List of Miss Universe Title Holders

YearCountryMiss UniverseAge[a]HeightHometownNational title
1952 Finland Armi Kuusela[1] 18 5'5" Muhos Suomen Neito
1953 France Christiane Martel[2] 18 5'6" Créteil Miss France
1954 USA Miriam Stevenson[3] 21 5'6" Winnsboro Miss USA
1955 Sweden Hillevi Rombin[b][4][5] 21 5'7" Alfta Fröken Sverige
1956 USA Carol Morris[6] 20 5'7" Ottumwa Miss USA
1957 Peru Gladys Zender[7] 17 5'7" Lima Reinas del Perú
1958 Colombia Luz Marina Zuluaga[8] 19 5'4" Manizales Señorita Colombia
1959 Japan Akiko Kojima[9] 22 5'6" Tokyo Miss Universe Japan
1960 USA Linda Bement[10] 18 5'6" Salt Lake City Miss USA
1961 Germany Marlene Schmidt[11] 24 5'8" Stuttgart Miss Deutschland
1962 Argentina Norma Nolan[12] 24 5'5" Buenos Aires Belleza Argentina
1963 Brazil Ieda Maria Vargas[13] 18 5'6" Porto Alegre Miss Brasil
1964 Greece Corinna Tsopei[14] 20 5'8" Athens Star Hellas
1965 Thailand Apasra Hongsakula[15] 18 5'4" Bangkok Miss Thailand
1966 Sweden Margareta Arvidsson[16] 18 5'8" Gothenburg Fröken Sverige
1967 USA Sylvia Hitchcock[17] 20 5'7" Miami Miss USA
1968 Brazil Martha Vasconcellos[18] 20 5'8" Salvador Miss Brasil
1969 Philippines Gloria Maria Diaz[19] 18 5'5" Manila Binibining Pilipinas
1970 Puerto Rico Marisol Malaret[20] 20 5'8" San Juan Miss Puerto Rico
1971 Lebanon Georgina Rizk[21] 18 5'7" Beirut Miss Lebanon
1972 Australia Kerry Anne Wells[22] 20 5'10" Perth Miss Australia
1973 Philippines Maria Margarita Moran[23] 19 5'6" Manila Binibining Pilipinas
1974 Spain Amparo Muñoz[b][24] 20 5'8" Malaga Miss España
1975 Finland Anne Marie Pohtamo[25] 19 5'9" Helsinki Miss Suomi
1976 Israel Rina Messinger[26] 20 5'7½" Kiryat Tiv'on Miss Israel
1977 Trinidad and Tobago Janelle Commissiong[27] 24 5'5" Port of Spain Miss Trinidad and Tobago
1978 South Africa Margaret Gardiner[28] 18 5'10¼ Cape Town Miss South Africa
1979 Venezuela Maritza Sayalero[29] 18 5'8" Caracas Miss Venezuela
1980 USA Shawn Weatherly[30] 20 5'8" Sumter Miss USA
1981 Venezuela Irene Sáez[31] 19 5'10" Caracas Miss Venezuela
1982 Canada Karen Dianne Baldwin[32] 18 5'10" Toronto Miss Canada
1983 New Zealand Lorraine Downes[33] 19 5'8½" Auckland Miss New Zealand
1984 Sweden Yvonne Ryding[34] 21 5'7" Eskilstuna Fröken Sverige
1985 Puerto Rico Deborah Carthy Deu[35] 19 5'8" San Juan Miss Puerto Rico
1986 Venezuela Bárbara Palacios Teyde[36] 22 5'8" Caracas Miss Venezuela
1987 Chile Cecilia Bolocco[37] 22 5'8" Santiago Miss Chile Universo
1988 Thailand Porntip Nakhirunkanok[38] 20 5'8" Bangkok Miss Thailand
1989 Netherlands Angela Visser[39] 22 5'9" Rotterdam Miss Holland
1990 Norway Mona Grudt[40] 19 5'6" Hell Frøken Norge
1991 Mexico Lupita Jones[41] 23 5'8" Mexicali Señorita México
1992 Namibia Michelle McLean[42] 19 6'0" Windhoek Miss Namibia
1993 Puerto Rico Dayanara Torres[43] 18 5'8" Toa Alta Miss Puerto Rico
1994 India Sushmita Sen[44] 18 5'8" New Delhi Femina Miss India Universe
1995 USA Chelsi Smith[45] 21 5'8" Deer Park Miss USA
1996 Venezuela Alicia Machado[46] 19 5'8" Maracay Miss Venezuela
1997 USA Brook Mahealani Lee[47] 26 5'7" Pearl City Miss USA
1998 Trinidad and Tobago Wendy Fitzwilliam[48] 25 6'0" Diego Martin Miss Trinidad and Tobago
1999 Botswana Mpule Kwelagobe[49] 19 5'10" Gaborone Miss Universe Botswana
2000 India Lara Dutta[50] 21 5'8" Bangalore Femina Miss India Universe
2001 Puerto Rico Denise Quiñones[51] 20 5'10" Lares Miss Puerto Rico Universe
2002 Russia Oxana Fedorova[52]


Original winner of Miss Universe 2002, dethroned on September 23, 2002 by Miss Universe Organization[53] 24 5'11" St. Petersburg Miss Russia
Panama Justine Pasek
Replaced winner[53] 22 5'7" Ciudad de Panama Señorita Panamá
2003 Dominican Republic Amelia Vega[54] 18 6'1" Santiago de los Caballeros Miss República Dominicana Universo
2004 Australia Jennifer Hawkins[55] 20 5'11" Newcastle Miss Universe Australia
2005 Canada Natalie Glebova[56] 23 5'11" Toronto Miss Universe Canada
2006 Puerto Rico Zuleyka Rivera[57] 18 5'9" Salinas Miss Puerto Rico Universe
2007 Japan Riyo Mori[58] 20 5'9" Shizuoka Miss Universe Japan
2008 Venezuela Dayana Mendoza[59] 22 5'9½" Caracas Miss Venezuela
2009 Venezuela Stefania Fernandez[60] 18 5'10" Mérida Miss Venezuela
2010 Mexico Ximena Navarrete 22 5'8½" Guadalajara Nuestra Belleza México
2011 Angola Leila Lopes 25 5'10½" Benguela Miss Angola