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, 31

2012, United States

1

Catriona Gray

Catriona Gray, 30

2018, Philippines

2

Pia Wurtzbach

Pia Wurtzbach, 34

2015, Philippines

3

Dayanara Torres

Dayanara Torres, 49

1993, Puerto Rico

4

Sheynnis Palacios

Sheynnis Palacios, 23

2023, Nicaragua

5

Paulina Vega

Paulina Vega, 31

2014, Colombia

6

Zuleyka Rivera

Zuleyka Rivera, 36

2006, Puerto Rico

7

Brook Lee

Brook Lee, 53

1997, United States

8

Iris Mittenaere

Iris Mittenaere, 31

2016, France

9

Sushmita Sen

Sushmita Sen, 48

1994, India

10

Alicia Machado

Alicia Machado, 47

1996, Venezuela

11

Amelia Vega

Amelia Vega, 39

2003, Dominican Republic

12

Dayana Mendoza

Dayana Mendoza, 37

2008, Venezuela

13

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, 28

2017, South Africa

14

Zozibini Tunzi

Zozibini Tunzi, 30

2019, South Africa

15

Ximena Navarrete

Ximena Navarrete, 36

2010, Mexico

16

Lara Dutta

Lara Dutta, 46

2000, India

17

Jennifer Hawkins

Jennifer Hawkins, 40

2004, Australia

18

Gloria Diaz

Gloria Diaz, 73

1969, Philippines

19

Oxana Fedorova

Oxana Fedorova, 46

2002, Russia

20

Riyo Mori

Riyo Mori, 37

2007, Japan

21

Armi Kuusela

Armi Kuusela, 89

1952, Finland

22

Shawn Weatherly

Shawn Weatherly, 64

1980, United States

23

Leila Lopes

Leila Lopes, 38

2011, Angola

24

Gabriela Isler

Gabriela Isler, 36

2013, Venezuela

25

Wendy Fitzwilliam

Wendy Fitzwilliam, 51

1998, Trinidad and Tobago

26

Stefanía Fernández

Stefanía Fernández, 33

2009, Venezuela

27

Cecilia Bolocco

Cecilia Bolocco, 58

1987, Chile

28

Lupita Jones

Lupita Jones, 55

1991, Mexico

29

Natalie Glebova

Natalie Glebova, 42

2005, Canada

30

Denise Quiñones

Denise Quiñones, 43

2001, Puerto Rico

31

Margarita Moran-Floirendo

Margarita Moran-Floirendo, 70

1973, Philippines

32

Corinna Tsopei

Corinna Tsopei, 79

1964, Greece

33

Bárbara Palacios

Bárbara Palacios, 60

1986, Venezuela

34

Yvonne Ryding

Yvonne Ryding, 61

1984, Sweden

35

Karen Baldwin

Karen Baldwin, 60

1982, Canada

36

Gladys Zender

Gladys Zender, 85

1957, Peru

37

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