List of Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization.

The contest was founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf and Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996.

In 1998, Miss Universe changed its name from Miss Universe, Inc. to Miss Universe Organization and the headquarters moved from Long Beach California, to New York City that year. Donald Trump brought in a new team of professionals to the contest headed by its new CEO, Molly Miles, and president Maureen Reidy. Miles coined the slogan "Redefined for Today" for promotion of the pageants. That year, the new Miss Universe logo was born: The Woman with the Stars, which is still used today.

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