| Year |
Edition |
Date |
Venue |
Host Country |
Entrants |
| 1952 |
1st |
June 28 |
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach |
USA |
30 |
| 1953 |
2nd |
July 17 |
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach |
USA |
27 |
| 1954 |
3rd |
July 24 |
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach |
USA |
33 |
| 1955 |
4th |
July 22 |
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach |
USA |
33 |
| 1956 |
5th |
July 20 |
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach |
USA |
30 |
| 1957 |
6th |
July 19 |
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach |
USA |
32 |
| 1958 |
7th |
July 26 |
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach |
USA |
36 |
| 1959 |
8th |
July 24 |
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach |
USA |
34 |
| 1960 |
9th |
July 9 |
Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach |
USA |
41 |
| 1961 |
10th |
July 15 |
Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach |
USA |
48 |
| 1962 |
11th |
July 14 |
Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach |
USA |
51 |
| 1963 |
12th |
July 20 |
Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach |
USA |
50 |
| 1964 |
13th |
August 1 |
Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach |
USA |
59 |
| 1965 |
14th |
July 24 |
Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach |
USA |
57 |
| 1966 |
15th |
July 16 |
Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach |
USA |
58 |
| 1967 |
16th |
July 15 |
Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach |
USA |
56 |
| 1968 |
17th |
July 13 |
Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach |
USA |
65 |
| 1969 |
18th |
July 19 |
Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach |
USA |
61 |
| 1970 |
19th |
July 11 |
Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach |
USA |
63 |
| 1971 |
20th |
July 24 |
Miami Beach Auditorium, Miami Beach |
USA |
60 |
| 1972 |
21st |
July 29 |
Cerromar Beach Hotel, Dorado |
Puerto Rico |
61 |
| 1973 |
22nd |
July 21 |
Theatre of Herod Atticus, Athens |
Greece |
61 |
| 1974 |
23rd |
July 19 |
Folk Arts Theater, Manila |
Philippines |
65 |
| 1975 |
24th |
July 19 |
National Gymnasium, San Salvador |
El Salvador |
71 |
| 1976 |
25th |
July 10 |
Lee Theatre, Causeway Bay |
Hong Kong |
72 |
| 1977 |
26th |
July 16 |
Teatro Nacional, Santo Domingo |
Dominican Republic |
80 |
| 1978 |
27th |
July 24 |
Centro de Convenciones Acapulco, Acapulco, Guerrero |
Mexico |
75 |
| 1979 |
28th |
July 19 |
Perth Entertainment Centre, Perth |
Australia |
75 |
| 1980 |
29th |
July 7 |
Sejong Cultural Center, Seoul |
Korea |
69 |
| 1981 |
30th |
July 20 |
Minskoff Theater, New York City, New York |
USA |
75 |
| 1982 |
31st |
July 26 |
Coliseo Amauta, Lima |
Peru |
77 |
| 1983 |
32nd |
July 11 |
Kiel Auditorium, St. Louis, Missouri |
USA |
80 |
| 1984 |
33rd |
July 9 |
Miami Convention Center, Miami, Florida |
USA |
81 |
| 1985 |
34th |
July 15 |
Miami Convention Center, Miami, Florida |
USA |
79 |
| 1986 |
35th |
July 21 |
ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City |
Panama |
77 |
| 1987 |
36th |
May 26 |
World Trade Center, Singapore |
Singapore |
68 |
| 1988 |
37th |
May 23 |
Linkou Stadium, Taipei |
Taiwan |
66 |
| 1989 |
38th |
May 23 |
Fiesta Americana Condesa Hotel, Cancún, Quintana Roo |
Mexico |
76 |
| 1990 |
39th |
April 15 |
Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, California |
USA |
71 |
| 1991 |
40th |
May 17 |
Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada |
USA |
73 |
| 1992 |
41st |
May 8 |
Queen Sirikit International Convention Center, Bangkok |
Thailand |
78 |
| 1993 |
42nd |
May 21 |
Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, D.F. |
Mexico |
79 |
| 1994 |
43rd |
May 20 |
Philippine International Convention Center, Manila |
Philippines |
77 |
| 1995 |
44th |
May 12 |
Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek |
Namibia |
82 |
| 1996 |
45th |
May 17 |
Theatre for the Performing Arts, Las Vegas, Nevada |
USA |
79 |
| 1997 |
46th |
May 16 |
Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach, Florida |
USA |
74 |
| 1998 |
47th |
May 12 |
Stan Sheriff Arena, Honolulu, Hawaii |
USA |
81 |
| 1999 |
48th |
May 26 |
The Universe Centre, Chaguaramas |
Trinidad & Tobago |
84 |
| 2000 |
49th |
May 12 |
Eleftheria Stadium, Nicosia |
Cyprus |
79 |
| 2001 |
50th |
May 11 |
Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón |
Puerto Rico |
77 |
| 2002 |
51st |
May 29 |
Coliseo Roberto Clemente, San Juan |
Puerto Rico |
75 |
| 2003 |
52nd |
June 3 |
Figali Convention Center, Panama City |
Panama |
71 |
| 2004 |
53rd |
June 1 |
Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO, Quito |
Ecuador |
80 |
| 2005 |
54th |
May 31 |
Impact Arena, Bangkok |
Thailand |
81 |
| 2006 |
55th |
July 23 |
Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California |
USA |
86 |
| 2007 |
56th |
May 28 |
Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, D.F. |
Mexico |
77 |
| 2008 |
57th |
July 14 |
Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa |
Vietnam |
80 |
| 2009 |
58th |
August 23 |
Imperial Ballroom, Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau |
Bahamas |
84 |
| 2010 |
59th |
August 23 |
Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada |
USA |
83 |
| 2011 |
60th |
September 12 |
Credicard Hall, São Paulo, São Paulo |
Brazil |
89 |
| 2012 |
61th |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD |