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The United States, Venezuela and Puerto Rico are among the countries that have won the most crowns in Miss Universe© GettyImages

Miss Universe: The countries that have won the most crowns

Did you know that The U.S. Venezuela and Puerto Rico are among the countries that have won the most crowns in Miss Universe?


MAY 14, 2021 5:09 PM EDT

The 69th edition of Miss Universe is getting closer and closer and we can’t wait to watch it! We want to witness 74 beautiful women from different countries compete to win the most famous beauty crown in the world. This year’s winner will become the successor to the South African beauty queen, Zozibini Tunzi.

If you don’t want to miss it, Miss Universe will take place next Sunday, May 16 at 8pm ET / 7C at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida and you can watch it on Telemundo. Now, as we wait for the big day to arrive, it might be a good idea to get to know the contestants, and some interesting facts about the competition, such as which countries have won the most crowns in this iconic pageant that’s been around since 1952.

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United States of America

The U.S. has the title of being the country with the highest number of crowns, with a total of eight. The winners of the pageant were:

  • Miriam Jacqueline Stevenson (1954)
  • Carol Ann Laverne Morris (1956)
  • Linda Jeanne Bement (1960)
  • Sylvia Louise Hitchcock (1967)
  • Shawn Nichols Weatherly (1980)
  • Chelsi Mariam-Pearl Smith (1995)
  • Brook Antoniette Mahealani Lee (1997)
  • Olivia Frances Culpo (2012)

In this photo Brook Antoniette Mahealani Lee, the Miss Universe winner in 1997 is standing with the other two finalists, Miss Venezuela and Miss Trinidad and Tobago

Olivia Culpo Miss Universe© GettyImages

The last crown the U.S. won was 9 years ago

The last time the United States took the Miss Universe crown was in 2012, when Olivia Culpo was named the most beautiful in the world.

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Venezuela has won 7 crowns

Venezuela has won seven crowns, making it the second country with the most Miss Universe titles. In addition, Venezuela has a Guinness Record, because in 2009, Stefanía Fernández Krupij became the first and only queen to be crowned by a compatriot, that is, it was a successive triumph. Here are the names of the Venezuelan queens:

  • Maritza Salayero Fernández (1979)
  • Irene Lailín Sáez Conde (1981)
  • Bárbara Pérez Hernández (1986)
  • Yoseph Alicia Machado (1996)
  • Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada (2008)
  • Stefanía Fernández Krupij (2009)
  • María Gabriela de Jesús Isler (2013)
Gabriela Isler© GettyImages

Venezuela has been seeking another crown since 2013

In 2013, María Gabriela de Jesús Isler was crowned Miss Universe and her reign was the second longest reign of all time, after Zozibini Tunzi Miss Universe 2019.

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Puerto Rico has won 5 crowns

Puerto Rico is the third on the list with a total of five winners. In the image, Dayanara Torres can be seen being crowned in 1993. Here is a list of the beauties that have represented the ‘Isla del Encanto’ with pride:

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Puerto Rico in search of their 6th crown

The last time Puerto Rico won a crown was in 2006 with the beautiful Zuleyka Rivera. 15 years later, Puerto Ricans are looking for their sixth title.

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Philippines with four crowns

After Puerto Rico, the Philippines has won four crowns. Thanks to these beauty queens:

  • Gloria Maria Aspillera Diaz (1969)
  • Maria Margarita Roxas Moran (1973)
  • Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (2015)
  • Catriona Eliza Magnayon Gray (2018)
Yvonne Agneta Ryding , Miss Universo© GettyImages

Sweden with three crowns

Sweden has also distinguished itself by being one of the countries that has repeated winners on this competition.

The European country has so far three crowns thanks:

  • Hillevi Rombin (1955)
  • Margareta Ingrid Arvidsson (1966)
  • Yvonne Agneta Ryding (1984), who appears in the image.
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South Africa with three crowns

The African country has won three Miss Universe crowns.

  • Margaret Gardiner (1978)
  • Demi- Leigh Nel-Peters (2017)
  • Zozibini Tunzi (2019)
Ximena Navarrete© GettyImages

Other countries that have won crowns

India, Mexico, Colombia, France, Japan, Canada, Finland, are among other countries have two Miss Universe crowns.