Miss Universe
Updated: 12/20/2025, 1:17:33 PM Wikipedia source
Miss Universe is an annual international major beauty pageant that is run by the Thailand and Mexican-based Miss Universe Organization. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants. The Miss Universe Organization and its brand is owned by JKN Global Group and Legacy Holding Group USA Inc., an American division of Mexican company Legacy Holding through the joint venture company JKN Legacy Inc. Telemundo had the licensing rights to air the pageant through 2023. The pageant's advocacy is "humanitarian issues and is a voice to affect positive change in the world". The reigning Miss Universe is Fátima Bosch from Mexico who was crowned on November 20, 2025, in Pak Kret, Thailand.
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| Edition | Year | Country/Territory | Miss Universe | National title | Competition venue | Number of entrants |
| 70th | 2021 | India | Harnaaz Sandhu | Miss Diva Universe 2021 | Eilat, Israel | 80 |
| 71st | 2022 | United States | R'Bonney Gabriel | Miss USA 2022 | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | 83 |
| 72nd | 2023 | Nicaragua | Sheynnis Palacios | Miss Nicaragua 2023 | San Salvador, El Salvador | 84 |
| 73rd | 2024 | Denmark | Victoria Kjær Theilvig | Miss Universe Denmark 2024 | Mexico City, Mexico | 125 |
| 74th | 2025 | Mexico | Fátima Bosch Fernández | Miss Universe Mexico 2025 | Nonthaburi, Thailand | 120 |
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