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Countries With the Most Miss Universe Winners


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  • The Miss Universe competition was launched in 1952 to celebrate and empower women.
  • The US has the highest number of competition wins at nine.
  • Fátima Bosch won the 74th annual Miss Universe in November 2025, marking Mexico’s fourth victory.

Miss Mexico has won the 74th annual Miss Universe pageant. Fátima Bosch, 25, took the crown after competing against 120 women from around the globe.

The Miss Universe competition has been a global event since 1952 and aims to “empower and inspire women to shape a better world,” according to its website.

Many countries, of course, vie for the crown, but certain ones have produced more winners than others throughout the competition’s history.

Here are the countries with the most Miss Universe wins.

The United States: 9


R’Bonney Gabriel of the United States won in 2022.

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1954: Miriam Stevenson

1956: Carol Morris

1960: Linda Bement

1967: Sylvia Louise Hitchcock

1980: Shawn Weatherly

1995: Chelsi Smith

1997: Brook Lee

2012: Olivia Culpo

2022: R’Bonney Gabriel

Venezuela: 7


Dayana Mendoza winning Miss Universe 2008

Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela won Miss Universe in 2008.

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1979: Maritza Sayalero

1981: Irene Sáez

1986: Bárbara Palacios

1996: Alicia Machado

2008: Dayana Mendoza

2009: Stefanía Fernández

2013: Gabriela Isler

Puerto Rico: 5


Miss Puerto Rico Dayanara Torres after winning Miss Universe 1993

Rico Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico won Miss Universe in 1993.

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1970: Marisol Malaret

1985: Deborah Carthy-Deu

1993: Dayanara Torres

2001: Denise M. Quiñones

2006: Zuleyka Rivera

Mexico: 4


Fatima Bosch Fernández of Mexico won Miss Universe 2025.

Fátima Bosch of Mexico won Miss Universe in 2025.

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1991: Lupita Jones 

2010: Ximena Navarrete

2020: Andrea Meza

2025: Fátima Bosch

The Philippines: 4


Miss Philippines 2015 Pia Wurtzbach wins the title

Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines won Miss Universe in 2015.

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1969: Gloria Diaz

1973: Margarita Moran

2015: Pia Wurtzbach

2018: Catriona Gray

Sweden: 3


Miss Universe 1984 Sweden's Yvonne Ryding

Miss Universe 1984, Sweden’s Yvonne Ryding.

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1955: Hillevi Rombin

1966: Margareta Arvidsson

1984: Yvonne Ryding

South Africa: 3


Miss Universe South Africa

Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa won Miss Universe in 2019.

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1978: Margaret Gardiner 

2017: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

2019: Zozibini Tunzi

India: 3


Miss India at Miss Universe 2021

Harnaaz Sandhu of India won Miss Universe in 2021.

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1994: Sushmita Sen

2000: Lara Dutta

2021: Harnaaz Sandhu





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