Big Four beauty pageants
{{short description|Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth}}
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| name = Big Four
| full_name = {{ubl|The Big Four Beauty Pageants|Major International Beauty Pageants}}
| affiliations = {{ubl|Miss World|Miss Universe|Miss International|Miss Earth}}
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The Big Four or the Big League Pageants{{cite web|last=Patao|first=Jose Jr.|title=20th Miss Earth commences on September 21 – Malaya Business Insight|website=Malaya |url=https://malaya.com.ph/index.php/news_entertainment/20th-miss-earth-commences-on-september-21/|access-date=2020-09-18|date=18 September 2020|language=en-US}} refers to the four major international beauty pageants for women — Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.{{cite news|title=Beauty with scandals|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/article/2000038924/beauty-with-scandals|publisher=Standard Digital News|date=15 July 2011|access-date=2015-11-09}}{{cite news|title=Những scandal của Miss World|url=http://giaitri.vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/gioi-sao/trong-nuoc/nhung-scandal-cua-miss-world-1898682.html|publisher=Vietnam Express|date=8 October 2008|access-date=2015-11-09|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117022548/http://giaitri.vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/gioi-sao/trong-nuoc/nhung-scandal-cua-miss-world-1898682.html|archive-date=2015-11-17}}{{cite news|title=The misses and missuses of the world|url=http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2013/09/13/urban-chat-the-misses-and-missuses-world.html|newspaper=The Jakarta Post|first=Lynda|last=Ibrahim|date=13 September 2013|access-date=2015-11-09}}{{cite news|title=Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/philippines-miss-universe/2455920.html|publisher=Channel NewsAsia|first=Aya|last=Lowe|date=25 January 2016|access-date=2016-01-25}}
The group was first described by the China Daily newspaper in 2004 as "the world's four major beauty contests".{{cite news|title=2004"地球小姐"花落巴西，阿富汗小姐当评委|trans-title=2004 "Miss Earth" Flower Falling to Brazil, Miss Afghanistan as Judge|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/gb/doc/2004-10/26/content_385798.htm|newspaper=China Daily|first=Zhang|last=Chunyan|date=26 October 2004|time=10:26 am, China Standard Time (UTC+8)|access-date=2015-11-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084652/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/gb/doc/2004-10/26/content_385798.htm|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/hqgj/2007-11/13/content_6248821.htm|trans-title=Multi-picture: Miss Earth 2007 Freshly Produced Canadian Beauty Wins|date=13 November 2007|time=8:01 am, China Standard Time (UTC+8)|title=2007地球小姐新鲜出炉加拿大佳丽夺冠 – China Daily|last=Chunyan|first=Zhang|work=China Daily|access-date=19 December 2017}} In April 2008, the South China Morning Post described them as "four of the world's top beauty pageants";{{Cite web|date=27 April 2008|title=the pursuit of beauty|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/635386/pursuit-beauty|access-date=2020-12-20|first=Mark|last=Footer|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}} the same description was also used by South Korea's leading newspaper, Chosun Ilbo in 2010.{{cite news|title=Miss Korea Has Universal Ambitions|url=http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/07/20/2010072000248.html|newspaper=The Chosun Ilbo|date=20 July 2010|access-date=2015-11-09}} In 2017, the Latin Times considered the group as the "most important pageants in the world".{{Cite news|url=https://www.latintimes.com/miss-universe-winners-which-country-has-won-most-titles-410980|title=Miss Universe Winners: Which Country Has Won The Most Titles?|last=Valdez|first=Maria G.|date=30 January 2017|work=Latin Times|access-date=4 February 2019}} In 2018, NBC News referred to them as the "four biggest international pageants".{{cite news|title=Miss Universe is the only major beauty pageant worth watching. Here's why|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/miss-universe-only-major-beauty-pageant-worth-watching-here-s-ncna948626|work=NBC News|first=Ani|last=Bundel|date=17 December 2018}} Agencia EFE in 2019 classified them as the "four most influential beauty pageants in the world".{{Cite web|title=La puertorriqueña Nellys Pimentel es elegida Miss Tierra 2019|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/de-moda/20191026/471195138764/la-puertorriquena-nellys-pimentel-es-elegida-miss-tierra-2019.html|date=26 October 2019|website= Agencia EFE via La Vanguardia|language=es|access-date=2020-05-27}}{{Cite web|title=Nellys Pimentel es elegida Miss Tierra 2019|url=https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/4031767/0/nellys-pimentel-miss-tierra-2019/|date=27 October 2019|website=Agencia EFE via 20 minutos|language=es|access-date=2020-05-27}}{{Cite news|date=26 October 2019|title=La puertorriqueña Nellys Pimentel es elegida Miss Tierra 2019 (The Puerto Rican Nellys Pimentel is chosen Miss Earth 2019)|work=Agencia EFE via Diario Libre|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=es&u=https://www.diariolibre.com/actualidad/internacional/la-puertorriquena-nellys-pimentel-es-elegida-miss-tierra-2019-FJ14954089&prev=search|access-date=26 May 2020}}
Among the hundreds of thousands of beauty contests held annually,{{Cite news|url=http://latinalista.com/life/environment/an-international-beauty-pageant-where-everyones-pet-cause-is-the-environment|title=An international beauty pageant where everyone's pet cause is the environment|date=27 August 2013|work=Latina Lista|access-date=8 April 2019}} the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,{{Cite news|url=https://www.ibtimes.com.au/philippines-brazil-venezuela-three-countries-win-big-four-international-beauty-pageants-1318720|title=Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants|last=Ornos|first=Riza|date=30 September 2013|work=International Business Times|access-date=4 February 2019}} widely covered and broadcast by media.{{Cite news|last=Kanja|first=Kirstin|url=https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/evewoman/article/2001353920/what-it-means-to-be-miss-world-miss-universe|title=Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe|date=20 December 2019|work=Standard Media|access-date=26 April 2020}} The Wall Street Journal,{{cite news|title=Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303562904579230743737206568|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal|first=Kwanwoo|last=Jun|date=2 December 2013|access-date=2015-11-09}} BBC News,{{cite news|last1=Amee|first1=Enriquez|title=Philippines: How to make a beauty queen|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-25550425|access-date=10 November 2015 |work=BBC News|date=2 February 2014}} CNN,{{Cite news|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/2017/01/27/miss-universe-cover.html|title=How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant|last=Cabato|first=Regine|date=27 January 2017|work=CNN |access-date=31 December 2018|archive-date=19 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719231522/http://www.cnnphilippines.com/life/culture/2017/01/27/miss-universe-cover.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|last=Andrew|first=Scottie|date=14 December 2019|title=Miss World 2019: How to watch and what to expect|work=CNN|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/14/entertainment/miss-world-2019-how-to-watch-trnd/index.html|access-date=3 May 2020}} Xinhua News Agency,{{cite news|url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/03/c_137579570.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181231143736/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2018-11/03/c_137579570.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 December 2018|title=Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China|last=Xuxin|first=Xuxin|date=3 November 2018|work=Xinhua News Agency|access-date=30 December 2018}} and global news agencies such as Reuters,{{Cite news|last=Banerji|first=Annie|date=30 May 2019|title=Indian beauty pageant draws flak for unfair portrayal of women|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/india-women-fairness/indian-beauty-pageant-draws-flak-for-unfair-portrayal-of-women-idUKL8N23630E|access-date=3 May 2020}}{{cite news|last1=Powell|first1=Alicia|title=The Philippines earns another crown|url=http://in.reuters.com/video/2013/12/19/the-philippines-earns-another-crown?videoId=276014896|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222094356/http://in.reuters.com/video/2013/12/19/the-philippines-earns-another-crown?videoId=276014896|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2015|access-date=14 December 2015|work=Reuters|date=13 December 2013}} Associated Press{{Cite news|last=Willett|first=Megan|date=3 December 2019|title=How the Miss Universe pageant has evolved over the last 67 years|work=Insider|agency=Associated Press|url=https://www.insider.com/miss-universe-then-and-now-2017-1|access-date=3 May 2020}} and Agence France-Presse{{cite news|last1=Joel|first1=Guinto|title=PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage|url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/187109/beauty-pageant-cinderellas-beat-poverty-in-ph-seize-world-stage|access-date=10 November 2015|agency=Agence France-Presse|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=13 March 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Joel|first1=Guinto|title=In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/451153/lifestyle/in-beauty-pageants-philippines-modern-day-cinderellas-seize-world-stage|access-date=10 November 2015|agency=Agence France-Presse|publisher=GMA News Online|date=12 March 2015}} collectively refer to the four major pageants as the "Big Four".
In the early years of Miss Universe and Miss World, the national winner of a country would often be sent to Miss Universe, while their runner-up would compete in Miss World. This practice was common, especially when several countries had winners in both pageants.
Big Four pageants
- Miss World is the oldest existing major international beauty pageant.{{cite news|last1=Miou|first1=Song|title=Miss Spain Mireia Lalaguna Royo crowned Miss World 2015|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/20/c_134933638.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151221061033/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-12/20/c_134933638.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 December 2015|access-date=29 January 2016|agency=Xinhua News Agency|date=20 December 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Kilcooley-O'Halloran|first1=Scarlett|title=Miss World Cancels Swimsuit Section|url=http://www.vogue.co.uk/news/2014/12/19/miss-world-pageant-cancels-swimsuit-section-of-show|access-date=29 January 2016|work=Vogue |date=19 December 2014}} It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951.{{cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/m/tianjin/e/2009-08/28/content_8629097.htm |title=Tianjin Miss World China Pageant comes to a close |work=China Daily |date=28 August 2009 |access-date=24 May 2011}}{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20090814/world-news/miss-universe-on-august-23 |title=Miss Universe on August 23 |date=14 August 2009 |publisher=Timesofmalta.com |access-date=24 May 2011}} Since Morley's death in 2000, his widow, Julia Morley, co-chairs the pageant.{{cite web |url=http://www.pageant.com/archive/world.html |title=Pageant News Bureau – Miss World: A long, glittering history |publisher=Pageant.com |access-date=24 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110215102031/http://www.pageant.com/archive/world.html |archive-date=15 February 2011 }}{{cite news|last1=Bobby T.|first1=Yalong|title=A haphazard scrutiny and pragmatic dissertation on Philippine pageantry|url=http://asianjournal.com/lifestyle/a-haphazard-scrutiny-and-pragmatic-dissertation-on-philippine-pageantry/|access-date=9 January 2016|work=Asian Journal |date=4 January 2016}}
- Miss Universe is an international beauty pageant that is run by the Miss Universe Organization.{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/21/AR2006122100294.html|title=Trump and Rosie Argue Over Miss USA|newspaper=The Washington Post |access-date=2 February 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.newsforyouth.com/news/news_details.php?id=80 |title=Newsforyouth.com |access-date=2 February 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305150910/http://www.newsforyouth.com/news/news_details.php?id=80 |archive-date=5 March 2016 }}{{Cite web|url=https://southerntimesafrica.com/inside.aspx?sectid=8608&cat=2|title=The Southern Times|date=17 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180917000237/https://southerntimesafrica.com/inside.aspx?sectid=8608&cat=2 |archive-date=17 September 2018 }} As of 2022, it is owned by the Thailand-based JKN Global Group.{{cite news |url=https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2423031/jkn-acquires-miss-universe-organization|title=JKN acquires Miss Universe Organization|date=26 October 2022|access-date=26 October 2022 |newspaper=Bangkok Post}}{{cite web |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/thai-businesswoman-buys-miss-universe-pageant-20-mln-2022-10-26/|title=Thai businesswoman buys Miss Universe pageant for $20 mln|date=26 October 2022|access-date=26 October 2022 |publisher=Reuters}} The pageant was founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills.{{cite news|last1=Aiton|first1=Doug|title=21 things you didn't know about Donald Trump|url=http://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2015/12/09/donald-trump-facts/|access-date=29 January 2016|newspaper=The New Daily|date=9 December 2015}}{{cite news|title=Miss USA Olivia Culpo is Miss Universe 2012!|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/miss-universe-2012-winner-olivia-culpo/1/238561.html|access-date=29 January 2016|work=India Today |date=19 December 2012}} The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf+Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996,{{cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/miss-universe-pageant-defends-credibility-amid-criticism-show-is-degrading-unprofessional|title=Miss Universe Pageant Defends Credibility Amid Criticism Show is Degrading, Unprofessional|publisher=Fox News|access-date=2 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100317191138/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,275582,00.html|archive-date=2010-03-17|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/2004/06/01/d406011402103.htm|title=The Daily Star Web EditionVol. 5 Num 5|access-date=2 February 2016}} and WME/IMG in 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/15/business/media/trump-sells-miss-universe-organization-to-wme-img-talent-agency.html|title=Trump Sells Miss Universe Organization to WME-IMG Talent Agency|date=15 September 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=2 February 2016}}
- Miss International, also called "Miss International Beauty",{{cite news|title=Miss Germany Tops Beauties|url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/932866632.html?dids=932866632:932866632&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Au|access-date=16 November 2010|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=14 August 1965|quote=Ingrid Fiffi Finger, was named Miss International Beauty Friday.|archive-date=29 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629055235/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courant/access/932866632.html?dids=932866632:932866632&FMT=CITE&FMTS=CITE:AI&type=historic&date=Au|url-status=dead}} is a Tokyo-based international beauty pageant organized by The International Culture Association. The pageant was first held in 1960.{{cite news|title=MOFA examines beauty contest's 'belittling'|url=http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/foreign-affairs/2008/10/21/179573/MOFA-examines.htm|access-date=16 November 2010|newspaper=The China Post|date=21 October 2008}}{{cite news|last1=Adelstein|first1=Jake|title=First lady scrutinizes blackballing of beauty queen|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/12/25/national/first-lady-scrutinizes-blackballing-of-beauty-queen/#.Vi3tVvmqqko|access-date=26 October 2015|newspaper=The Japan Times}}
- Miss Earth is an annual international environmental-themed beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness organized by Manila-based Carousel Productions through the Miss Earth Foundation and was first held in 2001.{{cite news|last1=Reyes|first1=Leo|title=Miss Earth 2009 Crowning Ceremonies Unfold in Boracay Philippines|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/282480|access-date=27 January 2016|publisher=Digital Journal|date=21 November 2009}}{{cite news|last1=Adina|first1=Armin|title=Venezuelan is Miss Earth, brings home another title|url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/141655/venezuelan-is-miss-earth-brings-home-another-title|access-date=27 January 2016|agency=The INQUIRER Company|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|date=9 December 2013}} The pageant is affiliated with and works on projects with other institutions, including Greenpeace, World Wildlife Foundation, and United Nations Environment Program.{{cite news|last1=Sieczkowski|first1=Cavan|title=Miss Earth 2011 Crowned, Miss Ecuador Wins the Title|url=https://www.ibtimes.com/miss-earth-2011-crowned-miss-ecuador-wins-title-photos-709170|access-date=27 January 2016|agency=BT Media Inc.|work=International Business Times|date=4 December 2011}}{{cite news|last1=Macauley|first1=Richard|title=China's latest censorship battlefield is global beauty pageants|url=http://qz.com/558141/a-taiwanese-contestant-was-barred-from-a-miss-earth-pageant-for-wearing-a-taiwanese-national-sash/|access-date=27 January 2016|agency=Goldman Sachs|publisher=Quartz (publication)|date=24 November 2015}}
File:Kiki Håkansson in 1950.jpg|Miss World 1951
First winner of Miss World
Kiki Håkansson,
Sweden
File:Armi Kuusela-1.jpg|Miss Universe 1952
First winner of Miss Universe
Armi Kuusela
Finland
File:Catharina Svensson, Miss Earth 2001.jpg|Miss Earth 2001
First winner of Miss Earth
Catharina Svensson
Denmark
In October 2005, Cynthia Kanema of Zambia earned the distinction of becoming the first woman to have participated in all four of the world's top beauty pageants: Miss World 2003, Miss International 2004, Miss Universe 2005, and Miss Earth 2005.{{cite web|date=27 April 2008|title=the pursuit of beauty|url=https://www.scmp.com/article/635386/pursuit-beauty|access-date=2020-12-20|first=Mark|last=Footer|website=South China Morning Post|language=en}} In 2011, Miss South Africa Bokang Montjane became the first woman to both compete in all of the Big Four pageants and place in any of them: Miss Earth 2007 (Top 16), Miss International 2009, Miss Universe 2011, and Miss World 2011 (Top 7).{{Cite web|title=SA beauty off to Miss World event|url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/2011-10-14-sa-beauty-off-to-miss-world-event/|access-date=2020-12-20|website=The Sowetan|language=en-ZA}}{{Cite web|title=Where are they now? Former Miss South Africa winners|url=https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/s-mag/2018-05-25-where-are-they-now-former-miss-south-africa-winners/|access-date=2020-12-20|website=The Sowetan|date=6 March 2015 |language=en-ZA}}
Records
=Most wins by countries/territories=
The following countries and territories have won each Big Four pageant at least once:
==Brazil==
The first country to win all four major international pageant titles was Brazil, when it won Miss Earth 2004.{{cite news|title=Brazilian Medical Student Wins Miss Earth 2004|url=http://theseoultimes.com/ST/?url=/ST/db/read.php?idx=1163|access-date=28 December 2015|agency=The Seoul Times|publisher=The Seoul Times|date=24 October 2004}} Brazil has won two Miss Universe crowns, two Miss Earth crowns, one Miss World crown, and one Miss International crown.{{cite news|last1=Ornos|first1=Riza|title=Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants|url=http://www.ibtimes.com.au/philippines-brazil-venezuela-three-countries-win-big-four-international-beauty-pageants-1318720|access-date=9 January 2016|agency=International Business Times|publisher=IBT Media Inc.|date=30 September 2013}}
==Venezuela==
In winning Miss Earth 2005, Venezuela became the second country to win titles for each of the Big Four pageants.{{Cite news|last=Palatino|first=Mong|title=Beauty, Race, and Politics on the Pageant Circuit|work=The Diplomat|url=https://thediplomat.com/2013/10/beauty-race-and-politics-on-the-pageant-circuit/|access-date=24 May 2020}} With two Miss Earth titles, seven Miss Universe titles, nine Miss International titles, and six Miss World titles, Venezuela is the country with the most wins in the Big Four pageants – and the most wins in the latter two pageants' respective histories.{{Cite web|title=Philippines 3rd 'winningest' in global pageants|url=https://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/03/28/1567012/philippines-3rd-winningest-global-pageants|last=Lo|first=Ricky|website=philstar.com|access-date=2020-05-22}} By winning Miss Earth 2013, Venezuela became the first and so far only country to win all four pageants multiple times.{{cite web|title=See Brazil, Venezuela, and the Philippines: The Most Successful Countries in the Big 4 Beauty Pageants!!!|url=http://3stoogiez.com/2015/08/top-3-most-successful-countries-in-the-big-4/|access-date=13 January 2016|publisher=3stoogiez|date=December 2013|archive-date=31 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131230257/http://3stoogiez.com/2015/08/top-3-most-successful-countries-in-the-big-4/|url-status=dead}}
==Philippines==
{{Main|Philippines at the Big Four international beauty pageants}}
After winning Miss World 2013, the Philippines was the third country and the first in Asia to win all titles of the Big Four pageants.{{cite news|last1=Sabillo|first1=Kristine Angeli|title=Congratulations for Megan Young set Twitter, blog sites ablaze|url=http://technology.inquirer.net/29807/congratulations-for-megan-young-set-twitter-blog-sites-ablaze-2|access-date=9 January 2016|agency=Philippine Daily Inquirer|publisher=The Inquirer Company|date=29 September 2013}} The Philippines currently has six Miss International crowns, four Miss Universe crowns, four Miss Earth crowns – the most wins in the pageant's history – and one Miss World crown. By winning Miss World 2013, Miss International 2013, Miss Earth 2014, Miss Earth 2015, and Miss Universe 2015, the Philippines achieved the feat in a span of only three calendar years. After winning Miss International 2016, Miss Earth 2017, and Miss Universe 2018, the Philippines currently holds the distinction of longest streak of wins in all four major beauty pageants with a streak of six successive years.{{Cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/10/27/16/ph-bet-kylie-verzosa-crowned-2016-miss-international|title=PH bet Kylie Verzosa crowned 2016 Miss International |date=27 October 2016|work=ABS-CBNnews.com|access-date=27 November 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/content/631936/karen-ibasco-is-miss-earth-2017/story/|title=Karen Ibasco is Miss Earth 2017|date=4 November 2017|work=GMA Network (company)|access-date=27 November 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/11/04/17/philippines-karen-ibasco-wins-miss-earth-2017|title=Philippines' Karen Ibasco wins Miss Earth 2017|last=Reyes|first=Shiela|date=4 November 2017|work=ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|access-date=27 November 2017}}
==Puerto Rico==
{{Main|Miss Puerto Rico}}
After winning Miss Earth 2019, Puerto Rico became the first territory and fourth country to win all titles of the Big Four pageants.{{Cite news|last=Sancha|first=Gilbert Kim|date=28 October 2019|title=Earthly beauties shine|work=Daily Tribune (Philippines)|url=https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2019/10/28/earthly-beauties-shine/|access-date=24 May 2019|archive-date=30 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130002308/https://tribune.net.ph/index.php/2019/10/28/earthly-beauties-shine/|url-status=dead}} Puerto Rico currently has ten Big Four crowns: five Miss Universe, two Miss World, two Miss International, and one Miss Earth.{{Cite news|url=https://www.efe.com/efe/english/life/puerto-rico-s-nellys-pimentel-crowned-miss-earth-2019/50000263-4096300|title=Puerto Rico's Nellys Pimentel crowned Miss Earth 2019|date=26 October 2019|work=EFE|access-date=26 October 2019}}{{Cite news|url=https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/10/26/19/look-puerto-rico-wins-1st-miss-earth-title|title=LOOK: Puerto Rico wins 1st Miss Earth title|last=Cellona|first=Jonathan|date=26 October 2019|work=ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs|access-date=26 October 2019}}
==United States==
After winning Miss Earth 2020, the United States became the fifth country to win in all titles of the Big Four pageants. It currently has nine Miss Universe crowns – the most in the pageant's history – alongside three crowns in Miss World and three crowns in Miss International.{{cite web|url=https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/lifestyle/artandculture/766078/miss-usa-wins-miss-earth-2020-philippine-bet-roxie-baeyens-is-miss-earth-water-2020/story/|title=Miss USA wins Miss Earth 2020, Philippine bet Roxie Baeyens is Miss Earth Water 2020|website=GMA News|date=29 November 2020|access-date=29 November 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/11/30/news/top-stories/miss-usa-crowned-miss-earth-2020/802953/|title=Miss USA crowned Miss Earth 2020|newspaper=The Manila Times|date=29 November 2020|access-date=29 November 2020}}
== Australia ==
After winning Miss Earth 2024, Australia became the sixth country and the first in the oceanic region to win in all titles of the Big Four pageants. The country has two Miss Universe crowns, two Miss World crowns and three crowns in Miss International.{{Cite web |last=Bolledo |first=Jairo |date=10 November 2024 |title=New powerhouse: Australia is latest country to win all 'Big 4' pageants |url=https://www.rappler.com/entertainment/pageants/new-powerhouse-australia-latest-country-win-big-four-pageants/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGeZ69leHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHV9opK-mGLhMNSRhcZJd6X40CsxwLgYbTTslvE20SqbKeIvxvUrPanO14w_aem_U_zUMRlcvuL9nvKzX_PFYw |access-date=2024-11-11 |website=RAPPLER |language=en-US}}
=Longest streak of wins=
The Philippines holds the longest streak of winning at least one of the Big Four pageant titles in a single year with wins in six consecutive years from 2013 to 2018 (Miss World 2013 and Miss International 2013, Miss Earth 2014, Miss Universe 2015 and Miss Earth 2015, Miss International 2016, Miss Earth 2017, and Miss Universe 2018), and is currently the only country in the world to win at least once in all of the Big Four pageant titles in any of its titles streak.{{or?|date=December 2024}}
=Multiple wins in the same year=
France became the first nation to win at least two of the Big 4 beauty pageant titles in the same year, winning in 1953 (Miss Universe and Miss World),{{Cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012-08-17/839045/misses-world-showbiz|title=Misses World in Showbiz|last=Lo|first=Ricky|date=17 August 2012|work=The Philippine Star|access-date=19 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222115054/http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2012-08-17/839045/misses-world-showbiz|archive-date=2017-12-22|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.cnewsmatin.fr/glamour/2015-12-19/qui-est-la-seule-francaise-avoir-ete-elue-miss-monde-696359 |language=French|title=Qui est la seule Française à avoir été élue Miss Monde ? (Who is the only French woman to have been elected Miss World?)|date=19 December 2015|work=CNEWS Matin|access-date=19 December 2017}} followed by Brazil in 1968 (Miss Universe and Miss International),{{Cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2016/03/29/1567012/philippines-3rd-winningest-global-pageants|title=Philippines 3rd 'winningest' in global pageants|last=Lo|first=Ricky|date=28 March 2016|work=The Philippine Star|access-date=19 December 2017}} Australia in 1972 (Miss Universe and Miss World),{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/miss-universe-vs-miss-world-will-ariella-arida-megan-young-score-double-win-like-aishwarya-sushmita-photos-518275|title=Miss Universe Vs Miss World: Will Ariella Arida-Megan Young Score|last=Mehta|first=Ankita|date=30 October 2013|work=International Business Times|access-date=19 December 2017}} Venezuela in 1981 (Miss Universe and Miss World) as well as in 2013 (Miss Universe and Miss Earth), India in 1994 and 2000 (Miss Universe and Miss World), Ecuador in 2011 (Miss International and Miss Earth), and the Philippines in 2013 (Miss World and Miss International) and 2015 (Miss Universe and Miss Earth).
=Back-to-back wins=
In Miss World, three back-to-back victories have been recorded.{{Cite news|url=http://lifestyle.inquirer.net/252470/maxine-among-miss-u-front-runners/|title=Maxine among Miss U front-runners|last=Adina|first=Armin P.|date=29 January 2017|newspaper=Philippine Daily Inquirer|access-date=18 December 2017}}
In its first two editions, Sweden recorded back-to-back with Kiki Hakansson and May-Louise Flodin in Miss World 1951 and Miss World 1952, respectively. United Kingdom contestants Ann Sidney and Lesley Langley duplicated this feat in Miss World 1964 and Miss World 1965, respectively. The most recent back-to-back Miss World victories came from India, with Yukta Mookhey in Miss World 1999 and Priyanka Chopra in Miss World 2000 edition.{{Cite news|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2015/12/09/1530539/history-back-backs|title=History of back-to-backs|last=Manuel|first=Felix|date=9 December 2015|work=The Philippine Star|access-date=18 December 2017}}
In Miss Universe, Venezuela is currently the only country to win back-to-back in Miss Universe 2008 and Miss Universe 2009.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/specials/miss-universe/158873-miss-universe-double-win-history|title=Miss Universe and the question of back-to-back wins|last=Tayag|first=Voltaire E.|date=21 January 2017|work=Rappler|access-date=18 December 2017}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/09/angolan-beauty-crowned-miss-universe/|title=Angolan beauty crowned Miss Universe|date=13 September 2017|work=Vanguard (Nigeria)|access-date=18 December 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/22936/miss-venezuela-wins-miss-universe-2009|title=Philippine Entertainment Portal|last=Santiago|first=Erwin|date=23 August 2009|access-date=18 December 2017}} Stefanía Fernandez won the Miss Universe 2009 title in which Venezuela earned a Guinness World Record to have the first Miss Universe winner succeeded by her compatriot, Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ibtimes.sg/miss-universe-2017-where-are-past-winners-now-photos-20040|title=Miss Universe 2017: Where are past winners now?|last=Bhattacharjya|first=Samhati|date=17 November 2017|work=International Business Times|access-date=18 December 2017}}
In Miss Earth, the victory of Angelia Ong in Miss Earth 2015, succeeding Jamie Herrell, Miss Earth 2014, made the Philippines to date the only country to win back-to-back in the Miss Earth pageant.{{Cite news|url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/specials/miss-earth/115051-philippines-win-miss-earth-2015-photos-jamie-herrell-angelia-ong|title=Emotional back-to-back win for Philippines in Miss Earth|date=6 December 2015|work=Rappler|access-date=18 December 2017}}{{Cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/life/07/15/17/sustainable-energy-advocate-crowned-miss-philippines-earth-2017|title=Sustainable-energy advocate crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2017|last=Calvelo|first=George|date=16 July 2017|work=ABS-CBN News|access-date=18 December 2017}}
The Miss International competition, on the other hand, has yet to see a back-to-back win.
Winners by year
{{Main|List of Miss World titleholders|l1=Lists of Miss World|List of Miss Universe titleholders|l2=Miss Universe|List of Miss International titleholders|l3=Miss International|List of Miss Earth titleholders|l4=Miss Earth titleholders}}
=Attendance history=
As of the Miss Universe 2024 edition that took place on 16 November 2024, there have been 15,533 entrants and 3,378 placements in the Big Four international beauty pageants.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;" |
! style="width:10%;" |Big Four ! colspan="2" style="width:20%;" |Miss World ! colspan="2" style="width:20%;" |Miss Universe ! colspan="2" style="width:20%;" |Miss International ! colspan="2" style="width:20%;" |Miss Earth |
| Attenda.
|Entrants |Placements |Entrants |Placements |Entrants |Placements |Entrants |Placements |
| Total
|5,238 |1,117 |4,999 |973 |3,218 |848 |1,882 |390 |
| 2024
|colspan="2" {{n/a|Cancelled}} |125 |30 |71 |20 |76 |20 |
| 2023
|112 |40 |84 |20 |70 |15 |85 |20 |
| 2022
| colspan="2" {{n/a|Cancelled}}{{efn|name=COVID-19}} |83 |16 |66 |15 |85 |20 |
| 2021
|97 |40 |80 |16 | colspan="2" rowspan="2" {{n/a|Cancelled}}{{efn|name=COVID-19}} |80 |20 |
| 2020
| colspan="2" {{n/a|Cancelled}}{{efn|name=COVID-19|Competition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic}} |74 |21 |82 |20 |
| 2019
|111 |40 |90 |20 |83 |15 |85 |20 |
| 2018
|118 |30 |94 |20 |77 |15 |87 |18 |
| 2017
|118 |40 |92 |16 |69 |15 |85 |16 |
| 2016
|117 |20 |86 |13 |69 |15 |83 |16 |
| 2015
|114 |20 |80 |15 |70 |10 |86 |16 |
| 2014
|121 |25 |88 |15 |73 |10 |84 |16 |
| 2013
|127 |20 |86 |16 |67 |15 |88 |16 |
| 2012
|116 |30 |89 |16 |69 |15 |80 |16 |
| 2011
|113 |31 |89 |16 |67 |15 |84 |16 |
| 2010
|115 |25 |83 |15 |70 |15 |84 |14 |
| 2009
|112 |16 |83 |15 |65 |15 |80 |16 |
| 2008
|109 |15 |80 |15 |63 |12 |85 |16 |
| 2007
|106 |16 |77 |15 |61 |15 |88 |16 |
| 2006
|104 |17 |86 |20 |53 |12 |82 |16 |
| 2005
|102 |15 |81 |15 |52 |12 |80 |16 |
| 2004
|107 |15 |80 |15 |58 |15 |61 |16 |
| 2003
|106 |20 |71 |15 |45 |12 |57 |10 |
| 2002
|88 |20 |75 |10 |47 |12 |53 |10 |
| 2001
|93 |10 |77 |10 |52 |15 |42 |10 |
| 2000
|95 |10 |79 |10 |56 |15 | colspan="2" rowspan="50" {{n/a|Founded 2001}} |
| 1999
|94 |10 |84 |10 |51 |15 |
| 1998
|86 |10 |81 |10 |43 |15 |
| 1997
|86 |10 |74 |10 |42 |15 |
| 1996
|88 |10 |79 |10 |48 |15 |
| 1995
|84 |10 |82 |10 |47 |15 |
| 1994
|87 |10 |77 |10 |50 |15 |
| 1993
|81 |10 |79 |10 |47 |15 |
| 1992
|83 |10 |78 |10 |50 |15 |
| 1991
|78 |10 |73 |10 |51 |15 |
| 1990
|81 |10 |71 |10 |50 |15 |
| 1989
|78 |10 |76 |10 |47 |15 |
| 1988
|84 |10 |66 |10 |46 |15 |
| 1987
|78 |12 |68 |10 |47 |15 |
| 1986
|77 |15 |77 |10 |46 |15 |
| 1985
|78 |15 |79 |10 |43 |15 |
| 1984
|72 |15 |81 |10 |46 |15 |
| 1983
|72 |15 |80 |12 |41 |15 |
| 1982
|68 |15 |77 |12 |43 |15 |
| 1981
|67 |15 |76 |12 |42 |15 |
| 1980
|67 |15 |69 |12 |42 |3 |
| 1979
|70 |15 |75 |12 |45 |5 |
| 1978
|68 |15 |75 |12 |43 |5 |
| 1977
|62 |15 |80 |12 |48 |5 |
| 1976
|60 |15 |72 |12 |45 |15 |
| 1975
|67 |15 |71 |12 |48 |15 |
| 1974
|58 |15 |65 |12 |45 |15 |
| 1973
|54 |15 |61 |12 |47 |15 |
| 1972
|53 |15 |61 |12 |47 |15 |
| 1971
|56 |15 |60 |12 |50 |15 |
| 1970
|58 |15 |63 |15 |47 |15 |
| 1969
|50 |15 |61 |15 |48 |15 |
| 1968
|53 |15 |65 |15 |49 |15 |
| 1967
|55 |15 |56 |15 |46 |15 |
| 1966
|51 |15 |58 |15 | colspan="2" {{n/a|Cancelled}}{{efn|Competition was cancelled due to dispute of the organizers}} |
| 1965
|48 |16 |56 |15 |44 |15 |
| 1964
|42 |16 |60 |15 |42 |15 |
| 1963
|40 |14 |50 |15 |46 |15 |
| 1962
|33 |15 |52 |15 |50 |15 |
| 1961
|37 |15 |48 |15 |52 |15 |
| 1960
|39 |18 |43 |15 |52 |15 |
| 1959
|37 |11 |34 |15 | colspan="2" rowspan="9" {{n/a|Founded 1960}} |
| 1958
|20 |6 |35 |15 |
| 1957
|23 |7 |32 |15 |
| 1956
|24 |6 |30 |15 |
| 1955
|21 |8 |33 |15 |
| 1954
|16 |6 |33 |16 |
| 1953
|15 |6 |26 |16 |
| 1952
|11 |6 |30 |10 |
| 1951
|27 |5 | colspan="2" {{n/a|Founded 1952}} |
;Placement history
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;" |
! style="width:10%;" |Big Four ! style="width:20%;" |Miss World ! style="width:20%;" |Miss Universe ! style="width:20%;" |Miss International ! style="width:20%;" |Miss Earth |
| Placements
|{{collapsible list | title = |{{H:title|Top 5}}: 1 edition (1951)|{{H:title|Top 6}}: 5 editions (1952–1954; 1956; 1958)|{{H:title|Top 7}}: 1 edition (1957)|{{H:title|Top 8}}: 1 edition (1955)|{{H:title|Top 10}}: 14 editions (1988–2001)|{{H:title|Top 11}}: 1 edition (1959)|{{H:title|Top 12}}: 1 edition (1987)|{{H:title|Top 14}}: 1 edition (1963)|{{H:title|Top 15}}: 26 editions (1961–1962; 1966–1986; 2004–2005; 2008)|{{H:title|Top 16}}: 4 editions (1964–1965; 2007; 2009)|{{H:title|Top 17}}: 1 edition (2006)|{{H:title|Top 18}}: 1 edition (1960)|{{H:title|Top 20}}: 5 editions (2002–2003; 2013; 2015–2016)|{{H:title|Top 25}}: 2 editions (2010; 2014)|{{H:title|Top 30}}: 2 editions (2012; 2018)|{{H:title|Top 31}}: 1 edition (2011)|{{H:title|Top 40}}: 4 editions (2017; 2019; 2021; 2023) }} |{{collapsible list | title = |{{H:title|Top 10}}: 20 editions (1952; 1984–2002)|{{H:title|Top 12}}: 13 editions (1971–1983)|{{H:title|Top 13}}: 1 edition (2016)|{{H:title|Top 15}}: 25 editions (1955–1970; 2003–2005; 2007–2010; 2014–2015)|{{H:title|Top 16}}: 8 editions (1953–1954; 2011–2013; 2017; 2021–2022)|{{H:title|Top 20}}: 4 editions (2006; 2018–2019, 2023)|{{H:title|Top 21}}: 1 edition (2020)|{{H:title|Top 30}}: 1 edition (2024) }} |{{collapsible list | title = |Top 3: 1 edition (1980)|Top 5: 3 editions (1977–1979)|Top 10: 2 editions (2014–2015)|Top 12: 5 editions (2002–2003; 2005–2006; 2008)|Top 15: 50 editions (1960–1965; 1967–1976; 1981–2001; 2004; 2007; 2009–2013; 2016–2019; 2022–2023) }} |{{collapsible list | title = |{{H:title|Top 10}}: 3 editions (2001–2003)|{{H:title|Top 14}}: 1 edition (2010)|{{H:title|Top 16}}: 13 editions (2004–2009, 2011–2017)|{{H:title|Top 18}}: 1 edition (2018)|{{H:title|Top 20}}: 5 editions (2019–2023) }} |
;Debut wins
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;" |
|+Debut wins timeline | |
| style="width:8em;" | | style="width:25em;" | Countries/Territories/States |
|---|---|
| 1950s
|{{collapsible list |title= |1=1951: {{flagicon|Sweden}} Sweden |2=1952: {{flagicon|Finland}} Finland |3=1953: {{flagicon|France}} France |4=1954: {{flagicon|Egypt}} Egypt |5={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|United States}} United States |6=1955: {{flagicon|Venezuela}} Venezuela |7=1956: {{flagicon|Germany}} Germany |8=1957: {{flagicon|Peru}} Peru |9=1958: {{flagicon|Colombia}} Colombia |10={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|South Africa}} South Africa |11=1959: {{flagicon|Japan}} Japan |12={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands }} | |
| 1960s
|{{collapsible list |title= |1=1960: {{flagicon|Argentina}} Argentina |2=1961: {{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom |3=1962: {{flagicon|Australia}} Australia |4=1963: {{flagicon|Brazil}} Brazil |5={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|Iceland}} Iceland |6={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|Jamaica}} Jamaica |7=1964: {{flagicon|Greece}} Greece |8={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines |9=1965: {{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand |10=1966: {{flagicon|India}} India |11=1969: {{flagicon|Austria}} Austria }} | |
| 1970s
|{{collapsible list |title= |1=1970: {{flagicon|Grenada}} Grenada |2={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Puerto Rico |3=1971: {{flagicon|Lebanon}} Lebanon |4={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|New Zealand}} New Zealand |5=1974: {{flagicon|Spain}} Spain |6=1975: {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} Yugoslavia |7=1976: {{flagicon|Israel}} Israel |8=1977: {{flagicon|Trinidad and Tobago}} Trinidad and Tobago |9=1979: {{flagicon|Bermuda}} Bermuda }} | |
| 1980s
|{{collapsible list |title= |1=1980: {{flagicon|Costa Rica}} Costa Rica |2={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|Guam}} Guam |3=1982: {{flagicon|Canada}} Canada |4={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|Dominican Republic}} Dominican Republic |5=1984: {{flagicon|Guatemala}} Guatemala |6=1986: {{flagicon|England}} England |7=1987: {{flagicon|Chile}} Chile |8=1988: {{flagicon|Norway}} Norway |9=1989: {{flagicon|Poland}} Poland }} | |
| 1990s
|{{collapsible list |title= |1=1991: {{flagicon|Mexico}} Mexico |2=1992: {{flagicon|Namibia}} Namibia |3={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|Russia}} Russia |4=1996: {{flagicon|Portugal}} Portugal |5=1998: {{flagicon|Panama}} Panama |6=1999: {{flagicon|Botswana}} Botswana }} | |
| 2000s
|{{collapsible list |title= |1=2001: {{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark |2={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|Nigeria}} Nigeria |3=2002: {{flagicon|Kenya}} Kenya |4={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|Turkey}} Turkey |5=2003: {{flagicon|Honduras}} Honduras |6={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|Ireland}} Ireland |7=2006: {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic |8=2007: {{flagicon|China}} China |9=2009: {{flagicon|Gibraltar}} Gibraltar }} | |
| 2010s
|{{collapsible list |title= |1=2011: {{flagicon|Angola}} Angola |2={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|Ecuador}} Ecuador |3=2017: {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia |4=2018: {{flagicon|Vietnam}} Vietnam }} | |
| 2020s
|{{collapsible list |title= |1=2021: {{flagicon|Belize}} Belize |2=2022: {{flagicon|South Korea}} South Korea |3=2023: {{flagicon|Albania}} Albania |4={{spaces|10|type}}{{flagicon|Nicaragua}} Nicaragua }} |
Winners by country/territory
| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;
! rowspan="2"|Country/Territory ! rowspan="2"|Titles ! colspan="4"|Beauty pageant |
| style="width:20%;"| Miss World
! style="width:20%;"| Miss Universe ! style="width:20%;"| Miss International ! style="width:20%;"| Miss Earth |
|---|
| {{flagu|Venezuela}}
|24 |6 (1955, 1981, 1984, 1991, 1995, 2011) |7 (1979, 1981, 1986, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2013) |
| {{flagu|United States}}
|16 |9 (1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1980, 1995, 1997, 2012, 2022) |1 (2020) |
| {{flagicon|Philippines}} Philippines
|15 |1 (2013) |
| {{flagicon|India}} India
| rowspan="2" |10 |6 (1966, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2017) |× |1 (2010) |
| {{flagicon|Puerto Rico}} Puerto Rico
|5 (1970, 1985, 1993, 2001, 2006) |1 (2019) |
| {{flagu|Australia}}
|8 |1 (2024) |
| {{flagu|Mexico}}
| rowspan="5" |6 |1 (2018) |× |
| {{flagu|South Africa}}
|× |× |
| {{flagu|Brazil}}
|1 (1971) |1 (1968) |
| {{flagu|Sweden}}
|× |× |
| {{flagu|United Kingdom}}
|× |× |
| {{flagu|Germany}}
| rowspan="4" |5 |1 (1956) |1 (1961) |× |
| {{flagu|Poland}}
|× |× |
| {{flagu|Spain}}
|1 (2015) |1 (1974) |× |
| {{flagu|Colombia}}
|× |× |
| {{flagu|Jamaica}}
| rowspan="6" |4 |× |× |× |
| {{flagu|France}}
|1 (1953) |1 (1976) |× |
| {{flagu|Iceland}}
|× |1 (1963) |× |
| {{flagu|Netherlands}}
|1 (1989) |1 (1961) |× |
| {{flagu|Argentina}}
|1 (1962) |1 (1967) |× |
| {{flagu|Finland}}
|1 (1957) |1 (1973) |× |
| {{flagu|Czech Republic}}
| rowspan="9" |3 |× |× |1 (2012) |
| {{flagu|Thailand}}
|× |1 (2019) |× |
| {{flagu|Ecuador}}
|× |× |1 (2011) |
| {{flagu|Japan}}
|× |1 (2012) |× |
| {{flagu|Canada}}
|× |× |1 (2007) |
| {{flagu|Peru}}
|1 (1957) |× |× |
| {{flagu|Trinidad and Tobago}}
|1 (1986) |× |× |
| {{flagu|Greece}}
|1 (1996) |1 (1964) |1 (1994) |× |
| {{flagu|Norway}}
|× |1 (1990) |× |
| {{flagu|Denmark}}
| rowspan="12" |2 |× |1 (2024) |× |1 (2001) |
| {{flagu|Vietnam}}
|× |× |1 (2024) |1 (2018) |
| {{flagu|China}}
|× |× |× |
| {{flagu|Russia}}
|× |× |× |
| {{flagu|Chile}}
|× |1 (1987) |× |1 (2006) |
| {{flagu|Dominican Republic}}
|1 (1982) |1 (2003) |× |× |
| {{flagu|Panama}}
|× |1 (2002) |1 (1998) |× |
| {{flagu|Lebanon}}
|× |1 (1971) |1 (2002) |× |
| {{flagu|Israel}}
|1 (1998) |1 (1976) |× |× |
| {{flagu|Austria}}
|× |× |× |
| {{flagu|Costa Rica}}
|× |× |× |
| {{flagu|New Zealand}}
|× |1 (1983) |1 (1971) |× |
| {{flagu|Albania}}
| rowspan="22" |1 |× |× |× |1 (2023) |
| {{flagu|Nicaragua}}
|× |1 (2023) |× |× |
| {{flagu|South Korea}}
|× |× |× |1 (2022) |
| {{flagu|Belize}}
|× |× |× |1 (2021) |
| {{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
|× |× |1 (2017) |× |
| {{flagu|Angola}}
|× |1 (2011) |× |× |
| {{flagu|Gibraltar}}
|1 (2009) |× |× |× |
| {{flagu|Ireland}}
|1 (2003) |× |× |× |
| {{flagu|Honduras}}
|× |× |× |1 (2003) |
| {{flagu|Kenya}}
|× |× |× |1 (2002) |
| {{flagu|Turkey}}
|1 (2002) |× |× |× |
| {{flagu|Nigeria}}
|1 (2001) |× |× |× |
| {{flagu|Botswana}}
|× |1 (1999) |× |× |
| {{flagu|Portugal}}
|× |× |1 (1996) |× |
| {{flagu|Namibia}}
|× |1 (1992) |× |× |
| {{flagu|England}}
|× |× |1 (1986) |× |
| {{flagu|Guatemala}}
|× |× |1 (1984) |× |
| {{flagu|Guam}}
|1 (1980) |× |× |× |
| {{flagu|Bermuda}}
|1 (1979) |× |× |× |
| {{flagu|Yugoslavia}}{{efn|name=Serbia|Yugoslavia does not exist as a country anymore. Now in today's Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the partially recognized Kosovo.}}
|× |× |1 (1975) |× |
| {{flagu|Grenada}}
|1 (1970) |× |× |× |
| {{flagu|Egypt}}
|1 (1954) |× |× |× |
| rowspan="2" |Country/Territory
! rowspan="2" |Titles ! colspan="4" |Beauty pageant |
| style="width:20%;"| Miss World
! style="width:20%;"| Miss Universe ! style="width:20%;"| Miss International ! style="width:20%;"| Miss Earth |
| colspan="6" |Not replaced resigned titles |
| {{flagu|Spain}}
|1 |× |1 (1974) |× |× |
| colspan="6" |Not replaced dethroned titles |
| {{flagu|Japan}}
| rowspan="2" |1 |× |× |1 (2012) |× |
| {{flagu|United States}}
|1 (1973) |× |× |× |
| colspan="6" |Replaced resigned titles |
| rowspan="2" |1 |1 ( |× |× |× |
|1 ( |× |× |× |
| colspan="6" |Replaced dethroned titles |
| rowspan="2" |1 |× |× |× |1 ( |
|× |1 ( |× |× |
= Winners by continent =
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| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 85%;
!Continent or region !Titles ! style="width:20%;"| Miss World ! style="width:20%;"| Miss Universe ! style="width:20%;"| Miss International ! style="width:20%;"| Miss Earth |
| Europe
|64 |27 (1951, 1952, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1969, |12 (1952, 1953, 1955, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1975, 1984, 1989, 1990, |21 (1961, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2008, 2022) |3 (2001, |
| North America
|54 |14 (1963, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1993, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2019) |24 (1954, 1956, 1960, 1967, 1970, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2012, 2020, 2022, 2023) |11 (1974, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1998, 2007, 2009, 2014) |5 (2003, 2007, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
| South America
|47 |11 (1955, 1960, 1967, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1984, 1991, 1995, 2004, 2011) |14 (1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1979, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2013, 2014) |15 (1960, 1967, 1968, 1985, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2023) |7 (2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2016) |
| Asia
|42 |11 (1966, 1994, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2007, 2012, 2013, 2017) |13 (1959, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1988, 1994, 2000, 2007, 2015, 2018, 2021) |11 (1964, 1970, 1979, 2002, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2024) |7 (2008, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022) |
| Africa
|12 |5 (1954, 1958, 1974, 2001, 2014) |6 (1978, 1992, 1999, 2011, 2017, 2019) |× |1 (2002) |
| Oceania
|11 |3 (1968, 1972, 1980) |3 (1972, 1983, 2004) |4 (1962, 1971, 1981, 1992) |1 (2024) |
| style="background: #FFFACD;"
|Total |229 |71 |73 |62 |24 |
The country/territory that assumed a position is indicated in bold
The country/territory that was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position is indicated in striketrough
The country/territory that was dethroned, resigned or originally held the position but was not replaced is indicated underlined
See also
Notes
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