Miss Universe pageant commenced in 1952, and the first-ever beauty to be crowned Miss Universe was Armi Kuusela from Finland.
Since then sixty-six editions of the pageant have taken place, and the 67th edition of Miss Universe is currently underway.Let's look at some interesting facts about Miss Universe pageant and its winners
2. Armi Kuusela from Finland, the first-ever Miss Universe in 1952, gave up her title, though not officially, to get married, shortly before her year was completed.
3. The USA has so far won the maximum number of Miss Universe titles (8), followed by Venezuela (7) and Puerto Rico (5). Amongst continents, North America boasts of maximum Miss Universe victories (21), followed by South America (14) and Europe (12).
4. Miss Universe 2002, Oxana Fedorova of Russia, became the first-ever (and till date only) titleholder to be dethroned. She was stripped of her title due to 'failing to function' in her responsibilities as Miss Universe. Her responsibilities were assumed by the first runner-up Justine Pasek of Panama after her official dethronement on 23rd September 2002, four months after being crowned. Rumours were that she was secretly married and was pregnant, and was dethroned because of that.
5. Leila Lopes of Angola enjoyed the longest reign period of 464 days (12th September 2011 – 18th December 2012).
6. Excluding the year of dethronement, the shortest completed reign as Miss Universe is that of Bárbara Palacios of Venezuela for 310 days (21st July 1986 to 26th May 1987)
7. Seven times so far the winners have been crowned when the pageant was held in their home countries. These winners are - Miriam Stevenson Miss Universe 1954 (USA), Carol Morris Miss Universe 1956 (USA), Linda Bement Miss Universe 1960 (USA), Sylvia Hitchcock – Miss Universe 1967 (USA), Brook Lee – Miss Universe 1997 (USA) and Olivia Culpo Miss Universe 2012 (USA) and Denise Quiñones Miss Universe 2001 (Puerto Rico).
8. The oldest winner in the pageant’s history is USA’s Brooke Lee who won Miss Universe 1997 when she was 26 years and 128 days old.
9. The youngest Miss Universe has been the very first winner of the pageant, Finland’s Armi Kuusela Miss Universe 1952. She was crowned when she was just 17 years and 303 days old.
10. Venezuela’s Dayana Mendoza and Stefanía Fernández are the only winners to win Miss Universe titles for their country consecutively in the year 2008 and 2009.
11. Miss Universe had the maximum number of delegates in 2017 (92), while the least number of delegates to participate in Miss Universe was witnessed in 1953 (26).
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