Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization.[1][2][3] The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers.[4]
The contest was founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf and Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996.[5][6]
In 1998, Miss Universe changed its name from Miss Universe, Inc. to Miss Universe Organization and the headquarters moved from Long Beach 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.[7] The contest would use the slogan "Redefined for Today" for promotion of the pageants
winning countries
United States 7 1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1980, 1995, 1997
Venezuela 6 1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008, 2009
Puerto Rico 5 1970, 1985, 1993, 2001, 2006
Sweden 3 1955, 1966, 1984
Mexico 2 1991, 2010
Japan 1959, 2007
Canada 1982, 2005
Australia 1972, 2004
India 1994, 2000
Trinidad & Tobago 1977, 1998
Thailand 1965, 1988
Finland 1952, 1975
Philippines 1969, 1973
Brazil 1963, 1968
Dominican Republic 1 2003
Panama 2002 (Inherited crown after Russia was dethroned)
Russia 2002 (Dethroned on September 23, 2002)
Botswana 1999
Namibia 1992
Norway 1990
Netherlands 1989
Chile 1987
New Zealand 1983
South Africa 1978
Israel 1976
Spain 1974
Lebanon 1971
Greece 1964
Argentina 1962
Germany 1961
Colombia 1958
Peru 1957
France 1953
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