15 Pics Showing How Beauty Standards Have Changed Over the Years, According to Miss Universe

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Miss Universe began as a marketing ploy by a California-based firm in 1952 and has since grown to become one of the most-watched pageants in the world. There have been 68 Miss Universe winners so far. The Miss Universe winner from 1997 (point 6 in this article) was the oldest, and the winner from 2001 (point 7 in this article) landed a role in Aquaman.

1. Akiko Kojima from Japan, 1959

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2. Greece’s Kiraiki Tsopei, 1964

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3. Spain’s Amparo Muoz, 1974

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4. New Zealander Lorraine Downes, 1983

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5. Venezuelan Alicia Machado, 1996

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6. Brook Lee, 1997, from the United States (was 26 years and 128 days old at the moment)

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7. Puerto Rican Denise Quiones, 2001 (got the role of Lt. Rachel Torres in Aquaman)

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8. Botswana’s Mpule Kwelagobe, 1999

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9. Dominican Republic’s Amelia Vega in 2003.

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10. Venezuelan Dayana Mendoza, 2008.

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11. Angolan Leila Lopes, 2011.

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12. Pia Wurtzbach from the Philippines, 2015

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13. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters from South Africa, 2017

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14. Zozibini Tunzi from South Africa, 2019

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15. Andrea Meza from Mexico, 2020

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Which aspect of beauty do you believe has changed the most overtime? Which winner is your favorite of all time?

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