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
2. Greece’s Kiraiki Tsopei, 1964
3. Spain’s Amparo Muoz, 1974
4. New Zealander Lorraine Downes, 1983
5. Venezuelan Alicia Machado, 1996
6. Brook Lee, 1997, from the United States (was 26 years and 128 days old at the moment)
7. Puerto Rican Denise Quiones, 2001 (got the role of Lt. Rachel Torres in Aquaman)
8. Botswana’s Mpule Kwelagobe, 1999
9. Dominican Republic’s Amelia Vega in 2003.
10. Venezuelan Dayana Mendoza, 2008.
11. Angolan Leila Lopes, 2011.
12. Pia Wurtzbach from the Philippines, 2015
13. Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters from South Africa, 2017
14. Zozibini Tunzi from South Africa, 2019
15. Andrea Meza from Mexico, 2020
Which aspect of beauty do you believe has changed the most overtime? Which winner is your favorite of all time?
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