1. Miss Universe was founded in 1952 in the U.S. and since 1996 is owned and operated by Donald Trump's Miss Universe Organization.
2. Miss World was founded in 1951 in the U.K. by Eric Morley and is now led by his widow Julia Morley.
3. Countries with Most Miss Universe Winners
4. History between the U.S. and Countries with the most Miss Universe Titleholders
- First, the U.S. based Miss Universe has awarded 8 crowns to the U.S.
- Second is Venezuela with 7 crowns, who had a close relationship with the U.S. characterized by the oil trade and the war on drugs, until the election of Hugo Chavez in 1999.
- Third is Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth of the United States with 5 crowns.
- Fourth is Sweden which has strong economic relations with the U.S. characterized by exports.
5. Countries with most Miss World Winners
6. History between the U.K. and countries with the most Miss World Titleholders
- First is Venezuela with 6 crowns and their relationship with the U.K. can be traced back to the Venezuela Crisis of 1902-1903 which led to the Roosevelt Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, which states that if any nation in the Western Hemisphere was politically or financially vulnerable to Europe, the U.S. had the right to intervene.
- Tied for second with 5 crowns is India which was a colony of the U.K. until 1950, and the U.K. with 5 crowns.
- Third is a four-way tie between, the U.S., Iceland, Sweden and Jamaica. The first three have historically been strong economic allies, while Jamaica was under the U.K.'s control until 1962.
7. Countries that have NOT won Miss Universe but have multiple Miss World titles
Iceland (3 Miss World Crowns)
Jamaica (3 Miss World Crowns)
Austria (2 Miss World Crowns)
China (2 Miss World Crowns)
Russia (2 Miss World Crowns)
8. Countries that have NOT won Miss World but have multiple Miss Universe titles
Canada (2 Miss Universe Crowns)
Japan (2 Miss Universe Crowns)
Mexico (2 Miss Universe Crowns)
Thailand (2 Miss Universe Crowns)
9. Since 2000, Latin America and Caribbean countries have hosted the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant 50% of the time, while the U.S. and SouthEast Asia have hosted 21% and 14% of the time respectively. They are followed by Cyprus and Russia 7% of the time each
10. Since 2000, China has hosted the Miss World Beauty Pageant 43% of the time, while the U.K and South Africa have hosted 21% of the time each. They are followed by Poland & SouthEast Asia at 7% of the time each
11. Since 2000, 57% of Miss Universe winners come from Latin American and Caribbean countries, meanwhile 14% have come from Asia. Overall 35% of Miss Universe titleholders have been Hispanic
12. Since 2000, 29% of Miss World winners have come from Asia, meanwhile 14% have come from Latin America and Caribbean countries. Overall 21% of Miss World titleholders have been Hispanic
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