List of Miss Universe countries

Entrants 1952-present

Country/Territory	Debut	Years Competed	National Title	Entrants	Best Placement	Last Placed	Notes
Albania	2002	2002-2003 2005-2012 2014-present	Miss Universe Albania	2002 Anisa Kospiri	Top 10/Top 15 Anisa Kospiri (2002) Hasna Xhukiçi (2009) Angela Martini (2010)	2010 Angela Martini (Top 10)
Angola	1998	1998–present	Miss Angola	1998 Emilia Guardano	Winner Leila Lopes (2011)	2011 Leila Lopes (Winner)	Won Miss Congeniality in 2015.
Antigua & Barbuda	1977	1977 1979 2001-2008 2016-present	Miss Antigua & Barbuda	1977 Sheryl Ann Gibbons			Competed as Antigua in 1977 and 1979. Won Miss Congeniality in 2003.
Argentina	1954	1954-1964, 1966-1994, 1996-2001, 2003, 2006-present	Miss Argentina (Miss Universo Argentina)	1954 Ivana Kislinger	Winner Norma Nolan (1962)	2014 Valentina Ferrer (Top 10)
Aruba	1964	1964-1984 1986 1989-1990 1992–present	Miss Aruba		1st runner-up Taryn Mansell (1996)	1996 Taryn Mansell (1st runner-up)	Won Miss Congeniality in 2000; Miss Press in 1978.
Australia	1952	1952-1954 1958 1964-1965 1968-1990 1992-2000 2002-present	Miss Universe Australia	1952 Leah MacCartney 1953 Maxine Morgan	Winner Kerry Anne Wells (1972) Jennifer Hawkins (2004)	2015 Monika Radulovic (4th runner up)	Won Miss Congeniality in 1996, 1997, 2010; Miss Photogenic in 1989; Best in Swimsuit in 1969, 1993; Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1958.
Austria	1953	1953 1957 1959-1990 1992-1993 1999 2004, 2013–present	Miss Austria (Miss Österreich)	1953 Lore Felger	1st runner-up Eva Maria Düringer (1977)	1977 Eva Maria Düringer (1st runner-up)
Azerbaijan	2013	2013 2016-present	Miss Azerbaijan (Miss Azerbaycan)
Bahamas	1963	1963-1972 1974-1983 1985-present	Miss Bahamas				Won Miss Photogenic in 1982; Miss Congeniality in 1981, 2001.
Belgium	1952	1952-1986 1988-1989 1991-1994 1996–present	Miss Belgium (Miss België)	1952 Myriam Lynn 1953 Elayne Cortois	4th runner-up Dominique Van Eeckhoudt (1981)	2015 Annelies Törös (Top 15)	Won Miss Congeniality in 1952; Miss Photogenic in 1972; Most Beautiful Hair in 1994.
Belize	1975	1975 1977-1991 1993 1995-2000 2003-2005 2007 2016-present	Miss Belize		Top 12 Sarita Diana Acosta (1979)	1979 Sarita Diana Acosta (Top 12)
Bolivia	1959	1959–present	Miss Bolivia		Top 6 Rosario Rico Toro (1990)	2006 Desiree Durán (Top 10)	Won Best in National Costume in 1970.
Botswana	1999	1999-2001 2004 2010-2013 2016-present	Miss Universe Botswana		Winner Mpule Kwelagobe (1999)	1999 Mpule Kwelagobe (Winner)
Brazil	1954	1954-1989 1991–present	Miss Universo Brasil		Winner Iêda Maria Vargas (1963) Martha Vasconcellos (1968)	2015 Marthina Brandt (Top 15)	Won Best in National Costume in 1967, 1981, 1987, 1989; Best in Swimsuit in 1969; Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1954.
British Virgin Islands	1977	1977 1979-2002 2010–present	Miss British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria	1991	1991-1998 2000-2009 2012–present	Miss Universe Bulgaria (Mis Universe Balgariya)
Canada	1952	1952–present	Miss Universe Canada	1952 Ruth Carrier 1953 Thelma Brewis	Winner Karen Baldwin (1982) Natalie Glebova (2005)	2006 Alice Panikian (Top 10)	Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1957; Miss Congeniality in 1977.
Cayman Islands	1980	1980-1985 1989-1996 1999-2004 2006 2008-2009 2011-2012 2015–present	Miss Cayman Islands				Won Miss Congeniality in 1980, 1982.
Chile	1952	1952, 1954-1956, 1958, 1960-1961, 1964, 1966-1970, 1972-2002, 2004-2006, 2011-present	Miss Universo Chile	1952 Esther Yoacham	Winner Cecilia Bolocco (1987)	2004 Gabriela Barros (Top 15)	Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1952; Miss Congeniality in 1973.
China	2002	2002–present	Miss Universe China		2nd runner-up Zhuo Ling (2002)	2013 Jin Ye (Top 16)	Won Miss Congeniality in 2007, 2009,2013; Best in National Costume in 2012.
Colombia	1958	1958–present	Miss Colombia (Señorita Colombia)		Winner Luz Marina Zuluaga (1958) Paulina Vega (2014)	2015 Ariadna Gutiérrez (1st runner-up)	Won Best in National Costume in 1968, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2002; Best in Swimsuit in 1969; Miss Photogenic in 1975, 1987.
Costa Rica	1954	1954-1960 1962–present	Miss Costa Rica		Top 10 Nancy Soto (2004) Johanna Solano (2011)	2013 Fabiana Granados (Top 16)	Won Miss Photogenic in 1978; Miss Congeniality in 1956.
Croatia	1997	1997–present	Miss Universe Croatia (Miss Universe Hrvatske)		Top 15/16 Sarah Ćosić (2009) Elizabeta Burg (2012)	2012 Elizabeta Burg (Top 16)
Curaçao	1963	1963-1978 1980-1989 1991-1999 2001-2005 2007-present	Miss Curaçao		1st runner-up Anne Marie Braafheid (1968)	2015 Kanisha Sluis (Top 10)	Won Miss Congeniality in 1966; Best in Swimsuit in 1997.
Cyprus	1973	1973-1974 1981 1983-1987 1992-2012 2016-present	Miss Cyprus (Star Kypros)		Top 10 Demetra Eleftheriou (2002)	2002 Demetra Eleftheriou (Top 10)
Czech Republic	1993	1993 1995–present	Czech Miss (Česká Miss)		Top 10 Pavlina Barbuková (1993) Kateřina Smrzová (2003) Iveta Lutovská (2009)	2010 Jitka Válková (Top 15)
Denmark	1952	1952-1953 1958-1961 1963-1970 1972-1973 1975-1990 1992-1996 2000 2004-2008 2010-2013 2015–present	Miss Universe Denmark (Miss Danmark)	1952 Hanne Sørensen 1953 Jytte Olsen	1st runner-up Aino Korva (1963)	2007 Zaklina Sojic (Top 15)	Won Miss Photogenic in 1981.
Dominican Republic	1956	1956 1962-1965 1967-present	Miss Dominican Republic (Miss República Dominicana)		Winner Amelia Vega (2003)	2015 Clarissa Molina (Top 10)	Won Best in National Costume in 2003; Miss Congeniality in 1962.
Ecuador	1955	1955-1966 1968-1972 1975-present	Miss Ecuador		2nd runner-up Constanza Báez (2013)	2013 Constanza Báez (2nd runner-up)	Won Miss Photogenic in 1992.
Egypt	1987	1987-1990 1992 1994-2011 2014 2016-present	Miss Egypt (Gamalek Ya Masr)
El Salvador	1954	1954-1955 1972-1979 1982–present	Nuestra Belleza El Salvador		1st runner-up Maribel Arrieta (1955)	1996 Milena Mayorga (Top 10)	Won Miss Followed by Media in 1985; Miss Congeniality in 1955, 2008.
Estonia	1993	1993-2004 2006-2009 2011-2013	Miss Estonia (Eesti Miss Estonia)		Top 10 Kristiina Heinmets (1997) Evelyn Mikomägi (2000)	2000 Evelyn Mikomägi (Top 10)
Ethiopia	2004	2004-2006 2009 2012–2014	Miss Universe Ethiopia		Top 20 Dina Fekadu (2006)	2006 Dina Fekadu (Top 20)
Finland	1952	1952-1955 1960–present	Miss Finland	1952 Armi Kuusela 1953 Teija Sopanen	Winner Armi Kuusela (1952) Anne Marie Pohtamo (1975)	1996 Lola Odusoga (2nd runner-up)	Won Miss Photogenic in 1974; Best in Swimsuit in 1969.
France	1952	1952–present	Miss France	1952 Claude Goddart 1953 Christiane Martel	Winner Christiane Martel (1953)	2015 Flora Coquerel (3rd runner up)
Gabon	2012	2012–present	Miss Gabon
Georgia	2004	2004-2012 2014–present	Miss Georgia (Mis Sakartvelo)
Germany	1952	1952–present	Miss Universe Germany	1952 Renate Hoy 1953 Christel Schaack	Winner Marlene Schmidt (1961)	2002 Natascha Börger (Top 10)	Won Miss Photogenic in 1956, 1957.
Ghana	1991	1991 1993 1996 1998-2002 2004 2006 2008–present	Miss Universe Ghana		Top 10 Akuba Cudjoe (1999)	1999 Akuba Cudjoe (Top 10)	Won Miss Congeniality in 1993, 2006.
United Kingdom	1952	1952 1991-1996 1998-2000 2005-2006 2008–present	Miss Universe Great Britain	1952 Aileen P. Chase	Top 10 Amy Willerton (2013)	2013 Amy Willerton (Top 10)	Competed as Great Britain in 1952; as England from 1955 to 1962 and then again from 1964 to 1990, as Scotland from 1961 to 1986 and then again from 1988 to 1990 and as Wales from 1961 to 1990; competed together again as United Kingdom in 1991; as Great Britain from 1992 to 2000; as United Kingdom for the second time in 2005; shortened to UK in 2008 and once again as Great Britain from 2009.
Greece	1952	1952-1987 1989–present	Star Hellas	1952 Daisy Mavraki 1953 Doreta Xirou	Winner Corinna Tsopei (1964)	2005 Evangelia Aravani (Top 15)	Won Miss Photogenic in 1967; Miss Congeniality in 1954, 1961.
Guam	1966	1966-1995 1998 2000 2008–2014 2016–present	Miss Guam (Miss Universe Guam)		1st runner-up Patty Chong Kerkos (1982)	1982 Patty Chong Kerkos (1st runner-up)	Won Miss Congeniality in 1970, 1985, 1986, 1988; Miss Press in 1982.
Guatemala	1955	1955-1959 1961 1975-1976 1978–present	Miss Guatemala		Top 10 Julieta Urrutia (1984) Jessica Scheel (2010)	2010 Jessica Scheel (Top 10)	Won Best in National Costume in 1975; Miss Congeniality in 2012.
Guyana	1956	1956 1958 1963-1966 1999 2002-2007 2009-present	Miss Guyana				Competed as British Guiana until 1966.
Haiti	1962	1962 1968 1975 1977 1985 1989 2010–present	Miss Haiti Universe		1st runner- up Gerthie David (1975)	1975 Gerthie David (1st runner-up)
Honduras	1954	1954-1955 1967-1974 1976-1990 1992-1994 1996-2002 2007–present	Miss Honduras (Miss Universo Honduras)		Top 15 Pastora Pagán (1955)	1955 Pastora Pagán (Top 15)	Won Miss Congeniality in 1987: Francia Tatiana Reyes
Hungary	1992	1992–present	Miss Universe Hungary		Top 10 Agnes Konkoly (2012)	2012 Agnes Konkoly (Top 10)
Iceland	1956	1956-1957 1959-1972 1974-1986 1988-1997 2006 2009 2016-present	Miss Universe Iceland	.	1st runner-up Anna Geirsdóttir (1962)	2009 Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir (Top 15)	Won Miss Congeniality and Miss Unity (Miss Amity) in 1974.
India	1952	1952 1964-1987 1989–present	Miss Diva	1952 Indrani Rahman	Winner Sushmita Sen (1994) Lara Dutta (2000)	2014 Noyonita Lodh (Top 15)	Won Best in National Costume in 1978, 1980, 1984; Best in Swimsuit in 2000.
Indonesia	1974	1974-1977 1980 1982-1983 1995-1996 2005–present	Puteri Indonesia	1974 Nia Koerniasi Ardikoesoema	Top 15/16 Artika Sari Devi (2005) Whulandary Herman (2013) Elvira Devinamira (2014) Anindya Kusuma (2015)	2015 Anindya Kusuma (Top 15)	Won Best in National Costume in 2014.
Ireland	1961	1961-2006 2008-2012 2014–present	Miss Universe Ireland		2nd runner-up Marlene McKeown (1963) Roberta Brown (1983)	2010 Rozanna Purcell (Top 10)	Won Miss Photogenic in 1963, 1991.
Israel	1952	1952 1954–present	Miss Israel (Malkat Hayofi)	1952 Ora Vered	Winner Rina Messinger (1976)	2005 Elena Ralph (Top 10)	Won Best in National Costume in 1963, 1966.
Italy	1952	1952-1991 1993-2005 2007-present	Miss Universe Italy (Miss Universo Italia)	1952 Giovanna Mazzotti 1953 Rita Stazzi	1st runner-up Daniela Bianchi (1960) Roberta Capua (1987)	2014 Valentina Bonariva (Top 15)	Won Miss Photogenic in 1960, 1964, 1986; Miss Congeniality in 2004.
Jamaica	1961	1961-1975 1986–present	Miss Jamaica Universe		1st runner-up Yendi Phillipps (2010)	2014 Kaci Fennell (4th runner-up)
Japan	1952	1952-1995 1998–present	Miss Universe Japan	1952 Himeko Kojima 1953 Kinuko Ito	Winner Akiko Kojima (1959) Riyo Mori (2007)	2015 Ariana Miyamoto (Top 10)	Won Best in National Costume in 2006, 2011; Miss Congeniality in 1958, 1968, 1979.
Kazakhstan	2006	2006-2008 2010-2011 2013–2014 2016–present	Miss Kazakhstan
Kenya	1987	1987 1992 1995 2002 2004-2005 2014 2016-present	Miss Universe Kenya
Korea	1954	1954-1955 1957–present	Miss Korea		1st runner-up Jang Yoon-jeong (1988)	2007 Honey Lee (3rd runner-up)	Won Best in National Costume in 1974, 1977, 1983, 2001; Most Popular Girl in Parade in 1959.
Kosovo	2008	2008-2012 2014–present	Miss Universe Kosovo		2nd runner-up Marigona Dragusha (2009)	2012 Diana Avdiu (Top 16)	Won Miss Photogenic in 2012.
Lebanon	1955	1955 1960-1962 1966 1968 1970-1971 1973-1975 1977-1978 1983-1988 1991-1993 1996-2001 2004-2007 2009–present	Miss Lebanon (Malekeet Jamel Libnen)		Winner Georgina Rizk (1971)	1973 Marcelle Herro (Top 12)
Lithuania	2012	2012–2014 2016–present	Miss Lithuania (Miss Lietuva)
Malaysia	1962	1962 1964–present	Miss Malaysia (Miss Universe Malaysia)		Top 15 Josephine Lena Wong Jaw Ling (1970)	1970 Josephine Lena Wong Jaw Ling (Top 15)
Malta	1968	1968-2001 2016-present	Miss Universe Malta
Mauritius	1975	1975-1977 1979 1989-1995 1997-2000 2002-2003 2005-present	Miss Mauritius
Mexico	1952	1952-1959 1965 1967-present	Nuestra Belleza México	1952 Olga Pérez-Castillo 1953 Bertha Jiménez	Winner Lupita Jones (1991) Ximena Navarrete (2010)	2015 Wendy Esparza (Top 15)	Won Best in National Costume in 1971, 2000; Best Style in 1998, 2000.
Montenegro	2007	2007-2009 2011-2012 2015–present	Miss Montenegro (Mis Crne Gore)				Won Miss Congeniality in 2011.
Myanmar	1959	1959-1961 2013–present	Miss Myanmar (Miss Universe Myanmar)				Previously competed as Burma until 1961.
Namibia	1981	1981-1984 1991-2000 2002-2003 2005-2006 2009 2012–2013 2016-present	Miss Namibia		Winner Michelle McLean (1992)	2003 Ndapewa Alfons (Top 10)	Won Miss Congeniality in 1994.
Netherlands	1956	1956 1958-1996 1998 2000-2005 2008–present	Miss Nederland		Winner Angela Visser (1989)	2014 Yasmin Verheijen (3rd-runner up)	Competed as Holland until it was renamed to Netherlands in 1991. Won Best in National Costume in 1964; Miss Photogenic in 1958, 1985.
New Zealand	1954	1954 1960 1962-1989 1992-2001 2003 2006-present	Miss Universe New Zealand		Winner Lorraine Downes (1983)	1992 Lisa Maree de Montalk (Top 10)	Won Miss Photogenic in 1969, 1980.
Nicaragua	1955	1955 1963 1968-1971 1973-1978 1991-1999 2001–present	Miss Nicaragua		Top 10 Xiomara Blandino (2007)	2013 Nastassja Bolívar (Top 16)	Won Best in National Costume in 2013.
Nigeria	1964	1964 1987-1995 1998-present	Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria		Top 10 Agbani Darego (2001)	2001 Agbani Darego (Top 10)	Won Miss Congeniality in 1995 & 2014.
Northern Marianas	1976	1976-1999 2001-2002 2006 2016-present	Miss Marianas
Norway	1952	1952-1955 1958-1973 1976-1996 1998 2000-2010 2012–present	Miss Norway (Frøken Norge)	1952 Eva Røine 1953 Synnøve Gulbrandsen	Winner Mona Grudt (1990)	2005 Helene Tråsavik (Top 15)	Won Best in National Costume in 1993.
Panama	1952	1952-1954 1964-1967 1970-1971 1973-1987 1991–present	Señorita Panamá (Miss Panamá)	1952 Elzibir Malek 1953 Emita Zubieta	1st runner-up (Winner) Justine Pasek (2002) (replaced dethroned winner)	2011 Sheldry Sáez (Top 10)	Won Best in National Costume in 1986, 2004, 2009, 2011.
Paraguay	1957	1957-1958 1960-1967 1970 1972-2001 2004–present	Miss Paraguay (Nuestra Belleza Paraguay)		3rd runner-up Yanina González (2004) Lourdes Arévalos (2006)	2006 Lourdes Arévalos (3rd runner-up)	Won Best in National Costume in 1992.
Peru	1952	1952-1972 1975–present	Miss Peru	1952 Ada Bueno 1953 Mary Ann Sarmiento	Winner Gladys Zender (1957)	2012 Nicole Faverón (Top 16)	Won Best Hair in 1995; Best in Swimsuit in 1969; Best National Costume in 1972, 1976, 1982; Miss Congeniality in 1971.
Philippines	1952	1952-1957 1962–present	Binibining Pilipinas	1952 Teresita Sanchez 1953 Cristina Pacheco	Winner Gloria Diaz (1969) Margarita Moran (1973) Pia Wurtzbach (2015)	2015 Pia Wurtzbach (Winner)	Won Best in National Costume in 1994; Miss Photogenic in 1971, 1973, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007; Best Style in 1999, 2005; Top 10 Best in Swimsuit in 1969; Most Beautiful Hair in 1994.
Poland	1958	1958-1959 1984-1986 1989-present	Miss Polonia		3rd runner-up Brygida Bziukiewicz (1986) Joanna Gapińska (1989)	2012 Marcelina Zawadzka (Top16)	Won Miss Photogenic in 2013.
Portugal	1960	1960 1962 1965 1970-1974 1979 1981-1990 1992-2002 2011, 2014–present	Miss Portugal (Miss Universo Portugal)		Top 10 Laura Gonçalves (2011)	2011 Laura Gonçalves (Top 10)	Won Best in Online Votes in 2011; Miss Congeniality in 1999.
Puerto Rico	1952	1952-1957 1961–present	Miss Puerto Rico (Miss Universe Puerto Rico)	1952 Marilia Bernal 1953 Wanda Irizarry	Winner Marisol Malaret (1970) Deborah Carthy-Deu (1985) Dayanara Torres (1993) Denise Quiñones (2001) Zuleyka Rivera (2006)	2013 Monic Pérez (Top 16)	Won Miss Photogenic in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2014; Miss Congeniality in 1957; Best in Swimsuit in 2001.
Romania	1991	1991-1998 2009–2013 2016-present	Miss Romania (Miss Universe Romania)
Russia	1994	1994–present	Miss Russia		Winner (dethroned/resigned) Oxana Fedorova (2002)	2012 Elizaveta Golovanova (Top 10)	Won Best in National Costume in 1996; Best in Swimsuit in 2002. Miss Russia 2002 was the original winner of Miss Universe 2002, but was later dethroned for failure to fulfill her duties as Miss Universe. She stated she voluntarily resigned the title.
Serbia	2007	2007–present	Miss Serbia (Miss Srbije)
Sierra Leone	2016	2016-present	Miss Universe Sierra Leone
Singapore	1954	1954 1958 1962 1966-present	Miss Singapore Universe		Top 10/12 Kathie Lee Lee Beng (1983) Marion Nicole Teo (1987)	1987 Marion Nicole Teo (Top 10)
Slovakia	1994	1994–present	Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky		Top 6 Silvia Lakatošová (1994)	1994 Silvia Lakatošová (Top 6)	Won Miss Photogenic in 1998.
Slovenia	2001	2001-2011 2013–2014 2016-present	Miss Universe Slovenia		Top 15 Tjaša Kokalj (2007)	2007 Tjaša Kokalj (Top 15)
South Africa	1952	1952-1953 1960-1968 1975-1979 1981-1984 1995-present	Miss South Africa	1952 Catherine Higgins 1953 Ingrid Mills	Winner Margaret Gardiner (1978)	2015 Refilwe Mthimunye (Top 15)	South Africa was not allowed to participate between 1985 and 1994 because of apartheid.
Spain	1960	1960–present	Miss Spain (Miss España)		Winner Amparo Muñoz (1974)	2014 Desire Cordero Ferrer (Top 10)	Won Best in National Costume in 1973, 1995; Miss Congeniality in 1966; Miss Photogenic in 1984, 1993, 2000; Best in Swimsuit in 1999.
Sri Lanka	1955	1955 1957 1961-1966 1968-1970 1973-1983 1985-1996 2005-2006 2008 2010–2014 2016-present	Miss Universe Sri Lanka		2nd runner-up Maureen Hingert (1955)	1955 Maureen Hingert (2nd runner-up)	Competed as Ceylon until it was renamed Sri Lanka in 1973.
St. Lucia	1977	1977 2006-2007 2011-2014 2016–present	Miss St. Lucia
Sweden	1952	1952-2004 2006 2009-present	Miss Universe Sweden	1952 Anne Marie Thistler 1953 Ulla Sandkler	Winner Hillevi Rombin (1955) Margareta Arvidsson (1966) Yvonne Ryding (1984)	2009 Renate Cerljen (Top 15)	Miss Photogenic in 1966, 1995, 2011. Sweden dropped out from the Miss Universe for the first time in 2005 after arguments about the swimsuit competition.
Switzerland	1953	1953 1960-1984 1986-1990 1992–2014 2016-present	Miss Switzerland (Miss Schweiz)	1953 Danielle Oudinet	2nd runner-up Lauriane Gilliéron (2006)	2013 Dominique Rinderknecht (Top 16)	Won Miss Photogenic in 1983.
Tanzania	2007	2007–present	Miss Universe Tanzania		Top 10 Flaviana Matata (2007)	2007 Flaviana Matata (Top 10)
Thailand	1954	1954 1959 1965-1966 1968-1969 1971–present	Miss Universe Thailand		Winner Apasra Hongsakula (1965) Porntip Nakhirunkanok (1988)	2015 Aniporn Chalermburanawong (Top 10)	Won Best in National Costume in 1968, 1969, 1988, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2015; Won Best in Swimming Suit in 1967; Miss Photogenic in 1990, 2009, 2010; Miss Congeniality in 1959.
Trinidad and Tobago	1963	1963-1964 1966 1971 1973-1991 1993-2006 2008 2010–2014 2016–present	Miss Trinidad and Tobago		Winner Janelle Commissiong (1977) Wendy Fitzwilliam (1998)	2006 Kenisha Thom (Top 10)	Won Best in National Costume in 1998, 1999; Miss Photogenic in 1977; Miss Congeniality in 1975, 1976, 1978. Competed as Trinidad in 1963 and 1964.
Turkey	1952	1952-1953 1956-1957 1959 1961-1976 1978-1984 1986-1999 2001-2006 2008-present	Miss Turkey (Miss Türkiye)	1952 Gelengul Tayforoglu 1953 Ayten Akyol	Top 10 Jülide Ateş (1990)	2012 Çağıl Özge Özkul (Top 16)	Won Miss Congeniality in 1998.
Turks & Caicos	1980	1980-1997 1999-2001 2004-2008 2011 2013-2014 2016-present	Miss Turks and Caicos		Top 10 Carmelita Ariza (1987)	1987 Carmelita Ariza (Top 10)
Ukraine	1995	1995–present	Miss Ukraine Universe		1st runner-up Olesya Stefanko (2011)	2014 Diana Harkusha (2nd-runner Up)
Uruguay	1952	1952-1965 1967-2002 2004-2012, 2014–present	Miss Uruguay	1952 Gladys Fajardo 1953 Alicia Ibáñez	4th runner-up Andrea López (1985)	1985 Andrea López (4th runner-up)	Won Best in National Costume in 1979.
USA	1952	1952-1956 1958–present	Miss USA	1952 Jackie Loughery 1953 Myrna Rae Hansen	Winner Miriam Stevenson (1954) Carol Morris (1956) Linda Bement (1960) Sylvia Hitchcock (1967) Shawn Weatherly (1980) Chelsi Smith (1995) Brook Lee (1997) Olivia Culpo (2012)	2015 Olivia Jordan (2nd-runner Up)	Won Best in National Costume in 1965; Best in Swimsuit in 1995; Miss Photogenic in 1961, 1975; Most Popular Girl in Parade in 1953, 1956. In 1957 Mary Leona Gage was disqualified to discover that she was the mother of two children.
US Virgin Islands	1961	1961-1962 1967-1968 1971-1989 1991-1993 1995 1997-1999 2001-2002 2005-2007 2010-2011 2016-present	Miss US Virgin Islands		Top 12 Cherrie Raphaelia Creque (1971)	1971 Cherrie Raphaelia Creque (Top 12)	Won Miss Congeniality in 1991, 2002, 2005. Competed as Virgin Islands until 1978.
Venezuela	1952	1952-1953 1955-1958 1960-present	Miss Venezuela	1952 Sofía Silva Inserri 1953 Gisela Scarton	Winner Maritza Sayalero (1979) Irene Saez (1981) Barbara Palacios (1986) Alicia Machado (1996) Dayana Mendoza (2008) Stefania Fernandez (2009) Gabriela Isler (2013)	2015 Mariana Jimenez (Top 10)
Vietnam	2004	2004-2005 2008-2009 2011-2013 2015–present	Miss Universe Vietnam (Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam)		Top 15 Nguyễn Thùy Lâm (2008)	2008 Nguyễn Thùy Lâm (Top 15)

Replaced pageants

The following list consists of the delegations that have acquired the national Miss Universe franchise and replaced a former national pageant. Some of the former organizations still remain active for other purposes.

Country/Territory	Former pageant	New pageant	Franchise since
Albania	Miss Albania (2002-2005)	Miss Universe Albania	2006
Argentina	Miss Argentina (1952-2003)	Miss Universo Argentina	2006
Australia	Miss Australia (1952-2000)	Miss Universe Australia	2004
Bahamas	Miss Universe Bahamas (1963-2009)	Miss Bahamas	2010
Bulgaria	Miss Bulgaria (1991-2009)	Miss Universe Bulgaria	2012
Canada	Miss Canada (1952-2001)	Miss Universe Canada	2002
Czech Republic	Miss České Republiky (1993-2004)	Česká Miss	2005
Denmark	Frøken Danmark (1952-2013)	Face of Denmark	2015
El Salvador	Miss El Salvador (1954-2005)	Nuestra Belleza El Salvador	2006
Finland	Suomen Neito (1952-1960)	Miss Suomi	1961
Germany	Miss Germany (1952-2008)	Miss Universe Germany	2009
Ghana	Miss Ghana (1991-1998)	Miss Universe Ghana	1999
Guyana	Miss Guyana (1956-1999)	Miss Universe Guyana	2002
Haiti	Miss Haiti (1960-1989)	Miss Haiti Universe	2010
Iceland	Miss Iceland (1956-2009)	Miss Universe Iceland	2016
India	Femina Miss India (1952-2009) I Am She (2010-2012)	Miss Diva	2013
Ireland	Miss Ireland (1961-2001)	Miss Universe Ireland	2002
Italy	Miss Italy (1952-1999) Italian Miss (2000-2003)	Miss Universo Italia	2004
Japan	Miss Japan (1952-1997)	Miss Universe Japan	1998
Kenya	Miss Kenya (1987-2002)	Miss Universe Kenya	2004
Malta	Miss Malta (1968-2001)	Miss Universe Malta	2016
Mexico	Señorita México (1952-1993)	Nuestra Belleza México	1994
Netherlands	Miss Holland (1956-1990) Miss Universe Netherlands (1991-2008)	Miss Nederland	2009
New Zealand	Miss New Zealand (1954-2003)	Miss Universe New Zealand	2006
Norway	Frøken Norge (1952-2010)	Miss Norway	2012
Paraguay	Miss Paraguay (1957-2001)	Nuestra Belleza Paraguay	2004
Philippines	Miss Philippines (1952-1963)	Binibining Pilipinas	1964
Portugal	Miss Portugal (1960-2011)	Miss Universo Portugal	2014
Romania	Miss Romania (1991-1998)	Miss Universe Romania	2009
Slovakia	Miss Slovensko (1994-1998)	Miss Slovenskej Republiky	1999
Sweden	Fröken Sverige (1952-2004)	Miss Universe Sweden	2009
Thailand	Miss Thailand (1954-1999)	Miss Universe Thailand	2000
Ukraine	Miss Ukraine (1995-2005)	Miss Ukraine Universe	2006
US Virgin Islands	Miss Virgin Islands (1961-1978) Miss US Virgin Islands (1979-2011)	Miss Universe-US Virgin Islands	2016

Inactive entrants

Non-existing countries and former territories

Country	Debut	Years Competed	Best Placement	Last Placed	Notes
CIS	1992	1992			Regional organization composed of former Soviet Republics during the breakup of the Soviet Union.
Czechoslovakia	1970	1970 1990–1992	Top 15/10 Kristina Hanazalová (1970) Jana Hronková (1990)	1990 Jana Hronková (Top 10)	Split into Czech Republic and Slovak Republic in 1993.
Okinawa	1963	1963–1968			Under US administration from 1945 until 1972, now part of Japan.
Rhodesia and Nyasaland	1961	1961			Split into Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Serbia and Montenegro	2003	2003–2006	3rd runner-up Sanja Papić (2003)	2003 Sanja Papić (3rd runner-up)	In June 2006, split into Montenegro and Serbia after declaring their independence from each other and joined the pageant independently a year later. Kosovo, a disputed territory by Serbia, joined in 2008.
USSR	1990	1990-1991	2nd runner-up Yulia Lemigova (1991)	1991 Yulia Lemigova (2nd runner-up)	Split into Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
West Indies	1954	1954–1955 1958			Competed as Kingston, Jamaica in 1954, and as Port of Spain, Trinidad in 1955 and 1958.
Yugoslavia	1968	1968–1970 1974–1977 1984–1985 1991 1998–2002	Top 15/10 Daliborka Stojšić (1968) Nataša Kosir (1969) 'Natasha Pavlovich (1991)	1991 'Natasha Pavlovich (Top 10)	Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was dissolved in April 1992. Former member states Croatia, and Slovenia joined the pageant in 1997 and 2001, respectively. The new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed until 2002, when it was renamed Serbia & Montenegro.

China

Region area	Debut	Years Competed	Entrants	Best Placement	Last Placed	Notes
Hong Kong	1952	1952 1954 1960 1962 1964–1965 1967–1970 1972–1991 1993–2000	1952 Judy Dan	2nd runner-up Virginia Lee (1954)	1988 Pauline Yeung (4th runner-up)

Denmark

Constituent country	Debut	Years Competed	Entrants	Best Placement	Last Placed	Notes
Greenland	1987	1987–1990				Now competes in Miss Universe Denmark

France

Overseas region	Debut	Years Competed	Best Placement	Last Placed	Notes
French Guiana	1977	1977 1983–1984			Now compete asMiss France
Guadeloupe	1977	1977 1980–1984
Martinique	1957	1957 1981–1984
New Caledonia	1982	1982
Réunion	1977	1977–1986
Tahiti	1962	1962 1977–1981 1985	Top 12 Thilda Raina Fuller (1980) Tatiana Teraiamano (1981)	1981 Tatiana Teraiamano (Top 12)

South Africa

Bantustan	Debut	Years Competed	Entrants	Best Placement	Last Placed	Notes
Bophuthatswana	1979	1979		-	-	Internationally unrecognized "independent" Bantustans established by South African apartheid; reintegrated into South Africa in 1994.
Transkei	1979	1979 1981–1983		-	-

United Kingdom/Great Britain

Part country	Debut	Years Competed	Best Placement	Last Placed	Notes
England	1955	1955–1962 1964–1990	1st runner-up Brenda Blackler (1964)	1983 Karen Moore (4th runner-up)	Now competes as United Kingdom/Great Britain
Scotland	1961	1961–1986 1988–1990	1st runner-up Linda Gallagher (1980)	1980 Linda Gallagher (1st runner-up)	Now competes as United Kingdom/Great Britain
Wales	1961	1961–1990	1st runner-up Rosemarie Frankland (1961) Helen Morgan (1974)	1979 Janet Beverly Hobson (Top 12)	Now competes as United Kingdom/Great Britain

USA

Territory	Debut	Years Competed	Entrants	Best Placement	Last Placed	Notes
Alaska	1952	1952–1958	1952 Shirley Burnett 1953 Muriel Hagberg	Top 15 Martha Lehmann (1957)	1957 Martha Lehmann (Top 15)	Competing at the Miss USA pageant 1959–present.
Hawaii	1952	1952–1953 1957–1959	1952 Elza Edsman 1953 Aileen Stone	1st runner-up Elza Kananionapua Edsman (1952)	1958 Geri Hoo (2nd runner-up)	Competing at the Miss USA pageant 1959–present

Others

The following list consists of countries and territories that have not sent a delegate to the pageant since 2012, but participated at least once in the past:

State	Debut	Years Competed	National Title	Entrants	Best Placement	Last Placed	Notes
Barbados	1976	1976-1979 1984-1987 1999 2003-2005 2007	Miss Universe Barbados
Bermuda	1965	1965-1985 1988-1992 1997	Miss Bermuda		1st runner-up Gina Swainson (1979)	1979 Gina Swainson (1st runner-up)
Bonaire	1967	1967-1969 1978 1995-1999	Miss Bonaire
Cook Islands	1983	1983-1986 1991-1992 1994-1996 1999	Miss Cook Islands
Côte d'Ivoire	1986	1986	Miss Cote d'Ivoire
Cuba	1952	1952 1954–1963 1965–1967	Miss Cuba	1952 Gladys López	3rd runner-up Maria Rosa Gamio (1957)	1957 Maria Rosa Gamio (3rd runner-up)
Dahomey	1962	1962	Miss Bénin				Now known as Benin.
Dominica	1985	1985	Miss Dominica
Fiji	1979	1979 1981	Miss Fiji
Gambia	1983	1983-1986					Won Miss Congeniality in 1983.
Gibraltar	1981	1981 1983–1986 1988–1990	Miss Gibraltar				Won Miss Congeniality in 1984.
Grenada	1964	1964	Miss Grenada World
Iraq	1972	1972
Jordan	1960	1960	Miss Jordan				Contest banned due to uproar among citizens.
Latvia	2005	2005-2006	Miss Universe Latvia		Top 10 Ieva Kokoreviča (2005)	2005 Ieva Kokoreviča (Top 10)
Lesotho	1978	1978	Face of Lesotho
Liberia	1974	1974-1977	Miss Liberia
Luxembourg	1959	1959-1976 1984-1986 1988-1989 1991-1994	Miss Luxembourg
Madagascar	1961	1961	Miss Madagascar
Micronesia	1975	1975
Morocco	1957	1957 1960-1963 1966 1975 1978	Miss Maroc		Top 15 Jacqueline Bonilla (1957)	1957 Jacqueline Bonilla (Top 15)
New Hebrides	1978	1978					Now known as Vanuatu.
Papua New Guinea	1976	1976-1980 1982-1986
Samoa	1975	1975-1978 1981-1986					Competed as Western Samoa from 1981 to 1986.
Senegal	1974	1974 1985 1987	Miss Senegal
Seychelles	1995	1995	Miss Seychelles
St. Kitts	1977	1977 1979 1981	Miss St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Maarten	1976	1976-1977 1980 1982
St. Martin	2000	2000 2006	Miss St. Martin
St. Vincent & Grenadines	1964	1964 1978-1979 1989-1991 2004 2006
Suriname	1958	1958 1960 1963-1964 1966 1969-1974 1976-1979 1982 1989-1993 1999	Miss Suriname		Top 15 Gertrud Gummels (1958)	1958 Gertrud Gummels (Top 15)	Competed as Surinam until 1982.
Swaziland	1993	1993-1994	Miss Swaziland
Chinese Taipei	1961	1961-1962 1964 1988-1992 1994-2001 2003-2004			3rd runner-up Helen Liu (1962)	1964 Lana Yi Yu (4th runner-up)	Competed as Republic of China until 1991, China/Taiwan in 1992, Taiwan (R.O.C.) from 1994 to 1999, Chinese Taipei in 2000 and 2004, Taiwan in 2001 and Chinese Taipei/Taiwan in 2003.^[1]
Tunisia	1960	1960 1964-1965 1968-1971	Miss Tunisie				Won Miss Congeniality in 1969.
Zaire	1968	1968–1972 1984–1986			2nd runner-up Benita Mureka (1985)	1986 Likobe Dobala (Top 10)	Won Miss Congeniality in 1972. Now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Zambia	1995	1995, 1999, 2005-2007, 2009-2010	Miss Universe Zambia
Zimbabwe	1994	1994 1996-1998 2000-2001	Miss Zimbabwe		Top 10 Corinne Crewe (2000)	2000 Corinne Crewe (Top 10)

Unsuccessful attempts to participate

The list does not include homesickness and withdrawals for personal reasons.

Country	Reason	Year
Algeria	Faced dissatisfaction at home to enter, Withdrew.	2003
Cyprus	Actually a British citizen from London, England, Disqualified	1982
Egypt	Revolution in Egypt. Authorities recalled contestant back. Returned in 1987.	1955
England	Contestant was in auto accident the final night.	1963
Guam	Pregnant. Violated the pageant's rules. Disqualified.	1999
Holland	Won Miss Europe, already title-holder. Disqualified.	1957
Hong Kong	Forced to withdraw. Contestant lied about her age.	1981
Indonesia	No permission from the government. Returned in 2005.	1997
Kosovo	Denied entry. Host country does not recognize Kosovo as an independent state.	2013
Lebanon	Withdrew. refused to compete with Israel also participating.	2002
Mayotte	Competes for Miss France, Disqualified.	2002
Mozambique	Sponsor wouldn't allow contestant's mother to accompany her, Disqualified.	2001
Nicaragua	Sponsor TV station went bankrupt.	1997
Russia	Posed for Playboy. Disqualified.	2003
Scotland	1987 Miss Scotland Eileen Catterson, disqualified for being under age.	1987
Slovenia	Contestant arrived in the venue and suddenly got an accident in the hotel bathroom. Organizers decided to withdraw and gave her a tribute on the final night.	2015
South Africa	Failed to participate between 1985–1994 due to practice of Apartheid.	1985
Syria	Withdrew. Authorities would not compete with Israel.	1959
Turkey	Strictly forbidden for Turkish citizens to enter Cyprus, the host nation, Disqualified.	2000
Turks & Caicos	Withdrew a night before the final event due to dehydration. Later disclosed the contestant was pregnant.	2009

References

↑ "Beauty queen renamed". Taipei Times (Taipei, Taiwan). MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia. May 23, 2003. Retrieved 14 November 2010. Due to China's obstruction, Taiwan was forced to change her sash label to Chinese Taipei. However, pageant organizers allowed Szu-Yu Chen to use the Taiwan sash while off of the stage, but the Chinese Taipei sash while on stage.. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
Lim Kuan Chiang (June 2, 2003). "They’ve got the looks". MediaCorp (Singapore). Retrieved 14 November 2010.
"Double sash at Miss Universe 2003: Picture of Szu-Yu Chen with the Chinese Taipei and Taiwan sashes.". Taiwan-Info.de. Retrieved 14 November 2010.

External links

Official Miss Universe website

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Titleholders Runners-up and Finalists Editions Countries

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Inactive

Barbados (2007)
Benin (1962)
Bermuda (1997)
Bonaire (1999)
Chinese Taipei (2004)
Cook Islands (1999)
Cote d'Ivoire (1986)
Cuba (1967)
Dominica (1985)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1986)
Fiji (1981)
Gambia (1986)
Gibraltar (1990)
Grenada (1964)
Iraq (1972)
Jordan (1960)
Latvia (2006)
Lesotho (1978)
Liberia (1977)
Luxembourg (1994)
Madagascar (1961)
Micronesia (1975)
Morocco (1978)
Papua New Guinea (1986)
Samoa (1986)
Senegal (1987)
Seychelles (1995)
St. Kitts & Nevis (1981)
St. Martin (2006)
St. Vincent & the Grenadines (2006)
Suriname (1999)
Swaziland (1994)
Tunisia (1971)
Vanuatu (1978)
Zambia (2010)
Zimbabwe (2001)

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–1990)

Region of China	Hong Kong (1952–2000)

Constituent country of Denmark	Greenland (1987–1990)

Overseas regions of France	French Guiana (1977–1984) Guadeloupe (1977–1984) Martinique (1957–1984) New Caledonia (1982) Réunion (1977–1986) Tahiti (1962–1985)

Part of United Kingdom	England (1955–1990) Scotland (1961–1990) Wales (1961–1990)

Part of Japan	Okinawa (1963–1968)

Bantustans of South Africa	Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979–1983)

Territories of USA	Alaska (1952–1958) Hawaii (1952–1959)

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