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    Countries With the Most Miss Universe Winners

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    • The Miss Universe competition was launched in 1952 to celebrate and empower women.
    • The US has the highest number of competition wins at nine.
    • Fátima Bosch won the 74th annual Miss Universe in November 2025, marking Mexico’s fourth victory.

    Miss Mexico has won the 74th annual Miss Universe pageant. Fátima Bosch, 25, took the crown after competing against 120 women from around the globe.

    The Miss Universe competition has been a global event since 1952 and aims to “empower and inspire women to shape a better world,” according to its website.

    Many countries, of course, vie for the crown, but certain ones have produced more winners than others throughout the competition’s history.

    Here are the countries with the most Miss Universe wins.

    The United States: 9


    R'Bonney Gabriel Miss Universe

    R’Bonney Gabriel of the United States won in 2022.

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    1954: Miriam Stevenson

    1956: Carol Morris

    1960: Linda Bement

    1967: Sylvia Louise Hitchcock

    1980: Shawn Weatherly

    1995: Chelsi Smith

    1997: Brook Lee

    2012: Olivia Culpo

    2022: R’Bonney Gabriel

    Venezuela: 7


    Dayana Mendoza winning Miss Universe 2008

    Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela won Miss Universe in 2008.

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    1979: Maritza Sayalero

    1981: Irene Sáez

    1986: Bárbara Palacios

    1996: Alicia Machado

    2008: Dayana Mendoza

    2009: Stefanía Fernández

    2013: Gabriela Isler

    Puerto Rico: 5


    Miss Puerto Rico Dayanara Torres after winning Miss Universe 1993

    Rico Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico won Miss Universe in 1993.

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    1970: Marisol Malaret

    1985: Deborah Carthy-Deu

    1993: Dayanara Torres

    2001: Denise M. Quiñones

    2006: Zuleyka Rivera

    Mexico: 4


    Fatima Bosch Fernández of Mexico won Miss Universe 2025.

    Fátima Bosch of Mexico won Miss Universe in 2025.

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    1991: Lupita Jones 

    2010: Ximena Navarrete

    2020: Andrea Meza

    2025: Fátima Bosch

    The Philippines: 4


    Miss Philippines 2015 Pia Wurtzbach wins the title

    Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines won Miss Universe in 2015.

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    1969: Gloria Diaz

    1973: Margarita Moran

    2015: Pia Wurtzbach

    2018: Catriona Gray

    Sweden: 3


    Miss Universe 1984 Sweden's Yvonne Ryding

    Miss Universe 1984, Sweden’s Yvonne Ryding.

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    1955: Hillevi Rombin

    1966: Margareta Arvidsson

    1984: Yvonne Ryding

    South Africa: 3


    Miss Universe South Africa

    Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa won Miss Universe in 2019.

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    1978: Margaret Gardiner 

    2017: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

    2019: Zozibini Tunzi

    India: 3


    Miss India at Miss Universe 2021

    Harnaaz Sandhu of India won Miss Universe in 2021.

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    1994: Sushmita Sen

    2000: Lara Dutta

    2021: Harnaaz Sandhu

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