List of Miss Universe countries

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The following list consists of countries that to the present send delegates to the global beauty pageant, Miss Universe. 32 of the current delegations have won at least once in history, since the first edition in 1952.

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[edit] Current entrants

Country First appearance National Title Last Winning Title
Flag of Albania Albania 2002 Miss Universe Albania
Flag of Angola Angola 1998 Miss Angola
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda 1977 Miss Antigua and Barbuda
Flag of Argentina Argentina 1954 Belleza Argentina Del Universo Norma Nolan (1962)
Flag of Aruba Aruba 1964 Miss Aruba Universe
Flag of Australia Australia 1952 Miss Universe Australia Jennifer Hawkins (2004)
Flag of the Bahamas Bahamas 1963 Miss Bahamas Universe
Flag of Barbados Barbados 1976 Miss Barbados Universe
Flag of Belgium Belgium 1952 Miss Belgique, Miss België, Miss Belgien
Flag of Belize Belize 1975 Miss Belize
Flag of Bolivia Bolivia 1959 Miss Bolivia Universo
Flag of Brazil Brazil 1954 Miss Brasil Martha Vasconcellos (1968)
Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria 1991 Miss Bulgarija
Flag of Canada Canada 1952 Miss Universe Canada Natalie Glebova (2005)
Flag of Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 1980 Miss Cayman Islands
Flag of Chile Chile 1952 Miss Universo Chile Cecilia Bolocco (1987)
Flag of the People's Republic of China China 2002 Miss Universe China
Flag of Colombia Colombia 1958 Señorita Colombia Luz Marina Zuluaga (1958)
Flag of Costa Rica Costa Rica 1954 Miss Costa Rica
Flag of Croatia Croatia 1997 Miss Universe Croatia
Flag of Curaçao Curacao 1963 Miss Curaçao Universe
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus 1973 Star Kypros
  • (Greek: Σταρ Κύπρος)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic 1993 Česká Miss
Flag of Denmark Denmark 1952 Frøken Danmark
Flag of the Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 1956 Miss República Dominicana Universo Amelia Vega (2003)
Flag of Ecuador Ecuador 1955 Miss Ecuador
Flag of Egypt Egypt 1987 Malket Yameel El-Misser (Pantene Miss Egypt)
  • (Arabic: نتخابات ملكة جمال لمصر)
Flag of El Salvador El Salvador 1954 Nuestra Belleza Del Universo El Salvador
Flag of Estonia Estonia 1993 Eesti Miss Estonia
Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia 2004 Miss Universe Ethiopia
Flag of Finland Finland 1952 Fröken Finland, Miss Suomi Anne Marie Pohtamo (1975)
Flag of France France 1952 Miss France Christiane Martel (1953)
Flag of Georgia (country) Georgia 2004 Miss Georgia
Flag of Germany Germany 1952 Miss Deutschland Marlene Schmidt (1961)
Flag of Ghana Ghana 1991 Miss Universe Ghana
Flag of Greece Greece 1952 Star Hellas
  • (Greek: Σταρ Ελλάς)
Corinna Tsopei (1964)
Flag of Guam Guam 1966 Miss Universe Guam
Flag of Guatemala Guatemala 1955 Miss Guatemala Universo
Flag of Guyana Guyana 1956 Miss Guyana
Flag of Honduras Honduras 1954 Miss Honduras
Flag of Hungary Hungary 1992 Miss Universe Hungary
Flag of Iceland Iceland 1956 Ungfrú Ísland
Flag of India India 1952 Femina Miss India Universe Lara Dutta (2000)
Flag of Indonesia Indonesia 1974 Puteri Indonesia
Flag of Ireland Ireland 1961 Miss Universe Ireland
Flag of Israel Israel 1952 Malket Hayofi (Maiden of Beauty)
  • (Hebrew: מלכת היופי)
Rina Messinger (1976)
Flag of Italy Italy 1952 Miss Universo Italia
Flag of Jamaica Jamaica 1961 Miss Jamaica Universe
Flag of Japan Japan 1952 Miss Universe Japan Riyo Mori (2007)
Flag of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 2006 Miss Kazakhstan
  • (Kazakh: Мисс Казахстан)
Flag of Kenya Kenya 1987 Smile of Africa
Flag of South Korea Korea 1954 Miss Korea
Flag of Kosovo Kosovo 2008 Miss Universe Kosovo
Flag of Latvia Latvia 2005 Miss Universe Latvija
Flag of Lebanon Lebanon 1955 Malket Yameel Libnan (Miss Lebanon)
  • (Arabic: انتخابات ملكة جمال لبنان)
Georgina Rizk (1971)
Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 1964 Miss Malaysia Universe
Flag of Mauritius Mauritius 1975 Miss Mauritius
Flag of Mexico Mexico 1952 Nuestra Belleza México Lupita Jones (1991)
Flag of Montenegro Montenegro 2007 Miss Crna Gora
Flag of Namibia Namibia 1981 Miss Namibia Michelle McLean (1992)
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands 1956 Miss Universe Nederland Angela Visser (1989)
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 1954 Miss Universe New Zealand Lorraine Downes (1983)
Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua 1955 Miss Nicaragua
Flag of Nigeria Nigeria 1964 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria
Flag of Norway Norway 1952 Frøken Norge Mona Grudt (1990)
Flag of Panama Panama 1952 Señorita Panama Justine Pasek (2002)
Flag of Paraguay Paraguay 1957 Miss Universo Paraguay
Flag of Peru Peru 1952 Reinas del Perú Gladys Zender (1957)
Flag of the Philippines Philippines 1952 Binibining Pilipinas Maria Moran (1973)
Flag of Poland Poland 1958 Miss Polska
Flag of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 1952 Miss Puerto Rico Zuleyka Rivera (2006)
Flag of Romania Romania 1991
Flag of Russia Russia 1994 Krasa Rossi
Flag of Serbia Serbia 2007 Miss Serbia
Flag of Singapore Singapore 1954 Miss Singapore Universe
Flag of Slovakia Slovak Republic 1994 Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky
Flag of Slovenia Slovenia 2001 Miss Universe Slovenije
Flag of South Africa South Africa 1952 Miss South Africa Margaret Gardiner (1978)
Flag of Spain Spain 1960 Miss España Amparo Muñoz (1972)
Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka 1973 Miss Sri Lanka
Flag of Saint Lucia St. Lucia 1977 Miss Saint Lucia
Flag of Sint Maarten St. Martin 1976 Miss Sint Maarten
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines St. Vincent & Grenadines 1964 Miss Saint Vincent & Grenadines
Flag of Sweden Sweden 1952 Fröken Sverige Yvonne Ryding (1984)
Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1953 Miss Suisse, Miss Svizzera, Miss Schweiz
Flag of Tanzania Tanzania 2007 Miss Universe Tanzania
Flag of Thailand Thailand 1954 Miss Thailand Universe Porntip Nakhirunkanok (1988)
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago 1966 Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe Wendy Fitzwilliam (1998)
Flag of Turkey Turkey 1952 Miss Türkiye
Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands Turks & Caicos 1980 Miss Turks & Caicos
Flag of Ukraine Ukraine 1995 Miss Ukraine Universe
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom 1991 Miss Universe United Kingdom
Flag of the United States United States 1952 Miss USA Brook Lee (1997)
Flag of the United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands 1979 Miss US Virgin Islands Universe
Flag of Uruguay Uruguay 1952 Miss Universo Uruguay
Flag of Venezuela Venezuela 1952 Miss Venezuela Alicia Machado (1996)
Flag of Vietnam Vietnam 2004 Miss Universe Vietnam
Flag of Zambia Zambia 1995 Miss Universe Zambia

[edit] Withdrawals / Inactive entrants

The following list consists of countries and territories that have not sent a delegate to the pageant for the three previous years (since 2004), but participated at least once in the past:

Country Reason Last competed
Flag of Alaska Alaska competes in the Miss USA pageant since 1959 1958
Flag of Austria Austria - 2004
Flag of Bermuda Bermuda - 1997
Flag of Bonaire Bonaire - 1999
Flag of Bophuthatswana Bophuthatswana name no longer exists, unrecognized illegal "independent" homeland of South Africa; reintegrated into South Africa in 1994 1979
Flag of Botswana Botswana - 2004
Flag of the British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands - 2002
Flag of Burma Burma contest banned 1961
Flag of Sri Lanka Ceylon replaced by Flag of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka in 1973 1970
Flag of Commonwealth of Independent States Commonwealth of Independent States - 1992
Flag of the Cook Islands Cook Islands - 1999
Flag of Cuba Cuba contest banned 1967
Flag of Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia split into Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic and Flag of Slovakia Slovak Republic in 1993 1992
Flag of Dahomey Dahomey name no longer exists, now known as Flag of Benin Benin 1962
Flag of Dominica Dominica - 1985
Flag of England England replaced by the Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom in 1991, excluding 2000 1990
Flag of Fiji Fiji - 1981
French Guiana - 1984
Flag of The Gambia Gambia - 1986
Flag of Gibraltar Gibraltar - 1990
Flag of the United Kingdom Great Britain replaced by England, Scotland and Wales until 1991, after replaced by Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom in 2005 2000
Flag of Greenland Greenland competed by Danish sponsors between 1987 - 1990, but is unlikely to do so anymore 1990
Flag of Grenada Grenada - 1964
Flag of Guadeloupe Guadeloupe - 1984
Flag of Haiti Haiti - 1989
Flag of Hawaii Hawaii competes in the Miss USA pageant since 1960 1959
Flag of the Netherlands Holland replaced by the Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands in 1991 1990
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong - 2000
Flag of Iraq Iraq - 1972
Flag of Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast - 1986
Flag of Jordan Jordan contest banned due to uproar among citizens 1960
Flag of Lesotho Lesotho - 1978
Flag of Liberia Liberia - 1977
Flag of Luxembourg Luxembourg - 1994
Flag of Madagascar Madagascar - 1961
Flag of Federation of Malaya Malaya name no longer exists, now known as Flag of Malaysia Malaysia 1962
Flag of Malta Malta - 2001
Flag of Martinique Martinique - 1984
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia Micronesia UN Trust Territory under US administration; split into the Marshall Islands (independent 1986), Federated States of Micronesia (independent 1986), Palau (independent 1994) and the Northern Marianas (US commonwealth) 1975
Flag of Morocco Morocco contest banned due to personal interviews about politics 1978
Flag of New Caledonia New Caledonia - 1982
Flag of New Hebrides New Hebrides - 1978
Flag of Okinawa Prefecture Okinawa under US administration from 1945 until it reverted to Flag of Japan Japan in 1972 1968
Flag of Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea - 1986
Flag of Portugal Portugal - 2002
Flag of Réunion Réunion competes in Miss France pageant since 1987 1986
Flag of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland Rhodesia and Nyasaland split into Flag of Zambia Zambia , Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe and Flag of Malawi Malawi 1961
Flag of Samoa Samoa or Flag of Samoa Western Samoa - 1986
Flag of Scotland Scotland replaced by the Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom in 1991, excluding 2000 1990
Flag of Senegal Senegal - 1987
Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro split into Flag of Serbia Serbia and Flag of Montenegro Montenegro in 2006 2006
Flag of the Seychelles Seychelles - 1995
Flag of the Soviet Union Soviet Union or Flag of the Soviet Union USSR name no longer exists, split into 15 countries 1991
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Kitts and Nevis - 1981
Flag of Suriname Suriname - 1999
Flag of Swaziland Swaziland - 1994
Flag of French Polynesia Tahiti competes in Miss France pageant since 1987 1985
Flag of the Republic of China Taiwan - 2004
Flag of Transkei Transkei name no longer exists, unrecognized illegal "independent" homeland of South Africa; reintegrated into South Africa in 1994 1983
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad replaced by Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago in 1966 1964
Flag of Tunisia Tunisia - 1971
Flag of Wales Wales replaced by the Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom in 1991, excluding 2000 1990
Flag of the West Indies Cricket Board West Indies competed as Kingston, Flag of Jamaica Jamaica in 1954, while competed as Port of Spain, Flag of Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad in 1955 and 1958 1958
Flag of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was dissolved in April 1992 and has subsequently been replaced in the pageant by the previous member states Flag of Croatia Croatia and Flag of Slovenia Slovenia, remaining only the State Union of Flag of Serbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro. On June 2006 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro and Flag of Serbia Serbia declaired their independence and joined the pageant independently in 2007. FYR Macedonia and Bosnia and Herzegovina have not yet entered the pageant. 2002
Flag of Zaire Zaire name no longer exists, now known as the Congo Democratic Republic 1986
Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe - 2001

[edit] Unsuccessful attempts to participate

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

Country Reason Year
Flag of Algeria Algeria Faced dissatisfaction at home to enter. 2003
Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Actually a British citizen from London, England. 1982
Flag of Egypt Egypt Revolution in Egypt. Authorities recalled contestant back. 1955
Flag of England England Contestant was in auto accident the final night. 1963
Flag of Guam Guam Pregnant. Violated the pageant's rules. Disqualified. 1999
Flag of the Netherlands Holland Won Miss Europe, already title-holder. Disqualified. 1957
Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong Forced to withdraw. Contestant lied about her age. 1981
Flag of Indonesia Indonesia No permission from the government. Returned in 2005. 1997
Flag of Nicaragua Nicaragua Sponsor TV-station went bancrupt. 1997
Flag of Russia Russia Posed for Playboy. Disqualified. 2003
Flag of South Africa South Africa Failed to participate between 1985-1994 due Anti-Apartheid groups. 1985
Flag of Syria Syria Withdrew. Authorities would not compete with Israel. 1959
Flag of Turkey Turkey Strictlyt forbidden for Turkish citizens to enter Cyprus, the host nation. 2000

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