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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.
2025-11-22
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 of the United States won in 2022.TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images
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 of Venezuela won Miss Universe in 2008.Vincent Yu/AP
1979: Maritza Sayalero
1981: Irene Sáez
1986: Bárbara Palacios
1996: Alicia Machado
2008: Dayana Mendoza
2009: Stefanía Fernández
2013: Gabriela Isler
Puerto Rico: 5
Rico Dayanara Torres of Puerto Rico won Miss Universe in 1993.Jeff Robbins/AP
1970: Marisol Malaret
1985: Deborah Carthy-Deu
1993: Dayanara Torres
2001: Denise M. Quiñones
2006: Zuleyka Rivera
Mexico: 4
Fátima Bosch of Mexico won Miss Universe in 2025.Arnun Chonmahatrakool/Thai News Pix/LightRocket via Getty Images
1991: Lupita Jones
2010: Ximena Navarrete
2020: Andrea Meza
2025: Fátima Bosch
The Philippines: 4
Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines won Miss Universe in 2015.Ethan Miller/Getty Images
1969: Gloria Diaz
1973: Margarita Moran
2015: Pia Wurtzbach
2018: Catriona Gray
Sweden: 3
Miss Universe 1984, Sweden's Yvonne Ryding.PL Gould/Getty Images
1955: Hillevi Rombin
1966: Margareta Arvidsson
1984: Yvonne Ryding
South Africa: 3
Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa won Miss Universe in 2019.VALERIE MACON/Getty Images
1978: Margaret Gardiner
2017: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
2019: Zozibini Tunzi
India: 3
Harnaaz Sandhu of India won Miss Universe in 2021.MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images
1994: Sushmita Sen
2000: Lara Dutta
2021: Harnaaz Sandhu
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Melina Glusac was a lifestyle editorial intern for INSIDER. A Detroiter-turned-Brooklynite, she has previously written for MTV News, USA Today, HOUR, Detroit Metro Times, Youth Radio, and The Michigan Daily. Melina is also a recent graduate of the University of Michigan, where she studied English and Communications. Follow her tweets about Lady Gaga, among other things, here.
