Armi Helena Kuusela-Williams is a Finnish-American former beauty queen and philanthropist, best known for being the first-ever Miss Universe. In 1952, she gained national recognition by winning the Finnish beauty contest, Suomen Neito, which qualified her to represent Finland in the inaugural Miss Universe pageant held in Long Beach, California. Following her historic win, Kuusela dedicated her life to philanthropy, business, and cultural ambassadorship. Throughout the years, she became actively involved in numerous charitable organizations and was honored for her contributions to various causes.
Susie Castillo is an American actress, TV host, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2003. She competed in the Miss Teen USA and Miss Universe pageants. She pursued a career in the media, making various television appearances and hosting shows such as MTV's Total Request Live as a VJ. She is known for portraying Principal Ramirez in the Nickelodeon live-action television series The Really Loud House (2022–present).
Shandi Ren Finnessey is an American actress, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder. She is best known for winning the Miss USA title, as Miss Missouri USA. She previously held the title of Miss Missouri 2002 and competed in Miss America, where she won a preliminary award. She placed as first runner-up at the Miss Universe 2004 competition.
Natalie Glebova is a Canadian beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2005. She had previously been crowned Miss Universe Canada 2005.
Martina Aitolehti is a Finnish actress, tv host, model, singer and beauty pageant titleholder.
The Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria – often abbreviated as MBGN – is a pageant organised by Silverbird Group with the main purpose of sending representatives to international competitions. Originally known as Miss Universe Nigeria, it was renamed Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria after news publishers Daily Times lost their license to send delegates from rival contest Miss Nigeria to Miss World. Since 2005, the pageant has produced multiple representatives, but the MBGN World recipient is considered the overall winner. Miss Universe Nigeria was reestablished in 2023, breaking away from MBGN and operating as an entirely different pageant.
Miss Universe 2003 was the 52nd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Figali Convention Center in Panama City, Panama on 3 June 2003.
Miss Universe 2001 was the 50th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, held at the Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico on May 11, 2001. The contest was won by Denise Quiñones of Puerto Rico who was crowned by Lara Dutta of India. This was Puerto Rico's fourth win in the history of the pageant.
Joyce Marie Giraud Mojica, also known as Joyce Giraud de Ohoven, is a Puerto Rican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder. In 1994, she competed at Miss World 1994 but failed to place in the semifinals. In 1998, Giraud was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 1998 and represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 1998 where she finished as 2nd Runner-Up. She has since appeared in acting roles in television and film, and beginning in 2013 was a housewife on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for its fourth season.
Janine Marie Raymundo Tugonon is a Filipino actress, TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2012. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2012 pageant, winning 1st runner up.
Miss World 2013 was the 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Bali International Convention Center in Bali, South Kuta, Indonesia, on 28 September 2013.
Natalie Korneitsik is an Estonian journalist, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Estonia 2012 and represented Estonia at Miss Universe. She now resides in Mexico and has been the first Estonian ever on the Mexican television.
Janet Kerdikoshvili is a Georgian model, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Georgia 2011 and competed at the Miss World 2011 pageant, and was later designated to represent Georgia at Miss Universe 2013, before withdrawing due to unexpected health problems. In 2015, the Miss Georgia Organization appointed her to compete at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant.
Luna Isabella Voce is a Dutch-Italian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universo Italia 2013 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2013 but unplaced.
Jakelyne de Oliveira Silva is a Brazilian dancer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brazil 2013 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia. In September 2020 she joined the cast of the reality show A Fazenda.
Eesti tippmodell, season 2 was the second installment of the Estonian adaptation of Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model. The judging panel for the season consisted of Urmas Väljaots, Thomas Volkmann, and the host of the competition, Liisi Eesmaa. The season aired from October 2013 to January 2014.
Diana Arno is an Estonian fashion designer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Tallinn 2009 and 2010 and Miss Estonia 2009 and 2010, and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant.
Tegan Jade Martin is an Australian model, hairdresser and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Australia on 6 June 2014 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant.
Phạm Thị Hương is a Vietnamese model, college lecturer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 on October 3, 2015, at Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang City, Vietnam. She represented Vietnam at Miss Universe 2015 but unplaced.
Jasmin Selberg is a German beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International 2022.
