2000 - Lara Dutta (India)
2001 - Denise Quiñones (Puerto Rico)
2001 - Denise Quiñones (Puerto Rico)
2002 - Oksana Fedorova (Russia)
2002 - Oksana Fedorova (Russia)
2003 - Amelia Vega (Dominican Republic)
2004 Jennifer Hawkins (Australia)
2005 Natalia Glebova (Canada)
2006 Suleica Rivera (Puerto Rico)
2006 Suleica Rivera (Puerto Rico)
2007 Riyo Mori (Japan)
2007 Riyo Mori (Japan)
2008 Diana Mendoza (Venezuela)
2008 Diana Mendoza (Venezuela)
2009 Stefania Fernandez (Venezuela)
2009 Stefania Fernandez (Venezuela)
2010 Jimena Navarrete (Mexico)
2010 Jimena Navarrete (Mexico)
2011 Leila Lopez (Angola)
2011 Leila Lopez (Angola)
2012 Olivia Culpo (USA)
2012 Olivia Culpo (USA)
2013 Maria Gabriela Isler (Venezuela)
2013 Maria Gabriela Isler (Venezuela)
2014 Paulina Vega (Colombia)
2014 Paulina Vega (Colombia)
2015 Pia Alonso Wurtzbach (Philippines)
2016 Iris Mittenard (France)
2016 Iris Mittenard (France)
2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (South Africa)
2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (South Africa)
2018 Katriona Gray (Philippines)
2018 Katriona Gray (Philippines)
2019 Zosibini Tunzi (South Africa)
2019 Zosibini Tunzi (South Africa)
At the beginning of December 2020, the only beauty pageant is to be held, the decision to postpone which has not been made, "Miss Universe". While the world is eager to find out the next winner, the editorial staff of WMJ.ru suggests recalling the triumphs of the past.
For the first time, the competition was held in 1952 after the scandalous refusal of the winner of "Miss America" Yolanda Betbese to pose in the swimwear of the company - the sponsor of the event. Later, the competition from a national to an international one, because girls from other countries also began to pass the casting to participate in the "Miss Universe".
The only Russian woman
Oksana Fedorova became the only winner of the Miss Universe contest from Russia, and it happened back in 2002. However, she was remembered not only for the victory, but also for the renunciation of her title after 4 months. This happened for the first time in 50 years of the competition's existence. After that, there were many rumors about the honesty of Fedorova's victory and, in general, the meaning of her participation in the competition.
Oksana Fedorova (Russia) Natalia Glebova (Canada)
A year ago, Oksana published an archived video with cuts from the competition on her Instagram account and thanked all the fans for the nice words addressed to her. The model has long ended her career and devoted herself to the family. In addition to raising two children, she is engaged in social activities and works as a TV presenter.
Record-breaking countries
If you look at the statistics of the winning countries, then, oddly enough, representatives of Venezuela won the competition 7 times. For example, in 2008 and 2009, Diane Mendoza and Stefania Fernandez won, both from Venezuela.
Now Diana leads a calm lifestyle, uploads photos of her pets to Instagram, workouts, makes up PP rations for other girls. But after the victory, Stephanie managed to get into the Guinness Book of Records thanks to her triumph in Miss Universe. In addition, she starred in three films, where she played herself. Now the beauty also leads a measured lifestyle, is fond of sports - tennis and swimming.
African Winners
Several more beauties came from South Africa, and they managed to win. For example, in 2011, Leila Lopez became the winner. True, she literally won back her title - she had to confirm it three times, because she was accused of slander and forgery. Then she managed to defend her honor and title, despite the attacks of envious women. Now she, like her predecessors, plunged into the family routine and married a former football player.
In 2017 and 2019, girls from South Africa became the most beautiful. Demi-Lei Nel-Peters, winner of 2017, is now addressing discrimination against women, highlighting pressing issues and advocating for women's rights in the fight against injustice. But Zosibini Tunzi, the 2019 triumph, still holds the Miss Universe title.
2019 Latest Winner
Zosibini Tunzi is a representative of South Africa, and for her "Miss Universe" was not the first large-scale competition in which she took part. By this time, she had already walked the catwalk at New York Fashion Week and had a popular blog on social media. By the way, she is the first black Miss Universe.
Miss Universe 2019 Zosibini Tunzi Miss Universe 2019 Zosibini Tunzi
Now the girl deals with the problems of gender and social inequality, actively maintains social networks and speaks at congresses with calls to pay attention to the problems of gender-based violence. In November 2019, she launched a new project - a beauty asked South African men to write love letters to women. She printed some phrases on clothes and used them as part of the national costume at the competition.
In general, many winners after the competition received a ticket to a successful life. They began to be invited to television programs and events. They had a chance to publicly engage in socially important matters, and this, of course, benefited each of them.
Well, this year we are just about to see the 69th International Beauty Contest. It is known that only 8 participants were selected, and they only have to compete for the title of "Miss Universe"!
Who do you think will be the winner this year? Share your opinion in the comments!
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