After 71 editions of the Miss Universe contest, a total of 34 countries have been the winners of the most important crown of beauty pageants.
To date, only Panama has managed to consecrate a Central American woman as miss Universeafter Yustin Lissette Pasek Patiño replaced Oksana Gennadyevna as the winner in 2002.
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According to experts, this year various Central American countries have a good chance of being the winners of the 72nd edition of the Miss Universe pageant.
— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) November 18, 2023
Titles by country
To date, the United States remains the country with the most crowns in the history of this competition, with a total of nine winners.
The first American woman to be Miss Universe was Miriam Jacqueline Stevenson, when she was proclaimed winner of the pageant in 1954.
The list of winners for the United States is completed by the following people:
- Miriam Jacqueline Stevenson (1954)
- Carol Ann Laverne Morris (1956)
- Linda Jeanne Bement (1960)
- Sylvia Louise Hitchcock (1967)
- Shawn Nichols Weatherly (1980)
- Chelsea Mariam-Pearl Smith (1995)
- Brook Antoniette Mahealani Lee (1997)
- Olivia Frances Culpo (2012)
- R’Bonney Gabriel (2022)
For its part, Venezuela ranks as the second country with the most crowns, with a total of 7.
- Maritza Salayero Fernández (1979)
- Irene Lailín Sáez Conde (1981)
- Bárbara Pérez Hernández (1986)
- Alicia Machado (1996)
- Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada (2008)
- Stephania Fernandez Krupij (2009)
- María Gabriela de Jesús Isler (2013)
The podium is completed by Puerto Rico, with 5 titles, sadly for the Puerto Rican people, 17 years have passed since the last crown.
- Marisol Malaret Contreras (1970)
- Deborah Fátima Carthy Deu (1985)
- Dayanara Thin Towers (1993)
- Denise Marie Quiñones (2001)
- Zuleyka Jerris Rivera (2006)
This is the top five countries with the most crowns:
- United States – 9 crowns
- Venezuela – 7 crowns
- Puerto Rico – 5 crowns
- Philippines – 4 crowns
- India, Mexico, South Africa – 3 crowns.
A visual feast of colors, textures, and traditions. Tonight’s National Costume round was a show to behold 🎭🌍 #72ndMissUniverse #MissUniverse #MissUniverse2023 pic.twitter.com/9YXMuXzNnl
— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) November 17, 2023
In search of the crown
On the day of the preliminaries they stood out; the local, Isabella García-Manzo, and the candidates from Nicaragua, Sheynnis Palacios; Honduras, Zuheilyn Clemente; Guatemala; Michelle Cohn; and Chile, Celeste Viel.
For the final gala, the first 20 finalists will be cut and then the 10 best evaluated by the jury. [Tomado de AGN]
