Miss Universe Has Been A Thing Since 1952 — Here's What Every Single Winner Looked Like

    The Miss Universe pageant — which gathers contestants from all over the world — has been going since 1952 and has crowned 72 winners. Here's who they all were and what they looked like the year they won.

    The Miss Universe pageant has been going for over 70 years and has crowned contestants from every continent (and shown us some amazing national costumes along the way). Here's what every single winner has looked like since the pageant began:

    1. 1952: Armi Kuusela, Finland

    2. 1953: Christiane Martel, France

    3. 1954: Miriam Stevenson (left), United States

    4. 1955: Hillevi Rombin, Sweden

    5. 1956: Carol Morris, United States

    6. 1957: Gladys Zender, Peru

    7. 1958: Luz Marina Zuluaga, Colombia

    8. 1959: Akiko Kojima, Japan

    9. 1960: Linda Bement, United States

    10. 1961: Marlene Schmidt, Germany

    11. 1962: Norma Nolan, Argentina

    12. 1963: Iêda Maria Vargas, Brazil

    13. 1964: Corinna Tsopei, Greece

    14. 1965: Apasra Hongsakula, Thailand

    15. 1966: Margareta Arvidsson, Sweden

    16. 1967: Silvia Hitchcock, United States

    17. 1968: Martha Vasconcellos, Brazil

    18. 1969: Gloria Diaz, Philippines

    19. 1970: Marisol Malaret, Puerto Rico

    20. 1971: Georgina Rizk, Lebanon

    21. 1972: Kerry Anne Wells, Australia

    22. 1973: Margie Moran, Philippines

    23. 1974: Amparo Muñoz, Spain

    24. 1975: Anne Marie Pohtamo, Finland

    25. 1976: Rina Messinger, Israel

    26. 1977: Janelle Commissiong, Trinidad & Tobago

    27. 1978: Margaret Gardiner, South Africa

    28. 1979: Maritza Sayalero, Venezuela

    29. 1980: Shawn Weatherly, United States

    30. 1981: Irene Sáez, Venezuela

    31. 1982: Karen Baldwin, Canada

    32. 1983: Lorraine Downes, New Zealand

    33. 1984: Yvonne Ryding, Sweden

    34. 1985: Deborah Carthy-Deu, Puerto Rico

    35. 1986: Bárbara Palacios, Venezuela

    36. 1987: Cecilia Bolocco, Chile

    37. 1988: Porntip Nakhirunkanok, Thailand

    38. 1989: Angela Visser, Netherlands

    39. 1990: Mona Grudt, Norway

    40. 1991: Lupita Jones, Mexico

    41. 1992: Michelle McLean, Namibia

    42. 1993: Dayanara Torres, Puerto Rico

    43. 1994: Sushmita Sen, India

    44. 1995: Chelsi Smith, United States

    45. 1996: Alicia Machado, Venezuela

    46. 1997: Brook Lee, United States

    47. 1998: Wendy Fitzwilliam, Trinidad & Tobago

    48. 1999: Mpule Kwelagobe, Botswana

    49. 2000: Lara Dutta, India

    50. 2001: Denise Quiñones, Puerto Rico

    51. 2002: Oxana Fedorova, Russia

    52. 2002: Justine Pasek, Panama

    53. 2003: Amelia Vega, Dominican Republic

    54. 2004: Jennifer Hawkins, Australia

    55. 2005: Natalie Glebova, Canada

    56. 2006: Zuleyka Rivera, Puerto Rico

    57. 2007: Riyo Mori, Japan

    58. 2008: Dayana Mendoza, Venezuela

    59. 2009: Stefanía Fernández, Venezuela

    60. 2010: Ximena Navarrete, Mexico

    61. 2011: Leila Lopes, Angola

    62. 2012: Olivia Culpo, United States

    63. 2013: Gabriela Isler, Venezuela

    64. 2014: Paulina Vega, Colombia

    65. 2015: Pia Wurtzbach, Philippines

    66. 2016: Iris Mittenaere, France

    67. 2017: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, South Africa

    68. 2018: Catriona Gray, Philippines

    69. 2019: Zozibini Tunzi, South Africa

    70. 2020: Andrea Meza, Mexico

    71. 2021: Harnaaz Sandhu, India

    72. 2022: R'Bonney Gabriel, United States

    73. 2023: Sheynnis Palacios, Nicaragua