# List of Miss Universe titleholders

The following is a list of Miss Universe titleholders from the competition's inaugural edition in 1952 to present.

## Miss Universe titleholders

| Year | Country or territory | Titleholder | Age | Hometown | National title | Date | Entrants |
| 1952 | Finland | Armi Kuusela | 17 | Muhos | Suomen Neito 1952 | 28 June 1952 | 30 |
| 1953 | France | Christiane Martel | 18 | Créteil | Miss Cinémonde 1953 | 17 July 1953 | 26 |
| 1954 | United States | Miriam Stevenson | 21 | Winnsboro | Miss USA 1954 | 24 July 1954 | 33 |
| 1955 | Sweden | Hillevi Rombin | 21 | Uppsala | Fröken Sverige 1955 | 22 July 1955 | 33 |
| 1956 | United States | Carol Morris | 20 | Ottumwa | Miss USA 1956 | 20 July 1956 | 30 |
| 1957 | Peru | Gladys Zender | 17 | Lima | Miss Perú 1957 | 19 July 1957 | 32 |
| 1958 | Colombia | Luz Marina Zuluaga | 19 | Pereira | Virreina Colombia 1957 | 26 July 1958 | 36 |
| 1959 | Japan | Akiko Kojima | 22 | Tokyo | Miss Japan 1959 | 24 July 1959 | 34 |
| 1960 | United States | Linda Bement | 18 | Salt Lake City | Miss USA 1960 | 9 July 1960 | 43 |
| 1961 | Germany | Marlene Schmidt | 23 | Stuttgart | Miss Germany 1961 | 15 July 1961 | 48 |
| 1962 | Argentina | Norma Nolan | 24 | Venado Tuerto | Miss Argentina 1962 | 14 July 1962 | 52 |
| 1963 | Brazil | Iêda Maria Vargas | 18 | Porto Alegre | Miss Brasil 1963 | 20 July 1963 | 50 |
| 1964 | Greece | Corinna Tsopei | 20 | Athens | Star Hellas 1964 | 1 August 1964 | 60 |
| 1965 | Thailand | Apasra Hongsakula | 18 | Bangkok | Miss Thailand 1964 | 24 July 1965 | 56 |
| 1966 | Sweden | Margareta Arvidsson | 18 | Gothenburg | Fröken Sverige 1966 | 16 July 1966 | 58 |
| 1967 | United States | Sylvia Hitchcock | 21 | Miami | Miss USA 1967 | 15 July 1967 | 56 |
| 1968 | Brazil | Martha Vasconcellos | 20 | Salvador | Miss Brasil 1968 | 13 July 1968 | 65 |
| 1969 | Philippines | Gloria Diaz | 18 | Aringay | Binibining Pilipinas 1969 | 19 July 1969 | 61 |
| 1970 | Puerto Rico | Marisol Malaret | 20 | San Juan | Miss Puerto Rico 1970 | 11 July 1970 | 64 |
| 1971 | Lebanon | Georgina Rizk | 18 | Beirut | Miss Lebanon 1970 | 24 July 1971 | 60 |
| 1972 | Australia | Kerry Anne Wells | 20 | Perth | Dream Girl Miss Australia 1972 | 29 July 1972 | 61 |
| 1973 | Philippines | Margie Moran | 19 | Manila | Binibining Pilipinas 1973 | 21 July 1973 | 61 |
| 1974 | Spain | Amparo Muñoz | 20 | Vélez-Málaga | Miss España 1973 | 19 July 1974 | 65 |
| 1975 | Finland | Anne Marie Pohtamo | 19 | Helsinki | Miss Suomi 1975 | 19 July 1975 | 71 |
| 1976 | Israel | Rina Messinger | 20 | Kiryat Tiv'on | Miss Israel 1976 | 11 July 1976 | 72 |
| 1977 | Trinidad and Tobago | Janelle Commissiong | 24 | Port of Spain | Miss Trinidad and Tobago 1977 | 16 July 1977 | 80 |
| 1978 | South Africa | Margaret Gardiner | 18 | Cape Town | Miss Republic of South Africa 1978 | 24 July 1978 | 75 |
| 1979 | Venezuela | Maritza Sayalero | 18 | Caracas | Miss Venezuela 1979 | 20 July 1979 | 75 |
| 1980 | United States | Shawn Weatherly | 20 | Sumter | Miss USA 1980 | 8 July 1980 | 69 |
| 1981 | Venezuela | Irene Sáez | 19 | Caracas | Miss Venezuela 1981 | 20 July 1981 | 76 |
| 1982 | Canada | Karen Baldwin | 18 | London | Miss Canada 1982 | 26 July 1982 | 77 |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Lorraine Downes | 19 | Auckland | Miss New Zealand 1983 | 11 July 1983 | 80 |
| 1984 | Sweden | Yvonne Ryding | 21 | Eskilstuna | Fröken Sverige 1984 | 9 July 1984 | 81 |
| 1985 | Puerto Rico | Deborah Carthy-Deu | 19 | San Juan | Miss Puerto Rico 1985 | 15 July 1985 | 79 |
| 1986 | Venezuela | Bárbara Palacios | 22 | Caracas | Miss Venezuela 1986 | 21 July 1986 | 77 |
| 1987 | Chile | Cecilia Bolocco | 22 | Santiago | Miss Chile 1987 | 27 May 1987 | 68 |
| 1988 | Thailand | Porntip Nakhirunkanok | 19 | Bangkok | Miss Thailand 1988 | 24 May 1988 | 66 |
| 1989 | Netherlands | Angela Visser | 22 | Rotterdam | Miss Holland 1988 | 23 May 1989 | 76 |
| 1990 | Norway | Mona Grudt | 19 | Trondheim | Norske Miss Universe 1990 | 15 April 1990 | 71 |
| 1991 | Mexico | Lupita Jones | 23 | Mexicali | Señorita México 1990 | 17 May 1991 | 73 |
| 1992 | Namibia | Michelle McLean | 19 | Windhoek | Miss Namibia 1991 | 9 May 1992 | 78 |
| 1993 | Puerto Rico | Dayanara Torres | 18 | Toa Alta | Miss Puerto Rico 1993 | 21 May 1993 | 79 |
| 1994 | India | Sushmita Sen | 18 | New Delhi | Femina Miss India 1994 | 21 May 1994 | 77 |
| 1995 | United States | Chelsi Smith | 21 | Deer Park | Miss USA 1995 | 12 May 1995 | 82 |
| 1996 | Venezuela | Alicia Machado | 19 | Maracay | Miss Venezuela 1995 | 17 May 1996 | 79 |
| 1997 | United States | Brook Lee | 26 | Pearl City | Miss USA 1997 | 16 May 1997 | 74 |
| 1998 | Trinidad and Tobago | Wendy Fitzwilliam | 25 | Diego Martin | Miss Trinidad and Tobago 1998 | 12 May 1998 | 81 |
| 1999 | Botswana | Mpule Kwelagobe | 19 | Gaborone | Miss Universe Botswana 1999 | 26 May 1999 | 84 |
| 2000 | India | Lara Dutta | 22 | Bengaluru | Femina Miss India 2000 | 12 May 2000 | 79 |
| 2001 | Puerto Rico | Denise Quiñones | 20 | Lares | Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2001 | 11 May 2001 | 77 |
| 2002 | Russia | Oxana Fedorova | 24 | Pskov | Miss Russia 2001 | 29 May 2002 | 75 |
| 2002 | Panama | Justine Pasek | 23 | Panama City | Señorita Panamá 2001 | 24 September 2002 | 73 |
| 2003 | Dominican Republic | Amelia Vega | 18 | Santiago | Miss República Dominicana 2002 | 3 June 2003 | 71 |
| 2004 | Australia | Jennifer Hawkins | 20 | Newcastle | Miss Universe Australia 2004 | 1 June 2004 | 80 |
| 2005 | Canada | Natalie Glebova | 23 | Toronto | Miss Universe Canada 2005 | 31 May 2005 | 81 |
| 2006 | Puerto Rico | Zuleyka Rivera | 18 | Salinas | Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2006 | 23 July 2006 | 86 |
| 2007 | Japan | Riyo Mori | 20 | Shizuoka | Miss Universe Japan 2007 | 28 May 2007 | 77 |
| 2008 | Venezuela | Dayana Mendoza | 22 | Caracas | Miss Venezuela 2007 | 14 July 2008 | 80 |
| 2009 | Venezuela | Stefanía Fernández | 18 | Mérida | Miss Venezuela 2008 | 23 August 2009 | 83 |
| 2010 | Mexico | Ximena Navarrete | 22 | Guadalajara | Nuestra Belleza México 2009 | 23 August 2010 | 83 |
| 2011 | Angola | Leila Lopes | 25 | Benguela | Miss Angola 2010 | 12 September 2011 | 89 |
| 2012 | United States | Olivia Culpo | 20 | Cranston | Miss USA 2012 | 19 December 2012 | 89 |
| 2013 | Venezuela | Gabriela Isler | 25 | Valencia | Miss Venezuela 2012 | 9 November 2013 | 86 |
| 2014 | Colombia | Paulina Vega | 22 | Barranquilla | Señorita Colombia 2013 | 25 January 2015 | 88 |
| 2015 | Philippines | Pia Wurtzbach | 26 | Cagayan de Oro | Miss Universe Philippines 2015 | 20 December 2015 | 80 |
| 2016 | France | Iris Mittenaere | 24 | Lille | Miss France 2016 | 30 January 2017 | 86 |
| 2017 | South Africa | Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters | 22 | Sedgefield | Miss South Africa 2017 | 26 November 2017 | 92 |
| 2018 | Philippines | Catriona Gray | 24 | Oas | Miss Universe Philippines 2018 | 17 December 2018 | 94 |
| 2019 | South Africa | Zozibini Tunzi | 26 | Tsolo | Miss South Africa 2019 | 8 December 2019 | 90 |
| 2020 | Mexico | Andrea Meza | 26 | Chihuahua City | Mexicana Universal 2020 | 16 May 2021 | 74 |
| 2021 | India | Harnaaz Sandhu | 21 | Chandigarh | Miss Diva Universe 2021 | 13 December 2021 | 80 |
| 2022 | United States | R'Bonney Gabriel | 28 | Houston | Miss USA 2022 | 14 January 2023 | 83 |
| 2023 | Nicaragua | Sheynnis Palacios | 23 | Diriamba | Miss Nicaragua 2023 | 18 November 2023 | 84 |
| 2024 | Denmark | Victoria Kjær Theilvig | 21 | Herlev | Miss Universe Denmark 2024 | 16 November 2024 | 125 |

## Countries by number of wins

| Country or territory | Titles | Year(s) |
| United States | 9 | 1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1980, 1995, 1997, 2012, 2022 |
| Venezuela | 7 | 1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2013 |
| Puerto Rico | 5 | 1970, 1985, 1993, 2001, 2006 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1969, 1973, 2015, 2018 |
| India | 3 | 1994, 2000, 2021 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1991, 2010, 2020 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1978, 2017, 2019 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1955, 1966, 1984 |
| France | 2 | 1953, 2016 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1958, 2014 |
| Japan | 2 | 1959, 2007 |
| Canada | 2 | 1982, 2005 |
| Australia | 2 | 1972, 2004 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1977, 1998 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1965, 1988 |
| Finland | 2 | 1952, 1975 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1963, 1968 |
| Denmark | 1 | 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 2023 |
| Angola | 1 | 2011 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 2003 |
| Panama | 1 | 2002 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1999 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1992 |
| Norway | 1 | 1990 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1989 |
| Chile | 1 | 1987 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1983 |
| Israel | 1 | 1976 |
| Spain | 1 | 1974 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1971 |
| Greece | 1 | 1964 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1962 |
| Germany | 1 | 1961 |
| Peru | 1 | 1957 |

## Winners gallery

* Miss Universe 2024 Victoria Kjær Theilvig Denmark
* Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios Nicaragua
* Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel United States
* Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu India
* Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza Mexico
* Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi South Africa
* Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray Philippines
* Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters South Africa
* Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere France
* Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach Philippines
* Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega Colombia
* Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler Venezuela
* Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo United States
* Miss Universe 2011 Leila Lopes Angola
* Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete Mexico
* Miss Universe 2009 Stefanía Fernández Venezuela
* Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza Venezuela
* Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori Japan
* Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera Puerto Rico
* Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova Canada
* Miss Universe 2004 Jennifer Hawkins Australia
* Miss Universe 2003 Amelia Vega Dominican Republic
* Miss Universe 2002 Justine Pasek Panama
* Miss Universe 2002 (dethroned) Oxana Fedorova Russia
* Miss Universe 2001 Denise Quiñones Puerto Rico
* Miss Universe 2000 Lara Dutta India
* Miss Universe 1999 Mpule Kwelagobe Botswana
* Miss Universe 1998 Wendy Fitzwilliam Trinidad and Tobago
* Miss Universe 1997 Brook Lee United States
* Miss Universe 1996 Alicia Machado Venezuela
* Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen India
* Miss Universe 1993 Dayanara Torres Puerto Rico
* Miss Universe 1992 Michelle McLean Namibia
* Miss Universe 1991 Lupita Jones México
* Miss Universe 1989 Angela Visser Netherlands
* Miss Universe 1987 Cecilia Bolocco Chile
* Miss Universe 1986 Bárbara Palacios Venezuela
* Miss Universe 1984 Yvonne Ryding Sweden
* Miss Universe 1983 Lorraine Downes New Zealand
* Miss Universe 1980 Shawn Weatherly United States
* Miss Universe 1979 Maritza Sayalero Venezuela
* Miss Universe 1978 Margaret Gardiner South Africa
* Miss Universe 1977 Janelle Commissiong Trinidad and Tobago
* Miss Universe 1976 Rina Messinger Israel
* Miss Universe 1973 Margie Moran Philippines
* Miss Universe 1971 Georgina Rizk Lebanon
* Miss Universe 1970 Marisol Malaret Puerto Rico
* Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz Philippines
* Miss Universe 1968 Martha Vasconcellos Brazil
* Miss Universe 1967 Sylvia Hitchcock United States
* Miss Universe 1966 Margareta Arvidsson Sweden
* Miss Universe 1965 Apasra Hongsakula Thailand
* Miss Universe 1964 Corinna Tsopei Greece
* Miss Universe 1963 Iêda Maria Vargas Brazil
* Miss Universe 1961 Marlene Schmidt Germany
* Miss Universe 1959 Akiko Kojima Japan
* Miss Universe 1958 Luz Marina Zuluaga Colombia
* Miss Universe 1957 Gladys Zender Peru
* Miss Universe 1956 Carol Morris United States
* Miss Universe 1955 Hillevi Rombin Sweden
* Miss Universe 1954 Miriam Stevenson United States
* Miss Universe 1953 Christiane Martel France
* Miss Universe 1952 Armi Kuusela Finland