List of Miss Universe countries

List of participating countries and territories in the Miss Universe competition

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This is a list of countries that have participated in the Miss Universe pageant (as of 2024 edition).

## Entrants 1952—present

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Country/Territory  | Debut  | Participations  | Years competed  | National title  | Placements  | Best placement  | First placed  | Last placed  | Notes

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Albania | 2002 | 20  | 2002–2003
2005–2012
2014–present  | Miss Universe Albania | 4  | Top 10

* Anisa Kospiri
(2002)
* Angela Martini
(2010)

| 2002

* Anisa Kospiri
(Top 10)

| 2019

* Cindy Marina
(Top 20)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 2016.
Angola | 1998 | 24  | 1998–2019
2022–present  | Miss Angola | 4  | Winner

* Leila Lopes
(2011)

| 2003

* Ana José Sebastião
(Top 15)

| 2011

* Leila Lopes
(Winner)

| Won Miss Congeniality in 2015.
Argentina | 1954 | 65  | 1954–1964
1966–1994
1996–2001
2003
2006–present  | Miss Argentina | 16  | Winner

* Norma Nolan
(1962)

| 1954

* Ivana Kislinger
(Top 16)

| 2020

* Alina Luz Akselrad
(Top 21)

| Won Best in Swimsuit in 1970.
Armenia | 2018 | 6  | 2018–2022
2024–present  | Miss Armenia | 0  |  |  |  |
Aruba | 1964 | 56  | 1964–1984
1986
1989–1990
1992–present  | Miss Aruba | 3  | 1st runner-up

* Taryn Mansell
(1996)

| 1974

* Maureen Vieira
(4th runner-up)

| 2021

* Thessaly Zimmerman
(Top 10)

| Won Miss Congeniality in 2000
Won Miss Press in 1978.
Australia | 1952 | 60  | 1952–1954
1958
1964–1965
1968–1990
1992–2000
2002–present  | Miss Universe Australia | 22  | Winner

* Kerry Anne Wells
(1972)
* Jennifer Hawkins
(2004)

| 1953

* Maxine Morgan
(4th runner-up)

| 2023

* Moraya Wilson
(2nd runner-up)

| Won Miss Congeniality in 1996, 1997, 2010
Won Miss Photogenic in 1989
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969, 1993
Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1958.
Azerbaijan | 2013 | 10  | 2013
2024-present  | Miss Universe Azerbaijan  | 0  |  |  |  |
Bahamas | 1963 | 59  | 1963–1972
1974–1983
1985–present  | Miss Universe Bahamas | 1  | Top 10

* Chantel O'Brian
(2021)

| 2021

* Chantel O'Brian
(Top 10)

| 2021

* Chantel O'Brian
(Top 10)

| Competed as The Bahamas from 2021 until 2022.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1982
Won Miss Congeniality in 1981, 2001.
Bahrain | 2021 | 3  | 2021–present  | Miss Universe Bahrain | 0  |  |  |  |
Bangladesh | 2019 | 2  | 2019
2024–present  | Miss Universe Bangladesh | 0  |  |  |  |
Belarus | 2024 | 1  | 2024–present  | Miss Universe Belarus  | 0  |  |  |  |
Belgium | 1952 | 69  | 1952–1986
1988–1989
1991–1994
1996–present  | Miss Belgium | 11  | 4th runner-up

* Dominique Van Eeckhoudt
(1981)

| 1955

* Nicole De Meyer
(Top 15)

| 2018

* Zoé Brunet
(Top 20)

| Won Miss Congeniality in 1952
Won Miss Photogenic in 1972
Won Most Beautiful Hair in 1994.
Belize | 1975 | 31  | 1975
1977–1987
1989–1991
1993
1995–2000
2003–2005
2007
2016
2018–2020
2022
2024–present  | Miss Universe Belize | 1  | Top 12

* Sarita Acosta
(1979)

| 1979

* Sarita Acosta
(Top 12)

| 1979

* Sarita Acosta
(Top 12)

Bolivia | 1959 | 65  | 1959–present  | Miss Bolivia | 3  | Top 6

* Rosario Rico Toro
(1990)

| 1964

* Olga del Carpio
(Top 15)

| 2006

* Desiree Durán
(Top 10)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1959, 1970.
Bonaire | 1967 | 10  | 1967–1969
1978
1995–1999
2024–present  | Miss Bonaire | 0  |  |  |  |
Botswana | 1999 | 9  | 1999–2001
2004
2010–2013
2024–present  | Miss Universe Botswana | 1  | Winner

* Mpule Kwelagobe
(1999)

| 1999

* Mpule Kwelagobe
(Winner)

| 1999

* Mpule Kwelagobe
(Winner)

Brazil | 1954 | 69  | 1954–1989
1991–present  | Miss Brazil | 39  | Winner

* Iêda Maria Vargas
(1963)
* Martha Vasconcellos
(1968)

| 1954

* Martha Rocha
(1st runner-up)

| 2020

* Julia Gama
(1st runner-up)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1967, 1981, 1987, 1989
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969
Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1954.
British Virgin Islands | 1977 | 39  | 1977
1979–2002
2010–present  | Miss British Virgin Islands | 0  |  |  |  |
Bulgaria | 1991 | 29  | 1991–1998
2000–2007
2009
2012–present  | Miss Universe Bulgaria | 0  |  |  |  |
Cambodia | 2017 | 7  | 2017–present  | Miss Universe Cambodia | 0  |  |  |  |
Cameroon | 2020 | 4  | 2020–present  | Miss Cameroon | 1  | Top 20

* Issie Princesse
2023

| 2023

* Issie Princesse
(Top 20)

| 2023

* Issie Princesse
(Top 20)

Canada | 1952 | 72  | 1952–present  | Miss Universe Canada | 20  | Winner

* Karen Dianne Baldwin
(1982)
* Natalie Glebova
(2005)

| 1953

* Thelma Brewis
(Top 16)

| 2022

* Amelia Tu
(Top 16)

| Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1957
Won Miss Congeniality in 1977.
Competed as Dominion of Canada from 1965 to 1972.
Cayman Islands | 1980 | 33  | 1980–1985
1989–1996
1999–2004
2006
2008–2009
2011–2012
2015–present  | Miss Cayman Islands | 0  |  |  |  | Won Miss Congeniality in 1980, 1982.
Chile | 1952 | 60  | 1952
1954–1956
1958
1960–1961
1964
1966–1970
1972–2002
2004–2006
2011–present  | Miss Universo Chile | 14  | Winner

* Cecilia Bolocco
(1987)

| 1954

* Gloria Leguisos
(Top 16)

| 2023

* Celeste Viel
(Top 20)

| Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1952
Won Miss Congeniality in 1973.
China | 2002 | 21  | 2002–2022
2024–present  | Miss Universe China | 4  | 2nd runner-up

* Zhuō Líng
(2002)

| 2002

* Zhuō Líng
(2nd runner-up)

| 2017

* Roxette Qiū Qiáng
(Top 16)

| Won Miss Congeniality in 2007, 2009, 2013
Won Best in National Costume in 2012.
Cook Islands | 1983 | 11  | 1983–1986
1991–1992
1994–1996
1999
2024-present  | Miss Cook Islands | 0  |  |  |  |
Colombia | 1958 | 66  | 1958–present  | Miss Universe Colombia | 39  | Winner

* Luz Marina Zuluaga
(1958)
* Paulina Vega
(2014)

| 1958

* Luz Marina Zuluaga
(Winner)

| 2023

* Camila Avella
(Top 5)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1968, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2002
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969
Won Miss Photogenic in 1975, 1987.
Costa Rica | 1954 | 68  | 1954–1957
1959–1960
1962–present  | Miss Costa Rica | 6  | Top 10

* Nancy Soto
(2004)
* Johanna Solano
(2011)
* Natalia Carvajal
(2018)
* Ivonne Cerdas
(2020)

| 1954

* Marian Esquivel
(Top 15)

| 2020

* Ivonne Cerdas
(Top 10)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 1978
Won Miss Congeniality in 1956.
Côte d'Ivoire | 1986 | 2  | 1986
2024–present  | Miss Cote d'Ivoire | 0  |  |  |  |
Croatia | 1997 | 27  | 1997–present  | Miss Universe Croatia | 4  | Top 15/16/20

* Sarah Ćosić
(2009)
* Elizabeta Burg
(2012)
* Shanaelle Petty
(2017)
* Mia Rkman
(2019)

| 2009

* Sarah Ćosić
(Top 15)

| 2019

* Mia Rkman
(Top 20)

Cuba | 1952 | 15  | 1952
1954–1963
1965–1967
2024–present  | Miss Cuba | 2  | 3rd runner-up

* María Rosa Gamio
(1957)

| 1956

* Marcia Rodríguez
(Top 15)

| 1957

* María Rosa Gamio
(3rd runner-up)

Curaçao | 1963 | 56  | 1963–1978
1980–1987
1989
1991–1999
2001–2005
2007–present  | Miss Curaçao | 8  | 1st runner-up

* Anne Marie Braafheid
(1968)

| 1968

* Anne Marie Braafheid
(1st runner-up)

| 2022

* Gabriëla Dos Santos
(Top 5)

| Won Miss Congeniality in 1966
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1997.
Czech Republic | 1993 | 30  | 1993
1995–present  | Czech Miss | 6  | Top 10

* Pavlina Barbuková
(1993)
* Kateřina Smrzová
(2003)
* Iveta Lutovská
(2009)

| 1993

* Pavlina Barbuková
(Top 10)

| 2010

* Jitka Válková
(Top 15)

Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1968 | 9  | 1968–1972
1984–1986
2024–present  | Miss Universe Congo-Kinshasa  | 2  | 2nd runner-up

* Benita Mureka
(1985)

| 1985

* Benita Mureka
(2nd runner-up)

| 1986

* Likobe Dobala
(Top 10)

| Competes as Congo-Kinshasa in the pageant.
Competed as Zaire from 1972 to 1986.
Won Miss Congeniality in 1972.
Denmark | 1952 | 54  | 1952–1953
1958–1961
1963–1970
1972–1973
1975–1990
1992–1996
2000
2004–2008
2010–2013
2015–2016
2018–2021
2023–present  | Miss Denmark | 8  | 1st runner-up

* Aino Korva
(1963)

| 1953

* Jytte Olsen
(Top 15)

| 2007

* Žaklina Šojić
(Top 15)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 1981, 2018
Dominican Republic | 1956 | 61  | 1956
1962–1964
1967–present  | Miss Dominican Republic | 12  | Winner

* Amelia Vega
(2003)

| 1977

* Blanca Sardiñas
(Top 12)

| 2022

* Andreína Martínez
(2nd runner-up)

| Won Best in National Costume in 2003
Won Miss Congeniality in 1962, 2020.
Ecuador | 1955 | 66  | 1955–1966
1968–1972
1975–present  | Miss Universe Ecuador | 3  | 2nd runner-up

* Constanza Báez
(2013)

| 1981

* Lucía Vinueza
(Top 12)

| 2013

* Constanza Báez
(2nd runner-up)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 1992.
Egypt | 1987 | 28  | 1987–1990
1992
1994–2011
2014
2017–2019
2023–present  | Miss Egypt | 0  |  |  |  | Co-Won Miss Congeniality in 2017.
El Salvador | 1954 | 51  | 1954–1955
1972–1979
1982–2015
2017–present  | Miss El Salvador | 5  | 1st runner-up

* Maribel Arrieta
(1955)

| 1955

* Maribel Arrieta
(1st runner-up)

| 2023

* Isabella García-Manzo
(Top 10)

| Won Miss Followed by Media in 1985
Won Miss Congeniality in 1955, 2008.
Equatorial Guinea | 2019 | 4  | 2019
2021–present  | Miss Equatorial Guinea | 0  |  |  |  |
Eritrea | 2024 | 1  | 2024–present  | Miss Eritrea  | 0  |  |  |  |
Estonia | 1993 | 20  | 1993–2004
2006–2009
2011–2013
2024–present  | Miss Estonia | 2  | Top 10

* Kristiina Heinmets
(1997)
* Evelyn Mikomägi
(2000)

| 1997

* Kristina Heinmets
(Top 10)

| 2000

* Evelyn Mikomägi
(Top 10)

Fiji | 1979 | 3  | 1979
1981
2024–present  | Miss Fiji | 0  |  |  |  |
Finland | 1952 | 68  | 1952–1955
1960–present  | Miss Finland | 18  | Winner

* Armi Kuusela
(1952)
* Anne Marie Pohtamo
(1975)

| 1952

* Armi Kuusela
(Winner)

| 1996

* Lola Odusoga
(2nd runner-up)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 1974
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969.
France | 1952 | 72  | 1952–present  | Miss France | 22  | Winner

* Christiane Martel
(1953)
* Iris Mittenaere
(2016)

| 1953

* Christiane Martel
(Winner)

| 2021

* Clémence Botino
(Top 10)

Germany | 1952 | 71  | 1952–2019
2021–present  | Miss Universe Germany | 21  | Winner

* Marlene Schmidt
(1961)

| 1952

* Renate Hoy
(4th runner-up)

| 2002

* Natascha Börger
(Top 10)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 1956, 1957.
Gibraltar | 1981 | 9  | 1981
1983–1986
1988–1990
2024–present  | Miss Gibraltar | 0  |  |  |  | Won Miss Congeniality in 1984.
Competed in Miss Universe United Kingdom from 2005 to 2006.
Competed in Miss Universe Great Britain 2019.[1]
Great Britain | 1952 | 28  | 1952
1991–1996
1998–2000
2005–2006
2008–present  | Miss Universe Great Britain | 5  | Top 10

* Amy Willerton
(2013)

| 2013

* Amy Willerton
(Top 10)

| 2021

* Emma Collingridge
(Top 16)

| Competed as Great Britain in 1952
as England from 1955 to 1962 and then again from 1964 to 1990
as Scotland from 1961 to 1986 and then again from 1988 to 1990
and as Wales from 1961 to 1990
competed together again as United Kingdom in 1991
as Great Britain from 1992 to 2000
as United Kingdom for the second time in 2005 and 2006
shortened to UK in 2008
and once again as Great Britain from 2009.
Greece | 1952 | 67  | 1952–1987
1989–2015
2018
2021–present  | Star GS Hellas | 18  | Winner

* Corinna Tsopei
(1964)

| 1952

* Ntaizy Mavraki
(2nd runner-up)

| 2005

* Evangelia Aravani
(Top 15)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 1967
Won Miss Congeniality in 1954, 1961.
Guadeloupe | 1977 | 7  | 1977
1980–1984
2024–present  | Miss International Guadeloupe | 0  |  |  |  |
Guatemala | 1955 | 52  | 1955–1959
1961
1975–1976
1978–2018
2021–present  | Miss Guatemala | 3  | Top 10

* Ilma Urrutia
(1984)
* Jessica Scheel
(2010)

| 1955

* María del Rosario Molina
(Top 15)

| 2010

* Jessica Scheel
(Top 10)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1975
Won Miss Congeniality in 2012.
Guinea | 2024 | 1  | 2024-present  | Miss Universe Guinea  | 0  |  |  |  | Will compete as Guinée in the pageant.
Guyana | 1956 | 23  | 1956
1963–1966
1999
2002–2007
2009–2017
2023–present  | Miss Universe Guyana | 0  |  |  |  | Competed as British Guiana until 1966.
Haiti | 1962 | 19  | 1962
1968
1975
1977
1985
1989
2010–2022
2024–present  | Miss Haiti | 4  | 1st runner- up

* Gerthie David
(1975)
* Raquel Pélissier
(2016)

| 1962

* Evelyn Miot
(Top 15)

| 2022

* Mideline Phelizor
(Top 16)

Honduras | 1954 | 52  | 1954–1955
1967–1974
1976–1990
1992–1994
1996–2002
2007–present  | Miss Honduras | 1  | Top 15

* Pastora Pagán
(1955)

| 1955

* Pastora Pagán
(Top 15)

| 1955

* Pastora Pagán
(Top 15)

| Won Miss Congeniality in 1987.
Hong Kong | 1952 | 39  | 1952
1954
1960
1962
1964–1965
1967–1970
1972–1991
1993–2000
2024–present  | Miss Universe Hong Kong  | 6  | 2nd runner-up

* Virginia Lee
(1954)

| 1952

* Judy Dan
(3rd runner-up)

| 1988

* Pauline Yeung
(4th runner-up)

| Was under British colonial rule until 1997.
Hong Kong has competed in Miss Universe China between 2002 and 2023.
Hungary | 1992 | 28  | 1992–2016
2018
2021
2023–present  | Miss Universe Hungary | 4  | Top 10

* Ágnes Konkoly
(2012)

| 2006

* Adrienn Bende
(Top 20)

| 2018

* Enikő Kecskès
(Top 20)

Iceland | 1956 | 49  | 1956–1957
1959–1972
1974–1986
1988–1997
2006
2009
2016–present  | Miss Universe Iceland | 6  | 1st runner-up

* Anna Geirsdóttir
(1962)

| 1959

* Sigríður Þorvaldsdóttir
(Top 15)

| 2019

* Birta Abiba Þórhallsdóttir
(Top 10)

| Won Miss Congeniality and Miss Unity (Miss Amity) in 1974.
India | 1952 | 60  | 1952
1964–1987
1989–present  | Miss Universe India | 27  | Winner

* Sushmita Sen
(1994)
* Lara Dutta
(2000)
* Harnaaz Sandhu
(2021)

| 1966

* Yasmin Daji
(3rd runner-up)

| 2023

* Shweta Sharda
(Top 20)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1978, 1980, 1984
Won Best in Swimsuit in 2000.
Indonesia | 1974 | 27  | 1974–1977
1980
1982–1983
1995–1996
2005–2020
2022–present  | Miss Universe Indonesia | 8  | Top 10

* Frederika Alexis Cull
(2019)

| 2005

* Artika Sari Devi
(Top 15)

| 2020

* Ayu Maulida
(Top 21)

| Won Best in National Costume in 2007,[2] 2014[3]
Won Popular Vote in 2009;[4]
Won Miss Photogenic in 2017;[5][6]
Won Miss Phoenix Smile in 2016;[7]
Won Miss Clairol Herbal Essences in 1995.[8]
Iran | 2024 | 1  | 2024–present  | Miss Universe Persia  | 0  |  |  |  | Competes as Persia in the pageant.
Ireland | 1961 | 59  | 1961–2006
2008–2012
2014–2015
2017–2021
2023–present  | Miss Universe Ireland | 10  | 2nd runner-up

* Marlene McKeown
(1963)
* Roberta Brown
(1983)

| 1963

* Marlene McKeown
(2nd runner-up)

| 2018

* Grainne Gallanagh
(Top 20)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 1963, 1991.
Italy | 1952 | 70  | 1952–1991
1993–2005
2007–present  | Miss Universo Italia | 16  | 1st runner-up

* Daniela Bianchi
(1960)
* Roberta Capua
(1987)

| 1953

* Rita Stazzi
(Top 16)

| 2014

* Valentina Bonariva
(Top 15)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 1960, 1964, 1986
Won Miss Congeniality in 2004.
Jamaica | 1961 | 51  | 1961
1963–1966
1968–1975
1986–present  | Miss Jamaica Universe | 10  | 1st runner-up

* Yendi Phillipps
(2010)

| 1989

* Sandra Foster
(Top 10)

| 2023

* Jordanne Levy
(Top 20)

Japan | 1952 | 70  | 1952–1995
1998–present  | Miss Universe Japan | 20  | Winner

* Akiko Kojima
(1959)
* Riyo Mori
(2007)

| 1953

* Kinuko Ito
(2nd runner-up)

| 2021

* Juri Watanabe
(Top 16)

| Won Best National Costume in 2006, 2017
Won Miss Congeniality in 1958, 1968, 1979.
Kazakhstan | 2006 | 14  | 2006–2008
2010–2011
2013–2014
2016–2021
2023-present  | Miss Kazakhstan | 0  |  |  |  |
Kenya | 1987 | 11  | 1987
1992
1995
2002
2004–2005
2014
2016
2018–2019
2021
2024–present  | Miss Universe Kenya | 1  | Top 6

* Mary Esther Were
(2016)

| 2016

* Mary Esther Were
(Top 6)

| 2016

* Mary Esther Were
(Top 6)

Kosovo | 2008 | 14  | 2008–2012
2014–2016
2018–present  | Miss Universe Kosovo | 4  | 2nd runner-up

* Marigona Dragusha
(2009)

| 2008

* Zana Krasniqi
(Top 10)

| 2012

* Diana Avdiu
(Top 16)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 2012.
Kyrgyzstan | 2018 | 2  | 2018
2022
2024–present  | Miss Kyrgyzstan | 0  |  |  |  |
Laos | 2017 | 7  | 2017–present  | Miss Universe Laos | 1  | Top 16

* Payengxa Lor
(2022)

| 2022

* Payengxa Lor
(Top 16)

| 2022

* Payengxa Lor
(Top 16)

| Won Best National Costume in 2018.
Latvia | 2005 | 3  | 2005–2006
2023–present  | Miss Universe Latvia | 1  | Top 10

* Ieva Kokoreviča
(2005)

| 2005

* Ieva Kokoreviča
(Top 10)

| 2005

* Ieva Kokoreviča
(Top 10)

Lebanon | 1955 | 43  | 1955
1960–1962
1966
1968
1970–1971
1973–1975
1977–1978
1983–1988
1991–1993
1996–2001
2004–2007
2009–2015
2017–2018
2022–present  | Miss Lebanon | 3  | Winner

* Georgina Rizk
(1971)

| 1962

* Nouhad El Cabbabe
(Top 15)

| 1973

* Marcèlle Herro
(Top 12)

Macau | 2024 | 1  | 2024-present  | Miss Universe Macau  | 0  |  |  |  |
Malaysia | 1962 | 60  | 1962
1964–2020
2022–present  | Miss Universe Malaysia | 1  | Top 15

* Josephine Lena Wong
(1970)

| 1970

* Josephine Lena Wong
(Top 15)

| 1970

* Josephine Lena Wong
(Top 15)

| Competed as Malaya in 1962
Maldives | 2024 | 1  | 2024-present  | Miss Universe Maldives  | 0  |  |  |  |
Malta | 1968 | 42  | 1968–2001
2016–present  | Miss Malta Universe | 0  |  |  |  | Competed as Republic of Malta from 1989 to 1994
Martinique | 1957 | 6  | 1957
1981–1984
2024–present  | Miss Universe Martinique  | 0  |  |  |  |
Mauritius | 1975 | 36  | 1975–1977
1979
1989–1995
1997–2000
2002–2003
2005–present  | Miss Estrella Mauritius | 0  |  |  |  |
Mayotte | 2024 | 1  | 2024-present  | Miss Universe Mayotte  | 0  |  |  |  |
Mexico | 1952 | 66  | 1952–1959
1965
1967–present  | Miss Universe México  | 21  | Winner

* Lupita Jones
(1991)
* Ximena Navarrete
(2010)
* Andrea Meza
(2020)

| 1952

* Olga Llorens
(Top 10)

| 2020

* Andrea Meza
(Winner)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1971, 2000
Won Best Style in 1998, 2000
Won Best in Swimsuit in 2008
Won Best Figure in 2008
Won Miss Clairol Herbal Essences 1998, 2000.
Moldova | 2024 | 1  | 2024-present  | Miss Universe Moldova  | 0  |  |  |  |
Mongolia | 2018 | 3  | 2018–2019
2023–present  | Miss Universe Mongolia | 0  |  |  |  |
Montenegro | 2007 | 7  | 2007–2009
2011–2012
2015
2024–present  | Miss Montenegro | 0  |  |  |  | Won Miss Congeniality in 2011.
Myanmar | 1959 | 13  | 1959–1961
2013–2020
2022–present  | Miss Universe Myanmar | 1  | Top 21

* Thuzar Wint Lwin
(2020)

| 2020

* Thuzar Wint Lwin
(Top 21)

| 2020

* Thuzar Wint Lwin
(Top 21)

| Competed as Burma until 1961.
Won miss Congeniality in 1960
Won Best in National Costume in 2016 and 2020
Namibia | 1981 | 30  | 1981–1984
1991–2000
2002–2003
2005–2006
2009
2012–2013
2016–2019
2021–present  | Miss Namibia | 3  | Winner

* Michelle McLean
(1992)

| 1992

* Michelle McLean
(Winner)

| 2023

* Jameela Uiras
(Top 20)

| Won Miss Congeniality in 1994.
South West Africa/Namibia wasn't allowed to compete in 1985
due to the fact that it was a mandate of South Africa.
Namibia returned in 1991 when it was gained independence from South Africa
and renamed Republic of Namibia.
Nepal | 2017 | 7  | 2017–present  | Miss Universe Nepal | 2  | Top 10

* Manita Devkota (2018)

| 2018

* Manita Devkota
(Top 10)

| 2023

* Jane Dipika Garrett
(Top 20)

Netherlands | 1956 | 63  | 1956
1958–1996
1998
2000–2005
2008–present  | Miss Universe Netherlands | 13  | Winner

* Angela Visser
(1989)

| 1958

* Corine Rottschäfer
(Top 16)

| 2014

* Yasmin Verheijen
(3rd runner-up)

| Competed as Holland until 1990.
Won Best in National Costume in 1964
Won Miss Photogenic in 1958, 1985
New Zealand | 1954 | 55  | 1954
1960
1962–1989
1992–2001
2003
2006–2019
2024–present  | Miss Universe New Zealand | 5  | Winner

* Lorraine Downes
(1983)

| 1962

* Leslie Nichols
(Top 15)

| 1992

* Lisa de Montalk
(Top 10)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 1969, 1980, 2015
Nicaragua | 1955 | 41  | 1955
1963
1968–1971
1973–1978
1991–1993
1995
1998–1999
2001–present  | Miss Nicaragua | 5  | Winner

* Sheynnis Palacios
(2023)

| 1977

* Beatriz Obregón
(Top 12)

| 2023

* Sheynnis Palacios
(Winner)

| Won Best in National Costume in 2013.
Nigeria | 1964 | 35  | 1964
1987–1995
1998–2019
2021–present  | Miss Universe Nigeria | 2  | Top 10

* Agbani Darego
(2001)

| 2001

* Agbani Darego
(Top 10)

| 2019

* Olutosin Araromi
(Top 20)

| Won Miss Congeniality in 1995, 2014
Won Best National Costume in 2021.
North Macedonia | 2024 | 1  | 2024–present  | Miss Universe North Macedonia  | 0  |  |  |  |
Norway | 1952 | 63  | 1952–1955
1958–1973
1976–1996
1998
2000–2010
2012–2021
2023–present  | Miss Norway | 17  | Winner

* Mona Grudt
(1990)

| 1953

* Synnøve Gulbrandsen
(Top 16)

| 2005

* Helene Tråsavik
(Top 15)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1993.
Pakistan | 2023 | 1  | 2023–present  | Miss Universe Pakistan[9] | 1  | Top 20

* Erica Robin
2023

| 2023

* Erica Robin
(Top 20)

| 2023

* Erica Robin
(Top 20)

Panama | 1952 | 57  | 1952–1954
1964–1967
1970–1971
1973–1987
1991–present  | Señorita Panamá | 10  | 1st runner-up
(Winner)

* Justine Pasek
(2002)
(replaced dethroned winner)

| 1953

* Emita Arosemena
(Top 16)

| 2021

* Brenda Smith
(Top 16)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1986, 2004, 2009, 2011
Co-won Miss Congeniality in 2017.
Paraguay | 1957 | 61  | 1957–1958
1960–1967
1970
1972–2001
2004–present  | Reinas del Paraguay | 5  | 1st runner-up

* Nadia Ferreira
(2021)

| 1964

* Miriam Riart
(Top 15)

| 2021

* Nadia Ferreira
(1st runner-up)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1992.
Peru | 1952 | 69  | 1952–1954
1956–1972
1975–present  | Miss Peru | 22  | Winner

* Gladys Zender
(1957)

| 1953

* Mary Ann Sarmiento
(Top 16)

| 2023

* Camila Escribens
(Top 10)

| Won Most Beautiful Hair in 1995
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969
Won Best National Costume in 1972, 1976, 1982
Won Miss Congeniality in 1971.
Philippines | 1952 | 68  | 1952–1957
1962–present  | Miss Universe Philippines | 27  | Winner

* Gloria Diaz
(1969)
* Margie Moran
(1973)
* Pia Wurtzbach
(2015)
* Catriona Gray
(2018)

| 1954

* Blesilda Ocampo
(Top 16)

| 2023

* Michelle Dee
(Top 10)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1994, 2019, 2023
Won Miss Photogenic in 1971, 1973, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007
Won Best Style in 1999, 2005
Won Won Best in Online Votes in 2013
Won Most Beautiful Hair in 1994
Won Miss Clairol Herbal Essence Award in 1999
Won Miss Phoenix Award in 2016
Gold winner of Voice for Change 2023
Silver finalist of the Voice for Change 2023
Won Spirit of Carnival Award 2023
Poland | 1958 | 40  | 1958–1959
1984–1986
1989–present  | Miss Polski | 6  | 3rd runner-up

* Brygida Bziukiewicz
(1986)
* Joanna Gapińska
(1989)

| 1958

* Alicja Bobrowska
(4th runner-up)

| 2018

* Magdalena Swat
(Top 20)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 2013
Won Won Miss Congeniality in 2019
Portugal | 1960 | 41  | 1960
1962
1965
1970–1974
1979
1981–1990
1992–2002
2011
2014–present  | Miss Portugal | 4  | Top 10

* Laura Gonçalves
(2011)

| 2011

* Laura Gonçalves
(Top 10)

| 2023

* Marina Machete
(Top 20)

| Fanvote Winner in 2011
Won Miss Congeniality in 1999.
Puerto Rico | 1952 | 69  | 1952–1957
1961–present  | Miss Universe Puerto Rico | 26  | Winner

* Marisol Malaret
(1970)
* Deborah Carthy-Deu
(1985)
* Dayanara Torres
(1993)
* Denise Quiñones
(2001)
* Zuleyka Rivera
(2006)

| 1970

* Marisol Malaret
(Winner)

| 2023

* Karla Guilfú
(Top 5)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2014
Won Miss Congeniality in 1957
Won Best in Swimsuit in 2001.
Romania | 1991 | 18  | 1991–1998
2009–2013
2016–2017
2019–2021
2024–present  | Miss Universe Romania | 0  |  |  |  |
Russia | 1994 | 29  | 1994–2018
2020–present  | Miss Russia | 8  | Winner

(dethroned/resigned)

* Oxana Fedorova
(2002)

| 1996

* Ilmira Shamsutdinova
(Top 6)

| 2012

* Elizaveta Golovanova
(Top 10)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1996
Won Best in Swimsuit in 2002.
Miss Russia 2002 was the original winner of Miss Universe 2002,
but was later dethroned for failure to fulfill her duties as Miss Universe.
She stated she voluntarily resigned the title.
Saint Lucia | 1977 | 11  | 1977
2006–2007
2011–2012
2014
2017–2019
2022–present  | Miss Saint Lucia Universe | 0  |  |  |  |
Samoa | 1981 | 7  | 1981–1986
2024–present  | Miss Universe Samoa | 0  |  |  |  | Competed as Western Samoa until 1986.
Saudi Arabia | 2024 | 1  | 2024–present  | Miss Universe Saudi Arabia  | 0  |  |  |  |
Senegal | 1974 | 4  | 1974
1985
1987
2024–present  | Miss Senegal | 0  |  |  |  |
Serbia | 2007 | 10  | 2007–2015
2024–present  | Miss Serbia | 0  |  |  |  |
Singapore | 1954 | 61  | 1954
1958
1962
1966–present  | Miss Singapore Universe | 3  | Top 10

* Marion Nicole Teo
(1987)

| 1983

* Kathie Lee Lee Beng
(Top 12)

| 2021

* Nandita Banna
(Top 16)

Slovakia | 1994 | 30  | 1994–present  | Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky | 1  | Top 6

* Silvia Lakatošová
(1994)

| 1994

* Silvia Lakatošová
(Top 6)

| 1994

* Silvia Lakatošová
(Top 6)

| Competed as Slovak Republic from 1994 until 2022.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1998.
Somalia | 2024 | 1  | 2024-present  | Miss Somalia | 0  |  |  |  |
South Africa | 1952 | 49  | 1952–1953
1960–1968
1975–1979
1981–1984
1995–present  | Miss South Africa | 27  | Winner

* Margaret Gardiner
(1978)
* Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
(2017)
* Zozibini Tunzi
(2019)

| 1952

* Catherine Higgins
(Top 10)

| 2023

* Bryoni Govender
(Top 20)

| South Africa was not allowed to participate between 1985 and 1994
because of apartheid.
South Korea | 1954 | 69  | 1954–1955
1957–present  | Miss Queen Korea | 8  | 1st runner-up

* Jang Yoon-jeong
(1988)

| 1959

* Oh Hyun-ju
(Top 15)

| 2007

* Lee Hanee
(3rd runner-up)

| Competes as Korea in the pageant.
Won Best in National Costume in 1974, 1977, 1983, 2001
Won Most Popular Girl in Parade in 1959
Won Miss Congeniality in 2016.
Spain | 1960 | 64  | 1960–present  | Miss Universe Spain | 20  | Winner

* Amparo Muñoz
(1974)

| 1960

* María Teresa del Río
(4th runner-up)

| 2023

* Athenea Pérez
(Top 10)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1973, 1995
Won Miss Congeniality in 1966
Won Miss Photogenic in 1984, 1993, 2000
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1999.
Sri Lanka | 1955 | 46  | 1955
1957
1961–1966
1968–1970
1973–1983
1985–1996
2005–2006
2008
2010–2014
2016–2018
2024–present  | Miss Universe Sri Lanka | 2  | 2nd runner-up

* Maureen Hingert
(1955)

| 1955

* Maureen Hingert
(2nd runner-up)

| 2017

* Christina Peiris
(Top 16)

| Competed as Ceylon until 1973. Won Miss Congeniality in 2018.
Suriname | 1958 | 23  | 1958
1960
1963–1964
1966
1969–1974
1976–1979
1982
1989–1993
1999
2024–present  | Miss Suriname | 1  | Top 15

* Gertrud Gummels
(1958)

| 1958

* Gertrud Gummels
(Top 15)

| 1958

* Gertrud Gummels
(Top 15)

| Competed as Surinam until 1982.
Switzerland | 1953 | 58  | 1953
1960–1984
1986–1990
1992–2014
2016
2018
2022–present  | Miss Switzerland | 12  | 2nd runner-up

* Lauriane Gilliéron
(2006)

| 1960

* Elaine Maurath
(Top 15)

| 2013

* Dominique Rinderknecht
(Top 16)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 1983.
Tanzania | 2007 | 13  | 2007–2017
2019
2024–present  | Miss Universe Tanzania | 1  | Top 10

* Flaviana Matata
(2007)

| 2007

* Flaviana Matata
(Top 10)

| 2007

* Flaviana Matata
(Top 10)

Thailand | 1954 | 59  | 1954
1959
1965–1966
1968–1969
1971–present  | Miss Universe Thailand | 14  | Winner

* Apasra Hongsakula
(1965)
* Porntip Nakhirunkanok
(1988)

| 1965

* Apasra Hongsakula
(Winner)

| 2023

* Anntonia Porsild
(1st runner-up)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1969, 1988, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2015
Won Miss Photogenic in 1990, 2009, 2010
Won Miss Congeniality in 1959
Won Fanvote Winner in 2016
Trinidad and Tobago | 1963 | 46  | 1963–1964
1966
1971
1973–1991
1993–2006
2008
2010–2014
2017
2022–present  | Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago | 9  | Winner

* Janelle Commissiong
(1977)
* Wendy Fitzwilliam
(1998)

| 1977

* Janelle Commissiong
(Winner)

| 2022

* Tya Jané Ramey
(Top 16)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1998, 1999
Won Miss Photogenic in 1977
Won Miss Congeniality in 1975, 1976, 1978.
Competed as Trinidad in 1963 and 1964.
Turkey | 1952 | 63  | 1952–1953
1956–1957
1959
1961–1976
1978–1984
1986–1999
2001–2006
2008–2019
2021–2022
2024–present  | Miss Turkey | 3  | Top 10

* Jülide Ateş
(1990)

| 1953

* Ayten Akyol
(Top 16)

| 2012

* Çağıl Özge Özkul
(Top 16)

| Competes as Türkiye in the pageant since 2022.
Won Miss Congeniality in 1998.
Turks and Caicos Islands | 1980 | 29  | 1980–1997
1999–2001
2004–2008
2011
2013–2014
2024–present  | Miss Turks and Caicos | 1  | Top 10

* Carmelita Ariza
(1987)

| 1987

* Carmelita Ariza
(Top 10)

| 1987

* Carmelita Ariza
(Top 10)

| Won Miss Congeniality in 1989 and 1992.
Initially competed as Turks and Caicos Islands, BW (British West Indies),
shortened to Turks and Caicos since 1983.
Competed in Miss Universe United Kingdom from 2005 to 2006.
Ukraine | 1995 | 29  | 1995–present  | Miss Ukraine Universe | 6  | 1st runner-up

* Olesya Stefanko
(2011)

| 2006

* Inna Tsymbalyuk
(Top 20)

| 2014

* Diana Harkusha
(2nd-runner-up)

| Won Best in National Costume in 2022.
Uruguay | 1952 | 68  | 1952–1965
1967–2002
2004–2012
2014–2020
2022
2024–present  | Miss Uruguay | 6  | 4th runner-up

* Andrea López
(1985)

| 1952

* Gladys Fajardo
(Top 16)

| 1985

* Andrea López
(4th runner-up)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1979.
United States | 1952 | 71  | 1952–1956
1958–present  | Miss USA | 67  | Winner

* Miriam Stevenson
(1954)
* Carol Morris
(1956)
* Linda Bement
(1960)
* Sylvia Hitchcock
(1967)
* Shawn Weatherly
(1980)
* Chelsi Smith
(1995)
* Brook Lee
(1997)
* Olivia Culpo
(2012)
* R'Bonney Gabriel
(2022)

| 1952

* Jackie Loughery
(Top 10)

| 2023

* Noelia Voigt
(Top 20)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1965
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1995
Won Miss Photogenic in 1961, 1975
Won Most Popular Girl in Parade in 1953, 1956.
In 1957 Mary Leona Gage was disqualified to discover that she was the mother of two children.
Competed as United States of America until 1966,
shortened to U.S.A. from 1967 to 1981,
then the dots were removed, remaining USA written on the sash from 1982.
United States Virgin Islands | 1961 | 42  | 1961–1962
1967–1968
1971–1989
1991–1993
1995
1997–1999
2001–2002
2005–2007
2010–2011
2016–2019
2024–present  | Miss US Virgin Islands | 1  | Top 12

* Cherrie Creque
(1971)

| 1971

* Cherrie Creque
(Top 12)

| 1971

* Cherrie Creque
(Top 12)

| Won Miss Congeniality in 1991, 2002, 2005.
Competed as Virgin Islands until 1978.
Now competes as US Virgin Islands.
Uzbekistan | 2024 | 1  | 2024–present  | Miss Universe Uzbekistan | 0  |  |  |  |
Venezuela | 1952 | 70  | 1952–1953
1955–1958
1960–present  | Miss Venezuela | 47  | Winner

* Maritza Sayalero
(1979)
* Irene Sáez
(1981)
* Bárbara Palacios
(1986)
* Alicia Machado
(1996)
* Dayana Mendoza
(2008)
* Stefanía Fernández
(2009)
* Gabriela Isler
(2013)

| 1955

* Susana Duijm
(Top 15)

| 2023

* Diana Silva
(Top 10)

| Best in Swimsuit in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
Won Miss Photogenic in 1994
Won Best Style Finesse 1996
Won Miss Clairol Herbal Essences 1993
Won Flawless of the Universe in 2016
Won Miss Phoenix Elegant in 2016
Vietnam | 2004 | 16  | 2004–2005
2008–2009
2011–2013
2015–present  | Miss Universe Vietnam | 5  | Top 5

* H'Hen Niê (2018)

| 2008

* Nguyễn Thùy Lâm
(Top 15)

| 2021

* Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên
(Top 16)

| Fanvote Winner in 2020 and 2021.
Zambia | 1995 | 10  | 1995
1999
2005–2007
2009–2010
2017–2018
2024–present  | Miss Universe Zambia | 0  |  |  |  |
Zimbabwe | 1994 | 9  | 1994
1996–1998
2000–2001
2023–present  | Miss Zimbabwe | 1  | Top 10

* Corinne Crewe
(2000)

| 2000

* Corinne Crewe
(Top 10)

| 2000

* Corinne Crewe
(Top 10)

### Replaced pageants

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The following list consists of the delegations that have acquired the national Miss Universe franchise and replaced a former national pageant. Some of the former organizations still remain active for other purposes.

Country/Territory | Former pageant(s) | New pageant | Franchise since

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Albania | Miss Albania (2002–2005) | Miss Universe Albania | 2006
Argentina | Miss Argentina (1952–2003) | Miss Universo Argentina | 2006
Australia | Miss Australia (1952–2000) | Miss Universe Australia | 2004
Bahamas | Miss Bahamas (1963–2001; 2010–2015)
Miss Bahamas Universe (2002–2009)
Miss Universe Bahamas (2016–2017) | Miss Bahamas Queen | 2018
Brazil | Miss Brasil (1952–2011)
Miss Brasil Universo (2012–2014)
Miss Brasil Be Emotion (2015–2019)
U Miss Brasil (2020) | Miss Universo Brasil | 2021
Bulgaria | Miss Bulgaria (1991–2009)
Miss Universe Bulgaria (2009–2011) | Miss National Team Bulgaria | 2012
Cambodia | Miss Cambodia (2017–2018)  | Miss Universe Cambodia | 2019
Canada | Miss Toronto (1952–1958)
Miss Dominion of Canada (1959–1977)
Miss Canada (1978–1992)
Canadian Search for Miss Universe (1993–2002) | Miss Universe Canada | 2003
Colombia | Señorita Colombia (1958-1980; 1983–2019) | Miss Universe Colombia | 2020
Czech Republic | Miss Československo (1993)
Miss České republiky (1994–2004) | Česká Miss | 2005
Denmark | Frøken Danmark (1952–2013)
Miss Universe Denmark (2013–2015)
Face of Denmark (2015–2016) | Miss Denmark | 2018
Egypt | Miss Egypt (1987–2011, 2014)  | Miss Universe Egypt | 2017
El Salvador | Miss El Salvador (1954–2005)
Nuestra Belleza El Salvador (2006–2016) | Miss El Salvador | 2017
Finland | Suomen Neito (1952–1955) | Miss Finland | 1960
France | Miss Cinémonde (1953)
Miss France (1963; 1965–1967; 1971–1985; 1987–2002)
Miss France Outre-Mer (1986)
Miss France de Paris (2003) | Miss France | 2004
Germany | Miss Germany (1952–2008) | Miss Universe Germany | 2009
Ghana | Miss Ghana (1991–1998) | Miss Universe Ghana | 1999
Great Britain | Miss Great Britain (1952, 1993–1999)
Miss United Kingdom (1991)
Miss Great Britain Universe (2000)
Miss United Kingdom Universe (2005–2008)
Miss British Isles (1992) | Miss Universe Great Britain | 2009
Greece | Star Hellas (1952–2018) | Star GS Hellas | 2021
Guyana | Miss British Guiana (1956–1965)
Miss Guyana (1966–1999) | Miss Universe Guyana | 2002
Haiti | Miss Haiti Universe (1960–1989) | Miss Haiti | 2010
Honduras | Miss Honduras (1954–1955)
Señorita Honduras (1967-2002) | Miss Honduras Universe | 2007
Iceland | Miss Iceland (1956–2009) | Miss Universe Iceland | 2016
India | Femina Miss India (1952–2009)
I Am She (2010–2012)

Miss Diva (2013-2024)

| Glamanand Supermodel India | 2024
Indonesia | Putri Indonesia (1974–1983)
Puteri Indonesia (1995-2022) | Miss Universe Indonesia | 2023
Ireland | Miss Ireland (1961–2001) | Miss Universe Ireland | 2002
Italy | Miss Italia (1952–1999)
The Miss for Miss Universe (2000-2004) | Miss Universo Italia | 2005
Japan | Miss Japan (1952–1997) | Miss Universe Japan | 1998
Kenya | Miss Kenya (1987–2002) | Miss Universe Kenya | 2004
Lithuania | Miss Lithuania (2012–2014) | Miss Universe Lithuania | 2019
Malta | Miss Malta (1968–2001) | Miss Universe Malta | 2016
Mauritius | Miss Mauritius (1975–2015) | Miss Universe Mauritius | 2016
Mexico | Señorita México (1952–1993)
Nuestra Belleza México (1994–2016)
Mexicana Universal (2017-2023) | Miss Universe Mexico | 2024
Myanmar | Miss Burma (1959-1962) | Miss Universe Myanmar | 2013
Nepal | Miss Nepal (2017–2019) | Miss Universe Nepal | 2020
Netherlands | Miss Holland (1956–1990)
Miss Universe Nederland (1991–2008)
Miss Nederland (2009–2023) | Miss Universe Netherlands | 2024
New Zealand | Miss New Zealand (1954–2003) | Miss Universe New Zealand | 2006
Nigeria | Miss Nigeria (1964)
Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (1987-2022) | Miss Universe Nigeria | 2023
Norway | Frøken Norge (1952–2010) | Miss Norway | 2012
Panama | Miss Panamá (1952-1954, 1964-1967, 1970-1971, 1973-1987)
Señorita Panamá (1990-2010)
Miss Panamá (2011-2015)
Señorita Panamá (2016-2021)
Miss Universe Panama (2022-2023) | Señorita Panamá | 2024
Paraguay | Miss Paraguay (1957–2001) | Nuestra Belleza Paraguay | 2004
Philippines | Miss Philippines (1952–1963)
Binibining Pilipinas (1964–2019) | Miss Universe Philippines | 2020
Poland | Miss Polonia (1958–2018) | Miss Polski | 2019
Portugal | Miss Portugal (1960–2002)
Miss Universo Portugal (2011, 2014-2017)
Miss República Portuguesa (2018-2021) | Miss Universe Portugal | 2022
Puerto Rico | Miss Puerto Rico (1952–2008) | Miss Universe Puerto Rico | 2009
Romania | Miss Romania (1991–1998) | Miss Universe Romania | 2009
Russia | Miss Russia (1998–2018) | Miss Universe Russia | 2021
Slovakia | Miss České a Slovenské Republiky (1994)
Miss Slovensko (1995–1998) | Miss Slovenskej Republiky | 1999
South Africa | Miss Golden Jubilee (1952–1953)
Miss Hibiscus Queen (1960–1968)
Miss Republic of South Africa (1975–1981)
Miss South Africa (1982–1984)
Miss Universe South Africa (1995–1997) | Miss South Africa | 1998
South Korea | Miss Korea (1954–2015)
Miss Universe Korea (2016–2017) | Miss Queen Korea | 2018
Spain | Miss Spain (1960–2012)
Be Miss Universe Spain (2013–2019) | Nuestra Belleza España | 2020
Sweden | Fröken Sverige (1952–2004)
Nya Fröken Sverige (2006) | Miss Universe Sweden | 2009
Switzerland | Miss Switzerland (1953–2013)
Miss Universe Switzerland (2014, 2016)
Miss Switzerland (2018) | Miss Universe Switzerland | 2022
Thailand | Miss Thailand (1954, 1965–1973, 1984–1999)
Miss Thailand Universe (1974–1983) | Miss Universe Thailand | 2000
Ukraine | Miss Ukraine (1995–2005) | Miss Ukraine Universe | 2006
United States Virgin Islands | Miss Virgin Islands (1961–1978)
Miss US Virgin Islands (1979–2015) | Miss Universe-US Virgin Islands | 2016
Vietnam | Người đẹp Hà Nội (2004)
Hoa khôi Hà Nội/Miss Vietnam Universe (2005)
Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam (2008–2022) | Miss Universe Vietnam | 2023

## Inactive entrants

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### Former entities

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Country  | Debut  | Participations  | Years competed  | National title  | Placements  | Best placement  | First placed  | Last placed  | Notes

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Czechoslovakia | 1970 | 4  | 1970
1990–1992  | Miss Československo | 2  | Top 15/10

* Kristina Hanazalová (1970)
* Jana Hronková (1990)

| 1970

* Kristina Hanazalová
(Top 15)

| 1990

* Jana Hronková
(Top 10)

| Split into Czech Republic and Slovak Republic in 1993.
Both joined the pageant in 1993 and 1994 respectively.
Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla | 1977 | 3  | 1977
1979
1981  | Miss St. Kitts & Nevis |  |  |  |  | Competed as the island territory of Saint Kitts.
Split into Saint Kitts and Nevis and Anguilla in 1979, Saint Kitts and Nevis later got independence in 1985.
Both Anguilla and St. Kitts & Nevis have yet to join the pageant.
Serbia and Montenegro | 2003 | 4  | 2003–2006  | Miss Serbia and Montenegro | 1  | 3rd runner-up

* Sanja Papić (2003)

| 2003

* Sanja Papić
(3rd runner-up)

| 2003

* Sanja Papić
(3rd runner-up)

| In June 2006, split into Montenegro and Serbia after declaring their independence from each other
and joined the pageant independently a year later. Kosovo, a disputed territory by Serbia, joined in 2008.
Southern Rhodesia | 1961 | 1  | 1961  | Miss Rhodesia |  |  |  |  | Part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland which consisted of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland.
The federation was later split into Rhodesia (later renamed Zimbabwe), Zambia, and Malawi in 1964.
Zambia and Zimbabwe both joined the pageant in both 1994 & 1995 respectively.
Malawi still has yet to join.
Soviet Union | 1990 | 2  | 1990–1991  | Miss USSR | 1  | 2nd runner-up

* Yulia Lemigova (1991)

| 1991

* Yulia Lemigova
(2nd runner-up)

| 1991

* Yulia Lemigova
(2nd runner-up)

| After the break-up competed as Commonwealth of Independent States (1992) and 13 former member states joined the pageant: Estonia (1993); Russia (1994); Ukraine (1995); Georgia (2004); Latvia (2005); Kazakhstan (2006); Lithuania (2012); Azerbaijan (2013); Armenia and Kyrgyzstan (2018); Belarus, Moldova, and Uzbekistan (2024). Tajikistan and Turkmenistan have yet to join.
Yugoslavia | 1968 | 15  | 1968–1970
1974–1977
1984–1985
1991
1998–2002  | Miss Yugoslavia | 3  | Top 15/10

* Daliborka Stojšić (1968)
* Nataša Kosir (1969)
* Natasha Pavlovich (1991)

| 1968

* Daliborka Stojšić (Top 15)

| 1991

* Natasha Pavlovich
(Top 10)

| Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was dissolved in April 1992.
Former member states Croatia, North Macedonia, and Slovenia joined the pageant in 1997, 2024, and 2001, respectively.
The new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed until 2002, when it was renamed Serbia & Montenegro.
Bosnia & Herzegovina has yet to join.

### Geographical region

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Region  | Debut  | Participations  | Years competed  | National title  | Placements  | Best placement  | First placed  | Last placed  | Notes

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Micronesia | 1975 | 1  | 1975  | Miss Micronesia  |  |  |  |  | Geographical region in the Pacific Ocean consisting many archipelagos.
The delegate in that year was from the Northern Mariana Islands.
After the territory's status referendum in 1975, Northern Mariana Islands began competing as the territory itself individually the following year.
West Indies | 1954 | 3  | 1954–1955
1958  | Miss British West Indies  |  |  |  |  | Competed as individual islands since 1962 when the West Indies Federation collapsed and many British colonies in the Caribbean sea had been gained independence from the United Kingdom.
In 1954, the delegate was from Jamaica,
and in 1955 and 1958, the delegates were from the island of Trinidad.
Jamaica joined the pageant in 1961 and Trinidad (later renamed Trinidad & Tobago) joined in 1963.

### Regional organization

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Organization  | Debut  | Participations  | Years competed  | National title  | Placements  | Best placement  | First placed  | Last placed  | Notes

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CIS | 1992 | 1  | 1992  | Miss Commonwealth Countries
Miss Stran Sodruzhestva[10] |  |  |  |  | Regional organization composed of former Soviet Republics (except Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) during the breakup of the Soviet Union.
The former Soviet Republics, now independent countries, started to competed individually the following year onward.

### Territories

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Denmark

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Greenland | 1987 | 4  | 1987–1990  | Miss Greenland |  |  |  |  | Now competes at Miss Denmark.

France

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French Guiana | 1977 | 3  | 1977
1983–1984  | Miss Guyane
(Miss French Guiana)  |  |  |  |  | Now competes at Miss France.
Réunion | 1977 | 10  | 1977–1986  | Miss Réunion |  |  |  |
Overseas Collectivity  | Debut  | Participations  | Years competed  | National title  | Placements  | Best placement  | First placed  | Last placed  | Notes
French Polynesia | 1962 | 7  | 1962
1977–1981
1985  | Miss Tahiti | 2  | Top 12

* Thilda Raina Fuller
(1980)
* Tatiana Teraiamano
(1981)

| 1980

* Thilda Raina Fuller
(Top 12)

| 1981

* Tatiana Teraiamano
(Top 12)

| Now competes at Miss France.
Competed as Tahiti in the pageant.
New Caledonia | 1982 | 1  | 1982  | Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie
(Miss New Caledonia)  |  |  |  |  | Sui Generis (special) collectivity of France.
Now competes at Miss France.

Japan

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Okinawa | 1963 | 6  | 1963–1968  | Miss Okinawa[11] |  |  |  |  | Under US administration from 1945 until 1972, now part of Japan.
Competing at Miss Japan (now Miss Universe Japan) since 1972.

Netherlands

Constituent Country  | Debut  | Participations  | Years competed  | National title  | Placements  | Best placement  | First placed  | Last placed  | Notes

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Sint Maarten | 1976 | 4  | 1976–1977
1980
1982
2000
2006  | Miss Sint Maarten |  |  |  |  | Competed as Saint Martin in 2000 and 2006.[12]
Now competes at Miss Universe Netherlands.

South Africa

Bantustan  | Debut  | Participations  | Years competed  | National title  | Placements  | Best placement  | First placed  | Last placed  | Notes

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Bophuthatswana | 1979 | 1  | 1979  | Miss Republic of South Africa |  |  |  |  | Internationally unrecognized "independent" Bantustans established by South African apartheid
reintegrated into South Africa in 1994.
Transkei | 1979 | 4  | 1979
1981–1983  |  |  |  |

United Kingdom

Constituent country  | Debut  | Participations  | Years competed  | National title  | Placements  | Best placement  | First placed  | Last placed  | Notes

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England | 1955 | 34  | 1955–1962
1964–1990  | Miss England | 19  | 1st runner-up

* Brenda Blackler
(1964)

| 1955

* "Margaret Rowe
(Top 15)"

| 1983

* Karen Moore
(4th runner-up)

| Now compete at Miss Universe Great Britain.
Scotland | 1961 | 29  | 1961–1986
1988–1990  | Miss Scotland | 5  | 1st runner-up

* Linda Gallagher
(1980)

| 1961

* "Susan Jones
(Top 15)

| 1980

* Linda Gallagher
(1st runner-up)

Wales | 1961 | 30  | 1961–1990  | Miss Wales | 4  | 1st runner-up

* Rosemarie Frankland
(1961)
* Helen Morgan
(1974)

| 1961

* Rosemarie Frankland
(1st runner-up)

| 1979

* Janet Beverly Hobson
(Top 12)

Overseas Territory  | Debut  | Participations  | Years competed  | National title  | Placements  | Best placement  | First placed  | Last placed  | Notes
Bermuda | 1965 | 27  | 1965–1985
1988–1992
1997  | Miss Bermuda | 1  | 1st runner-up

* Gina Swainson
(1979)

| 1979

* Gina Swainson
(1st runner-up)

| 1979

* Gina Swainson
(1st runner-up)

| Competed in Miss Universe United Kingdom from 2005-2006.

United States

State  | Debut  | Participations  | Years competed  | National title  | Placements  | Best placement  | First placed  | Last placed  | Notes

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Alaska | 1952 | 7  | 1952–1958  | Miss Alaska Universe | 1  | Top 15

* Martha Lehmann
(1957)

| 1957

* Martha Lehmann
(Top 15)

| 1957

* Martha Lehmann
(Top 15)

| Competing at the Miss USA pageant since 1959.
Hawaii | 1952 | 5  | 1952–1953
1957–1959  | Miss Hawaii Universe | 1  | 1st runner-up

* Elza Kananionapua Edsman (1952)

| 1958

* Geri Hoo
(2nd runner-up)

| 1958

* Geri Hoo
(2nd runner-up)

| Competing at the Miss USA pageant since 1960.
Unincorporated Territory  | Debut  | Participations  | Years competed  | National title  | Placements  | Best placement  | First placed  | Last placed  | Notes
American Samoa | 1975 | 4  | 1975–1978  | Miss American Samoa  |  |  |  |  | Competed as Samoa in the pageant.
Guam | 1966 | 44  | 1966–1995
1998
2000
2008–2014
2016–2019  | Miss Guam | 1  | 1st runner-up

* Patty Chong Kerkos
(1982)

| 1982

* Patty Chong Kerkos
(1st runner-up)

| 1982

* Patty Chong Kerkos
(1st runner-up)

| Won Miss Congeniality in 1970, 1985, 1986, 1988
Won Miss Press in 1982.
Northern Mariana Islands | 1976 | 27  | 1976–1999
2001–2002
2006  | Miss Marianas |  |  |  |  | Competed as Northern Marianas in the pageant.

### Others

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The following list consists of countries and territories that have not sent a delegate to the pageant since 2022, or no longer holds the Miss Universe franchise, but participated at least once in the past:

Country/Territory  | Debut  | Participations  | Years competed  | National title  | Placements  | Best placement  | First placed  | Last placed  | Notes

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Antigua and Barbuda | 1977 | 10  | 1977
1979
2001–2008  | Miss Antigua & Barbuda |  |  |  |  | Won Miss Congeniality in 2003.
Competed as Antigua until 1979.
Austria | 1953 | 44  | 1953
1957
1959–1990
1992–1993
1999
2004
2013–2017
| Miss Austria | 7  | 1st runner-up

* Eva Maria Düringer
(1977)

| 1953

* Lore Felger
(Top 16)

| 1977

* Eva Maria Düringer
(1st runner-up)

| Won Miss Photogenic in 1965.
Barbados | 1976 | 18  | 1976–1979
1984–1987
1999
2003–2005
2007
2016–2020  | Miss Universe Barbados | 0  |  |  |  |
Bhutan | 2022 | 1  | 2022  | Miss Bhutan | 0  |  |  |  |
Republic of China / Taiwan /  Chinese Taipei | 1961 | 18  | 1961–1962
1964
1988–1992
1994–2001
2003–2004  | Miss Chinese Taipei | 2  | 3rd runner-up

* Helen Liu
(1962)

| 1962

* Helen Liu
(3rd runner-up)

| 1964

* Lana Yi Yu
(4th runner-up)

| Competed as Republic of China until 1991, China / Taiwan in 1992, Taiwan (R.O.C.) from 1994 to 1999, Chinese Taipei between 2000 and 2004.[13]
Cyprus | 1973 | 29  | 1973–1974
1981
1983–1987
1992–2012  | Miss Cyprus | 1  | Top 10

* Demetra Eleftheriou
(2002)

| 2002

* Demetra Eleftheriou
(Top 10)

| 2002

* Demetra Eleftheriou
(Top 10)

Dahomey | 1962 | 1  | 1962  | Miss Bénin |  |  |  |  | Currently known as Benin.
Dominica | 1985 | 1  | 1985  | Miss Dominica |  |  |  |  |
Ethiopia | 2004 | 9  | 2004–2006
2009
2012–2014
2017  | Miss Universe Ethiopia | 1  | Top 20

* Dina Fekadu
(2006)

| 2006

* Dina Fekadu
(Top 20)

| 2006

* Dina Fekadu
(Top 20)

Gabon | 2012 | 4  | 2012–2015  | Miss Gabon |  |  |  |  |
Gambia | 1983 | 4  | 1983–1986  | Miss Gambia |  |  |  |  | Won Miss Congeniality in 1983.
Georgia | 2004 | 15  | 2004–2012
2014–2019  | Miss Georgia |  |  |  |  |
Ghana | 1991 | 23  | 1991
1993
1996
1998–2002
2004
2006
2008–2015
2017–2018
2020–2022  | Miss Universe Ghana | 2  | Top 10

* Akuba Cudjoe
(1999)

| 1999

* Akuba Cudjoe
(Top 10)

| 2017

* Ruth Quarshie
(Top 16)

| Won Miss Congeniality in 1993, 2006.
Grenada | 1964 | 1  | 1964  | Miss Grenada World |  |  |  |  |
Iraq | 1972 | 2  | 1972
2017  | Miss Iraq |  |  |  |  |
Israel | 1952 | 69  | 1952
1954–2021  | Miss Israel | 20  | Winner

* Rina Messinger
(1976)

| 1956

* Sara Tal
(Top 16)

| 2005

* Elena Ralph
(Top 10)

| Won Best in National Costume in 1963, 1966.
Jordan | 1960 | 1  | 1960  | Miss Jordan |  |  |  |  | Contest banned due to uproar among citizens.
Lithuania | 2012 | 4  | 2012–2014
2019  | Miss Lithuania |  |  |  |  |
Lesotho | 1978 | 1  | 1978  | Face of Lesotho  |  |  |  |  |
Liberia | 1974 | 4  | 1974–1977  | Miss Liberia |  |  |  |  |
Luxembourg | 1959 | 27  | 1959–1976
1984–1986
1988–1989
1991–1994  | Miss Luxembourg |  |  |  |  |
Madagascar | 1961 | 1  | 1961  | Miss Madagascar |  |  |  |  |
Morocco | 1957 | 9  | 1957
1960–1963
1966
1975
1978
2021  | Miss Maroc | 1  | Top 15

* Jacqueline Bonilla
(1957)

| 1957

* Jacqueline Bonilla
(Top 15)

| 1957

* Jacqueline Bonilla
(Top 15)

New Hebrides | 1978 | 1  | 1978  | Miss Vanuatu  |  |  |  |  | Currently known as Vanuatu.
Papua New Guinea | 1976 | 10  | 1976–1980
1982–1986  | Miss Papua New Guinea  |  |  |  |  |
Sierra Leone | 2016 | 2  | 2016
2019  | Face of Sierra Leone |  |  |  |  |
Slovenia | 2001 | 15  | 2001–2011
2013–2014
2016–2017  | Miss Universe Slovenia | 1  | Top 15

* Tjaša Kokalj
(2007)

| 2007

* Tjaša Kokalj
(Top 15)

| 2007

* Tjaša Kokalj
(Top 15)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1964 | 8  | 1964
1978–1979
1989–1991
2004
2006  | Miss St. Vincent and the Grenadines |  |  |  |  | Competed as Saint Vincent until 1979.
Seychelles | 1995 | 2  | 1995
2022  | Miss Seychelles |  |  |  |  |
Swaziland | 1993 | 2  | 1993–1994  | Miss Swaziland |  |  |  |  | Currently known as Eswatini.
Sweden | 1952 | 66  | 1952–2004
2006
2009–2019
2021  | Miss Universe Sweden | 29  | Winner

* Hillevi Rombin
(1955)
* Margareta Arvidsson
(1966)
* Yvonne Ryding
(1984)

| 1952

* Anne Marie Thistler
(Top 10)

| 2009

* Renate Cerljen
(Top 15)

| Miss Photogenic in 1966, 1995, 2011.
Sweden dropped out from the Miss Universe for the first time in 2005 after arguments about the swimsuit competition.
Tunisia | 1960 | 7  | 1960
1964–1965
1968–1971  | Miss Tunisie |  |  |  |  | Won Miss Congeniality in 1969.

## Unsuccessful attempts to participate

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The list does not include withdrawals for personal reasons.

Country/Territory | Reason | Year

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Albania | Withdrew out of respect after Kosovo's delegate was refused entry into the host country. | 2013
Bahamas | Pulled out of the pageant because of South Africa being allowed to send a representative and participate in the pageant despite being under apartheid. | 1984
Cyprus | Disqualified after being discovered that she was actually a British citizen from London, England. | 1982
Egypt | Due to the revolution in Egypt, authorities recalled the contestant back. Returned in 1987. | 1955
England | Contestant was involved in an auto accident before the final night. | 1963
Gabon | Pageant was postponed then later cancelled due to the political turmoil and unrest in the country that followed after the general elections. | 2016
Guam | Disqualified after she disclosed that she was pregnant, which was against pageant rules. | 1999
Holland | Won Miss Europe, already title-holder. Disqualified. | 1957
Hong Kong | Forced to withdraw. Contestant lied about her age. | 1981
Disqualified because the contestant was an American citizen.  | 1992
Iceland | Withdrew due to suffering from dehydration in the preliminary stage. Stayed until the pageant was over. | 2003
Indonesia | No permission from the government. Returned in 2005. | 1997
Kosovo | Denied entry. Host country does not recognize Kosovo as an independent state. | 2013
Latvia | Tested positive for Covid-19 prior to arriving at the event. | 2022
Lebanon | Withdrew as she refused to compete with Israel also participating. | 2002
Mayotte | Disqualified as Mayotte also competes for Miss France | 2002
Mozambique | Sponsor wouldn't allow contestant's mother to accompany her, disqualified. | 2001
Namibia | Since the country was South African mandate, the contestant did not obtain visa to enter in South Korea.  | 1980
Failed to participate since the country was the mandate of South Africa until late 1990.  | 1985
Nicaragua | Sponsor TV station went bankrupt. | 1997
Norway | Tested positive for Covid-19 prior to the final telecast. | 2022
Russia | Posed for Playboy. Disqualified. | 2003
Scotland | Miss Scotland 1987 Eileen Catterson was disqualified for being under age. | 1987
Slovenia | Prior to the preliminary competition, Slovenia's delegate fell unconscious in the hotel bathroom and got hurt. She was rushed to the hospital and later withdrew. She was given a tribute on the final night. | 2015
South Africa | Due to political reasons, contestant did not obtain visa to enter in South Korea, as well as the contestants from the bantustans and the mandates.  | 1980
Failed to participate between 1985 and 1994 due to practice of apartheid.  | 1985
Turkey | Withdrew as it was strictly forbidden for Turkish citizens to enter Cyprus, the host nation. | 2000
Turks and Caicos | Withdrew a night before the final event due to dehydration. Later disclosed the contestant was pregnant. | 2009
United Arab Emirates | Due to cancellation of their national pageant from undisclosed reasons, the UAE withdrew at the last minute. | 2021
United Arab Republic | Withdrew. Authorities would not compete with Israel. | 1959
Western Samoa | Quit after two days of competing. | 1997

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