This Saturday the seventy-second edition of the international beauty pageant “Miss Universe” took place.in which Nicaragua received recognition for the first time after the debut of communicator Sheynnis Palacios. At the national level, model and presenter Camila Avella was the Colombian delegate responsible for representing the country and competing against more than 80 other candidates to take the nation’s crown. Although he didn’t win, Avella was one of the five favorites of the night.
In this version of the competition, the regulations have been changed and married mothers can also take part in the competition, as in previous competitions the candidates had to be single and never have been pregnant. In fact, people who have changed their gender and made the transition from male to female can now also take part in the competition.
Which country has the most Miss Universe queens?
Until now, The United States is considered the country with the highest number of Miss Universe winners, having won the title nine times.. Next up are Venezuela, Puerto Rico and the Philippines, who have won the crown seven, five and four times respectively.
This is followed by India, Mexico, South Africa and Sweden, who have crowned three Miss Universe. Finally, there are France, Colombia, Japan and Canada, countries that have won the title twice. In 1958, Luz Marina Zuluaga became the first compatriot to receive this title, and 56 years later Paulina Vega Dieppa from Barranquilla She would become the second Colombian to take the crown.
Who were the winners of Miss Universe?
This year, Miss Nicaragua, Sheynnis Palacios, became the youngest winner of the beauty pageant and the first woman from that country to receive the crown. The 23-year-old has a degree in communications and received the highest number of points from the qualification jury. These are the 72 queens who have received the title of Miss Universe since the beauty pageant’s inception in 1952:
- 1952 Armi Helena Kuusela Kovo – Finland
- 1953 Christiane Magnani – France
- 1954 Miriam Jacqueline Stevenson – United States
- 1955 Hillevi Rombin – Sweden
- 1956 Carol Ann Laverne Morris – United States
- 1957 Gladys Rosa Zender Urbina – Peru
- 1958 Luz Marina Zuluaga Zuluaga – Colombia
- 1959 Akiko Kojima – Japan
- 1960 Linda Jeanne Bement – United States
- 1961 Marlene Schmidt – East Germany
- 1962 Norma Beatriz Nolan – Argentina
- 1963 Iêda Maria Britto – Brazil
- 1964 Kiriaki “Corinna” Tsopei – Greece
- 1965 Apasra Hongsakula – Thailand
- 1966 Margareta Ingrid Arvidsson – Sweden
- 1967 Sylvia Louise Hitchcock – United States
- 1968 Marta Maria Cordeiro Vasconcellos – Brazil
- 1969 Gloria Maria Aspillera Diaz – Philippines
- 1970 Marisol Malaret Contreras – Puerto Rico
- 1971 Georgina Rizk – Lebanon
- 1972 Kerry Ann Wells – Australia
- 1973 Maria Margarita Roxas Moran – Philippines
- 1974 Amparo Muñoz Quesada – Spain
- 1975 Anne Marie Pohtamo – Finland
- 1976 Rina Messinger – Israel
- 1977 Janelle Penelope Commissiong – Trinidad and Tobago
- 1978 Margaret Gardiner – South Africa
- 1979 Maritza Sayalero Fernández – Venezuela
- 1980 Shawn Nichols Weatherly – United States
- 1981 Irene Lailín Sáez – Venezuela
- 1982 Karen Dianne Baldwin – Canada
- 1983 Lorraine Elizabeth Downes – New Zealand
- 1984 Yvonne Agneta Ryding – Sweden
- 1985 Deborah Fatima Carthy – Puerto Rico
- 1986 Bárbara Pérez Hernández (Palacios Teyde) – Venezuela
- 1987 Cecilia Carolina Bolocco – Chile
- 1988 Porn Tip “Bui” Nakhirunkanok – Thailand
- 1989 Angela Visser – Netherlands
- 1990 Mona Grudt – Norway
- 1991 María Guadalupe “Lupita” Jones – Mexico
- 1992 Michelle McLean – Namibia
- 1993 Dayanara Yari Torres – Puerto Rico
- 1994 Sushmita Sen – India
- 1995 Chelsi Mariam-Pearl Smith – United States
- 1996 Yoseph Alicia Machado – Venezuela
- 1997 Brook Antoinette Mahealani – United States
- 1998 Wendy Rachelle Fitzwilliam – Trinidad and Tobago
- 1999 Makalipula “Mpule” Keneilwe – Botswana
- 2000 Lara Dutta – India
- 2001 Denise Marie Quiñones – Puerto Rico
- 2002 Oksana Gennadyevna Fyodorova – Russia
- 2003 Amelia Patricia Vega – Dominican Republic
- 2004 Jennifer Louise Hawkins – Australia
- 2005 Natalya (Natalie) Vladimirovna – Canada
- 2006 Zuleyka Jerris Rivera – Puerto Rico
- 2007 Riyo Mori – Japan
- 2008 Dayana Sabrina Mendoza – Venezuela
- 2009 Stefanía Fernández – Venezuela
- 2010 Ximena Navarrete – Mexico
- 2011 Leila Luliana da Costa Vieira – Angola
- 2012 Olivia Frances Culpo – United States
- 2013 María Gabriela de Jesús Isler – Venezuela
- 2014 Paulina Vega – Colombia
- 2015 Pia Angela Alonzo – Philippines
- 2016 Iris Laurence Mittenaere – France
- 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters – South Africa
- 2018 Catriona Magnayon Gray – Philippines
- 2019 Zozibini Tunzi – South Africa
- 2020 Alma Andrea Meza – Mexico
- 2021 Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu – India
- 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel – United States
- 2023 Sheynnis Palacios – Nicaragua
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