The following is a list of Miss Universe titleholders from the competition's inaugural edition in 1952 to present.
Country or territory | Titles | Year(s) |
---|---|---|
United States | 9 | 1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1980, 1995, 1997, 2012, 2022 |
Venezuela | 7 | 1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2013 |
Puerto Rico | 5 | 1970, 1985, 1993, 2001, 2006 |
Philippines | 4 | 1969, 1973, 2015, 2018 |
India | 3 | 1994, 2000, 2021 |
Mexico | 1991, 2010, 2020 | |
South Africa | 1978, 2017, 2019 | |
Sweden | 1955, 1966, 1984 | |
France | 2 | 1953, 2016 |
Colombia | 1958, 2014 | |
Japan | 1959, 2007 | |
Canada | 1982, 2005 | |
Australia | 1972, 2004 | |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1977, 1998 | |
Thailand | 1965, 1988 | |
Finland | 1952, 1975 | |
Brazil | 1963, 1968 | |
Denmark | 1 | 2024 |
Nicaragua | 2023 | |
Angola | 2011 | |
Dominican Republic | 2003 | |
Panama | 2002 | |
Botswana | 1999 | |
Namibia | 1992 | |
Norway | 1990 | |
Netherlands | 1989 | |
Chile | 1987 | |
New Zealand | 1983 | |
Israel | 1976 | |
Spain | 1974 | |
Lebanon | 1971 | |
Greece | 1964 | |
Argentina | 1962 | |
Germany | 1961 | |
Peru | 1957 |
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