Big Four beauty pageants

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The Big Four or the Big League Pageants[1] refers to the four major international beauty pageants for womenMiss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[2][3][4][5][6]

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  • The Big Four Beauty Pageants
  • Major International Beauty Pageants
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The group was first described by the China Daily newspaper in 2004 as "the world's four major beauty contests".[7][8] In April 2008, the South China Morning Post described them as "four of the world's top beauty pageants";[9] the same description was also used by South Korea's leading newspaper, Chosun Ilbo in 2010.[10] In 2017, the Latin Times considered the group as the "most important pageants in the world".[11] In 2018, NBC News referred to them as the "four biggest international pageants".[12] Agencia EFE in 2019 classified them as the "four most influential beauty pageants in the world".[13][14][15]

Among the hundreds of thousands of beauty contests held annually,[16] the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[17] widely covered and broadcast by media.[18] The Wall Street Journal,[2] BBC News,[19] CNN,[20][21] Xinhua News Agency,[22] and global news agencies such as Reuters,[23][24] Associated Press[25] and Agence France-Presse[26][27] collectively refer to the four major pageants as the "Big Four".

In the early years of Miss Universe and Miss World, the national winner of a country would often be sent to Miss Universe, while their runner-up would compete in Miss World. This practice was common, especially when several countries had winners in both pageants.[citation needed][clarification needed]

Big Four pageants

 

More information Miss World, Miss Universe ...
Miss World Miss Universe Miss International Miss Earth
Formation 29 July 1951; 74 years ago (1951-07-29)[51] 28 June 1952; 73 years ago (1952-06-28)[52] 12 August 1960; 65 years ago (1960-08-12)[53] 3 April 2001; 25 years ago (2001-04-03)[54]
Headquarters London, England[55] New York City, United States[56]
Samut Prakan, Thailand
Mexico City, Mexico[57]
Tokyo, Japan[58] Manila, Philippines[59]
Advocacy
  • Humanitarian issues and be a voice to effect positive change in the world[61][62]
  • Achieve a world where women can live with positivity, inner strength, and individuality[63]
President
Raul Rocha Cantú
Organization
  • Miss World Limited[70]
JKN Legacy Inc.
  • International Cultural Association[71]
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In October 2005, Cynthia Kanema of Zambia earned the distinction of becoming the first woman to have participated in all four of the world's top beauty pageants: Miss World 2003, Miss International 2004, Miss Universe 2005, and Miss Earth 2005.[73] In 2011, Miss South Africa Bokang Montjane became the first woman to both compete in all of the Big Four pageants and place in any of them: Miss Earth 2007 (Top 16), Miss International 2009, Miss Universe 2011, and Miss World 2011 (Top 7).[74][75]

Records

Complete achievement by countries/ territories

The following countries or territories have won each Big Four pageant at least once:

Brazil

The first country to win all four major international pageant titles was Brazil, when it won Miss Earth 2004.[82] Brazil has won two Miss Universe crowns, two Miss Earth crowns, one Miss World crown, and one Miss International crown.[77]

Venezuela

In winning Miss Earth 2005, Venezuela became the second country to win titles for each of the Big Four pageants.[83] With two Miss Earth titles, seven Miss Universe titles, nine Miss International titles, and six Miss World titles, Venezuela is the country with the most wins in the Big Four pageants – and the most wins in the latter two pageants' respective histories.[76] By winning Miss Earth 2013, Venezuela became the first and so far only country to win all four pageants multiple times.[84]

Philippines

After winning Miss World 2013, the Philippines was the third country and the first in Asia to win all titles of the Big Four pageants.[83][85] The Philippines currently has six Miss International crowns, four Miss Universe crowns, four Miss Earth crowns – the most wins in the pageant's history – and one Miss World crown.[76] By winning Miss World 2013, Miss International 2013, Miss Earth 2014, Miss Earth 2015, and Miss Universe 2015, the Philippines achieved the feat in a span of only three calendar years.[33] After winning Miss International 2016, Miss Earth 2017, and Miss Universe 2018, the Philippines currently holds the distinction of longest streak of wins in all four major beauty pageants with a streak of six successive years.[86][87][88]

Puerto Rico

After winning Miss Earth 2019, Puerto Rico became the first territory and fourth country to win all titles of the Big Four pageants.[89] Puerto Rico currently has ten Big Four crowns: five Miss Universe, two Miss World, two Miss International, and one Miss Earth.[90][91]

United States

After winning Miss Earth 2020, the United States became the fifth country to win in all titles of the Big Four pageants. It currently has nine Miss Universe crowns – the most in the pageant's history – alongside three crowns in Miss World and three crowns in Miss International.[92][93]

Australia

After winning Miss Earth 2024, Australia became the sixth country and the first in the oceanic region to win in all titles of the Big Four pageants. The country has two Miss Universe crowns, two Miss World crowns and three crowns in Miss International.[94]

Longest streak of wins

The Philippines holds the longest streak of winning at least one of the Big Four pageant titles in a single year with wins in six consecutive years from 2013 to 2018 (Miss World 2013 and Miss International 2013, Miss Earth 2014, Miss Universe 2015 and Miss Earth 2015, Miss International 2016, Miss Earth 2017, and Miss Universe 2018),[33][86][88] and is currently the only country in the world to win at least once in all of the Big Four pageant titles in any of its titles streak.[original research?]

Multiple wins in the same year

France became the first nation to win at least two of the Big 4 beauty pageant titles in the same year, winning in 1953 (Miss Universe and Miss World),[95][96] followed by Brazil in 1968 (Miss Universe and Miss International),[97] Australia in 1972 (Miss Universe and Miss World),[98] Venezuela in 1981 (Miss Universe and Miss World) as well as in 2013 (Miss Universe and Miss Earth), India in 1994 and 2000 (Miss Universe and Miss World), Ecuador in 2011 (Miss International and Miss Earth), and the Philippines in 2013 (Miss World and Miss International) and 2015 (Miss Universe and Miss Earth).[76]

Back-to-back wins

In Miss World, three back-to-back victories have been recorded.[99] In its first two editions, Sweden recorded back-to-back with Kiki Hakansson and May-Louise Flodin in Miss World 1951 and Miss World 1952, respectively.[99] United Kingdom contestants Ann Sidney and Lesley Langley duplicated this feat in Miss World 1964 and Miss World 1965, respectively.[99] The most recent back-to-back Miss World victories came from India, with Yukta Mookhey in Miss World 1999 and Priyanka Chopra in Miss World 2000 edition.[99][100]

In Miss Universe, Venezuela is currently the only country to win back-to-back in Miss Universe 2008 and Miss Universe 2009.[101][102][103] Stefanía Fernandez won the Miss Universe 2009 title in which Venezuela earned a Guinness World Record to have the first Miss Universe winner succeeded by her compatriot, Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza.[104]

In Miss Earth, the victory of Angelia Ong in Miss Earth 2015, succeeding Jamie Herrell, Miss Earth 2014, made the Philippines to date the only country to win back-to-back in the Miss Earth pageant.[100][105][106]

The Miss International competition, on the other hand, has yet to see a back-to-back win.

Winners by year

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Year Miss World[78] Miss Universe[79] Miss International[80] Miss Earth[81]
2025 Suchata Chuangsri
 Thailand
Fátima Bosch
 Mexico
Catalina Duque
 Colombia
Natálie Puškinová
 Czech Republic
2024 Cancelled Victoria Kjær Theilvig[107][108]
 Denmark
Huỳnh Thị Thanh Thủy[109][110]
 Vietnam
Jessica Lane[111][112]
 Australia
2023 Krystyna Pyszková[113][114]
 Czech Republic
Sheynnis Palacios[115][116]
 Nicaragua
Andrea Rubio[117][118]
 Venezuela
Drita Ziri[119][120]
 Albania
2022 Cancelled[a] R'Bonney Gabriel[121][122]
 United States
Jasmin Selberg[123][124]
 Germany
Mina Sue Choi[125][126]
 South Korea
2021 Karolina Bielawska[127][128]
 Poland
Harnaaz Sandhu[129][130]
 India
Cancelled[a] Destiny Wagner[131][132]
 Belize
2020 Cancelled[a] Andrea Meza[133][134]
 Mexico
Lindsey Coffey[135][136]
 United States
2019 Toni-Ann Singh[137][138]
 Jamaica
Zozibini Tunzi[139][140]
 South Africa
Sireethorn Leearamwat[141][142]
 Thailand
Nellys Pimentel[91][143]
 Puerto Rico
2018 Vanessa Ponce[144][145]
 Mexico
Catriona Gray[146][147]
 Philippines
Mariem Velazco[148][149]
 Venezuela
Nguyễn Phương Khánh[150][151]
 Vietnam
2017 Manushi Chhillar[152][153]
 India
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters[154][155]
 South Africa
Kevin Lilliana[156][157]
 Indonesia
Karen Ibasco[88][158]
 Philippines
2016 Stephanie Del Valle[159][160]
 Puerto Rico
Iris Mittenaere[161][162]
 France
Kylie Verzosa[163][164]
 Philippines
Katherine Espín[165][166]
 Ecuador
2015 Mireia Lalaguna[167][168]
 Spain
Pia Wurtzbach[169][170]
 Philippines
Edymar Martínez[171][172]
 Venezuela
Angelia Ong[173][174]
 Philippines
2014 Rolene Strauss[175][176]
 South Africa
Paulina Vega[177][178]
 Colombia
Valerie Hernandez[179][180]
 Puerto Rico
Jamie Herrell[181][182]
 Philippines
2013 Megan Young[183][184]
 Philippines
Gabriela Isler[185][186]
 Venezuela
Bea Santiago[187][188]
 Philippines
Alyz Henrich[189][190]
 Venezuela
2012 Yu Wenxia[191][192]
 China
Olivia Culpo[193][194]
 United States
Ikumi Yoshimatsu[b][195][196]
 Japan
Tereza Fajksová[197][198]
 Czech Republic
2011 Ivian Sarcos[199][200]
 Venezuela
Leila Lopes[201][202]
 Angola
Fernanda Cornejo
 Ecuador
Olga Álava[203][204]
 Ecuador
2010 Alexandria Mills[205][206]
 United States
Ximena Navarrete[207][208]
 Mexico
Elizabeth Mosquera[209][210]
 Venezuela
Nicole Faria[211][212]
 India
2009 Kaiane Aldorino[213][214]
 Gibraltar
Stefania Fernandez[215][216]
 Venezuela
Anagabriela Espinoza[217][218]
 Mexico
Larissa Ramos[219][220]
 Brazil
2008 Ksenia Sukhinova[221]
 Russia
Dayana Mendoza[222][223]
 Venezuela
Alejandra Andreu[224][225]
 Spain
Karla Henry[226][227]
 Philippines
2007 Zhang Zilin[228][229]
 China
Riyo Mori[230][231]
 Japan
Priscila Perales[232][233]
 Mexico
Jessica Trisko[234][235]
 Canada
2006 Taťána Kuchařová[236][237]
 Czech Republic
Zuleyka Rivera[238][239]
 Puerto Rico
Daniela di Giacomo[240][241]
 Venezuela
Hil Hernández[242][243]
 Chile
2005 Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir[244][245]
 Iceland
Natalie Glebova[246][247]
 Canada
Lara Quigaman[248][249]
 Philippines
Alexandra Braun[250][251]
 Venezuela
2004 María Julia Mantilla[252][253]
 Peru
Jennifer Hawkins[254][255]
 Australia
Jeymmy Vargas[256][257]
 Colombia
Priscilla Meirelles[82][258]
 Brazil
2003 Rosanna Davison[259][260]
 Ireland
Amelia Vega[261][262]
 Dominican Republic
Goizeder Azúa[263][264]
 Venezuela
Dania Prince[265][266]
 Honduras
2002 Azra Akın[267][268]
 Turkey
Oxana Fedorova[c][269][270]
 Russia
Christina Sawaya[271][272]
 Lebanon
Džejla Glavović[c][273][274]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Justine Pasek[d][275][276]
 Panama
Winfred Omwakwe[d][277][278]
 Kenya
2001 Agbani Darego[279][280]
 Nigeria
Denise Quiñones[281][282]
 Puerto Rico
Małgorzata Rożniecka[283][284]
 Poland
Catharina Svensson[285][286]
 Denmark
2000 Priyanka Chopra[287][288]
 India
Lara Dutta[289][290]
 India
Vivian Urdaneta[291][292]
 Venezuela
Founded 2001
1999 Yukta Mookhey[293][294]
 India
Mpule Kwelagobe[295][296]
 Botswana
Paulina Gálvez[297][298]
 Colombia
1998 Linor Abargil[299][300]
 Israel
Wendy Fitzwilliam[301][302]
 Trinidad and Tobago
Lía Borrero[303][304]
 Panama
1997 Diana Hayden[305][306]
 India
Brook Lee[307][308]
 United States
Consuelo Adler[309][292]
 Venezuela
1996 Irene Skliva[310][311]
 Greece
Alicia Machado[312][313]
 Venezuela
Fernanda Alves[314][315]
 Portugal
1995 Jacqueline Aguilera[316][317]
 Venezuela
Chelsi Smith[318][319]
 United States
Anne Lena Hansen[320][321]
 Norway
1994 Aishwarya Rai[322][323]
 India
Sushmita Sen[324][325]
 India
Christina Lekka[326][327]
 Greece
1993 Lisa Hanna[328][329]
 Jamaica
Dayanara Torres[330][331]
 Puerto Rico
Agnieszka Pachałko[332][283]
 Poland
1992 Julia Kourotchkina[333][334]
 Russia
Michelle McLean[335][336]
 Namibia
Kirsten Davidson[321]
 Australia
1991 Ninibeth Leal[337][338]
 Venezuela
Lupita Jones[339][340]
 Mexico
Agnieszka Kotlarska[341][342]
 Poland
1990 Gina Tolleson[343][344]
 United States
Mona Grudt[345][346]
 Norway
Silvia de Esteban[347][348]
 Spain
1989 Aneta Kręglicka[349][350]
 Poland
Angela Visser[296][351]
 Netherlands
Iris Klein[321]
 Germany
1988 Linda Pétursdóttir[352][353]
 Iceland
Porntip Nakhirunkanok[354][355]
 Thailand
Catherine Gude[321]
 Norway
1987 Ulla Weigerstorfer[356][357]
 Austria
Cecilia Bolocco[358][359]
 Chile
Laurie Simpson[360][361]
 Puerto Rico
1986 Giselle Laronde[362][363]
 Trinidad and Tobago
Bárbara Palacios[364][365]
 Venezuela
Helen Fairbrother[366][321]
 England
1985 Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir[367][368]
 Iceland
Deborah Carthy-Deu[369][370]
 Puerto Rico
Nina Sicilia[371][372]
 Venezuela
1984 Astrid Carolina Herrera[373][374]
 Venezuela
Yvonne Ryding[375][376]
 Sweden
Ilma Urrutia[377][378]
 Guatemala
1983 Sarah-Jane Hutt[379][380]
 United Kingdom
Lorraine Downes[381][382]
 New Zealand
Gidget Sandoval[383][384]
 Costa Rica
1982 Mariasela Álvarez[385][386]
 Dominican Republic
Karen Baldwin[387]
 Canada
Christie Claridge[384]
 United States
1981 Pilín León[388][389]
 Venezuela
Irene Sáez[390][391]
 Venezuela
Jenny Derek[392][384]
 Australia
1980 Gabriella Brum[e][393][394]
 West Germany
Shawn Weatherly[395][396]
 United States
Lorna Chávez[384][383]
 Costa Rica
Kimberley Santos[f][397][398]
 Guam
1979 Gina Swainson[399][400]
 Bermuda
Maritza Sayalero[401][402]
 Venezuela
Melanie Marquez[403][404]
 Philippines
1978 Silvana Suárez[405][406]
 Argentina
Margaret Gardiner[407][408]
 South Africa
Katherine Ruth[409][410][76]
 United States
1977 Mary Stävin[411][412]
 Sweden
Janelle Commissiong[413][414]
 Trinidad and Tobago
Pilar Medina[415][416]
 Spain
1976 Cindy Breakspeare[417][418]
 Jamaica
Rina Messinger[419][420]
 Israel
Sophie Perin[421][422]
 France
1975 Wilnelia Merced[423][424]
 Puerto Rico
Anne Marie Pohtamo[379][425]
 Finland
Lidija Manić[426][427]
 Yugoslavia
1974 Helen Morgan[e][428][429]
 United Kingdom
Amparo Muñoz[g][430][431]
 Spain
Brucene Smith[432][433]
 United States
Anneline Kriel[f][434][435]
 South Africa
1973 Marjorie Wallace[b][436][437]
 United States
Margie Moran[438][439]
 Philippines
Anneli Björkling[440][441]
 Finland
1972 Belinda Green[442][443]
 Australia
Kerry Anne Wells[444][445]
 Australia
Linda Hooks[76][446]
 United Kingdom
1971 Lúcia Petterle[447][448]
 Brazil
Georgina Rizk[449][450]
 Lebanon
Jane Hansen[451][384]
 New Zealand
1970 Jennifer Hosten[452][453]
 Grenada
Marisol Malaret[454][455]
 Puerto Rico
Aurora Pijuan[456][457]
 Philippines
1969 Eva Rueber-Staier[458][459]
 Austria
Gloria Diaz[460][461]
 Philippines
Valerie Holmes[462]
 United Kingdom
1968 Penelope Plummer[463][464]
 Australia
Martha Vasconcellos[465][466]
 Brazil
Maria Carvalho[467][468]
 Brazil
1967 Madeleine Hartog-Bel[469][470]
 Peru
Sylvia Hitchcock[471]
 United States
Mirta Massa[472][384]
 Argentina
1966 Reita Faria[473][474]
 India
Margareta Arvidsson[475][476]
 Sweden
Cancelled[h]
1965 Lesley Langley[477][478]
 United Kingdom
Apasra Hongsakula[479]
 Thailand
Ingrid Finger[citation needed]
 Germany
1964 Ann Sidney[480][481]
 United Kingdom
Corinna Tsopei[482][483]
 Greece
Gemma Cruz[484][485]
 Philippines
1963 Carole Crawford[486][487]
 Jamaica
Iêda Maria Vargas[445][488]
 Brazil
Guðrún Bjarnadóttir[489][433]
 Iceland
1962 Catharina Lodders[490][491]
 Netherlands
Norma Nolan[492][493]
 Argentina
Tania Verstak[494][495]
 Australia
1961 Rosemarie Frankland[496][380]
 United Kingdom
Marlene Schmidt[497][498]
 Germany
Stanny van Baer[499][500]
 Netherlands
1960 Norma Cappagli[501][502]
 Argentina
Linda Bement[503][504]
 United States
Stella Márquez[505][506]
 Colombia
1959 Corine Rottschäfer[507][508]
 Netherlands
Akiko Kojima[509][510]
 Japan
Founded 1960
1958 Penelope Coelen[511][512]
 South Africa
Luz Marina Zuluaga[513][514]
 Colombia
1957 Marita Lindahl[515][516]
 Finland
Gladys Zender[517][518]
 Peru
1956 Petra Schürmann[519][520]
 Germany
Carol Morris[521][522]
 United States
1955 Susana Duijm[523][524]
 Venezuela
Hillevi Rombin[525]
 Sweden
1954 Antigone Costanda[526][527]
 Egypt
Miriam Stevenson[528][504]
 United States
1953 Denise Perrier[529][530]
 France
Christiane Martel[528][531]
 France
1952 May-Louise Flodin[532][533]
 Sweden
Armi Kuusela[534][535]
 Finland
1951 Kiki Håkansson[536][537]
 Sweden
Founded 1952
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Attendance history

As of the Miss International 2025 edition that took place on 27 November 2025, there have been 15,917 entrants and 3,493 placements in the Big Four international beauty pageants.

More information Miss World, Miss Universe ...
Big Four Miss World[78] Miss Universe[79] Miss International[80] Miss Earth[81]
Attenda. Entrants Placements Entrants Placements Entrants Placements Entrants Placements
Total 5,346 1,157 5,117 1,003 3,218 848 1,960 415
2025 108 40 118 30 80 20 78 25
2024 Cancelled 125 30 71 20 76 20
2023 112 40 84 20 70 15 85 20
2022 Cancelled[a] 83 16 66 15 85 20
2021 97 40 80 16 Cancelled[a] 80 20
2020 Cancelled[a] 74 21 82 20
2019 111 40 90 20 83 15 85 20
2018 118 30 94 20 77 15 87 18
2017 118 40 92 16 69 15 85 16
2016 117 20 86 13 69 15 83 16
2015 114 20 80 15 70 10 86 16
2014 121 25 88 15 73 10 84 16
2013 127 20 86 16 67 15 88 16
2012 116 30 89 16 69 15 80 16
2011 113 31 89 16 67 15 84 16
2010 115 25 83 15 70 15 84 14
2009 112 16 83 15 65 15 80 16
2008 109 15 80 15 63 12 85 16
2007 106 16 77 15 61 15 88 16
2006 104 17 86 20 53 12 82 16
2005 102 15 81 15 52 12 80 16
2004 107 15 80 15 58 15 61 16
2003 106 20 71 15 45 12 57 10
2002 88 20 75 10 47 12 53 10
2001 93 10 77 10 52 15 42 10
2000 95 10 79 10 56 15 Founded 2001
1999 94 10 84 10 51 15
1998 86 10 81 10 43 15
1997 86 10 74 10 42 15
1996 88 10 79 10 48 15
1995 84 10 82 10 47 15
1994 87 10 77 10 50 15
1993 81 10 79 10 47 15
1992 83 10 78 10 50 15
1991 78 10 73 10 51 15
1990 81 10 71 10 50 15
1989 78 10 76 10 47 15
1988 84 10 66 10 46 15
1987 78 12 68 10 47 15
1986 77 15 77 10 46 15
1985 78 15 79 10 43 15
1984 72 15 81 10 46 15
1983 72 15 80 12 41 15
1982 68 15 77 12 43 15
1981 67 15 76 12 42 15
1980 67 15 69 12 42 3
1979 70 15 75 12 45 5
1978 68 15 75 12 43 5
1977 62 15 80 12 48 5
1976 60 15 72 12 45 15
1975 67 15 71 12 48 15
1974 58 15 65 12 45 15
1973 54 15 61 12 47 15
1972 53 15 61 12 47 15
1971 56 15 60 12 50 15
1970 58 15 63 15 47 15
1969 50 15 61 15 48 15
1968 53 15 65 15 49 15
1967 55 15 56 15 46 15
1966 51 15 58 15 Cancelled[i]
1965 48 16 56 15 44 15
1964 42 16 60 15 42 15
1963 40 14 50 15 46 15
1962 33 15 52 15 50 15
1961 37 15 48 15 52 15
1960 39 18 43 15 52 15
1959 37 11 34 15 Founded 1960
1958 20 6 35 15
1957 23 7 32 15
1956 24 6 30 15
1955 21 8 33 15
1954 16 6 33 16
1953 15 6 26 16
1952 11 6 30 10
1951 27 5 Founded 1952
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Placement history
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Big Four Miss World[78] Miss Universe[79] Miss International[80] Miss Earth[81]
Placements
List
  • Top 5: 1 edition (1951)
  • Top 6: 5 editions (1952–1954; 1956; 1958)
  • Top 7: 1 edition (1957)
  • Top 8: 1 edition (1955)
  • Top 10: 14 editions (1988–2001)
  • Top 11: 1 edition (1959)
  • Top 12: 1 edition (1987)
  • Top 14: 1 edition (1963)
  • Top 15: 26 editions (1961–1962; 1966–1986; 2004–2005; 2008)
  • Top 16: 4 editions (1964–1965; 2007; 2009)
  • Top 17: 1 edition (2006)
  • Top 18: 1 edition (1960)
  • Top 20: 5 editions (2002–2003; 2013; 2015–2016)
  • Top 25: 2 editions (2010; 2014)
  • Top 30: 2 editions (2012; 2018)
  • Top 31: 1 edition (2011)
  • Top 40: 5 editions (2017; 2019; 2021; 2023; 2025)
List
  • Top 10: 20 editions (1952; 1984–2002)
  • Top 12: 13 editions (1971–1983)
  • Top 13: 1 edition (2016)
  • Top 15: 25 editions (1955–1970; 2003–2005; 2007–2010; 2014–2015)
  • Top 16: 8 editions (1953–1954; 2011–2013; 2017; 2021–2022)
  • Top 20: 4 editions (2006; 2018–2019, 2023)
  • Top 21: 1 edition (2020)
  • Top 30: 2 editions (2024–2025)
List
  • Top 3: 1 edition (1980)
  • Top 5: 3 editions (1977–1979)
  • Top 10: 2 editions (2014–2015)
  • Top 12: 5 editions (2002–2003; 2005–2006; 2008)
  • Top 15: 50 editions (1960–1965; 1967–1976; 1981–2001; 2004; 2007; 2009–2013; 2016–2019; 2022–2023)
  • Top 20: 1 edition (2024)
List
  • Top 10: 3 editions (2001–2003)
  • Top 14: 1 edition (2010)
  • Top 16: 13 editions (2004–2009, 2011–2017)
  • Top 18: 1 edition (2018)
  • Top 20: 6 editions (2019–2024)
  • Top 25: 1 edition (2025)
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Debut wins
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Debut wins timeline
Countries/Territories/States
1950s
List
  • 1951: Sweden Sweden
  • 1952: Finland Finland
  • 1953: France France
  • 1954: Egypt Egypt
  •           United States United States
  • 1955: Venezuela Venezuela
  • 1956: Germany Germany
  • 1957: Peru Peru
  • 1958: Colombia Colombia
  •           South Africa South Africa
  • 1959: Japan Japan
  •           Netherlands Netherlands
1960s
List
  • 1960: Argentina Argentina
  • 1961: United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • 1962: Australia Australia
  • 1963: Brazil Brazil
  •           Iceland Iceland
  •           Jamaica Jamaica
  • 1964: Greece Greece
  •           Philippines Philippines
  • 1965: Thailand Thailand
  • 1966: India India
  • 1969: Austria Austria
1970s
List
  • 1970: Grenada Grenada
  •           Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
  • 1971: Lebanon Lebanon
  •           New Zealand New Zealand
  • 1974: Spain Spain
  • 1975: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia
  • 1976: Israel Israel
  • 1977: Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago
  • 1979: Bermuda Bermuda
1980s
List
  • 1980: Costa Rica Costa Rica
  •           Guam Guam
  • 1982: Canada Canada
  •           Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
  • 1984: Guatemala Guatemala
  • 1986: England England
  • 1987: Chile Chile
  • 1988: Norway Norway
  • 1989: Poland Poland
1990s
List
  • 1991: Mexico Mexico
  • 1992: Namibia Namibia
  •           Russia Russia
  • 1996: Portugal Portugal
  • 1998: Panama Panama
  • 1999: Botswana Botswana
2000s
List
  • 2001: Denmark Denmark
  •           Nigeria Nigeria
  • 2002: Kenya Kenya
  •           Turkey Turkey
  • 2003: Honduras Honduras
  •           Republic of Ireland Ireland
  • 2006: Czech Republic Czech Republic
  • 2007: China China
  • 2009: Gibraltar Gibraltar
2010s
List
  • 2011: Angola Angola
  •           Ecuador Ecuador
  • 2017: Indonesia Indonesia
  • 2018: Vietnam Vietnam
2020s
List
  • 2021: Belize Belize
  • 2022: South Korea South Korea
  • 2023: Albania Albania
  •           Nicaragua Nicaragua
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Winners by country/territory

More information Country/Territory, Titles ...
Country/Territory Titles Beauty pageant
Miss World[78] Miss Universe[79] Miss International[80] Miss Earth[81]
 Venezuela 24 6 (1955, 1981, 1984, 1991, 1995, 2011) 7 (1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2013) 9 (1985, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2015, 2018, 2023) 2 (2005, 2013)
 United States 16 3 (1973, 1990, 2010) 9 (1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1980, 1995, 1997, 2012, 2022) 3 (1974, 1978, 1982) 1 (2020)
Philippines Philippines 15 1 (2013) 4 (1969, 1973, 2015, 2018) 6 (1964, 1970, 1979, 2005, 2013, 2016) 4 (2008, 2014, 2015, 2017)
India India 10 6 (1966, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2017) 3 (1994, 2000, 2021) × 1 (2010)
 Puerto Rico 2 (1975, 2016) 5 (1970, 1985, 1993, 2001, 2006) 2 (1987, 2014) 1 (2019)
 Australia 8 2 (1968, 1972) 2 (1972, 2004) 3 (1962, 1981, 1992) 1 (2024)
 Mexico 7 1 (2018) 4 (1991, 2010, 2020, 2025) 2 (2007, 2009) ×
 Colombia 6 × 2 (1958, 2014) 4 (1960, 1999, 2004, 2025) ×
 South Africa 3 (1958, 1974, 2014) 3 (1978, 2017, 2019) × ×
 Brazil 1 (1971) 2 (1963, 1968) 1 (1968) 2 (2004, 2009)
 Sweden 3 (1951, 1952, 1977) 3 (1955, 1966, 1984) × ×
 United Kingdom 4 (1961, 1964, 1965, 1983) × 2 (1969, 1972) ×
 Germany 5 1 (1956) 1 (1961) 3 (1965, 1989, 2022) ×
 Poland 2 (1989, 2021) × 3 (1991, 1993, 2001) ×
 Spain 1 (2015) 1 (1974) 3 (1977, 1990, 2008) ×
 Czech Republic 4 2 (2006, 2023) × × 2 (2012, 2025)
 Thailand 1 (2025) 2 (1965, 1988) 1 (2019) ×
 Jamaica 4 (1963, 1976, 1993, 2019) × × ×
 France 1 (1953) 2 (1953, 2016) 1 (1976) ×
 Iceland 3 (1985, 1988, 2005) × 1 (1963) ×
 Netherlands 2 (1959, 1962) 1 (1989) 1 (1961) ×
 Argentina 2 (1960, 1978) 1 (1962) 1 (1967) ×
 Finland 1 (1957) 2 (1952, 1975) 1 (1973) ×
 Ecuador 3 × × 1 (2011) 2 (2011, 2016)
 Japan × 2 (1959, 2007) 1 (2012) ×
 Canada × 2 (1982, 2005) × 1 (2007)
 Peru 2 (1967, 2004) 1 (1957) × ×
 Trinidad and Tobago 1 (1986) 2 (1977, 1998) × ×
 Greece 1 (1996) 1 (1964) 1 (1994) ×
 Norway × 1 (1990) 2 (1988, 1995) ×
 Denmark 2 × 1 (2024) × 1 (2001)
 Vietnam × × 1 (2024) 1 (2018)
 China 2 (2007, 2012) × × ×
 Russia 2 (1992, 2008) × × ×
 Chile × 1 (1987) × 1 (2006)
 Dominican Republic 1 (1982) 1 (2003) × ×
 Panama × 1 (2002) 1 (1998) ×
 Lebanon × 1 (1971) 1 (2002) ×
 Israel 1 (1998) 1 (1976) × ×
 Austria 2 (1969, 1987) × × ×
 Costa Rica × × 2 (1980, 1983) ×
 New Zealand × 1 (1983) 1 (1971) ×
 Albania 1 × × × 1 (2023)
 Nicaragua × 1 (2023) × ×
 South Korea × × × 1 (2022)
 Belize × × × 1 (2021)
Indonesia Indonesia × × 1 (2017) ×
 Angola × 1 (2011) × ×
 Gibraltar 1 (2009) × × ×
 Honduras × × × 1 (2003)
 Ireland 1 (2003) × × ×
 Kenya × × × 1 (2002)
 Turkey 1 (2002) × × ×
 Nigeria 1 (2001) × × ×
 Botswana × 1 (1999) × ×
 Portugal × × 1 (1996) ×
 Namibia × 1 (1992) × ×
 England × × 1 (1986) ×
 Guatemala × × 1 (1984) ×
 Guam 1 (1980) × × ×
 Bermuda 1 (1979) × × ×
 Yugoslavia[j] × × 1 (1975) ×
 Grenada 1 (1970) × × ×
 Egypt 1 (1954) × × ×
Country/Territory Titles Beauty pageant
Miss World[78] Miss Universe[79] Miss International[80] Miss Earth[81]
Not replaced resigned titles
 Spain 1 × 1 (1974) × ×
Not replaced dethroned titles
 Japan 1 × × 1 (2012) ×
 United States 1 (1973) × × ×
Replaced resigned titles
 Germany 1 1 (1980) × × ×
 United Kingdom 1 (1974) × × ×
Replaced dethroned titles
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 × × × 1 (2002)
 Russia × 1 (2002) × ×
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Winners by continent

[clarification needed]

More information Continent or region, Titles ...
Continent or region Titles Miss World Miss Universe Miss International Miss Earth
Europe 65 27 (1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2015, 2021, 2023) 13 (1952, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1989, 1990, 2002, 2016, 2024) 21 (1961, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2008, 2022) 4 (2001, 2002, 2012, 2023, 2025)
North America 55 14 (1963, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019) 25 (1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025) 11 (1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2014) 5 (2003, 2007, 2019, 2020, 2021)
South America 48 11 (1955, 1960, 1967, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1991, 1995, 2004, 2011) 14 (1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014) 16 (1960, 1967, 1968, 1985, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2025) 7 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016)
Asia 43 12 (1966, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2025) 13 (1959, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2007, 2015, 2018, 2021) 11 (1964, 1970, 1979, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024) 7 (2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022)
Africa 12 5 (1954, 1958, 1974, 2001, 2014) 6 (1978, 1992, 1999, 2011, 2017, 2019) × 1 (2002)
Oceania 11 3 (1968, 1972, 1980) 3 (1972, 1983, 2004) 4 (1962, 1971, 1981, 1992) 1 (2024)
Total 234 72 74 63 25
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The country/territory that assumed a position is indicated in bold
The country/territory that was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position is indicated in striketrough
The country/territory that was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position but was not replaced is indicated underlined

See also

Notes

  1. Competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  2. Dethroned, no replacement
  3. Dethroned, replaced by first runner-up
  4. Originally first-runner-up, replaced dethroned winner
  5. Resigned, replaced by first runner-up
  6. Originally first runner-up, replaced original winner who resigned
  7. Resigned, no replacement
  8. Competition was cancelled due to dispute of the organizers
  9. Competition was cancelled due to dispute of the organizers
  10. Yugoslavia does not exist as a country anymore. Now in today's Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the partially recognized Kosovo.

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