These 8 countries have produced the most Miss Universe winners
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The Miss Universe competition was launched in 1952 to celebrate and empower women.
The US has the highest number of competition wins at nine.
Fátima Bosch won the 74th annual Miss Universe in November 2025, marking Mexico’s fourth victory.
Miss Mexico has won the 74th annual Miss Universe pageant. Fátima Bosch, 25, took the crown after competing against 120 women from around the globe.The Miss Universe competition has been a global event since 1952 and aims to “empower and inspire women to shape a better world,” according to its website.Many countries, of course, vie for the crown, but certain ones have produced more winners than others throughout the competition’s history.Here are the countries with the most Miss Universe wins.
The United States: 9
R’Bonney Gabriel of the United States won in 2022.
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1954: Miriam Stevenson1956: Carol Morris1960: Linda Bement1967: Sylvia Louise Hitchcock1980: Shawn Weatherly1995: Chelsi Smith1997: Brook Lee2012: Olivia Culpo2022: R’Bonney Gabriel
Venezuela: 7
Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela won Miss Universe in 2008.
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1979: Maritza Sayalero1981: Irene Sáez1986: Bárbara Palacios1996: Alicia Machado2008: Dayana Mendoza2009: Stefanía Fernández2013: Gabriela Isler
Puerto Rico: 5
Rico Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico won Miss Universe in 1993.
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1970: Marisol Malaret1985: Deborah Carthy-Deu1993: Dayanara Torres2001: Denise M. Quiñones2006: Zuleyka Rivera
Mexico: 4
Fátima Bosch of Mexico won Miss Universe in 2025.
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1991: Lupita Jones 2010: Ximena Navarrete2020: Andrea Meza2025: Fátima Bosch
The Philippines: 4
Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines won Miss Universe in 2015.
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1969: Gloria Diaz1973: Margarita Moran2015: Pia Wurtzbach2018: Catriona Gray
Sweden: 3
Miss Universe 1984, Sweden’s Yvonne Ryding.
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1955: Hillevi Rombin1966: Margareta Arvidsson1984: Yvonne Ryding
South Africa: 3
Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa won Miss Universe in 2019.
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1978: Margaret Gardiner 2017: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters2019: Zozibini Tunzi
India: 3
Harnaaz Sandhu of India won Miss Universe in 2021.
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1994: Sushmita Sen2000: Lara Dutta2021: Harnaaz Sandhu
Δημοσιεύτηκε: 2025-11-22 17:29:00
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