach

Pia Wurtzbach, 35

2015, Philippines

4

Dayanara Torres

Dayanara Torres, 50

1993, Puerto Rico

5

Amelia Vega

Amelia Vega, 40

2003, Dominican Republic

6

Paulina Vega

Paulina Vega, 31

2014, Colombia

7

Zuleyka Rivera

Zuleyka Rivera, 37

2006, Puerto Rico

8

Iris Mittenaere

Iris Mittenaere, 31

2016, France

9

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen, 49

1994, India

10

Ximena Navarrete

Ximena Navarrete, 36

2010, Mexico

11

Zozibini Tunzi

Zozibini Tunzi, 31

2019, South Africa

12

Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta, 46

2000, India

13

Jennifer Hawkins

Jennifer Hawkins, 40

2004, Australia

14

Alicia Machado

Alicia Machado, 47

1996, Venezuela

15

Dayana Mendoza

Dayana Mendoza, 38

2008, Venezuela

16

Leila Lopes

Leila Lopes, 38

2011, Angola

17

Denise Quiñones

Denise Quiñones, 44

2001, Puerto Rico

18

Brook Lee

Brook Lee, 53

1997, United States

19

Oxana Fedorova

Oxana Fedorova, 46

2002, Russia

20

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, 29

2017, South Africa

21

Lupita Jones

Lupita Jones, 56

1991, Mexico

22

Gabriela Isler

Gabriela Isler, 36

2013, Venezuela

23

Gloria Diaz

Gloria Diaz, 73

1969, Philippines

24

Armi Kuusela

Armi Kuusela, 90

1952, Finland

25

Cecilia Bolocco

Cecilia Bolocco, 59

1987, Chile

26

Natalie Glebova

Natalie Glebova, 43

2005, Canada

27

Stefanía Fernández

Stefanía Fernández, 34

2009, Venezuela

28

Riyo Mori

Riyo Mori, 37

2007, Japan

29

Shawn Weatherly

Shawn Weatherly, 65

1980, United States

30

Margarita Moran-Floirendo

Margarita Moran-Floirendo, 71

1973, Philippines

31

Corinna Tsopei

Corinna Tsopei, 80

1964, Greece

32

Yvonne Ryding

Yvonne Ryding, 61

1984, Sweden

33

Gladys Zender

Gladys Zender, 86

1957, Peru

34

Wendy Fitzwilliam

Wendy Fitzwilliam, 52

1998, Trinidad and Tobago

35

Bárbara Palacios

Bárbara Palacios, 60

1986, Venezuela

36

Karen Baldwin

Karen Baldwin, 61

1982, Canada

37

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