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This is a list of countries that have participated in the Miss Universe pageant (as of 2024 edition).

Entrants 1952–present

Country/Territory Debut
Participations
 Years competed National title
Placements
 Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 Albania 2002 21 2002–2003
2005–2012
2014–present 		Miss Universe Albania 4 Top 10 2002 2019 Won Miss Photogenic in 2016.
 Angola 1998 25 1998–2019
2022–present 		Miss Angola 4 Winner 2003
  • Ana José Sebastião
    (Top 15)
 2011 Won Miss Congeniality in 2015.
 Argentina 1954 66 1954–1964
1966–1994
1996–2001
2003
2006–present 		Miss Argentina 17 Winner 1954
  • Ivana Kislinger
    (Top 16)
 2024 Won Best in Swimsuit in 1970.
 Armenia 2018 6 2018–2022
2024–present 		Miss Armenia 0
 Aruba 1964 57 1964–1984
1986
1989–1990
1992–present 		Miss Aruba 4 1st runner-up 1974
  • Maureen Vieira
    (4th runner-up)
 2024
  • Anouk Eman
    (Top 30)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 2000
Won Miss Press in 1978.
 Australia 1952 61 1952–1954
1958
1964–1965
1968–1990
1992–2000
2002–present 		Miss Universe Australia 22 Winner 1953
  • Maxine Morgan
    (4th runner-up)
 2023 Won Miss Congeniality in 1996, 1997, 2010
Won Miss Photogenic in 1989
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969, 1993
Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1958.
 Azerbaijan 2013 2 2013
2025–present 		Miss Universe Azerbaijan 0
 Bahamas 1963 60 1963–1972
1974–1983
1985–present 		Miss Universe Bahamas 1 Top 10
  • Chantel O'Brian
    (2021)
 2021
  • Chantel O'Brian
    (Top 10)
 2021
  • Chantel O'Brian
    (Top 10)
 Competed as The Bahamas from 2021 until 2022.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1982
Won Miss Congeniality in 1981, 2001.
 Bahrain 2021 3 2021–present Miss Universe Bahrain 0
 Bangladesh 2019 2 2019
2024–present 		Miss Universe Bangladesh 0
 Belarus 2024 1 2024–present Miss Universe Belarus 0
 Belgium 1952 70 1952–1986
1988–1989
1991–1994
1996–present 		Miss Belgium 11 4th runner-up
  • Dominique Van Eeckhoudt
    (1981)
 1955
  • Nicole De Meyer
    (Top 15)
 2018
  • Zoé Brunet
    (Top 20)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1952
Won Miss Photogenic in 1972
Won Most Beautiful Hair in 1994.
 Belize 1975 32 1975
1977–1987
1989–1991
1993
1995–2000
2003–2005
2007
2016
2018–2020
2022
2024–present 		Miss Universe Belize 1 Top 12 1979
  • Sarita Acosta
    (Top 12)
 1979
  • Sarita Acosta
    (Top 12)
 Bolivia 1959 66 1959–present Miss Bolivia 4 Top 6
  • Rosario Rico Toro
    (1990)
 1964
  • Olga del Carpio
    (Top 15)
 2024
  • Juliana Barrientos
    (Top 12)
 Won Best in National Costume in 1959, 1970.
 Bonaire 1967 10 1967–1969
1978
1995–1999
2024–present 		Miss Bonaire 0
 Botswana 1999 9 1999–2001
2004
2010–2013
2024–present 		Miss Universe Botswana 1 Winner 1999 1999
 Brazil 1954 70 1954–1989
1991–present 		Miss Brazil 39 Winner 1954 2020
  • Julia Gama
    (1st runner-up)
 Won Best in National Costume in 1967, 1981, 1987, 1989
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969
Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1954.
 British Virgin Islands 1977 40 1977
1979–2002
2010–present 		Miss British Virgin Islands 0
 Bulgaria 1991 30 1991–1998
2000–2007
2009
2012–present 		Miss Universe Bulgaria 0
 Cambodia 2017 8 2017–present Miss Universe Cambodia 1 Top 30 2024
  • Davin Prasath
    (Top 30)
 2024
  • Davin Prasath
    (Top 30)
 Cameroon 2020 5 2020–present Miss Cameroon 1 Top 20 2023
  • Issie Princesse
    (Top 20)
 2023
  • Issie Princesse
    (Top 20)
 Canada 1952 73 1952–present Miss Universe Canada 21 Winner 1953
  • Thelma Brewis
    (Top 16)
 2024 Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1957
Won Miss Congeniality in 1977.
Competed as Dominion of Canada from 1965 to 1972.
 Cayman Islands 1980 34 1980–1985
1989–1996
1999–2004
2006
2008–2009
2011–2012
2015–present 		Miss Cayman Islands 0 Won Miss Congeniality in 1980, 1982.
 Chile 1952 61 1952
1954–1956
1958
1960–1961
1964
1966–1970
1972–2002
2004–2006
2011–present 		Miss Universo Chile 15 Winner 1954
  • Gloria Leguisos
    (Top 16)
 2024
  • Emilia Dides
    (Top 12)
 Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1952
Won Miss Congeniality in 1973
Won Miss Popular Vote in 2024.
 China 2002 22 2002–2022
2024–present 		Miss Universe China 5 2nd runner-up 2002
  • Zhuō Líng
    (2nd runner-up)
 2024
  • Jia Qi
    (Top 30)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 2007, 2009, 2013
Won Best in National Costume in 2012.
 Colombia 1958 67 1958–present Miss Universe Colombia 39 Winner 1958 2023 Won Best in National Costume in 1968, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2002
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969
Won Miss Photogenic in 1975, 1987.
 Costa Rica 1954 69 1954–1957
1959–1960
1962–present 		Miss Costa Rica 6 Top 10 1954
  • Marian Esquivel
    (Top 15)
 2020
  • Ivonne Cerdas
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1978
Won Miss Congeniality in 1956.
 Côte d'Ivoire 1986 2 1986
2024–present 		Miss Cote d'Ivoire 0
 Croatia 1997 28 1997–present Miss Universe Croatia 4 Top 15/16/20 2009 2019
  • Mia Rkman
    (Top 20)
 Cuba 1952 15 1952
1954–1963
1965–1967
2024–present 		Miss Cuba 3 3rd runner-up
  • María Rosa Gamio
    (1957)
 1956
  • Marcia Rodríguez
    (Top 15)
 2024
  • Marianela Ancheta
    (Top 30)
 Curaçao 1963 57 1963–1978
1980–1987
1989
1991–1999
2001–2005
2007–present 		Miss Curaçao 8 1st runner-up 1968 2022
  • Gabriëla Dos Santos
    (Top 5)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1966
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1997.
 Cyprus 1973 30 1973–1974
1981
1983–1987
1992–2012
2024–present 		Miss Cyprus 1 Top 10
  • Demetra Eleftheriou
    (2002)
 2002
  • Demetra Eleftheriou
    (Top 10)
 2002
  • Demetra Eleftheriou
    (Top 10)
 Czech Republic 1993 31 1993
1995–present 		Czech Miss 6 Top 10 1993
  • Pavlina Barbuková
    (Top 10)
 2010
 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1968 9 1968–1972
1984–1986
2024–present 		Miss Universe Congo-Kinshasa 2 2nd runner-up 1985
  • Benita Mureka
    (2nd runner-up)
 1986
  • Likobe Dobala
    (Top 10)
 Competes as Congo-Kinshasa in the pageant.
Competed as Zaire from 1972 to 1986.
Won Miss Congeniality in 1972.
 Denmark 1952 55 1952–1953
1958–1961
1963–1970
1972–1973
1975–1990
1992–1996
2000
2004–2008
2010–2013
2015–2016
2018–2021
2023–present 		Miss Denmark 9 Winner 1953
  • Jytte Olsen
    (Top 15)
 2024 Won Miss Photogenic in 1981, 2018
 Dominican Republic 1956 62 1956
1962–1964
1967–present 		Miss Dominican Republic 13 Winner 1977
  • Blanca Sardiñas
    (Top 12)
 2024
  • Celinee Santos
    (Top 30)
 Won Best in National Costume in 2003
Won Miss Congeniality in 1962, 2020.
 Ecuador 1955 67 1955–1966
1968–1972
1975–present 		Miss Universe Ecuador 4 2nd runner-up
  • Constanza Báez
    (2013)
 1981
  • Lucía Vinueza
    (Top 12)
 2024 Won Miss Photogenic in 1992.
 Egypt 1987 29 1987–1990
1992
1994–2011
2014
2017–2019
2023–present 		Miss Egypt 1 Top 30 2024
  • Logina Salah
    (Top 30)
 2024
  • Logina Salah
    (Top 30)
 Co-Won Miss Congeniality in 2017.
 El Salvador 1954 52 1954–1955
1972–1979
1982–2015
2017–present 		Miss El Salvador 5 1st runner-up 1955 2023 Won Miss Followed by Media in 1985
Won Miss Congeniality in 1955, 2008.
 Equatorial Guinea 2019 5 2019
2021–present 		Miss Equatorial Guinea 0
 Eritrea 2024 1 2024–present Miss Eritrea 0
 Estonia 1993 20 1993–2004
2006–2009
2011–2013
2024–present 		Miss Estonia 2 Top 10
  • Kristiina Heinmets
    (1997)
  • Evelyn Mikomägi
    (2000)
 1997
  • Kristina Heinmets
    (Top 10)
 2000
  • Evelyn Mikomägi
    (Top 10)
 Fiji 1979 3 1979
1981
2024–present 		Miss Fiji 0
 Finland 1952 69 1952–1955
1960–present 		Miss Finland 19 Winner 1952 2024 Won Miss Photogenic in 1974
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969.
 France 1952 73 1952–present Miss France 23 Winner 1953 2024
 Germany 1952 72 1952–2019
2021–present 		Miss Universe Germany 21 Winner 1952 2002
  • Natascha Börger
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1956, 1957.
 Gibraltar 1981 9 1981
1983–1986
1988–1990
2024–present 		Miss Gibraltar 0 Won Miss Congeniality in 1984.
Competed in Miss Universe United Kingdom from 2005 to 2006.
Competed in Miss Universe Great Britain 2019.[1]
 Great Britain 1952 29 1952
1991–1996
1998–2000
2005–2006
2008–present 		Miss Universe Great Britain 5 Top 10 2013 2021
  • Emma Collingridge
    (Top 16)
 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 and 2006
shortened to UK in 2008
and once again as Great Britain from 2009.
 Greece 1952 68 1952–1987
1989–2015
2018
2021–present 		Star GS Hellas 18 Winner 1952
  • Ntaizy Mavraki
    (2nd runner-up)
 2005 Won Miss Photogenic in 1967
Won Miss Congeniality in 1954, 1961.
 Guadeloupe 1977 7 1977
1980–1984
2024–present 		Miss International Guadeloupe 0
 Guatemala 1955 53 1955–1959
1961
1975–1976
1978–2018
2021–present 		Miss Guatemala 3 Top 10 1955
  • María del Rosario Molina
    (Top 15)
 2010 Won Best in National Costume in 1975
Won Miss Congeniality in 2012.
 Guinea 2024 1 2024–present Miss Universe Guinea 0 Will compete as Guinée in the pageant.
 Guyana 1956 24 1956
1963–1966
1999
2002–2007
2009–2017
2023–present 		Miss Universe Guyana 0 Competed as British Guiana until 1966.
 Haiti 1962 20 1962
1968
1975
1977
1985
1989
2010–2022
2025–present 		Miss Haiti 4 1st runner-up 1962 2022
  • Mideline Phelizor
    (Top 16)
 Honduras 1954 53 1954–1955
1967–1974
1976–1990
1992–1994
1996–2002
2007–present 		Miss Honduras 1 Top 15
  • Pastora Pagán
    (1955)
 1955
  • Pastora Pagán
    (Top 15)
 1955
  • Pastora Pagán
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1987.
 Hong Kong 1952 39 1952
1954
1960
1962
1964–1965
1967–1970
1972–1991
1993–2000
2024–present 		Miss Universe Hong Kong 6 2nd runner-up 1952 1988
  • Pauline Yeung
    (4th runner-up)
 Was under British colonial rule until 1997.
Hong Kong has competed in Miss Universe China between 2002 and 2023.
 Hungary 1992 29 1992–2016
2018
2021
2023–present 		Miss Universe Hungary 4 Top 10 2006 2018
  • Enikő Kecskès
    (Top 20)
 Iceland 1956 50 1956–1957
1959–1972
1974–1986
1988–1997
2006
2009
2016–present 		Miss Universe Iceland 6 1st runner-up
  • Anna Geirsdóttir
    (1962)
 1959
  • Sigríður Þorvaldsdóttir
    (Top 15)
 2019 Won Miss Congeniality and Miss Unity (Miss Amity) in 1974.
 India 1952 61 1952
1964–1987
1989–present 		Miss Universe India 28 Winner 1966 2024 Won Best in National Costume in 1978, 1980, 1984
Won Best in Swimsuit in 2000.
 Indonesia 1974 28 1974–1977
1980
1982–1983
1995–1996
2005–2020
2022–present 		Miss Universe Indonesia 8 Top 10 2005 2020 Won Best in National Costume in 2007,[2] 2014[3]
Won Popular Vote in 2009;[4]
Won Miss Photogenic in 2017;[5][6]
Won Miss Phoenix Smile in 2016;[7]
Won Miss Clairol Herbal Essences in 1995.[8]
 Iran 2024 1 2024–present Miss Universe Persia 0 Competes as Persia in the pageant.
 Ireland 1961 60 1961–2006
2008–2012
2014–2015
2017–2021
2023–present 		Miss Universe Ireland 10 2nd runner-up
  • Marlene McKeown
    (1963)
  • Roberta Brown
    (1983)
 1963
  • Marlene McKeown
    (2nd runner-up)
 2018 Won Miss Photogenic in 1963, 1991.
 Israel 1952 70 1952
1954–2021
2024–present 		Miss Universe Israel 20 Winner 1956
  • Sara Tal
    (Top 16)
 2005
  • Elena Ralph
    (Top 10)
 Won Best in National Costume in 1963, 1966.
 Italy 1952 71 1952–1991
1993–2005
2007–present 		Miss Universo Italia 16 1st runner-up 1953
  • Rita Stazzi
    (Top 16)
 2014 Won Miss Photogenic in 1960, 1964, 1986
Won Miss Congeniality in 2004.
 Jamaica 1961 52 1961
1963–1966
1968–1975
1986–present 		Miss Jamaica Universe 10 1st runner-up 1989
  • Sandra Foster
    (Top 10)
 2023
  • Jordanne Levy
    (Top 20)
 Japan 1952 71 1952–1995
1998–present 		Miss Universe Japan 21 Winner 1953
  • Kinuko Ito
    (2nd runner-up)
 2024 Won Best National Costume in 2006, 2017
Won Miss Congeniality in 1958, 1968, 1979.
 Kazakhstan 2006 15 2006–2008
2010–2011
2013–2014
2016–2021
2023–present 		Miss Kazakhstan 0
 Kenya 1987 12 1987
1992
1995
2002
2004–2005
2014
2016
2018–2019
2021
2024–present 		Miss Universe Kenya 1 Top 6 2016 2016
 Kosovo 2008 14 2008–2012
2014–2016
2018–2023
2025–present 		Miss Universe Kosovo 4 2nd runner-up 2008 2012 Won Miss Photogenic in 2012.
 Kyrgyzstan 2018 3 2018
2022
2024–present 		Miss Kyrgyzstan 0
 Laos 2017 8 2017–present Miss Universe Laos 1 Top 16 2022
  • Payengxa Lor
    (Top 16)
 2022
  • Payengxa Lor
    (Top 16)
 Won Best National Costume in 2018.
 Latvia 2005 4 2005–2006
2023–present 		Miss Universe Latvia 1 Top 10 2005 2005
 Lebanon 1955 44 1955
1960–1962
1966
1968
1970–1971
1973–1975
1977–1978
1983–1988
1991–1993
1996–2001
2004–2007
2009–2015
2017–2018
2022–present 		Miss Lebanon 3 Winner 1962
  • Nouhad El Cabbabe
    (Top 15)
 1973
  • Marcèlle Herro
    (Top 12)
 Macau 2024 1 2024–present Miss Universe Macau 1 Top 30 2024
  • Cassandra Chiu
    (Top 30)
 2024
  • Cassandra Chiu
    (Top 30)
 Malaysia 1962 61 1962
1964–2020
2022–present 		Miss Universe Malaysia 2 Top 15 1970 2024
  • Sandra Lim
    (Top 30)
 Competed as Malaya in 1962
 Maldives 2024 1 2024–present Miss Universe Maldives 0
 Malta 1968 43 1968–2001
2016–present 		Miss Malta Universe 0 Competed as Republic of Malta from 1989 to 1994
 Martinique 1957 6 1957
1981–1984
2024–present 		Miss Universe Martinique 0
 Mauritius 1975 37 1975–1977
1979
1989–1995
1997–2000
2002–2003
2005–present 		Miss Estrella Mauritius 0
 Mayotte 2025 1 2025–present Miss Universe Mayotte 0
 Mexico 1952 67 1952–1959
1965
1967–present 		Miss Universe México 22 Winner 1952
  • Olga Llorens
    (Top 10)
 2024 Won Best in National Costume in 1971, 2000
Won Best Style in 1998, 2000
Won Best in Swimsuit in 2008
Won Best Figure in 2008
Won Miss Clairol Herbal Essences 1998, 2000.
 Moldova 2024 1 2024–present Miss Universe Moldova 0
 Mongolia 2018 4 2018–2019
2023–present 		Miss Universe Mongolia 0
 Montenegro 2007 7 2007–2009
2011–2012
2015
2024–present 		Miss Montenegro 0 Won Miss Congeniality in 2011.
 Myanmar 1959 14 1959–1961
2013–2020
2022–present 		Miss Universe Myanmar 1 Top 21
  • Thuzar Wint Lwin
    (2020)
 2020
  • Thuzar Wint Lwin
    (Top 21)
 2020
  • Thuzar Wint Lwin
    (Top 21)
 Competed as Burma until 1961.
Won miss Congeniality in 1960
Won Best in National Costume in 2016 and 2020
 Namibia 1981 31 1981–1984
1991–2000
2002–2003
2005–2006
2009
2012–2013
2016–2019
2021–present 		Miss Namibia 3 Winner 1992 2023
  • Jameela Uiras
    (Top 20)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1994.
South West Africa/Namibia wasn't allowed to compete in 1985
due to the fact that it was a mandate of South Africa.
Namibia returned in 1991 when it was gained independence from South Africa
and renamed Republic of Namibia.
 Nepal 2017 8 2017–present Miss Universe Nepal 2 Top 10 2018 2023
 Netherlands 1956 64 1956
1958–1996
1998
2000–2005
2008–present 		Miss Universe Netherlands 13 Winner 1958 2014 Competed as Holland until 1990.
Won Best in National Costume in 1964
Won Miss Photogenic in 1958, 1985
 New Zealand 1954 56 1954
1960
1962–1989
1992–2001
2003
2006–2019
2024–present 		Miss Universe New Zealand 5 Winner 1962
  • Leslie Nichols
    (Top 15)
 1992
  • Lisa de Montalk
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1969, 1980, 2015
 Nicaragua 1955 42 1955
1963
1968–1971
1973–1978
1991–1993
1995
1998–1999
2001–present 		Miss Universe Nicaragua 6 Winner 1977
  • Beatriz Obregón
    (Top 12)
 2024
  • Geyssell García
    (Top 30)
 Won Best in National Costume in 2013.
 Nigeria 1964 36 1964
1987–1995
1998–2019
2021–present 		Miss Universe Nigeria 3 1st runner-up 2001 2024 Won Miss Congeniality in 1995, 2014
Won Best National Costume in 2021.
 North Macedonia 2024 1 2024–present Miss Universe North Macedonia 0
 Norway 1952 64 1952–1955
1958–1973
1976–1996
1998
2000–2010
2012–2021
2023–present 		Miss Norway 17 Winner 1953
  • Synnøve Gulbrandsen
    (Top 16)
 2005
  • Helene Tråsavik
    (Top 15)
 Won Best in National Costume in 1993.
 Pakistan 2023 2 2023–present Miss Universe Pakistan[9] 1 Top 20 2023 2023
 Panama 1952 57 1952–1954
1964–1967
1970–1971
1973–1987
1991–2023
2025–present 		Señorita Panamá 10 1st runner-up
(Winner) 		1953 2021 Won Best in National Costume in 1986, 2004, 2009, 2011
Co-won Miss Congeniality in 2017.
 Paraguay 1957 62 1957–1958
1960–1967
1970
1972–2001
2004–present 		Reinas del Paraguay 5 1st runner-up 1964
  • Miriam Riart
    (Top 15)
 2021 Won Best in National Costume in 1992.
 Peru 1952 70 1952–1954
1956–1972
1975–present 		Miss Peru 23 Winner 1953
  • Mary Ann Sarmiento
    (Top 16)
 2024 Won Most Beautiful Hair in 1995
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1969
Won Best National Costume in 1972, 1976, 1982
Won Miss Congeniality in 1971.
 Philippines 1952 69 1952–1957
1962–present 		Miss Universe Philippines 28 Winner 1954
  • Blesilda Ocampo
    (Top 16)
 2024 Won Best in National Costume in 1994, 2019, 2023
Won Miss Photogenic in 1971, 1973, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007
Won Best Style in 1999, 2005
Won Won Best in Online Votes in 2013
Won Most Beautiful Hair in 1994
Won Miss Clairol Herbal Essence Award in 1999
Won Miss Phoenix Award in 2016
Gold winner of Voice for Change 2023
Silver finalist of the Voice for Change 2023
Won Spirit of Carnival Award 2023
 Poland 1958 41 1958–1959
1984–1986
1989–present 		Miss Polski 6 3rd runner-up
  • Brygida Bziukiewicz
    (1986)
  • Joanna Gapińska
    (1989)
 1958
  • Alicja Bobrowska
    (4th runner-up)
 2018 Won Miss Photogenic in 2013
Won Won Miss Congeniality in 2019
 Portugal 1960 42 1960
1962
1965
1970–1974
1979
1981–1990
1992–2002
2011
2014–present 		Miss Portugal 4 Top 10 2011 2023 Fanvote Winner in 2011
Won Miss Congeniality in 1999.
 Puerto Rico 1952 70 1952–1957
1961–present 		Miss Universe Puerto Rico 27 Winner 1970 2024 Won Miss Photogenic in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2014
Won Miss Congeniality in 1957
Won Best in Swimsuit in 2001.
 Romania 1991 19 1991–1998
2009–2013
2016–2017
2019–2021
2024–present 		Miss Universe Romania 0
 Russia 1994 30 1994–2018
2020–present 		Miss Russia 9 Winner

(dethroned/resigned)

1996
  • Ilmira Shamsutdinova
    (Top 6)
 2024
  • Valentina Alekseeva
    (Top 12)
 Won Best in National Costume in 1996
Won 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.
 Saint Lucia 1977 12 1977
2006–2007
2011–2012
2014
2017–2019
2022–present 		Miss Saint Lucia Universe 0
 Samoa 1981 7 1981–1986
2024–present 		Miss Universe Samoa 0 Competed as Western Samoa until 1986.
 Saudi Arabia 2025 1 2025–present Miss Universe Saudi Arabia 0
 Senegal 1974 4 1974
1985
1987
2024–present 		Miss Senegal 0
 Serbia 2007 10 2007–2015
2024–present 		Miss Serbia 1 Top 30 2024 2024
 Singapore 1954 62 1954
1958
1962
1966–present 		Miss Singapore Universe 3 Top 10
  • Marion Nicole Teo
    (1987)
 1983
  • Kathie Lee Lee Beng
    (Top 12)
 2021
  • Nandita Banna
    (Top 16)
 Slovakia 1994 31 1994–present Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky 1 Top 6
  • Silvia Lakatošová
    (1994)
 1994
  • Silvia Lakatošová
    (Top 6)
 1994
  • Silvia Lakatošová
    (Top 6)
 Competed as Slovak Republic from 1994 until 2022.
Won Miss Photogenic in 1998.
 Somalia 2024 1 2024–present Miss Somalia 0
 South Africa 1952 49 1952–1953
1960–1968
1975–1979
1981–1984
1995–2023
2025–present 		Miss South Africa 27 Winner 1952
  • Catherine Higgins
    (Top 10)
 2023 South Africa was not allowed to participate between 1985 and 1994
because of apartheid.
 South Korea 1954 70 1954–1955
1957–present 		Miss Queen Korea 8 1st runner-up 1959
  • Oh Hyun-ju
    (Top 15)
 2007 Competes as Korea in the pageant.
Won Best in National Costume in 1974, 1977, 1983, 2001
Won Most Popular Girl in Parade in 1959
Won Miss Congeniality in 2016.
 Spain 1960 65 1960–present Miss Universe Spain 20 Winner 1960
  • María Teresa del Río
    (4th runner-up)
 2023 Won Best in National Costume in 1973, 1995
Won Miss Congeniality in 1966
Won Miss Photogenic in 1984, 1993, 2000
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1999.
 Sri Lanka 1955 47 1955
1957
1961–1966
1968–1970
1973–1983
1985–1996
2005–2006
2008
2010–2014
2016–2018
2024–present 		Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2 2nd runner-up 1955
  • Maureen Hingert
    (2nd runner-up)
 2017
  • Christina Peiris
    (Top 16)
 Competed as Ceylon until 1973. Won Miss Congeniality in 2018.
 Suriname 1958 23 1958
1960
1963–1964
1966
1969–1974
1976–1979
1982
1989–1993
1999
2024–present 		Miss Suriname 1 Top 15
  • Gertrud Gummels
    (1958)
 1958
  • Gertrud Gummels
    (Top 15)
 1958
  • Gertrud Gummels
    (Top 15)
 Competed as Surinam until 1982.
 Switzerland 1953 59 1953
1960–1984
1986–1990
1992–2014
2016
2018
2022–present 		Miss Switzerland 12 2nd runner-up 1960
  • Elaine Maurath
    (Top 15)
 2013 Won Miss Photogenic in 1983.
 Tanzania 2007 13 2007–2017
2019
2024–present 		Miss Universe Tanzania 1 Top 10 2007 2007
 Thailand 1954 60 1954
1959
1965–1966
1968–1969
1971–present 		Miss Universe Thailand 15 Winner 1965 2024 Won Best in National Costume in 1969, 1988, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2015
Won Miss Photogenic in 1990, 2009, 2010
Won Miss Congeniality in 1959
Won Fanvote Winner in 2016
 Trinidad and Tobago 1963 47 1963–1964
1966
1971
1973–1991
1993–2006
2008
2010–2014
2017
2022–present 		Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago 9 Winner 1977 2022
  • Tya Jané Ramey
    (Top 16)
 Won Best in National Costume in 1998, 1999
Won Miss Photogenic in 1977
Won Miss Congeniality in 1975, 1976, 1978, 2024.
Competed as Trinidad in 1963 and 1964.
 Turkey 1952 63 1952–1953
1956–1957
1959
1961–1976
1978–1984
1986–1999
2001–2006
2008–2019
2021–2022
2024–present 		Miss Turkey 3 Top 10 1953
  • Ayten Akyol
    (Top 16)
 2012 Competes as Türkiye in the pageant since 2022.
Won Miss Congeniality in 1998.
 Turks and Caicos Islands 1980 30 1980–1997
1999–2001
2004–2008
2011
2013–2014
2024–present 		Miss Turks and Caicos 1 Top 10
  • Carmelita Ariza
    (1987)
 1987
  • Carmelita Ariza
    (Top 10)
 1987
  • Carmelita Ariza
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1989 and 1992.
Initially competed as Turks and Caicos Islands, BW (British West Indies),
shortened to Turks and Caicos since 1983.
Competed in Miss Universe United Kingdom from 2005 to 2006.
 Ukraine 1995 30 1995–present Miss Ukraine Universe 6 1st runner-up 2006 2014 Won Best in National Costume in 2022.
 United Arab Emirates 2024 1 2024–present Miss Universe UAE 0
 United States 1952 72 1952–1956
1958–present 		Miss USA 67 Winner 1952 2023 Won Best in National Costume in 1965
Won Best in Swimsuit in 1995
Won Miss Photogenic in 1961, 1975
Won 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.
Competed as United States of America until 1966,
shortened to U.S.A. from 1967 to 1981,
then the dots were removed, remaining USA written on the sash from 1982.
 United States Virgin Islands 1961 42 1961–1962
1967–1968
1971–1989
1991–1993
1995
1997–1999
2001–2002
2005–2007
2010–2011
2016–2019
2024–present 		Miss US Virgin Islands 1 Top 12
  • Cherrie Creque
    (1971)
 1971
  • Cherrie Creque
    (Top 12)
 1971
  • Cherrie Creque
    (Top 12)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1991, 2002, 2005.
Competed as Virgin Islands until 1978.
Now competes as US Virgin Islands.
 Uruguay 1952 69 1952–1965
1967–2002
2004–2012
2014–2020
2022
2024–present 		Miss Uruguay 6 4th runner-up 1952
  • Gladys Fajardo
    (Top 16)
 1985
  • Andrea López
    (4th runner-up)
 Won Best in National Costume in 1979.
 Uzbekistan 2024 1 2024–present Miss Universe Uzbekistan 0
 Venezuela 1952 71 1952–1953
1955–1958
1960–present 		Miss Venezuela 48 Winner 1955 2024 Best in Swimsuit in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998
Won Miss Photogenic in 1994
Won Best Style Finesse 1996
Won Miss Clairol Herbal Essences 1993
Won Flawless of the Universe in 2016
Won Miss Phoenix Elegant in 2016
 Vietnam 2004 17 2004–2005
2008–2009
2011–2013
2015–present 		Miss Universe Vietnam 6 Top 5 2008 2024 Fanvote Winner in 2020 and 2021.
 Zambia 1995 10 1995
1999
2005–2007
2009–2010
2017–2018
2024–present 		Miss Universe Zambia 0
 Zimbabwe 1994 10 1994
1996–1998
2000–2001
2023–present 		Miss Zimbabwe 2 Top 10 2000
  • Corinne Crewe
    (Top 10)
 2024
  • Sakhile Dube
    (Top 30)

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(s) 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 Bahamas (1963–2001; 2010–2015)
Miss Bahamas Universe (2002–2009)
Miss Universe Bahamas (2016–2017)		 Miss Bahamas Queen 2018
 Brazil Miss Brasil (1952–2011)
Miss Brasil Universo (2012–2014)
Miss Brasil Be Emotion (2015–2019)
U Miss Brasil (2020)		 Miss Universo Brasil 2021
 Bulgaria Miss Bulgaria (1991–2009)
Miss Universe Bulgaria (2012–2014)
Miss National Team Bulgaria (2015–2016)		 Miss Bulgaria Universe 2017
 Cambodia Miss Cambodia (2017–2018) Miss Universe Cambodia 2019
 Canada Miss Toronto (1952–1958)
Miss Dominion of Canada (1959–1977)
Miss Canada (1978–1992)
Canadian Search for Miss Universe (1993–2002)		 Miss Universe Canada 2003
 Colombia Señorita Colombia (1958–1980; 1983–2019) Miss Universe Colombia 2020
 Czech Republic Miss Československo (1993)
Miss České republiky (1994–2004)		 Česká Miss 2005
 Denmark Frøken Danmark (1952–2013)
Miss Universe Denmark (2013–2015)
Face of Denmark (2015–2016)		 Miss Denmark 2018
 Ecuador Miss Ecuador (1955–1960, 1962, 1967–1969, 1971–1972, 1974–2023) Miss Universe Ecuador 2024
 Egypt Miss Egypt (1987–2011, 2014) Miss Universe Egypt 2017
 El Salvador Miss El Salvador (1954–2005)
Nuestra Belleza El Salvador (2006–2016)
Reinado de El Salvador (2017–2022)		 Miss El Salvador 2023
 Finland Suomen Neito (1952–1955) Miss Finland 1960
 France Miss Cinémonde (1953)
Miss France (1963; 1965–1967; 1971–1985; 1987–2002)
Miss France Outre-Mer (1986)
Miss France de Paris (2003)		 Miss France 2004
 Germany Miss Germany (1952–2008)
Miss Germany Universe (2009–2016)		 Miss Universe Germany 2017
 Ghana Miss Ghana (1991–1998) Miss Universe Ghana 1999
 Great Britain Miss Great Britain (1952, 1993–1999)
Miss United Kingdom (1991)
Miss Great Britain Universe (2000)
Miss United Kingdom Universe (2005–2008)
Miss British Isles (1992)		 Miss Universe Great Britain 2009
 Greece Star Hellas (1952–2018) Star GS Hellas 2021
 Guyana Miss British Guiana (1956–1965)
Miss Guyana (1966–1999)		 Miss Universe Guyana 2002
 Haiti Miss Haiti (1960–1989)
Miss Haiti Univers (2010–2015)		 Miss Haiti 2016
 Honduras Miss Honduras (1954–1955)
Señorita Honduras (1967–2002)		 Miss Honduras Universe 2007
 Iceland Ungfru Island (1956–2009)
Miss Universe Iceland (2016–2022)		 Ungfru Island 2023
 India Femina Miss India (1952–2009)
I Am She (2010–2012)
Miss Diva (2013–2024)		 Miss Universe India 2024
 Indonesia Ratu Pariwisata Indonesia (1974)
Ratu Indonesia (1975–1977)
Andy's Beauty Miss Indonesia (1980–1982)
Puteri Indonesia (1995–2022)		 Miss Universe Indonesia 2023
 Ireland Miss Ireland (1961–2001) Miss Universe Ireland 2002
 Israel Miss Israel (1952–2021) Miss Universe Israel 2024
 Italy Miss Italia (1952–1999)
The Miss for Miss Universe (2000–2004)		 Miss Universo Italia 2005
 Japan Miss Japan (1952–1997) Miss Universe Japan 1998
 Kenya Miss Kenya (1987–2002) Miss Universe Kenya 2004
 Lithuania Miss Lithuania (2012–2014) Miss Universe Lithuania 2019
 Malta Miss Malta (1968–2001) Miss Universe Malta 2016
 Mauritius Miss Mauritius (1975–2015) Miss Maurice 2016
 Mexico Señorita México (1952–1993)
Nuestra Belleza México (1994–2016)
Mexicana Universal (2017–2023)		 Miss Universe Mexico 2024
 Myanmar Miss Burma (1959-1962) Miss Universe Myanmar 2013
   Nepal Miss Nepal (2017–2019) Miss Universe Nepal 2020
 Netherlands Miss Holland (1956–1990)
Miss Universe Nederland (1991–2008)
Miss Nederland (2009–2023)		 Miss Universe Netherlands 2024
 New Zealand Miss New Zealand (1954–2003) Miss Universe New Zealand 2006
 Nicaragua Miss Nicaragua (1955–2023) Miss Universe Nicaragua 2024
 Nigeria Miss Nigeria (1964)
Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria (1987–2022)		 Miss Universe Nigeria 2023
 Norway Frøken Norge (1952–2010) Miss Norway 2012
 Panama Miss Panamá (1952–1954, 1964–1967, 1970–1971, 1973–1987)
Señorita Panamá (1990–2010)
Miss Panamá (2011–2015)
Señorita Panamá (2016–2021)
Miss Universe Panama (2022–2023)		 Señorita Panamá 2024
 Paraguay Miss Paraguay (1957–2001) Nuestra Belleza Paraguay 2004
 Philippines Miss Philippines (1952–1963)
Binibining Pilipinas (1964–2019)		 Miss Universe Philippines 2020
 Poland Miss Polonia (1958–2018) Miss Polski 2019
 Portugal Miss Portugal (1960–2002)
Miss Universo Portugal (2011, 2014–2017)
Miss República Portuguesa (2018–2021)		 Miss Portugal 2022
 Puerto Rico Miss Puerto Rico (1952–2008) Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2009
 Romania Miss Romania (1991–1998) Miss Universe Romania 2009
 Slovakia Miss České a Slovenské Republiky (1994)
Miss Slovensko (1995–1998)		 Miss Slovenskej Republiky 1999
 South Africa Miss Golden Jubilee (1952–1953)
Miss Hibiscus Queen (1960–1968)
Miss Republic of South Africa (1975–1981)
Miss South Africa (1982–1984)
Miss Universe South Africa (1995–1997)		 Miss South Africa 1998
 South Korea Miss Korea (1954–2015)
Miss Universe Korea (2016–2017)		 Miss Queen Korea 2018
 Spain Miss Spain (1960–2012)
Be Miss Universe Spain (2013–2019)		 Nuestra Belleza España 2020
 Sweden Fröken Sverige (1952–2004)
Nya Fröken Sverige (2006)		 Miss Universe Sweden 2009
  Switzerland Miss Switzerland (1953–2013)
Miss Universe Switzerland (2014, 2016)
Miss Switzerland (2018)		 Miss Universe Switzerland 2022
 Thailand Miss Thailand (1954, 1965–1973, 1984–1999)
Miss Thailand Universe (1974–1983)		 Miss Universe Thailand 2000
 Ukraine Miss Ukraine (1995–2005) Miss Ukraine Universe 2006
 United States Virgin Islands Miss Virgin Islands (1961–1978)
Miss US Virgin Islands (1979–2015)		 Miss Universe US Virgin Islands 2016
 Vietnam Người đẹp Hà Nội (2004)
Hoa khôi Hà Nội/Miss Vietnam Universe (2005)
Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam (2008–2022)		 Miss Universe Vietnam 2023

Inactive entrants

Former entities

Country Debut
Participations
 Years competed National title
Placements
 Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 Czechoslovakia 1970 4 1970
1990–1992 		Miss Československo 2 Top 15/10
  • Kristina Hanazalová (1970)
  • Jana Hronková (1990)
 1970
  • Kristina Hanazalová
    (Top 15)
 1990
  • Jana Hronková
    (Top 10)
 Split into Czech Republic and Slovak Republic in 1993.
Both joined the pageant in 1993 and 1994 respectively.
 Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla 1977 3 1977
1979
1981 		Miss St. Kitts & Nevis Competed as the island territory of Saint Kitts.
Split into Saint Kitts and Nevis and Anguilla in 1979, Saint Kitts and Nevis later got independence in 1985.
Both Anguilla and St. Kitts & Nevis have yet to join the pageant.
 Serbia and Montenegro 2003 4 2003–2006 Miss Serbia and Montenegro 1 3rd runner-up 2003 2003 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.
 Southern Rhodesia 1961 1 1961 Miss Rhodesia Part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland which consisted of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia, and Nyasaland.
The federation was later split into Rhodesia (later renamed Zimbabwe), Zambia, and Malawi in 1964.
Zambia and Zimbabwe both joined the pageant in both 1994 & 1995 respectively.
Malawi still has yet to join.
 Soviet Union 1990 2 1990–1991 Miss USSR 1 2nd runner-up 1991 1991 After the break-up competed as Commonwealth of Independent States (1992) and 13 former member states joined the pageant: Estonia (1993); Russia (1994); Ukraine (1995); Georgia (2004); Latvia (2005); Kazakhstan (2006); Lithuania (2012); Azerbaijan (2013); Armenia and Kyrgyzstan (2018); Belarus, Moldova, and Uzbekistan (2024). Tajikistan and Turkmenistan have yet to join.
 Yugoslavia 1968 15 1968–1970
1974–1977
1984–1985
1991
1998–2002 		Miss Yugoslavia 3 Top 15/10
  • Daliborka Stojšić (1968)
  • Nataša Kosir (1969)
  • Natasha Pavlovich (1991)
 1968
  • Daliborka Stojšić (Top 15)
 1991
  • Natasha Pavlovich
    (Top 10)
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was dissolved in April 1992.
Former member states Croatia, North Macedonia, and Slovenia joined the pageant in 1997, 2024, and 2001, respectively.
The new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed until 2002, when it was renamed Serbia & Montenegro.
Bosnia & Herzegovina has yet to join.

Geographical region

Region Debut Participations Years competed National title Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Micronesia 1975 1 1975 Miss Micronesia Geographical region in the Pacific Ocean consisting many archipelagos.
The delegate in that year was from the Northern Mariana Islands.
After the territory's status referendum in 1975, Northern Mariana Islands began competing as the territory itself individually the following year.
British West Indies West Indies 1954 3 1954–1955
1958 		Miss British West Indies Competed as individual islands since 1962 when the West Indies Federation collapsed and many British colonies in the Caribbean sea had been gained independence from the United Kingdom.
In 1954, the delegate was from Jamaica. In 1955 and 1958, the delegates were from the island of Trinidad.
Jamaica joined the pageant in 1961 and Trinidad (later renamed Trinidad & Tobago) joined in 1963.

Regional organization

Organization Debut Participations Years competed National title Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 CIS 1992 1 1992 Miss Commonwealth Countries
Miss Stran Sodruzhestva[citation needed] 		Regional organization composed of former Soviet Republics (except Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) during the breakup of the Soviet Union.
The former Soviet Republics, now independent countries, started to competed individually the following year onward.

Territories

Denmark
Constituent country Debut Participations Years competed National title Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 Greenland 1987 4 1987–1990 Miss Greenland
France
Overseas Department Debut Participations Years competed National title Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 French Guiana 1977 3 1977
1983–1984 		Miss Guyane
(Miss French Guiana) 		Now competes in Miss France.
 Réunion 1977 10 1977–1986 Miss Réunion
Overseas Collectivity Debut Participations Years competed National title Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 French Polynesia 1962 7 1962
1977–1981
1985 		Miss Tahiti 2 Top 12
  • Thilda Raina Fuller
    (1980)
  • Tatiana Teraiamano
    (1981)
 1980
  • Thilda Raina Fuller
    (Top 12)
 1981
  • Tatiana Teraiamano
    (Top 12)
 Now competes in Miss France.
Competed as Tahiti in the pageant.
 New Caledonia 1982 1 1982 Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie
(Miss New Caledonia) 		Sui Generis (special) collectivity of France.
Now competes at Miss France.
Japan
Prefecture Debut Participations Years competed National title Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 Okinawa 1963 6 1963–1968 Miss Okinawa[10] Under US administration from 1945 until 1972, now part of Japan.
Competing at Miss Japan (now Miss Universe Japan) since 1972.
Netherlands
Constituent country Debut Participations Years competed National title Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 Sint Maarten 1976 4 1976–1977
1980
1982
2000
2006 		Miss Sint Maarten Competed as Saint Martin in 2000 and 2006.[11]
South Africa
Bantustan Debut Participations Years competed National title Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 Bophuthatswana 1979 1 1979 Miss Republic of South Africa Internationally unrecognized "independent" Bantustans established by South African apartheid
reintegrated into South Africa in 1994.
 Transkei 1979 4 1979
1981–1983
United Kingdom
Constituent country Debut Participations Years competed National title Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 England 1955 34 1955–1962
1964–1990 		Miss England 19 1st runner-up
  • Brenda Blackler
    (1964)
 1955
  • "Margaret Rowe
    (Top 15)"
 1983
  • Karen Moore
    (4th runner-up)
 Now compete at Miss Universe Great Britain.
 Scotland 1961 29 1961–1986
1988–1990 		Miss Scotland 5 1st runner-up
  • Linda Gallagher
    (1980)
 1961
  • "Susan Jones
    (Top 15)
 1980
  • Linda Gallagher
    (1st runner-up)
 Wales 1961 30 1961–1990 Miss Wales 4 1st runner-up 1961 1979
  • Janet Beverly Hobson
    (Top 12)
Overseas Territory Debut Participations Years competed National title Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 Bermuda 1965 27 1965–1985
1988–1992
1997 		Miss Bermuda 1 1st runner-up 1979 1979 Competed in Miss Universe United Kingdom from 2005-2006.
United States
State Debut Participations Years competed National title Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 Alaska 1952 7 1952–1958 Miss Alaska Universe 1 Top 15
  • Martha Lehmann
    (1957)
 1957
  • Martha Lehmann
    (Top 15)
 1957
  • Martha Lehmann
    (Top 15)
 Competing at the Miss USA pageant since 1959.
 Hawaii 1952 5 1952–1953
1957–1959 		Miss Hawaii Universe 1 1st runner-up
  • Elza Kananionapua Edsman (1952)
 1958
  • Geri Hoo
    (2nd runner-up)
 1958
  • Geri Hoo
    (2nd runner-up)
 Competing at the Miss USA pageant since 1960.
Unincorporated Territory Debut Participations Years competed National title Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 American Samoa 1975 4 1975–1978 Miss American Samoa Competed as Samoa in the pageant.
 Guam 1966 44 1966–1995
1998
2000
2008–2014
2016–2019 		Miss Guam 1 1st runner-up
  • Patty Chong Kerkos
    (1982)
 1982
  • Patty Chong Kerkos
    (1st runner-up)
 1982
  • Patty Chong Kerkos
    (1st runner-up)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1970, 1985, 1986, 1988
Won Miss Press in 1982.
 Northern Mariana Islands 1976 27 1976–1999
2001–2002
2006 		Miss Marianas Competed as Northern Marianas in the pageant.

Others

The following list consists of countries and territories that have not sent a delegate to the pageant since 2022, or no longer hold the Miss Universe franchise, but participated at least once in the past:

Country/Territory Debut
Participations
 Years competed National title
Placements
 Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 Antigua and Barbuda 1977 10 1977
1979
2001–2008 		Miss Antigua & Barbuda Won Miss Congeniality in 2003.
Competed as Antigua until 1979.
 Austria 1953 44 1953
1957
1959–1990
1992–1993
1999
2004
2013–2017
 Miss Austria 7 1st runner-up
  • Eva Maria Düringer
    (1977)
 1953
  • Lore Felger
    (Top 16)
 1977
  • Eva Maria Düringer
    (1st runner-up)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1965.
 Barbados 1976 18 1976–1979
1984–1987
1999
2003–2005
2007
2016–2020 		Miss Universe Barbados 0
 Bhutan 2022 1 2022 Miss Bhutan 0
Taiwan Republic of China / Taiwan / Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 1961 18 1961–1962
1964
1988–1992
1994–2001
2003–2004 		Miss Chinese Taipei 2 3rd runner-up 1962
  • Helen Liu
    (3rd runner-up)
 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 between 2000 and 2004.[12]
 Dahomey 1962 1 1962 Miss Bénin Currently known as Benin.
 Dominica 1985 1 1985 Miss Dominica
 Ethiopia 2004 9 2004–2006
2009
2012–2014
2017 		Miss Universe Ethiopia 1 Top 20 2006
  • Dina Fekadu
    (Top 20)
 2006
  • Dina Fekadu
    (Top 20)
 Gabon 2012 4 2012–2015 Miss Gabon
 Gambia 1983 4 1983–1986 Miss Gambia 0 Won Miss Congeniality in 1983.
 Georgia 2004 15 2004–2012
2014–2019 		Miss Georgia
 Ghana 1991 23 1991
1993
1996
1998–2002
2004
2006
2008–2015
2017–2018
2020–2022 		Miss Universe Ghana 2 Top 10 1999
  • Akuba Cudjoe
    (Top 10)
 2017 Won Miss Congeniality in 1993, 2006.
 Grenada 1964 1 1964 Miss Grenada World
 Iraq 1972 2 1972
2017 		Miss Iraq
 Jordan 1960 1 1960 Miss Jordan Contest banned due to uproar among citizens.
 Lesotho 1978 1 1978 Face of Lesotho
 Liberia 1974 4 1974–1977 Miss Liberia
 Lithuania 2012 4 2012–2014
2019 		Miss Lithuania
 Luxembourg 1959 27 1959–1976
1984–1986
1988–1989
1991–1994 		Miss Luxembourg
 Madagascar 1961 1 1961 Miss Madagascar
 Morocco 1957 9 1957
1960–1963
1966
1975
1978
2021 		Miss Maroc 1 Top 15
  • Jacqueline Bonilla
    (1957)
 1957
  • Jacqueline Bonilla
    (Top 15)
 1957
  • Jacqueline Bonilla
    (Top 15)
 New Hebrides 1978 1 1978 Miss Vanuatu Currently known as Vanuatu.
 Papua New Guinea 1976 10 1976–1980
1982–1986 		Miss Papua New Guinea
 Sierra Leone 2016 2 2016
2019 		Face of Sierra Leone
 Slovenia 2001 15 2001–2011
2013–2014
2016–2017 		Miss Universe Slovenia 1 Top 15 2007 2007
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1964 8 1964
1978–1979
1989–1991
2004
2006 		Miss St. Vincent and the Grenadines Competed as Saint Vincent until 1979.
 Seychelles 1995 2 1995
2022 		Miss Seychelles
 Swaziland 1993 2 1993–1994 Miss Swaziland Currently known as Eswatini.
 Sweden 1952 66 1952–2004
2006
2009–2019
2021 		Miss Universe Sweden 29 Winner 1952 2009 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.
 Tunisia 1960 7 1960
1964–1965
1968–1971 		Miss Tunisie Won Miss Congeniality in 1969.

Unsuccessful attempts to participate

The list does not include withdrawals for personal reasons.

Country/Territory Reason Year
 Albania Withdrew out of respect after Kosovo's delegate was refused entry into the host country. 2013
 Bahamas Pulled out of the pageant because of South Africa being allowed to send a representative and participate in the pageant despite being under apartheid. 1984
 Cyprus Disqualified after being discovered that she was actually a British citizen from London, England. 1982
 Egypt Due to the revolution in Egypt, authorities recalled the contestant back. Returned in 1987. 1955
 England Contestant was involved in an auto accident before the final night. 1963
 Gabon Pageant was postponed then later cancelled due to the political turmoil and unrest in the country that followed after the general elections. 2016
 Guam Disqualified after she disclosed that she was pregnant, which was against pageant rules. 1999
 Holland Won Miss Europe, already title-holder. Disqualified. 1957
 Hong Kong Forced to withdraw. Contestant lied about her age. 1981
Disqualified because the contestant was an American citizen. 1992
 Iceland Withdrew due to suffering from dehydration in the preliminary stage. Stayed until the pageant was over. 2003
 Indonesia No permission from the government. Returned in 2005. 1997
 Kosovo Denied entry. Host country does not recognize Kosovo as an independent state. 2013
 Latvia Tested positive for Covid-19 prior to arriving at the event. 2022
 Lebanon Withdrew as she refused to compete with Israel also participating. 2002
 Mayotte Disqualified as Mayotte also competes for Miss France 2002
 Mozambique Sponsor wouldn't allow contestant's mother to accompany her, disqualified. 2001
 Namibia Since the country was South African mandate, the contestant did not obtain visa to enter in South Korea. 1980
Failed to participate since the country was the mandate of South Africa until late 1990. 1985
 Nicaragua Sponsor TV station went bankrupt. 1997
 Norway Tested positive for Covid-19 prior to the final telecast. 2022
 Russia Posed for Playboy. Disqualified. 2003
 Scotland Miss Scotland 1987 Eileen Catterson was disqualified for being under age. 1987
 Slovenia Prior to the preliminary competition, Slovenia's delegate fell unconscious in the hotel bathroom and got hurt. She was rushed to the hospital and later withdrew. She was given a tribute on the final night. 2015
 South Africa Due to political reasons, contestant did not obtain visa to enter in South Korea, as well as the contestants from the bantustans and the mandates. 1980
Failed to participate between 1985 and 1994 due to practice of apartheid. 1985
 Turkey Withdrew as it was strictly forbidden for Turkish citizens to enter Cyprus, the host nation. 2000
 Turks and Caicos Withdrew a night before the final event due to dehydration. Later disclosed the contestant was pregnant. 2009
 United Arab Emirates Due to cancellation of their national pageant from undisclosed reasons, the UAE withdrew at the last minute. 2021
 United Arab Republic Withdrew. Authorities would not compete with Israel. 1959
 Western Samoa Quit after two days of competing. 1997

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