Miss Universe 1960, the ninth Miss Universe pageant, was won by 18-year-old Linda Bement of USA. She was crowned by Miss Universe 1959, Akiko Kojima of Japan. It took place on 9 July 1960 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Hosted by Bob Russell and held in Long Beach, USA - This is the 2nd Miss Universe pageant. There are 26 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Christiane Martel from France is crowned Miss Universe 1953.

Miss Universe 1962, the 11th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 24-year-old Norma Nolan of Argentina. She was crowned by Miss Universe 1961, Marlene Schmidt of Germany. It took place on 14 July 1962 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Hosted by Bob Russell and held in Long Beach, USA - This is the 4th Miss Universe pageant. There are 33 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Hillevi Rombin from Sweden is crowned Miss Universe 1955.

Miss Universe 1964, the 13th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 21-year-old Corinna Tsopei of Greece. She was crowned by Miss Universe 1963, Ieda Maria Vargas of Brazil. It took place on 1 August 1964 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Hosted by Bob Russell and held in Long Beach, USA - This is the 6th Miss Universe pageant. There are 33 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Gladys Zender from Peru is crowned Miss Universe 1957.

Hosted by Byron Palma and held in Long Beach, USA - This is the 7th Miss Universe pageant. There are 35 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Luz Marina Zuluaga from Colombia is crowned Miss Universe 1958.

Miss Universe 1967, the 16th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 21-year-old Sylvia Hitchcock of USA. She was crowned by Miss Universe 1966, Margareta Arvidsson of Sweden. It took place on 15 July 1967 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Miss Universe 1968, the 17th Miss Universe pageant, was won by 20-year-old Martha Vasconcellos of Brazil. She was crowned by Miss Universe 1967, Sylvia Hitchcock of USA. It took place on 13 July 1968 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

Miss Universe 1969, the 18th edition of the Miss Universe pageant, was held in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Martha Vasconcellos crowned her successor to Gloria Diaz of the Philippines. A twenty-two-year-old Miss Philippines. Ms. Diaz became the first filipina beauty queen titleholder to win the pageant and the third Asian to do so. Gloria Diaz beat 61 contestants from all around the world.

Miss Universe 1970, the 19th Miss Universe pageant, was won by Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico. She was crowned by Miss Universe 1969, Gloria Diaz of Philippines. It took place on July 11, 1970 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. The delegates also visited Expo '70, Osaka, Japan.

Miss Universe 1971, the 20th Miss Universe pageant, was won by Georgina Rizk of Lebanon. She was crowned by Miss Universe 1970, Marisol Malaret of Puerto Rico. It took place on July 24, 1971 at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States.

Hosted by Jack Linkletter and June Lockhart and held in Miami Beach, USA - This is the 14th Miss Universe pageant. There are 57 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Apasra Hongsakula from Thailand is crowned Miss Universe 1965.

Hosted by Jack Linkletter and June Lockhart and held in Miami Beach, USA - This is the 15th Miss Universe pageant. There are 58 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Margareta Arvidsson from Sweden is crowned Miss Universe 1966.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell and held in Dorado, Puerto Rico - This is the 21st Miss Universe pageant. There are 61 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Kerry Anne Wells from Australia is crowned Miss Universe 1972.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell and held in Athens, Greece - This is the 22nd Miss Universe pageant. There are 61 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Margarita Moran from Philippines is crowned Miss Universe 1973.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell and held in Manila, Philippines - This is the 23rd Miss Universe pageant. There are 65 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Amparo Muñoz from Spain is crowned Miss Universe 1974.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell and held in San Salvador, El Salvador - This is the 24th Miss Universe pageant. There are 71 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Anne Marie Pohtamo from Finland is crowned Miss Universe 1975.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell and held in Victoria, Hong Kong - This is the 25th Miss Universe pageant. There are 72 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Rina Messinger from Israel is crowned Miss Universe 1976.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell and held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - This is the 26th Miss Universe pageant. There are 80 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Janelle Commissiong from Trinidad and Tobago is crowned Miss Universe 1977.

Hosted by Bob Barker, Helen O'Connell and Corinna Tsopei and held in Acapulco, Mexico - This is the 27th Miss Universe pageant. There are 75 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Margaret Gardiner from South Africa is crowned Miss Universe 1978.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell and held in Perth, Australia - This is the 28th Miss Universe pageant. There are 75 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Maritza Sayalero from Venezuela is crowned Miss Universe 1979.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Helen O'Connell and held in Seoul, South Korea - This is the 29th Miss Universe pageant. There are 69 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Shawn Nichols Weatherly from USA is crowned Miss Universe 1980.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Elke Sommer and held in New York, USA - This is the 30th Miss Universe pageant. There are 76 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Mona Irene Lailan Sáez Conde from Venezuela is crowned Miss Universe 1981.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Joan Van Ark and held in Lima, Peru - This is the 31st Miss Universe pageant. There are 77 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Karen Diane Baldwin from Canada is crowned Miss Universe 1982.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Joan Van Ark and held in St. Louis, USA - This is the 32nd Miss Universe pageant. There are 80 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Lorraine Downes from New Zealand is crowned Miss Universe 1983.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Joan Van Ark and held in Miami, USA - This is the 33rd Miss Universe pageant. There are 81 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Yvonne Ryding from Sweden is crowned Miss Universe 1984.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Joan Van Ark and held in Miami, USA - This is the 34th Miss Universe pageant. There are 79 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Deborah Carthy-Deu from Puerto Rico is crowned Miss Universe 1985.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Mary Frann and held in Panama City, Panama - This is the 35th Miss Universe pageant. There are 71 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Bárbara Palacios Teyde from Venezuela is crowned Miss Universe 1986.

Hosted by Bob Barker and Mary Frann and held in Singapore, Singapore - This is the 36th Miss Universe pageant. There are 68 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Cecilia Carolina Bolocco Fonck from Chile is crowned Miss Universe 1987.

Hosted by Alan Thicke and Tracy Scoggins and held in Taipei, Taiwan - This is the 37th Miss Universe pageant. There are 66 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Porntip Nakhirunkanok from Thailand is crowned Miss Universe 1988.

Hosted by John Forsythe, Emma Samms and Karen Baldwin and held in Cancún, Mexico - This is the 38th Miss Universe pageant. There are 76 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Angela Visser from Holland is crowned Miss Universe 1989.

Hosted by Dick Clark, Leeza Gibbons and Margaret Gardiner and held in Los Angeles, USA - This is the 39th Miss Universe pageant. There are 71 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Mona Grudt from Norway is crowned Miss Universe 1990.

Hosted by Dick Clark, Leeza Gibbons and Angela Visser and held in Las Vegas, USA - This is the 40th Miss Universe pageant. There are 73 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Lupita Jones from Mexico is crowned Miss Universe 1991.

Hosted by Dick Clark, Leeza Gibbons and Angela Visser and held in Bangkok, Thailand - This is the 41st Miss Universe pageant. There are 78 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Michelle McLean from Namibia is crowned Miss Universe 1992.

Hosted by Dick Clark, Cecilia Bolocco and Angela Visser and held in Mexico City, Mexico - This is the 42nd Miss Universe pageant. There are 79 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Dayanara Torres from Puerto Rico is crowned Miss Universe 1993.

Hosted by Bob Goen, Arthel Neville and Angela Visser and held in Manila, Philippines - This is the 43rd Miss Universe pageant. There are 77 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Sushmita Sen from India is crowned Miss Universe 1994.

Hosted by Bob Goen and Daisy Fuentes and held in Windhoek, Namibia - This is the 44th Miss Universe pageant. There are 82 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Chelsi Smith from USA is crowned Miss Universe 1995.

Hosted by Bob Goen and Marla Maples and held in Las Vegas, USA - This is the 45th Miss Universe pageant. There are 79 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Joseph Alicia Machado Fajardo from Venezuela is crowned Miss Universe 1996.

Hosted by George Hamilton and Marla Maples and held in Miami Beach, USA - This is the 46th Miss Universe pageant. There are 74 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and through her beauty and charm Brook Antoinette Mahealani Lee from USA is crowned Miss Universe 1997.

Hosted by Jack Wagner, Julie Moran and Ali Landry and held in Honolulu, USA - This is the 47th Miss Universe pageant. There are 81 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Wendy Fitzwilliam from Trinidad and Tobago is crowned Miss Universe 1998.

Hosted by Jack Wagner, Julie Moran and Ali Landry and held in Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago - This is the 48th Miss Universe pageant. There are 84 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Mpule Kwelagobe from Botswana is crowned Miss Universe 1999.

Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008. Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2008 by outgoing titleholder Riyo Mori from Japan. Eighty contestants competed in the event which was broadcast and distributed globally via NBC in English and Telemundo in Spanish to TV outlets in more than 180 countries. The pageant was watched by a live audience of 7,500 and nearly a billion television viewers worldwide. This is the first major USA-based television production to take place in Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War. This is also the first time that the Miss Universe pageant was broadcast in 1080i High-definition. This pageant was held in a contemporary Communist state for the first time as well. The final presentation show was on July 8, the dress rehearsal on July 13, and the live telecast on July 14. Most activities were held successively in Ho Chi Minh City, Ha Noi, Da Nang, Hoi An, Ha Long and finally Nha Trang. Jerry Springer, tabloid talk show host and host of NBC's America's Got Talent, and Melanie Brown, a.k.a. "Scary Spice", member of the UK pop group Spice Girls and host of TLC's The Singing Office, presented this year's competition. Lady Gaga performed her hit single "Just Dance" for the first time in television.

Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefania Fernandez of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana Mendoza. 84 countries and territories competed for the title and the pageant was broadcast live on NBC and Telemundo. On August 22, Jewel Selver representing Turks & Caicos withdrew from the pageant due to illness. Only 83 contestants competed in the final on August 23.

Hosted by Billy Bush and Daisy Fuentes and held in Panama City, Panama - This is the 52nd Miss Universe pageant. There are 71 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Amelia Vega from Dominican Republic is crowned Miss Universe 2003.

Hosted by Billy Bush and Daisy Fuentes and held in Quito, Ecuador - This is the 53rd Miss Universe pageant. There are 80 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Jennifer Hawkins from Australia is crowned Miss Universe 2004.

Hosted by Billy Bush and Nancy O'Dell and held in Bangkok, Thailand - This is the 54th Miss Universe pageant. There are 81 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Natalie Glebova from Canada is crowned Miss Universe 2005.

Hosted by Carlos Ponce, Nancy O'Dell, Shandi Finnessey and Carson Kressley and held in Los Angeles, USA - This is the 55th Miss Universe pageant. There are 86 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Zuleyka Rivera from Puerto Rico is crowned Miss Universe 2006.

Hosted by Jerry Springer and spice girl Mel B and held at Nha Trang Vietnam. This is the 57th Miss Universe pageant. There are 80 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Dayana Mendoza from Veneuela is crowned Miss Universe 2008.

Hosted by Billy Bush and Claudia Jordan and held at the islands of the Bahamas - This is the 58th Miss Universe pageant. There are 84 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Stefania Fernandez from Veneuela is crowned Miss Universe 2009.

Hosted by Bret Michaels, Natalie Morales and held in Las Vegas, USA - This is the 59th Miss Universe pageant. There are 83 contestants this year, but only one will be the winner. The judges have voted and Jimena Navarrete from Mexico is crowned Miss Universe 2010.

Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, that was held at the Credicard Hall, in São Paulo, Brazil last September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor Leila Lopes of Angola at the end of the pageant.[4] Contestants from 89 countries and territories are participating in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 86 contestants in 2006.

Miss Universe 2018, the 67th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 17 December 2018[a] at IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi Province, northern suburb of Bangkok, Thailand. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa crowned her successor Catriona Gray of the Philippines by the end of the event. The show was hosted by comedian Steve Harvey and supermodel Ashley Graham, while television personality Carson Kressley and runway coach Lu Sierra provided commentary and analysis throughout the event. American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo performed during the competition. Contestants from 94 countries and territories participated in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 92 contestants in 2017. Ángela Ponce of Spain became the first openly transgender contestant to compete for the Miss Universe title.

Miss Universe 2019 will be the 68th edition of the Miss Universe competition. It will be held on December 8, 2019 at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. Catriona Gray of the Philippines will crown her successor by the end of the event. The pageant will be hosted by Steve Harvey in his fifth consecutive year as host, while Olivia Culpo and Vanessa Lachey will serve as backstage corespondents and Ally Brooke will perform. A new crown made by luxury jeweler Mouawad will make its debut.