Saturday, January 26, 2013

Miss Universe Past Winners

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The contest was founded in 1952 byCalifornia clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf+Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996.[4][5] The pageant is broadcast on NBC, simulcast in Spanish on Telemundo and (starting 2013) webcast on Xbox Live.Alongside its rivalMiss World and Miss Earth, this pageant is the most publicised and most awaited beauty contest in the world.

In 1998, Miss Universe changed its name from Miss Universe, Inc. to Miss Universe Organization and the headquarters moved from Los Angeles, California, to New York City that year. Donald Trump brought in a new team of professionals to the contest headed by its new CEO, Molly Miles, and president Maureen Reidy. The contest would use the slogan "Redefined for Today" for promotion of the pageants.

In 1998, the logo of Miss Universe – "the woman with stars" – was born, representing the beauty and responsibility of women around the Universe.

Past Titleholders Miss Universe List

Year Country Winner Age Height Hometown
1952 Finland Armi Kuusela
Miss Universe 1952
17 5'5" Muhos
1953 France Christiane Martel
Miss Universe 1953
18 5'6" Créteil
1954 USA Miriam Stevenson
Miss Universe 1954
21 5'6" Winnsboro
1955 Sweden Hillevi Rombin
Miss Universe 1955
21 5'7" Alfta
1956 USA Carol Morris
Miss Universe 1956
20 5'7" Ottumwa
1957 Peru Gladys Zender
Miss Universe 1957
18 5'7" Lima
1958 Colombia Luz Marina Zuluaga
Miss Universe 1958
19 5'4" Manizales
1959 Japan Akiko Kojima
Miss Universe 1959
22 5'6" Tokyo
1960 USA Linda Bement
 Miss Universe 1960
18 5'6" Salt Lake City
1961 Germany Marlene Schmidt
 Miss Universe 1961
24 5'8" Stuttgart
1962 Argentina Norma Beatriz Nolan
 Miss Universe 1962
24 5'5" Buenos Aires
1963 Brazil Ieda Maria Vargas
 Miss Universe 1963
18 5'6" Porto Alegre
1964 Greece Corinna Tsopei
 Miss Universe 1964
20 5'8" Athens
1965 Thailand Apasra Hongsakula
 Miss Universe 1965
18 5'4" Bangkok
1966 Sweden Margareta Arvidsson
 Miss Universe 1966
18 5'8" Gothenburg
1967 USA Sylvia Hitchcock
 Miss Universe 1967
20 5'7" Miami
1968 Brazil Martha Vasconcellos
 Miss Universe 1968
20 5'8" Salvador
1969 Philippines Gloria Diaz
 Miss Universe 1969
22 5'5" Ternate
1970 Puerto Rico Marisol Malaret
 Miss Universe 1970
20 5'8" San Juan
1971 Lebanon Georgina Rizk
 Miss Universe 1971
18 5'7" Beirut
1972 Australia Kerry Anne Wells
 Miss Universe 1972
20 5'10" Perth
1973 Philippines Margarita Moran
 Miss Universe 1973
19 5'6" Manila
1974 Spain Amparo Muñoz Quesada
 Miss Universe 1974
20 5'8" Malaga
1975 Finland Anne Marie Pohtamo
 Miss Universe 1975
19 5'9" Helsinki
1976 Israel Rina Messinger
 Miss Universe 1976
20 5'7½" Kiryat Tiv'on
1977 Trinidad and Tobago Janelle Commissiong
 Miss Universe 1977
24 5'5" Port of Spain
1978 South Africa Margaret Gardiner
 Miss Universe 1978
18 5'10¼ Cape Town
1979 Venezuela Maritza Sayalero
 Miss Universe 1979
18 5'8" Caracas
1980 USA Shawn Weatherly
 Miss Universe 1980
20 5'8" Sumter
1981 Venezuela Irene Sáez
 Miss Universe 1981
19 5'10" Caracas
1982 Canada Karen Dianne Baldwin
 Miss Universe 1982
18 5'10" Toronto
1983 New Zealand Lorraine Downes
 Miss Universe 1983
19 5'8½" Auckland
1984 Sweden Yvonne Ryding
 Miss Universe 1984
21 5'7" Eskilstuna
1985 Puerto Rico Deborah Carthy Deu
 Miss Universe 1985
19 5'8" San Juan
1986 Venezuela Bárbara Palacios Teyde
 Miss Universe 1986
22 5'8" Caracas
1987 Chile Cecilia Bolocco
 Miss Universe 1987
22 5'8" Santiago
1988 Thailand Porntip Nakhirunkanok
 Miss Universe 1988
20 5'8" Bangkok
1989 Netherlands Angela Visser
 Miss Universe 1989
22 5'9" Rotterdam
1990 Norway Mona Grudt
 Miss Universe 1990
19 5'6" Hell
1991 Mexico Lupita Jones
 Miss Universe 1991
23 5'8" Mexicali
1992 Namibia Michelle McLean
 Miss Universe 1992
19 6'0" Windhoek
1993 Puerto Rico Dayanara Torres
 Miss Universe 1993
18 5'8" Toa Alta
1994 India Sushmita Sen
 Miss Universe 1994
18 5'9" New Delhi
1995 USA Chelsi Smith
 Miss Universe 1995
21 5'8" Deer Park
1996 Venezuela Alicia Machado
 Miss Universe 1996
19 5'8" Maracay
1997 USA Brook Mahealani Lee
 Miss Universe 1997
26 5'7" Pearl City
1998 Trinidad and Tobago Wendy Fitzwilliam
 Miss Universe 1998
25 6'0" Diego Martin
1999 Botswana Mpule Kwelagobe
 Miss Universe 1999
19 5'10" Gaborone
2000 India Lara Dutta
 Miss Universe 2000
21 5'8" Bangalore
2001 Puerto Rico Denise Quiñones
 Miss Universe 2001
20 5'10" Lares
2002 Russia Oxana Fedorova
 Miss Universe 2002
25 5'10" Pskov
2002 Panama Justine Pasek
 Miss Universe 2002
22 5'7" Panama City
2003 Dominican Republic Amelia Vega
 Miss Universe 2003
18 6'1" Santiago de los Caballeros
2004 Australia Jennifer Hawkins
 Miss Universe 2004
20 5'11" Newcastle
2005 Canada Natalie Glebova
 Miss Universe 2005
23 5'11" Toronto
2006 Puerto Rico Zuleyka Rivera
Miss Universe 2006
18 5'9" Salinas
2007 Japan Riyo Mori
Miss Universe 2007
20 5'9" Shizuoka
2008 Venezuela Dayana Mendoza
 Miss Universe 2008
22 5'9½" Caracas
2009 Venezuela Stefania Fernandez
 Miss Universe 2009
18 5'10" Mérida
2010 Mexico Ximena Navarrete
 Miss Universe 2010
22 5'8½" Guadalajara
2011 Angola Leila Lopes
 Miss Universe 2011
25 5'10½" Benguela
2012 USA Olivia Culpo
 Miss Universe 2012
20 5'5½" Cranston
2013 Venezuela Gabriela Isler
 Miss Universe 2013
25 5'10 1/2" Valencia
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