Yahoo Entertainment Miss Universe Has Been A Thing Since 1952 — Here's What Every Single Winner Looked Like
The Miss Universe pageant has been going for 70 years and has crowned contestants from every continent (and shown us some amazing national costumes along the way). Here's what every single winner has looked like since the pageant began:
1.1952: Armi Kuusela, Finland
2.1953: Christiane Martel, France
3.1954: Miriam Stevenson (left), United States
4.1955: Hillevi Rombin, Sweden
5.1956: Carol Morris, United States
6.1957: Gladys Zender, Peru
7.1958: Luz Marina Zuluaga, Colombia
8.1959: Akiko Kojima, Japan
9.1960: Linda Bement, United States
10.1961: Marlene Schmidt, Germany
11.1962: Norma Nolan, Argentina
12.1963: Iêda Maria Vargas, Brazil
13.1964: Corinna Tsopei, Greece
14.1965: Apasra Hongsakula, Thailand
15.1966: Margareta Arvidsson, Sweden
16.1967: Silvia Hitchcock, United States
17.1968: Martha Vasconcellos, Brazil
18.1969: Gloria Diaz, Philippines
19.1970: Marisol Malaret, Puerto Rico
20.1971: Georgina Rizk, Lebanon
21.1972: Kerry Anne Wells, Australia
22.1973: Margie Moran, Philippines
23.1974: Amparo Muñoz, Spain
24.1975: Anne Marie Pohtamo, Finland
25.1976: Rina Messinger, Israel
26.1977: Janelle Commissiong, Trinidad & Tobago
27.1978: Margaret Gardiner, South Africa
28.1979: Maritza Sayalero, Venezuela
29.1980: Shawn Weatherly, United States
30.1981: Irene Sáez, Venezuela
31.1982: Karen Baldwin, Canada
32.1983: Lorraine Downes, New Zealand
33.1984: Yvonne Ryding, Sweden
34.1985: Deborah Carthy-Deu, Puerto Rico
35.1986: Bárbara Palacios, Venezuela
36.1987: Cecilia Bolocco, Chile
37.1988: Porntip Nakhirunkanok, Thailand
38.1989: Angela Visser, Netherlands
39.1990: Mona Grudt, Norway
40.1991: Lupita Jones, Mexico
41.1992: Michelle McLean, Namibia
42.1993: Dayanara Torres, Puerto Rico
43.1994: Sushmita Sen, India
44.1995: Chelsi Smith, United States
45.1996: Alicia Machado, Venezuela
46.1997: Brook Lee, United States
47.1998: Wendy Fitzwilliam, Trinidad & Tobago
48.1999: Mpule Kwelagobe, Botswana
49.2000: Lara Dutta, India
50.2001: Denise Quiñones, Puerto Rico
51.2002: Oxana Fedorova, Russia
Note: Federova was the only Miss Universe to be dethroned after being crowned. The exact reason for her dethroning are unclear, although the official word from the Miss Universe pageant was that she had failed to show up for required events.
52.2002: Justine Pasek, Panama
As a result of Oxana Federova's dethroning, Pasek was crowned Miss Universe four months after the competition. Pasek had been the first runner-up.
53.2003: Amelia Vega, Dominican Republic
54.2004: Jennifer Hawkins, Australia
55.2005: Natalie Glebova, Canada
56.2006: Zuleyka Rivera, Puerto Rico
57.2007: Riyo Mori, Japan
58.2008: Dayana Mendoza, Venezuela
59.2009: Stefanía Fernández, Venezuela
60.2010: Ximena Navarrete, Mexico
61.2011: Leila Lopes, Angola
62.2012: Olivia Culpo, United States
63.2013: Gabriela Isler, Venezuela
64.2014: Paulina Vega, Colombia
65.2015: Pia Wurtzbach, Philippines
66.2016: Iris Mittenaere, France
67.2017: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, South Africa
68.2018: Catriona Gray, Philippines
69.2019: Zozibini Tunzi, South Africa
70.2020: Andrea Meza, Mexico
71.2021: Harnaaz Sandhu, India
72.2022: R'Bonney Gabriel, United States
