The Miss Universe Pageant is being touted as the most prestigious beauty contest in the world. Check out the winners of all 60 editions of the pageant.

WINNERS

1952 Armi Kuusela (Finland)
1953 Christiane Martel (France)
1954 Miriam Stevenson (USA)
1955 Hellevi Rombin (Sweden)
1956 Carol Morris (USA)
1957 Gladys Zender (Peru)
1958 Luz Marina Zuluaga (Colombia)
1959 Akiko Kojima (Japan)
1960 Linda Bement (USA)
1961 Marlene Schmidt (Germany)
1962 Norma Nolan (Argentina)
1963 Idea Maria Vargas (Brazil)
1964 Corinna Tsopei (Greece)
1965 Apasra Hongsakula (Thailand)
1966 Margareta Arvidsson (Sweden)
1967 Sylvia Hitchcock (USA)
1968 Martha Vasconcellos (Brazil)
1969 Gloria Diaz (Philippines)
1970 Marisol Malaret (Puerto Rico)
1971 Georgia Risk (Lebanon)
1972 Kerry Anne Wells (Australia)
1973 Margarita Moran (Philippines)
1974 Amparo Munoz (Spain)
1975 Anne Marie Puhtamo (Finland)
1976 Rina Messinger (Israel)
1977 Janelle Commissiong (Trinidad/Tobago)
1978 Margaret Gardiner (South Africa)
1979 Maritza Sayalero (Venezuela)
1980 Shawn Weatherly (USA)
1981 Irene Saez (Venezuela)
1982 Karen Baldwin (Canada)
1983 Lorraine Downes (New Zealand)
1984 Yvonne Ryding (Sweden)
1985 Deborah Carthy-Deu (Puerto Rico)
1986 Barbara Palacios Teyde (Venezuela)
1987 Cecilia Bolocco (Chile)
1988 Porntip Nakhirunkanok (Thailand)
1989 Angela Visser (Holland)
1990 Mona Grudt (Norway)
1991 Lupita Jones (Mexico)
1992 Michelle McLean (Namibia)
1993 Dayanara Torres (Puerto Rico)
1994 Sushmita Sen (India)
1995 Chelsi Smith (USA)
1996 Alicia Machado (Venezuela)
1997 Brook Lee (USA)
1998 Wendy Fitzwilliam (Trinidad-Tobago)
1999 Mbule Kwelagobe (Botswana)
2000 Lara Dutta (India)
2001 Denise Quinones (Puerto Rico)
2002 Oksana Fyodorova (Russia)*
2002 Justine Pasek (Panama)
2003 Amelia Vega Polanco (Dominican Republic)
2004 Jennifer Hawkins (Australia)
2005 Natalie Glebova (Canada)
2006 Zuleyka Rivera (Puerto Rico)
2007 Riyo Mori (Japan)
2008 Dayana Mendoza (Venezuela)
2009 Stefania Fernandez (Venezuela)
2010 Ximena Navarette (Mexico)
2011 Leila Lopes (Angola)

*dethroned

Top 10 Countries with most number of wins and runners-ups

1. USA – 7 wins, 24 runners-up
2. Venezuela – 6 wins, 20 runners-up
3. Puerto Rico – 5 wins, 7 runners-up
4. Sweden – 3 wins, 10 runners-up
5. Brazil – 2 wins, 12 runners-up
6. Finland – 2 wins, 10 runners-up
7. Australia – 2 wins, 8 runners-up
8. Japan – 2 wins, 7 runners-up
9. India – 2 wins, 4 runners-up
10. Canada – 2 wins, 3 runners-up

The Philippines has 2 wins and 7 runners-up which is good for 11th place because we only have 1 first runner-up, and 0 second runner-up (1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up are like silver and bronze which give more weight in the ranking system).

Philippines

The Philippines won the title twice. The first time was in 1969 courtesy of Gloria Diaz and the second time was in 1973 courtesy of Margarita Moran. Mirriam Quiambao almost won the title in 1999 where she ended up 1st runner-up. The late Chat Silayan won 3rd runner-up in 1980; Desiree Verdadero won 3rd runner-up in 1984; Shamcey Supsup won 3rd runner-up in 2011; Chiqui Brosas won 4th runner-up in 1975; and Venus Raj won 4th runner up in 2010.

The Philippines has won the Miss Photogenic award seven times (including a back-to-back and a three-peat).

Longest streak was 4 years (1972-75) and longest drought was 10 years (2000-09).