The pageant title ‘Miss Universe’ was introduced in the year 1952. This annual international pageant contest today is run by Miss Universe organization based in the USA. The first Miss Universe contest was held on June 28, 1952. In 1952, Armi Kuusela of Finland became the first Miss Universe title winner. She was then 17 years old and was crowned by actress Piper Laurie. The first Miss Universe competition was held in California at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium.
For the first Miss Universe competition, there were only 30 contestants. The first Miss Universe contest was really a marketing stunt by Pacific Knitting Mills, a clothing company based in California. The idea was to start a pageantry contest of their own, after Yolanda Betbeze, the then Miss America title winner refused to pose for company’s swimwear. Today contestants more than 150 countries around the world compete for the Miss Universe title. Scroll down and below you will find the tabulated list of all Miss Universe contestant winners starting from Armi Kuusela.
Miss Universe 2019 Winner, Date and Time
The 2019 Miss Universe winner is not announced as the competition is yet to be held. December 19, Thursday is the date on which the 2019 Miss Universe competition will be held. The competition would be held in Seoul, South Korea.
List of All Miss Universe Title Winners
It’s already mentioned the first Miss Universe winner was Armi Kuusela. The current Miss Universe is Catriona Gray. The Miss Universe 2019 contest will be held on December 19, 2019, in Seoul, South Korea. Now scroll down for the list of all Miss Universe winners including the current winner and past winners over the years.
| Year | Winner | Territory/ Country | Crowned date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Armi Kuusela | Finland | June 28, 1952 |
| 1953 | Christiane Martel | July 17, 1953 | |
| 1954 | Miriam Stevenson | United States | July 24, 1954 |
| 1955 | Hillevi Rombin | Sweden | July 22, 1955 |
| 1956 | Carol Morris | United States | July 20, 1956 |
| 1957 | Gladys Zender | Peru | July 19, 1957 |
| 1958 | Luz Marina Zuluaga | Colombia | July 26, 1958 |
| 1959 | Akiko Kojima | Japan | July 24, 1959 |
| 1960 | Linda Bement | United States | July 9, 1960 |
| 1961 | Marlene Schmidt | July 15, 1961 | |
| 1962 | Norma Nolan | Argentina | July 14, 1962 |
| 1963 | Iêda Maria Vargas | Brazil | July 20, 1963 |
| 1964 | Corinna Tsopei | Greece | August 1, 1964 |
| 1965 | Apasra Hongsakula | Thailand | July 24, 1965 |
| 1966 | Margareta Arvidsson | Sweden | July 16, 1966 |
| 1967 | Sylvia Hitchcock | United States | July 15, 1967 |
| 1968 | Martha Vasconcellos | Brazil | July 13, 1968 |
| 1969 | Gloria Diaz | Philippines | July 19, 1969 |
| 1970 | Marisol Malaret | Puerto Rico | July 11, 1970 |
| 1971 | Georgina Rizk | Lebanon | July 24, 1971 |
| 1972 | Kerry Anne Wells | Australia | July 29, 1972 |
| 1973 | Margarita Moran | Philipines | July 21, 1973 |
| 1974 | Amparo Muñoz | Spain | July 19, 1974 |
| 1975 | Anne Marie Pohtamo | Finland | July 19, 1975 |
| 1976 | Rina Messinger | Israel | July 11, 1976 |
| 1977 | Janelle Commissiong | Trinidad & Tobago | July 16, 1977 |
| 1978 | Margaret Gardiner | South Africa | July 24, 1978 |
| 1979 | Maritza Sayalero | Venezuela | July 20, 1979 |
| 1980 | Shawn Weatherly | United States | July 8, 1980 |
| 1981 | Irene Sáez | Venezuela | July 20, 1981 |
| 1982 | Karen Dianne Baldwin | Canada | July 26, 1982 |
| 1983 | Lorraine Downes | New Zealand | July 11, 1983 |
| 1984 | Yvonne Ryding | Sweden | July 9, 1984 |
| 1985 | Deborah Carthy-Deu | Puerto Rico | July 15, 1985 |
| 1986 | Bárbara Palacios | Venezuela | July 21, 1986 |
| 1987 | Cecilia Bolocco | Chile | May 27, 1987 |
| 1988 | Porntip Nakhirunkanok | Thailand | May 24, 1988 |
| 1989 | Angela Visser | Netherlands | May 23, 1989 |
| 1990 | Mona Grudt | Norway | April 15, 1990 |
| 1991 | Lupita Jones | Mexico | May 17, 1991 |
| 1992 | Michelle McLean | Namibia | May 8, 1992 |
| 1993 | Dayanara Torres | Puerto Rico | May 21, 1993 |
| 1994 | Sushmita Sen | India | May 21, 1994 |
| 1995 | Chelsi Smith | United States | May 12, 1995 |
| 1996 | Alicia Machado | Venezuela | May 17, 1996 |
| 1997 | Brook Lee | United States | May 16, 1997 |
| 1998 | Wendy Fitzwilliam | Trinidad and Tobago | May 12, 1998 |
| 1999 | Mpule Kwelagobe | Botswana | May 26, 1999 |
| 2000 | Lara Dutta | India | May 12, 2000 |
| 2001 | Denise Quiñones | Puerto Rico | May 11, 2001 |
| 2002 | Justine Pasek | Panama | May 29, 2002 |
| 2002 | Oxana Fedorova | Russia | September 24, 2002 |
| 2003 | Amelia Vega | Dominican Republic | June 3, 2003 |
| 2004 | Jennifer Hawkins | Australia | June 1, 2004 |
| 2005 | Natalie Glebova | Canada | May 31, 2005 |
| 2006 | Zuleyka Rivera | Puerto Rico | July 23, 2006 |
| 2007 | Riyo Mori | Japan | May 28, 2007 |
| 2008 | Dayana Mendoza | Venezuela | July 14, 2008 |
| 2009 | Stefanía Fernández | Venezuela | August 23, 2009 |
| 2010 | Ximena Navarrete | Mexico | August 23, 2010 |
| 2011 | Leila Lopes | Angola | September 12, 2011 |
| 2012 | Olivia Culpo | United States | December 19, 2012 |
| 2013 | Gabriela Isler | Venezuela | November 9, 2013 |
| 2014 | Paulina Vega | Colombia | January 25, 2015 |
| 2015 | Pia Wurtzbach | Philippines | December 20, 2015 |
| 2016 | Iris Mittenaere | January 30, 2017 | |
| 2017 | Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters | South Africa | November 26, 2017 |
| 2018 | Catriona Gray | Philippines | December 17, 2018 |
1952 Miss Universe Winner: Armi Kuusela
Ami Kusela represented Finland in the first Miss Universe contest. She was 17 years then. Her home town was Muhos. She was crowned on June 28, 1952.
1953 Miss Universe title Winner: Christiane Martel
Christiane Martel was crowned on July 17, 1953. She represented for the Miss Universe competition. She was 21 when she became Miss Universe.
1954 Miss Universe Winner: Miriam Stevenson
1954 Miss Universe title winner, Miriam Stevenson is from the USA. Miriam was 21 when she was crowned. Her home town is Winnsboro.
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