Miss Mexico has won the 74th annual Miss Universe pageant. Fátima Bosch, 25, took the crown after competing against 120 women from around the globe.
The Miss Universe competition has been a global event since 1952 and aims to “empower and inspire women to shape a better world,” according to its website.
Many countries, of course, vie for the crown, but certain ones have produced more winners than others throughout the competition’s history.
Here are the countries with the most Miss Universe wins.
The United States: 9
1954: Miriam Stevenson
1956: Carol Morris
1960: Linda Bement
1967: Sylvia Louise Hitchcock
1980: Shawn Weatherly
1995: Chelsi Smith
1997: Brook Lee
2012: Olivia Culpo
2022: R’Bonney Gabriel
Venezuela: 7
1979: Maritza Sayalero
1981: Irene Sáez
1986: Bárbara Palacios
1996: Alicia Machado
2008: Dayana Mendoza
2009: Stefanía Fernández
2013: Gabriela Isler
Puerto Rico: 5
1970: Marisol Malaret
1985: Deborah Carthy-Deu
1993: Dayanara Torres
2001: Denise M. Quiñones
2006: Zuleyka Rivera
Mexico: 4
1991: Lupita Jones
2010: Ximena Navarrete
2020: Andrea Meza
2025: Fátima Bosch
The Philippines: 4
1969: Gloria Diaz
1973: Margarita Moran
2015: Pia Wurtzbach
2018: Catriona Gray
Sweden: 3
1955: Hillevi Rombin
1966: Margareta Arvidsson
1984: Yvonne Ryding
South Africa: 3
1978: Margaret Gardiner
2017: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
2019: Zozibini Tunzi
India: 3
1994: Sushmita Sen
2000: Lara Dutta
2021: Harnaaz Sandhu
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