| body"> | | | | become an international supermodel. She did not win |
| 1952: Long Beach, California. Miss Finland was the first | | | | because her country was the birthplace of |
| Miss Universe.Miss Hawaii was the 1st Runner-Up. | | | | Apartheid...However, Miss Canada won the title. Karen |
| 1953:Long Beach, California. Christiane Martell became | | | | Baldwin was a student at University in Canada.Her |
| the first Miss France to win the Miss Universe title. | | | | dream was to become a businesswoman.Her hobbies |
| 1954:Miriam Stevenson became the first American to | | | | were water sports and playing tennis, squash and |
| win the Miss Universe Pageant. | | | | racquetball. Like Gladys Zender, one of the judges, |
| 1955: Long Beach, California. Miss Sweden was | | | | Karen was a sportswoman."My idol is the Mother |
| crowned Miss Universe. Miss El Salvador, Maribel | | | | Theresa of Calcutta", said in an interview with Mario |
| Arrietta, was the big favorite.Miss El Salvador was | | | | Vargas Llosa ( judge).Karen had had the support of |
| compared to Marilyn Monroe by American journalists. | | | | Rod Duguay(judge), her countryman and a famous |
| 1956: Miss USA,Carol Morris, was crowned Miss | | | | hockey player... |
| Universe. | | | | 1984:Miami, Florida. Miss South Africa, Leticia Snyman, |
| 1957:Long Beach (California). Miss Peru, Gladys Zender | | | | was a big favorite, but she did not win Miss Universe. |
| Urbina was elected Miss Universe. She was the first | | | | After 1984,Miss Universe Company did not accept |
| Latin woman to win the Miss Universe. | | | | South Africa contestants until 1995,when Namibia |
| 1958:Long Beach, California.Marina Luz Zuloaga | | | | hosted the Miss Universe. |
| became the first woman from Colombia to win the | | | | 1985:Miami, Florida. The final ranking was: |
| Miss Universe title. Miss Brazil was the 1st Runner-Up. | | | | 1-PR,2-Spain,3-Zaire,4-Venezuela,5-Uruguay. Miss Zaire, |
| 1959: Long Beach, California. Miss Italy,Maria Grazia | | | | Benita Mureka, was the first black African finalist in |
| Buccella, was the big favourite...but she did not qualify | | | | Miss Universe. Miss Zaire had her own style and very |
| for the semifinals.Next day, Italian newspapers criticized | | | | beautiful. Miss Puerto Rico, a girl very common, was |
| Akiko Kojima. Miss Universe from Japan.... | | | | elected Miss Universe...very strange result. |
| 1960: Lynda Bennett, Miss USA and Miss Utah, | | | | 1986:Panama City. Miss Venezuela, Barbara Palacios |
| became the third American to win the Miss Universe | | | | Teyde, was elected Miss Universe. Venezuela has |
| title... | | | | had many judges in the Miss Universe since |
| 1961:Long Beach, California.Marlene Schmidt became | | | | 1984:Carolina Herrera (1984 and 1997); Irene Saez |
| the first German to win the Miss Universe title. | | | | (1983 and 1995); Maria Consuelo Alonso Bustillo (1993 |
| 1962: Miss Argentina, Norma Nolan, won the Miss | | | | and 1998); Lupita Ferrer (1986); Barbara Palacios |
| Universe title. Miss Haiti, Evelyn Miot, was the first black | | | | Teyde (1988); and Jose Luis Rodriguez (1991). Different |
| woman to be a semifinals at Miss Universe. | | | | from Venezuela, Jamaica has not had a judge in Miss |
| 1963: Miss Brazil, Ieda Maria Vargas, won the Miss | | | | Universe history...as Bolivia, Paraguay, Portugal,Austria, |
| Universe title. She became the first Brazilian to win the | | | | Guatemala, Costa Rica, Namibia,Curacao, Albania, |
| Miss Universe. | | | | Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland... |
| 1964: Long Beach,California. Corina Tsopie was the | | | | 1987: Singapoore City. Miss Chile, Cecilia Bolocco was |
| first person from Greece to win the Miss Universe | | | | crowned Miss Universe Pageant. She had a |
| Pageant. | | | | sensational interview with judges. Miss Colombia, |
| 1965: Miss Thailand, Aspara Hongsakula, was elected | | | | Patricia Lopez, did not qualify for the semifinals.She |
| Miss Universe. | | | | won both titles: Miss South America-Universe and Miss |
| 1966: Miss Sweden, Margaret Arvidsson, won the Miss | | | | Photogenic. Patricia Lopez became the big favorite to |
| Universe. | | | | win the Miss Universe, but she did not speak English |
| 1967: Miss USA, Sylvia Hitchcok (20 years/1,71/ | | | | very well. Good bye Colombia. |
| 91-61-94m) was elected Miss Universe. | | | | 1989:Cancun,Mexico. Andrea Stelzer was Miss South |
| 1968:Miami Beach, Florida.Martha Vasconcelos became | | | | Africa 1985, but when she arrived at Miami Airport |
| the second Brazilian to win the Miss Universe title. | | | | Immigration did not accept her entrance to |
| 1969:Miami Beach, Florida. Miss Philippines, Gloria Diaz, | | | | Miami.Reasons: Radical protests by American |
| became the third Miss Universe from the Asia. | | | | Anti-Apartheid activists.Like many South African, she |
| 1970:Miami Beach, Florida, Miss Puerto Rico, Marisol | | | | became German citizen. In 1989 she won the Miss |
| Malaret won the Miss Universe. | | | | Germany title. She went to Cancun and was |
| 1971: Miami Beach, Florida. Miss Lebanon, Georgina Rizk | | | | semifinalist at the Miss Universe. |
| became the fourth Miss Universe from the Asia. | | | | 1990: Venezuela was the dominant force in Miss |
| 1972:Dorado, Puerto Rico. Miss Australia, Anne Kery | | | | Universe Pageant in the 1990s. |
| Wells, was elected Miss Universe. | | | | 1991: Las Vegas,USA. Lupita Jones became the first |
| 1973: Athens,Greece.Miss Philippines, Margarita Moran, | | | | Mexican to win the Miss Universe title. |
| was elected Miss Universe. | | | | 1992:Bangkok, Thailand. Miss Namibia, Michelle |
| 1974: Under the leadership of Imelda Romualdez | | | | MacLean, was elected Miss Universe. |
| Marcos, First Lady of Philippines, Manila, | | | | 1993:Mexico City. Maria Consuelo Alonso, international |
| Philippines´s capital, hosted Miss Universe. Miss | | | | judge, did not support Miss Venezuela, Milka Chulina |
| Spain, Amparo Muñoz was elected Miss | | | | during Miss Universe contest. In Caracas, there was |
| Universe. | | | | many critics towards Maria Consuelo.She was born in |
| 1975: San Salvador (El Salvador).The winner was | | | | Cuba. |
| Anne Pohtamo, Miss Finland.She looks like Grace Kelly, | | | | 1994:Manila, Philippines. The ranking finalwas: 1-Miss India, |
| who was an American actress and Princess of | | | | 2-Miss Colombia,3-Miss Venezuela. Many people think |
| Monaco (a small country in Europe).During her reign, | | | | that Colombia never winner Miss Universe...mainly for |
| she went to the USA,Australia, Hong Kong, Dominican | | | | narcotrafic.Colombia have had spectacular girls like |
| Republic and other countries in the Third World.She | | | | Aura Maria Mojica and Paloma Turbay Ayala... |
| was crowned in El Salvador, the birthplace of Maribel | | | | 1995:Windhoek, Namibia (Africa). Miss USA and Miss |
| Arrieta, one of the most beautiful delegates in the | | | | Texas, Chelsy Smith, was elected Miss Universe. |
| chronology of MU. Jackeline Gammarra, Miss Bolivia, | | | | 1996:Las Vegas, Nevada. Miss Venezuela, Alicia |
| was big favourite in San Salvador.Ironically, she had | | | | Machado, won the Miss Universe Pageant.She was |
| been eliminated in the semifinals. Miss Bolivia 1975 was | | | | always controversial and charismatic... |
| one of the best South American delegates in the | | | | 1998: Honolulu, Hawaii.Wendy Fitzwilliam became the |
| history of Miss Universe. | | | | second Afro-Trinidadian to win the Miss Universe title. |
| 1976:Victory City, Hong Kong.Miss Israel, Rina | | | | 1999: Trinidad Tobago. Miss Botswana, Mpule |
| Messinger, was crowned Miss Universe. For the first | | | | Kwelagobe, became Miss Universe. Since 1999, she is |
| time, Miss USA, Barbara Peterson, did not qualify for | | | | an Anti-AIDS activist in the Third World. |
| the semifinals. | | | | 2000: Nicosia, Cyprus, the birthplace of Aphrodite.Miss |
| 1978:Acapulco, Mexico. Miss South Africa won the | | | | India, Lara Dutta, was crowned Miss Universe. Miss |
| title.The favorites were : 1-El Salvador, 2-Peru, 3-USA, | | | | France, Sonia Rolland, who speaks French, English and |
| 4-South Africa, 5-Israel, 6-Sweden, 7-Wales, 8-Costa | | | | Spanish, was another bi-racial beauty. She has a |
| Rica. The great surprise was Miss Chile.Marianne Muller | | | | Rwandan mother and a French father. Sonia was a |
| spoke three languages fluently: English, French and | | | | child who lived at the time of the Rwandan War. |
| German)... Miss Peru, Olga Roxana Zumaran Burga | | | | 2001:Bayamon, Puerto Rico.Miss Puerto Rico, Denise |
| was a huge favorite in Miss Universe,but she did not | | | | Quiñones was crowned Miss Universe. She |
| speak English. Another eliminated was Miss El | | | | became the first person to win the Miss Universe |
| Salvador, Iris Yvette Mazorra, one of the best Latin | | | | Pageant in her country... |
| American delegates in Miss Universe. | | | | 2002:San Juan de Puerto Rico. Miss Russia, Oxana |
| 1979: Perth (Australia). Miss Brazil was a big favorite | | | | Federova was crowned Miss Universe. The |
| until last minute. Miss Venezuela, Maritza Sayalero won | | | | People´s Republic of China made its debut at |
| the Miss Universe title. | | | | the Miss Universe. Oxana Federova was dethroned |
| 1981:New Yor City. Under the leadership of Osmel | | | | by Miss Universe Organization.In New York City,Miss |
| Sousa, President of Miss Venezuela Organization, | | | | Panama, Justine Paseak, was elected Miss Universe. |
| Venezuela´s Irene Saez was crowned Miss | | | | She was 1st Runner-Up. |
| Universe.The final ranking:1-Venezuela, 2-Canada, | | | | 2003:Panama City.Miss Dominican Republic, Amelia |
| 3-Sweden, 4-Brazil, 5-Belgium. After the Miss Universe, | | | | Vega, won the Miss Universe Pageant. |
| Miss Brazil, Adriana Alves de Oliveira had worked as a | | | | 2004:Quito, Ecuador. Miss Australia, Jennifer Hawkins, |
| professional model in Paris.In 1984 she went to London, | | | | was elected Miss Universe. |
| the United Kingdom, where she was favourite by | | | | 2005:Bangkok, Thailand. Miss Canada, Natalia Glebova, |
| international journalism and houses of best.She had a | | | | was crowned Miss Universe. |
| perfect body and European profile...But she only came | | | | 2006: Los Angeles, California. Miss Puerto Rico, |
| between 7 semifinalists.She was the best delegate | | | | Zuleyka Rivera, was crowned Miss Universe Pageant... |
| from Brazil since Magdalena Sbairini, other big favourite | | | | Did you know that... Puerto Rico has had several |
| in Miss World 1977... | | | | judges in Miss Universe History: Mapy Cortes (actress |
| 1982:Lima ,Peru. The favorites were: 1-Miss Chile, | | | | 1972); Marisol Malaret (former Miss Universe: 1977 and |
| 2-Miss South Africa, 3-Miss Brazil, 4-Miss Finland | | | | 2002);Deborah Carthy-Deu (ex-Miss Universe: 1987 |
| 5-Miss Canada 6-Miss Austria 7-Greece 8-Miss Wales | | | | and 2003); Dayanara Torres (2001);Marc Anthony |
| 9-Miss Italy 10-Miss Australia. Miss South Africa, Odett | | | | (2001); and Maria Celeste Arraras (journalist/2003 and |
| Octavia Scrooby (18 years old, 173m, blue eyes and | | | | 2006).However, Chile only has had two judges: Cecilia |
| 54 k), was born in Skeerpoort. She had been a | | | | Bolocco (1996) and Christian de la Fuente (20001). |
| professional model in Johannesbourg, a city in SA.Her | | | | 2007:Welcome to Mexico... |
| hobbies were drawing and painting. Her dream was to | | | | |