In 1952 the first Miss Universe was crowned. Her name was Armi Kuusela. She was a 17 year old beauty queen from Finland. Even though she gave up her title to marry, just before she was to crown her successor. She was still the first official Miss Universe.

Christiane Martel

Miriam Stevenson

Hellevi Rombin

Carol Morris

Gladys Zender

Luz Marina Zuluaga

Akiko Kojima

Linda Bement

Marlene Schmidt

Norma Nolan

Ieda Maria Vargas

Corinna Tsopei

Apasra Hongsakula

Margareta Arvidsson

Sylvia Hitchcock

Martha Vasconcellos

Gloria Diaz

Marisol Malaret

Georgia Rizk

Kerry Anne Wells

Margarita Moran

Amparo Munoz

Anne Marie Pohtamo

Rina Messinger

Trinidad and Tobago’s, Janelle Commissiong is the first black women to win.

Margaret Gardiner

Maritza Sayalero

Shawn Weatherly

Irene Saez

Karen Baldwin

Lorraine Downes

Yvonne Ryding

Deborah Carthy-Deu

Barbara Palacios Teyde

Cecilia Bolocco

Porntip Nakhirrunkanok

Angela Visser

Mona Grudt

Lupita Jones

Michelle McLean

Dayanara Torres

Sushmita Sen

Chelsi Smith

Alicia Machado

Brook Mehealani Lee

Wendy Fitzwilliam

Mpule Kwelagobe

Lara Dutta

Denise Quinones

Oxana Fedorova

Amelia Vega

Jennifer Hawkins

Natalie Glebova

Zuleyka Rivera

Riyo Mori

Dayana Mendoz

Stefania Fernandez

Ximena Navarrete

Leila Lopes

Olivia Culpo

Gabriela Isler