List of Countries with the Most Miss Universe Titles in the World: Who's the Champion?

Miss Universe is a prestigious international women's beauty pageant organized by the Miss Universe Organization (MUO). Held annually since 1952, the pageant features dozens of representatives from various countries worldwide.

The beauty pageant has been held a total of 71 times until 2022. So, which country has won the most Miss Universe titles of all time?

Quoting the news site *Insider*, the United States (US) holds the top position with the most Miss Universe titles globally, a total of 9 wins. Most recently, R'Bonney Gabriel, representing the US, won Miss Universe 2022.

Next, Venezuela is in second place with 7 Miss Universe titles. Puerto Rico follows in third place with a total of 5 wins.

The Philippines is the only Southeast Asian country in the top five countries with the most Miss Universe titles in the world. This country has won 4 titles.

Following these are Sweden, South Africa, Mexico, and India, each with 3 Miss Universe titles.

Unfortunately, Indonesia has never won a Miss Universe title to date.

Fabienne Nicole Groeneveld recently won the Miss Universe Indonesia 2023 title. She represented the DKI Jakarta region.

Fabienne will represent Indonesia at the Miss Universe 2023 pageant, which will be held in El Salvador, Central America on November 18, 2023.

Here are the 8 countries with the most Miss Universe wins, along with the names of the winners:

1. United States: 9 titles
* 1954: Miriam Stevenson
* 1956: Karol Morris
* 1960: Linda Bement
* 1967: Sylvia Louise Hitchcock
* 1980: Shawn Weatherly
* 1995: Chelsi Smith
* 1997: Brook Lee
* 2012: Olivia Culpo
* 2022: R'Bonney Gabriel

2. Venezuela: 7 titles
* 1979: Maritza Sayalero
* 1981: Irene Saez
* 1986: Bárbara Palacios
* 1996: Alicia Machado
* 2008: Dayana Mendoza
* 2009: Stefanía Fernández
* 2013: Gabriela Isler

3. Puerto Rico: 5 titles
* 1970: Marisol Malaret
* 1985: Deborah Carthy-Deu
* 1993: Dayanara Torres
* 2001: Denise M. Quiñones
* 2006: Zuleyka Rivera

4. Philippines: 4 titles
* 1969: Gloria Diaz
* 1973: Margarita Moran
* 2015: Pia Wurtzbach
* 2018: Catriona Gray

5. Sweden: 3 titles
* 1955: Hillevi Rombin
* 1966: Margareta Arvidsson
* 1984: Yvonne Ryding

6. South Africa: 3 titles
* 1978: Margaret Gardiner
* 2017: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
* 2019: Zozibini Tunzi

7. Mexico: 3 titles
* 1991: Lupita Jones
* 2010: Ximena Navarrete
* 2020: Andrea Meza

8. India: 3 titles
* 1994: Sushmita Sen
* 2000: Lara Dutta
* 2021: Harnaaz Sandhu