Introduction
Miss Universe, an international beauty pageant conducted annually is run by the American based Miss Universe Organization. Miss Universe is aired in more than 190 countries worldwide and is watched by more than half a billion people annually. The Big Four International Beauty Pageants across the world include Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, and Miss Universe.The article Miss Universe titleholders presents the year wise list of Miss Universe title holders from 1952-2017. This article plays a prominent role in GA/GK section of many government employment related competitive exams such as IBPS, SBI, UPSC etc in India.
Note:
WME/IMG talent agency owns The Miss Universe Organization and the brand, along with Miss USA and Miss Teen USA.
Miss Universe
The main Miss Universe contest is held over a two-week period in December. Miss Universe aspirants are judged for intelligence, being well mannered and being cultured. The pageant is not a mere beauty pageant.
| Year | Name | Country | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Zozibini Tunzi | South Africa | December 8, 2019 |
| 2018 | Catriona Gray | Philippines | December 17, 2018 |
| 2017 | Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters | South Africa | November 26, 2017 |
| 2016 | Iris Mittenaere | France | January 30, 2017 |
| 2015 | Pia Wurtzbach | Philippines | December 20, 2015 |
| 2014 | Paulina Vega | Colombia | January 25, 2015 |
| 2013 | Gabriela Isler | Venezuela | November 9, 2013 |
| 2012 | Olivia Culpo | United States | December 19, 2012 |
| 2011 | Leila Lopes | Angola | September 12, 2011 |
| 2010 | Ximena Navarrete | Mexico | August 23, 2010 |
| 2009 | Stefanía Fernández | Venezuela | August 23, 2009 |
| 2008 | Dayana Mendoza | Venezuela | July 14, 2008 |
| 2007 | Riyo Mori | Japan | May 28, 2007 |
| 2006 | Zuleyka Rivera | Puerto Rico | July 21, 2006 |
| 2005 | Natalie Glebova | Canada | May 31, 2005 |
| 2004 | Jennifer Hawkins | Australia | June 1, 2004 |
| 2003 | Amelia Vega | Dominican Republic | June 3, 2003 |
| 2002 | Oxana Fedorova (Dethroned) | Russia | May 29, 2002 |
| Justine Pasek (Succeeded) | Panama | September 24, 2002 | |
| 2001 | Denise Quiñones | Puerto Rico | May 11, 2001 |
| 2000 | Lara Dutta | India | May 12, 2000 |
| 1999 | Mpule Kwelagobe | Botswana | May 26, 1999 |
| 1998 | Wendy Fitzwilliam | Trinidad and Tobago | May 12, 1998 |
| 1997 | Brook Lee | United States | May 16, 1997 |
| 1996 | Alicia Machado | Venezuela | May 17, 1996 |
| 1995 | Chelsi Smith | United States | May 12, 1995 |
| 1994 | Sushmita Sen | India | May 21, 1994 |
| 1993 | Dayanara Torres | Puerto Rico | May 21, 1993 |
| 1992 | Michelle McLean | Namibia | May 8, 1992 |
| 1991 | Lupita Jones | Mexico | May 17, 1991 |
| 1990 | Mona Grudt | Norway | April 15, 1990 |
| 1989 | Angela Visser | Netherlands | May 23, 1989 |
| 1988 | Porntip Nakhirunkanok | Thailand | May 24, 1988 |
| 1987 | Cecilia Bolocco | Chile | May 27, 1987 |
| 1986 | Bárbara Palacios | Venezuela | July 21, 1986 |
| 1985 | Deborah Carthy-Deu | Puerto Rico | July 15, 1985 |
| 1984 | Yvonne Ryding | Sweden | July 9, 1984 |
| 1983 | Lorraine Downes | New Zealand | July 11, 1983 |
| 1982 | Karen Dianne Baldwin | Canada | July 26, 1982 |
| 1981 | Irene Sáez | Venezuela | July 20, 1981 |
| 1980 | Shawn Weatherly | United States | July 8, 1980 |
| 1979 | Maritza Sayalero | Venezuela | July 20, 1979 |
| 1978 | Margaret Gardiner | South Africa | July 24, 1978 |
| 1977 | Janelle Commissiong | Trinidad and Tobago | July 16, 1977 |
| 1976 | Rina Messinger | Israel | July 11, 1976 |
| 1975 | Anne Marie Pohtamo | Finland | July 19, 1975 |
| 1974 | Amparo Muñoz | Spain | July 19, 1974 |
| 1973 | Margarita Moran | Philippines | July 21, 1973 |
| 1972 | Kerry Anne Wells | Australia | July 29, 1972 |
| 1971 | Georgina Rizk | Lebanon | July 24, 1971 |
| 1970 | Marisol Malaret | Puerto Rico | July 11, 1970 |
| 1969 | Gloria Diaz | Philippines | July 19, 1969 |
| 1968 | Martha Vasconcellos | Brazil | July 13, 1968 |
| 1967 | Sylvia Hitchcock | United States | July 15, 1967 |
| 1966 | Margareta Arvidsson | Sweden | July 16, 1966 |
| 1965 | Apasra Hongsakula | Thailand | July 24, 1965 |
| 1964 | Corinna Tsopei | Greece | August 1, 1964 |
| 1963 | Iêda Maria Vargas | Brazil | July 20, 1963 |
| 1962 | Norma Nolan | Argentina | July 14, 1962 |
| 1961 | Marlene Schmidt | Germany | July 15, 1961 |
| 1960 | Linda Bement | United States | July 9, 1960 |
| 1959 | Akiko Kojima | Japan | July 24, 1959 |
| 1958 | Luz Marina Zuluaga | Colombia | July 26, 1958 |
| 1957 | Gladys Zender | Peru | July 19, 1957 |
| 1956 | Carol Morris | United States | July 20, 1956 |
| 1955 | Hillevi Rombin | Sweden | July 22, 1955 |
| 1954 | Miriam Stevenson | United States | July 24, 1954 |
| 1953 | Christiane Martel | July 17, 1953 | France |
| 1952 | Armi Kuusela | Finland | June 28, 1952 |