Website design By BotEap.com1952: Long Beach, Calif. Miss Finland was the first Miss Universe and Miss Hawaii was the first runner-up.

Website design By BotEap.com1953: Long Beach, Calif. Christiane Martell became the first Miss France to win the Miss Universe title.

Website design By BotEap.com1954: Miriam Stevenson became the first American to win the Miss Universe pageant.

Website design By BotEap.com1955: Long Beach, Calif. Miss Sweden was crowned Miss Universe. Miss El Salvador, Maribel Arrietta, was the great favorite. American journalists compared Miss El Salvador to Marilyn Monroe.

Website design By BotEap.com1956: Miss USA, Carol Morris, is crowned Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1957: Long Beach (California). Miss Peru, Gladys Zender Urbina was elected Miss Universe. She was the first Latina woman to win Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1958: Long Beach, California, Marina Luz Zuloaga became the first Colombian woman to win the Miss Universe title. Miss Brazil was the 1st Runner-up.

Website design By BotEap.com1959: Long Beach, Calif. Miss Italy, Maria Grazia Buccella, was the big favorite… but she didn’t qualify for the semifinals. The next day, the Italian newspapers criticized Akiko Kojima. Miss Universe Japan….

Website design By BotEap.com1960: Lynda Bennett, Miss USA and Miss Utah, became the third American to win the Miss Universe title…

Website design By BotEap.com1961: Long Beach, California, Marlene Schmidt became the first German to win the Miss Universe title.

Website design By BotEap.com1962: Miss Argentina, Norma Nolan, wins the title of Miss Universe. Miss Haiti, Evelyn Miot, was the first black woman to be a semifinalist at Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1963: Miss Brazil, Ieda Maria Vargas, wins the title of Miss Universe. She became the first Brazilian to win Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1964: Long Beach, Calif. Corina Tsopie was the first person from Greece to win the Miss Universe pageant.

Website design By BotEap.com1965: Miss Thailand, Aspara Hongsakula, is elected Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1966: Miss Sweden, Margaret Arvidsson, wins the Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1967: Miss USA, Sylvia Hitchcock (20 years old / 1.71 / 91-61-94m) is elected Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1968: Miami Beach, Florida Martha Vasconcelos became the second Brazilian to win the Miss Universe title.

Website design By BotEap.com1969: Miami Beach, Florida. Miss Philippines, Gloria Diaz, became the third Miss Universe from Asia.

Website design By BotEap.com1970: Miami Beach, Florida, Miss Puerto Rico, Marisol Mala, and wins Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1971: Miami Beach, Florida. Miss Lebanon, Georgina Rizk became the fourth Miss Universe from Asia.

Website design By BotEap.com1972: Golden, Puerto Rico. Miss Australia Anne Kery Wells was elected Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1973: Athens, Greece, Miss Philippines, Margarita Moran, is elected Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1974: Under the leadership of Imelda Romualdez Marcos, First Lady of the Philippines, Manila, the capital of the Philippines, hosted Miss Universe. Miss Spain, Amparo Muñoz was elected Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1975: San Salvador (El Salvador). The winner was Anne Pohtamo, Miss Finland. She looks like Grace Kelly, who was an American actress and Princess of Monaco (a small country in Europe). During her reign she went to the United States, Australia, Hong Kong, the Dominican Republic and other Third World countries, she was crowned in El Salvador, hometown of Maribel Arrieta, one of the most beautiful delegates in the chronology of MU. Jackeline Gammarra, Miss Bolivia, was a great favorite in San Salvador, ironically she had been eliminated in the semifinals. Miss Bolivia 1975 was one of the best South American delegates in the history of Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1976: Victory City, Hong Kong, Miss Israel, Rina Messinger, was crowned Miss Universe. For the first time, Miss USA, Barbara Peterson, did not qualify for the semifinals.

Website design By BotEap.com1978: Acapulco, Mexico. Miss South Africa won the title, the favorites were: 1-El Salvador, 2-Peru, 3-United States, 4-South Africa, 5-Israel, 6-Sweden, 7-Wales, 8-Costa Rica. The big surprise was Miss Chile. Marianne Muller was fluent in three languages: English, French and German)… Miss Peru, Olga Roxana Zumaran Burga was a huge favorite in Miss Universe, but she did not speak English. Another eliminated was Miss El Salvador, Iris Yvette Mazorra, one of the best Latin American delegates in Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1979: Perth (Australia). Miss Brazil was a big favorite until the last minute. Miss Venezuela, Maritza Sayalero won the title of Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1981: New York City. Under the leadership of Osmel Sousa, President of the Miss Venezuela Organization, the Venezuelan Irene Sáez was crowned Miss Universe. The final ranking: 1-Venezuela, 2-Canada, 3-Sweden, 4-Brazil, 5-Belgium. After Miss Universe, Miss Brazil, Adriana Alves de Oliveira had worked as a professional model in Paris. In 1984 she went to London, UK, where she was the darling of international journalism and of the best houses. She had a perfect body and European profile… But she only made it among 7 semifinalists. She was the best delegate from Brazil since Magdalena Sbairini, another big favorite in Miss World 1977…

Website design By BotEap.com1982: Lima, Peru. The favorites were: 1-Miss Chile, 2-Miss South Africa, 3-Miss Brazil, 4-Miss Finland 5-Miss Canada 6-Miss Austria 7-Greece 8-Miss Wales 9-Miss Italy 10-Miss Australia. Miss South Africa, Odett Octavia Scrooby (18 years old, 173m, blue eyes and 54k), was born in Skeerpoort. She had been a professional model in Johannesburg, a city in SA. Her hobbies were drawing and painting. Her dream was to become an international supermodel. She didn’t win because her country was the birthplace of Apartheid… However, Miss Canada won the title. Karen Baldwin was studying at the University of Canada, her dream was to become a business woman, her hobbies were water sports and playing tennis, squash and racquetball. Like Gladys Zender, one of the judges, Karen was an athlete. “My idol is Mother Teresa of Calcutta,” she said in an interview with Mario Vargas Llosa (judge). Karen had had the support of Rod Duguay (judge), her compatriot and a famous hockey player…

Website design By BotEap.com1984: Miami, Florida. Miss South Africa, Leticia Snyman, was a big favorite, but she did not win Miss Universe. After 1984, the Miss Universe Company did not accept contestants from South Africa until 1995, when Namibia hosted Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1985: Miami, Florida. The final classification was: 1-PR,2-Spain,3-Zaire,4-Venezuela,5-Uruguay. Miss Zaire, Benita Mureka, was the first black African finalist in Miss Universe. Miss Zaire had her own style and it was very beautiful. Miss Puerto Rico, a very ordinary girl, was elected Miss Universe…very strange result.

Website design By BotEap.com1986: Panama City. Miss Venezuela, Bárbara Palacios Teyde, was elected Miss Universe. Venezuela has had many judges in Miss Universe since 1984: Carolina Herrera (1984 and 1997); Irene Sáez (1983 and 1995); María Consuelo Alonso Bustillo (1993 and 1998); Lupita Ferrer (1986); Barbara Palacios Teyde (1988); and José Luis Rodríguez (1991). Unlike Venezuela, Jamaica has not had a judge in the history of Miss Universe… like Bolivia, Paraguay, Portugal, Austria, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Namibia, Curacao, Albania, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Ireland … .

Website design By BotEap.com1987: City of Singapore. Miss Chile, Cecilia Bolocco was crowned Miss Universe Pageant. She had a sensational interview with the judges. Miss Colombia, Patricia López, did not qualify for the semifinals, she won both titles: Miss South America-Universe and Miss Photogenic. Patricia López became the big favorite to win Miss Universe, but she didn’t speak English very well. Goodbye Colombia.

Website design By BotEap.com1989: Cancun, Mexico. Andrea Stelzer was Miss South Africa 1985, but when she arrived at the Miami airport Immigration refused her entry to Miami Reasons: Radical protests by US anti-apartheid activists Like many South Africans, she became a German citizen. In 1989 she won the title of Miss Germany. She went to Cancun and was a semifinalist in Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1990: Venezuela was the dominant force in the Miss Universe pageant in the 1990s.

Website design By BotEap.com1991: Las Vegas, United States. Lupita Jones became the first Mexican to win the Miss Universe title.

Website design By BotEap.com1992: Bangkok, Thailand. Miss Namibia, Michelle MacLean, was elected Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1993: Mexico City. María Consuelo Alonso, international judge, did not support Miss Venezuela, Milka Chulina during the Miss Universe contest. In Caracas there was much criticism of María Consuelo, she was born in Cuba.

Website design By BotEap.com1994: Manila, Philippines. The final ranking was: 1-Miss India, 2-Miss Colombia, 3-Miss Venezuela. Many people think that Colombia never won Miss Universe… mainly because of drug trafficking. Colombia has had spectacular girls like Aura María Mojica and Paloma Turbay Ayala…

Website design By BotEap.com1995: Windhoek, Namibia (Africa). Miss USA and Miss Texas, Chelsy Smith, was elected Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com1996: Las Vegas, Nevada. Miss Venezuela, Alicia Machado, won the Miss Universe pageant, she was always controversial and charismatic…

Website design By BotEap.com1998: Honolulu, Hawaii Wendy Fitzwilliam became the second Afro-Trinidadian to win the Miss Universe title.

Website design By BotEap.com1999: Trinidad-Tobago. Miss Botswana, Mpule Kwelagobe, became Miss Universe. Since 1999 she has been an activist against AIDS in the Third World.

Website design By BotEap.com2000: Nicosia, Cyprus, birthplace of Aphrodite, Miss India, Lara Dutta, is crowned Miss Universe. Miss France, Sonia Rolland, who speaks French, English and Spanish, was another biracial beauty. She has a Rwandan mother and a French father. Sonia was a girl who lived at the time of the Rwandan War.

Website design By BotEap.com2001: Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Miss Puerto Rico, Denise Quiñones was crowned Miss Universe. She became the first person to win the Miss Universe pageant in her country…

Website design By BotEap.com2002: San Juan de Puerto Rico. Miss Russia, Oxana Federova was crowned Miss Universe. The People’s Republic of China made their Miss Universe debut. Oxana Federova was dethroned by the Miss Universe Organization. In New York City, Miss Panama, Justine Paseak, was elected Miss Universe. She was 1st Runner Up.

Website design By BotEap.com2003: Panama City, Miss Dominican Republic, Amelia Vega, won the Miss Universe pageant.

Website design By BotEap.com2004: Quito, Ecuador. Miss Australia Jennifer Hawkins was elected Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com2005: Bangkok, Thailand. Miss Canada, Natalia Glebova, was crowned Miss Universe.

Website design By BotEap.com2006: Los Angeles, California. Miss Puerto Rico, Zuleyka Rivera, was crowned Miss Universe Pageant… Did you know that… Puerto Rico has had several judges in the history of Miss Universe: Mapy Cortés (actress/1972); Marisol Malaret (former Miss Universe: 1977 and 2002), Deborah Carthy-Deu (former Miss Universe: 1987 and 2003); Dayanara Torres (2001), Marc Anthony (2001); and Maria Celeste Arraras (journalist/2003 and 2006). However, Chile has only had two judges: Cecilia Bolocco (1996) and Christian de la Fuente (20001).

Website design By BotEap.com2007: Welcome to Mexico… Miss Universe 2007