List of Miss Universe countries

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Entrants 1952-present

Country/Territory Debut Years Competed National Title Entrants Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Albania 2002 2002-2003
2005-2012
2014-present		 Miss Universe Albania 2002 Anisa Kospiri Top 10 2010
 Angola 1998 1998–present Miss Angola 1998 Emilia Guardano Winner 2011 Won Miss Congeniality in 2015.
 Antigua & Barbuda 1977 1977
1979
2001-2008
2016-present		 Miss Antigua & Barbuda 1977 Sheryl Ann Gibbons Competed as Antigua in 1977 and 1979.
Won Miss Congeniality in 2003.
 Argentina 1954 1954-1964,
1966-1994,
1996-2001,
2003,
2006-present		 Miss Argentina
(Miss Universo Argentina)		 1954 Ivana Kislinger Winner 2014
 Aruba 1964 1964-1984
1986
1989-1990
1992–present		 Miss Aruba 1st runner-up
  • Taryn Mansell
    (1996)
 1996
  • Taryn Mansell
    (1st runner-up)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 2000; Miss Press in 1978.
 Australia 1952 1952-1954
1958
1964-1965
1968-1990
1992-2000
2002-present		 Miss Universe Australia 1952 Leah MacCartney
1953 Maxine Morgan		 Winner 2015 Won Miss Congeniality in 1996, 1997, 2010; Miss Photogenic in 1989; Best in Swimsuit in 1969, 1993; Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1958.
 Austria 1953 1953
1957
1959-1990
1992-1993
1999
2004,
2013–present		 Miss Austria
(Miss Österreich)		 1953 Lore Felger 1st runner-up
  • Eva Maria Düringer
    (1977)
 1977
  • Eva Maria Düringer
    (1st runner-up)
 Azerbaijan 2013 2013 Miss Azerbaijan
(Miss Azerbaycan)
 Bahamas 1963 1963-1972
1974-1983
1985-present		 Miss Bahamas Won Miss Photogenic in 1982; Miss Congeniality in 1981, 2001.
 Barbados 1976 1976-1979
1984-1987
1999
2003-2005
2007
2016-present		 Miss Universe Barbados
 Belgium 1952 1952-1986
1988-1989
1991-1994
1996–present		 Miss Belgium
(Miss België)		 1952 Myriam Lynn
1953 Elayne Cortois		 4th runner-up
  • Dominique Van Eeckhoudt
    (1981)
 2015 Won Miss Congeniality in 1952; Miss Photogenic in 1972; Most Beautiful Hair in 1994.
 Bolivia 1959 1959–present Miss Bolivia Top 6
  • Rosario Rico Toro
    (1990)
 2006 Won Best in National Costume in 1970.
 Botswana 1999 1999-2001
2004
2010-2013		 Miss Universe Botswana Winner 1999
 Brazil 1954 1954-1989
1991–present		 Miss Universo Brasil Winner 2015 Won Best in National Costume in 1967, 1981, 1987, 1989; Best in Swimsuit in 1969; Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1954.
 British Virgin Islands 1977 1977
1979-2002
2010–present		 Miss British Virgin Islands
 Bulgaria 1991 1991-1998
2000-2007
2009
2012–present		 Miss Universe Bulgaria
(Mis Universe Balgariya)
 Canada 1952 1952–present Miss Universe Canada 1952 Ruth Carrier
1953 Thelma Brewis		 Winner 2006 Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1957; Miss Congeniality in 1977.
 Cayman Islands 1980 1980-1985
1989-1996
1999-2004
2006
2008-2009
2011-2012
2015–present		 Miss Cayman Islands Won Miss Congeniality in 1980, 1982.
 Chile 1952 1952,
1954-1956,
1958,
1960-1961,
1964,
1966-1970,
1972-2002,
2004-2006,
2011-present		 Miss Universo Chile 1952 Esther Yoacham Winner 2004 Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1952; Miss Congeniality in 1973.
 China 2002 2002–present Miss Universe China 2nd runner-up 2013 Won Miss Congeniality in 2007, 2009,2013; Best in National Costume in 2012.
 Colombia 1958 1958–present Miss Colombia
(Señorita Colombia)		 Winner 2015 Won Best in National Costume in 1968, 1985, 1990, 1991, 1997, 2002; Best in Swimsuit in 1969; Miss Photogenic in 1975, 1987.
 Costa Rica 1954 1954-1960
1962–present		 Miss Costa Rica Top 10
  • Nancy Soto
    (2004)
  • Johanna Solano
    (2011)
 2013 Won Miss Photogenic in 1978; Miss Congeniality in 1956.
 Croatia 1997 1997–present Miss Universe Croatia
(Miss Universe Hrvatske)		 Top 15/16
  • Sarah Ćosić
    (2009)
  • Elizabeta Burg
    (2012)
 2012
 Curaçao 1963 1963-1978
1980-1989
1991-1999
2001-2005
2007-present		 Miss Curaçao 1st runner-up 2015 Won Miss Congeniality in 1966; Best in Swimsuit in 1997.
 Cyprus 1973 1973-1974
1981
1983-1987
1992-2012		 Miss Cyprus
(Star Kypros)		 Top 10
  • Demetra Eleftheriou
    (2002)
 2002
  • Demetra Eleftheriou
    (Top 10)
 Czech Republic 1993 1993
1995–present		 Czech Miss
(Česká Miss)		 Top 10 2010
 Denmark 1952 1952-1953
1958-1961
1963-1970
1972-1973
1975-1990
1992-1996
2000
2004-2008
2010-2013
2015–present		 Miss Universe Denmark
(Miss Danmark)		 1952 Hanne Sørensen
1953 Jytte Olsen		 1st runner-up 2007
  • Zaklina Sojic
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1981.
 Dominican Republic 1956 1956
1962-1965
1967-present		 Miss Dominican Republic
(Miss República Dominicana)		 Winner 2015 Won Best in National Costume in 2003; Miss Congeniality in 1962.
 Ecuador 1955 1955-1966
1968-1972
1975-present		 Miss Ecuador 2nd runner-up 2013 Won Miss Photogenic in 1992.
 Egypt 1987 1987-1990
1992
1994-2011
2014		 Miss Egypt
(Gamalek Ya Masr)
 El Salvador 1954 1954-1955
1972-1979
1982–present		 Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 1st runner-up
  • Maribel Arrieta
    (1955)
 1996
  • Milena Mayorga
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Followed by Media in 1985; Miss Congeniality in 1955, 2008.
 Estonia 1993 1993-2004
2006-2009
2011-2013		 Miss Estonia
(Eesti Miss Estonia)		 Top 10
  • Kristiina Heinmets
    (1997)
  • Evelyn Mikomägi
    (2000)
 2000
  • Evelyn Mikomägi
    (Top 10)
 Ethiopia 2004 2004-2006
2009
2012–2014		 Miss Universe Ethiopia Top 20
  • Dina Fekadu
    (2006)
 2006
  • Dina Fekadu
    (Top 20)
 Finland 1952 1952-1955
1960–present		 Miss Finland 1952 Armi Kuusela
1953 Teija Sopanen		 Winner 1996
  • Lola Odusoga
    (2nd runner-up)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1974; Best in Swimsuit in 1969.
 France 1952 1952–present Miss France 1952 Claude Goddart
1953 Christiane Martel		 Winner 2015
 Gabon 2012 2012–present Miss Gabon
 Georgia 2004 2004-2012
2014–present		 Miss Georgia
(Mis Sakartvelo)
 Germany 1952 1952–present Miss Universe Germany 1952 Renate Hoy
1953 Christel Schaack		 Winner 2002 Won Miss Photogenic in 1956, 1957.
 Ghana 1991 1991
1993
1996
1998-2002
2004
2006
2008–present		 Miss Universe Ghana Top 10
  • Akuba Cudjoe
    (1999)
 1999
  • Akuba Cudjoe
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1993, 2006.
United Kingdom Great Britain 1952 1952
1991-1996
1998-2000
2005-2006
2008–present		 Miss Universe Great Britain 1952 Aileen P. Chase Top 10 2013 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; shortened to UK in 2008 and once again as Great Britain from 2009.
 Greece 1952 1952-1987
1989–present		 Star Hellas 1952 Daisy Mavraki
1953 Doreta Xirou		 Winner 2005 Won Miss Photogenic in 1967; Miss Congeniality in 1954, 1961.
 Guam 1966 1966-1995
1998
2000
2008–2014
2016–present		 Miss Guam
(Miss Universe Guam)		 1st runner-up
  • Patty Chong Kerkos
    (1982)
 1982
  • Patty Chong Kerkos
    (1st runner-up)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1970, 1985, 1986, 1988; Miss Press in 1982.
 Guatemala 1955 1955-1959
1961
1975-1976
1978–present		 Miss Guatemala Top 10 2010 Won Best in National Costume in 1975; Miss Congeniality in 2012.
 Guyana 1956 1956
1958
1963-1966
1999
2002-2007
2009-present		 Miss Guyana Competed as British Guiana until 1966.
 Haiti 1962 1962
1968
1975
1977
1985
1989
2010–present		 Miss Haiti Universe 1st runner- up
  • Gerthie David
    (1975)
 1975
  • Gerthie David
    (1st runner-up)
 Honduras 1954 1954-1955
1967-1974
1976-1990
1992-1994
1996-2002
2007–present		 Miss Honduras
(Miss Universo Honduras)		 Top 15
  • Pastora Pagán
    (1955)
 1955
  • Pastora Pagán
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1987: Francia Tatiana Reyes
 Hungary 1992 1992–present Miss Universe Hungary Top 10 2012
 Iceland 1956 1956-1957
1959-1972
1974-1986
1988-1997
2006
2009
2016-present		 Miss Universe Iceland . 1st runner-up
  • Anna Geirsdóttir
    (1962)
 2009
  • Ingibjörg Egilsdóttir
    (Top 15)
 Won Miss Congeniality and Miss Unity (Miss Amity) in 1974.
 India 1952 1952
1964-1987
1989–present		 Miss Diva 1952 Indrani Rahman Winner 2014 Won Best in National Costume in 1978, 1980, 1984; Best in Swimsuit in 2000.
 Indonesia 1974 1974-1977
1980
1982-1983
1995-1996
2005–present		 Puteri Indonesia 1974 Nia Koerniasi Ardikoesoema Top 15/16 2015 Won Best in National Costume in 2014.
 Ireland 1961 1961-2006
2008-2012
2014–present		 Miss Universe Ireland 2nd runner-up
  • Marlene McKeown
    (1963)
  • Roberta Brown
    (1983)
 2010 Won Miss Photogenic in 1963, 1991.
 Israel 1952 1952
1954–present		 Miss Israel
(Malkat Hayofi)		 1952 Ora Vered Winner 2005 Won Best in National Costume in 1963, 1966.
 Italy 1952 1952-1991
1993-2005
2007-present		 Miss Universe Italy
(Miss Universo Italia)		 1952 Giovanna Mazzotti
1953 Rita Stazzi		 1st runner-up 2014 Won Miss Photogenic in 1960, 1964, 1986; Miss Congeniality in 2004.
 Jamaica 1961 1961-1975
1986–present		 Miss Jamaica Universe 1st runner-up 2014
 Japan 1952 1952-1995
1998–present		 Miss Universe Japan 1952 Himeko Kojima
1953 Kinuko Ito		 Winner 2015 Won Best in National Costume in 2006, 2011; Miss Congeniality in 1958, 1968, 1979.
 Kazakhstan 2006 2006-2008
2010-2011
2013–2014
2016–present		 Miss Kazakhstan
 Kenya 1987 1987
1992
1995
2002
2004-2005
2014		 Miss Universe Kenya
 Korea 1954 1954-1955
1957–present		 Miss Korea 1st runner-up 2007 Won Best in National Costume in 1974, 1977, 1983, 2001; Most Popular Girl in Parade in 1959.
 Kosovo 2008 2008-2012
2014–present		 Miss Universe Kosovo 2nd runner-up 2012 Won Miss Photogenic in 2012.
 Lebanon 1955 1955
1960-1962
1966
1968
1970-1971
1973-1975
1977-1978
1983-1988
1991-1993
1996-2001
2004-2007
2009–present		 Miss Lebanon
(Malekeet Jamel Libnen)		 Winner 1973
  • Marcelle Herro
    (Top 12)
 Lithuania 2012 2012–2014
2016–present		 Miss Lithuania
(Miss Lietuva)
 Malaysia 1962 1962
1964–present		 Miss Malaysia
(Miss Universe Malaysia)		 Top 15
  • Josephine Lena Wong Jaw Ling
    (1970)
 1970
  • Josephine Lena Wong Jaw Ling
    (Top 15)
 Malta 1968 1968-2001
2016-present		 Miss Universe Malta
 Mauritius 1975 1975-1977
1979
1989-1995
1997-2000
2002-2003
2005-present		 Miss Mauritius
 Mexico 1952 1952-1959
1965
1967-present		 Nuestra Belleza México 1952 Olga Pérez-Castillo
1953 Bertha Jiménez		 Winner 2015 Won Best in National Costume in 1971, 2000; Best Style in 1998, 2000.
 Montenegro 2007 2007-2009
2011-2012
2015–present		 Miss Montenegro
(Mis Crne Gore)		 Won Miss Congeniality in 2011.
 Myanmar 1959 1959-1961
2013–present		 Miss Myanmar
(Miss Universe Myanmar)		 Previously competed as Burma until 1961.
 Namibia 1981 1981-1984
1991-2000
2002-2003
2005-2006
2009
2012–2013
2016-present		 Miss Namibia Winner 2003
  • Ndapewa Alfons
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1994.
 Netherlands 1956 1956
1958-1996
1998
2000-2005
2008–present		 Miss Nederland Winner 2014 Competed as Holland until it was renamed to Netherlands in 1991. Won Best in National Costume in 1964; Miss Photogenic in 1958, 1985.
 New Zealand 1954 1954
1960
1962-1989
1992-2001
2003
2006-present		 Miss Universe New Zealand Winner 1992
  • Lisa Maree de Montalk
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1969, 1980.
 Nicaragua 1955 1955
1963
1968-1971
1973-1978
1991-1999
2001–present		 Miss Nicaragua Top 10 2013 Won Best in National Costume in 2013.
 Nigeria 1964 1964
1987-1995
1998-present		 Most Beautiful Girl in Nigeria Top 10 2001 Won Miss Congeniality in 1995 & 2014.
 Northern Marianas 1976 1976-1999
2001-2002
2006
2016-present		 Miss Marianas
 Norway 1952 1952-1955
1958-1973
1976-1996
1998
2000-2010
2012–present		 Miss Norway
(Frøken Norge)		 1952 Eva Røine
1953 Synnøve Gulbrandsen		 Winner 2005
  • Helene Tråsavik
    (Top 15)
 Won Best in National Costume in 1993.
 Panama 1952 1952-1954
1964-1967
1970-1971
1973-1987
1991–present		 Señorita Panamá
(Miss Panamá)		 1952 Elzibir Malek
1953 Emita Zubieta		 1st runner-up
(Winner) 		2011 Won Best in National Costume in 1986, 2004, 2009, 2011.
 Paraguay 1957 1957-1958
1960-1967
1970
1972-2001
2004–present		 Miss Paraguay
(Nuestra Belleza Paraguay)		 3rd runner-up 2006 Won Best in National Costume in 1992.
 Peru 1952 1952-1972
1975–present		 Miss Peru 1952 Ada Bueno
1953 Mary Ann Sarmiento		 Winner 2012 Won Best Hair in 1995; Best in Swimsuit in 1969; Best National Costume in 1972, 1976, 1982; Miss Congeniality in 1971.
 Philippines 1952 1952-1957
1962–present		 Binibining Pilipinas 1952 Teresita Sanchez
1953 Cristina Pacheco		 Winner 2015 Won Best in National Costume in 1994;
Miss Photogenic in 1971, 1973, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007; Best Style in 1999, 2005; Top 10 Best in Swimsuit in 1969; Most Beautiful Hair in 1994.
 Poland 1958 1958-1959
1984-1986
1989-present		 Miss Polonia 3rd runner-up
  • Brygida Bziukiewicz
    (1986)
  • Joanna Gapińska
    (1989)
 2012 Won Miss Photogenic in 2013.
 Portugal 1960 1960
1962
1965
1970-1974
1979
1981-1990
1992-2002
2011,
2014–present		 Miss Portugal
(Miss Universo Portugal)		 Top 10
  • Laura Gonçalves
    (2011)
 2011
  • Laura Gonçalves
    (Top 10)
 Won Best in Online Votes in 2011; Miss Congeniality in 1999.
 Puerto Rico 1952 1952-1957
1961–present		 Miss Puerto Rico
(Miss Universe Puerto Rico)		 1952 Marilia Bernal
1953 Wanda Irizarry		 Winner 2013 Won Miss Photogenic in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2014; Miss Congeniality in 1957; Best in Swimsuit in 2001.
 Romania 1991 1991-1998
2009–2013
2016-present		 Miss Romania
(Miss Universe Romania)
 Russia 1994 1994–present Miss Russia Winner

(dethroned/resigned)

 2012 Won Best in National Costume in 1996; 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.
 Serbia 2007 2007–present Miss Serbia
(Miss Srbije)
 Sierra Leone 2016 2016-present Miss Sierra Leone
 Singapore 1954 1954
1958
1962
1966-present		 Miss Singapore Universe Top 10/12
  • Kathie Lee Lee Beng
    (1983)
  • Marion Nicole Teo
    (1987)
 1987
  • Marion Nicole Teo
    (Top 10)
 Slovakia 1994 1994–present Miss Universe Slovenskej Republiky Top 6
  • Silvia Lakatošová
    (1994)
 1994
  • Silvia Lakatošová
    (Top 6)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1998.
 Slovenia 2001 2001-2011
2013–2014
2016-present		 Miss Universe Slovenia Top 15
  • Tjaša Kokalj
    (2007)
 2007
  • Tjaša Kokalj
    (Top 15)
 South Africa 1952 1952-1953
1960-1968
1975-1979
1981-1984
1995-present		 Miss South Africa 1952 Catherine Higgins
1953 Ingrid Mills		 Winner 2015 South Africa was not allowed to participate between 1985 and 1994 because of apartheid.
 Spain 1960 1960–present Miss Spain
(Miss España)		 Winner 2014 Won Best in National Costume in 1973, 1995; Miss Congeniality in 1966; Miss Photogenic in 1984, 1993, 2000; Best in Swimsuit in 1999.
 Sri Lanka 1955 1955
1957
1961-1966
1968-1970
1973-1983
1985-1996
2005-2006
2008
2010–2014		 Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2nd runner-up 1955 Competed as Ceylon until it was renamed Sri Lanka in 1973.
 St. Lucia 1977 1977
2006-2007
2011-2012
2014
2016–present		 Miss St. Lucia
 Sweden 1952 1952-2004
2006
2009-present		 Miss Universe Sweden 1952 Anne Marie Thistler
1953 Ulla Sandkler		 Winner 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.
  Switzerland 1953 1953
1960-1984
1986-1990
1992–2014
2016-present		 Miss Switzerland
(Miss Schweiz)		 1953 Danielle Oudinet 2nd runner-up 2013 Won Miss Photogenic in 1983.
 Tanzania 2007 2007–present Miss Universe Tanzania Top 10 2007
 Thailand 1954 1954
1959
1965-1966
1968-1969
1971–present		 Miss Universe Thailand Winner 2015 Won Best in National Costume in 1968, 1969, 1988, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2015; Won Best in Swimming Suit in 1967; Miss Photogenic in 1990, 2009, 2010; Miss Congeniality in 1959.
 Trinidad and Tobago 1963 1963-1964
1966
1971
1973-1991
1993-2006
2008
2010–2014
2016–present		 Miss Trinidad and Tobago Winner 2006
  • Kenisha Thom
    (Top 10)
 Won Best in National Costume in 1998, 1999; Miss Photogenic in 1977; Miss Congeniality in 1975, 1976, 1978.
Competed as Trinidad in 1963 and 1964.
 Turkey 1952 1952-1953
1956-1957
1959
1961-1976
1978-1984
1986-1999
2001-2006
2008-present		 Miss Turkey
(Miss Türkiye)		 1952 Gelengul Tayforoglu
1953 Ayten Akyol		 Top 10
  • Jülide Ateş
    (1990)
 2012 Won Miss Congeniality in 1998.
 Turks & Caicos 1980 1980-1997
1999-2001
2004-2008
2011
2013-2014
2016-present		 Miss Turks and Caicos Top 10
  • Carmelita Ariza
    (1987)
 1987
  • Carmelita Ariza
    (Top 10)
 Ukraine 1995 1995–present Miss Ukraine Universe 1st runner-up 2014
 Uruguay 1952 1952-1965
1967-2002
2004-2012,
2014–present		 Miss Uruguay 1952 Gladys Fajardo
1953 Alicia Ibáñez		 4th runner-up
  • Andrea López
    (1985)
 1985
  • Andrea López
    (4th runner-up)
 Won Best in National Costume in 1979.
 USA 1952 1952-1956
1958–present		 Miss USA 1952 Jackie Loughery
1953 Myrna Rae Hansen		 Winner 2015 Won Best in National Costume in 1965; Best in Swimsuit in 1995; Miss Photogenic in 1961, 1975; 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.
 US Virgin Islands 1961 1961-1962
1967-1968
1971-1989
1991-1993
1995
1997-1999
2001-2002
2005-2007
2010-2011
2016-present		 Miss US Virgin Islands Top 12
  • Cherrie Raphaelia Creque
    (1971)
 1971
  • Cherrie Raphaelia Creque
    (Top 12)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1991, 2002, 2005.
Competed as Virgin Islands until 1978.
 Venezuela 1952 1952-1953
1955-1958
1960-present		 Miss Venezuela 1952 Sofía Silva Inserri
1953 Gisela Scarton		 Winner 2015
 Vietnam 2004 2004-2005
2008-2009
2011-2013
2015–present		 Miss Universe Vietnam
(Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam)		 Top 15 2008

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 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 Universe Bahamas (1963-2009) Miss Bahamas 2010
 Bulgaria Miss Bulgaria (1991-2009) Miss Universe Bulgaria 2012
 Canada Miss Canada (1952-2001) Miss Universe Canada 2002
 Czech Republic Miss České Republiky (1993-2004) Česká Miss 2005
 Denmark Frøken Danmark (1952-2013) Face of Denmark 2015
 El Salvador Miss El Salvador (1954-2005) Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2006
 Finland Suomen Neito (1952-1960) Miss Suomi 1961
 Germany Miss Germany (1952-2008) Miss Universe Germany 2009
 Ghana Miss Ghana (1991-1998) Miss Universe Ghana 1999
 Guyana Miss Guyana (1956-1999) Miss Universe Guyana 2002
 Haiti Miss Haiti (1960-1989) Miss Haiti Universe 2010
 Iceland Miss Iceland (1956-2009) Miss Universe Iceland 2016
 India Femina Miss India (1952-2009)
I Am She (2010-2012)		 Miss Diva 2013
 Ireland Miss Ireland (1961-2001) Miss Universe Ireland 2002
 Italy Miss Italy (1952-1999)
Italian Miss (2000-2003)		 Miss Universo Italia 2004
 Japan Miss Japan (1952-1997) Miss Universe Japan 1998
 Kenya Miss Kenya (1987-2002) Miss Universe Kenya 2004
 Malta Miss Malta (1968-2001) Miss Universe Malta 2016
 Mexico Señorita México (1952-1993) Nuestra Belleza México 1994
 Netherlands Miss Holland (1956-1990)
Miss Universe Netherlands (1991-2008)		 Miss Nederland 2009
 New Zealand Miss New Zealand (1954-2003) Miss Universe New Zealand 2006
 Norway Frøken Norge (1952-2010) Miss Norway 2012
 Paraguay Miss Paraguay (1957-2001) Nuestra Belleza Paraguay 2004
 Philippines Miss Philippines (1952-1963) Binibining Pilipinas 1964
 Portugal Miss Portugal (1960-2011) Miss Universo Portugal 2014
 Romania Miss Romania (1991-1998) Miss Universe Romania 2009
 Slovakia Miss Slovensko (1994-1998) Miss Slovenskej Republiky 1999
 Sweden Fröken Sverige (1952-2004) Miss Universe Sweden 2009
 Thailand Miss Thailand (1954-1999) Miss Universe Thailand 2000
 Ukraine Miss Ukraine (1995-2005) Miss Ukraine Universe 2006
 US Virgin Islands Miss Virgin Islands (1961-1978)
Miss US Virgin Islands (1979-2011)		 Miss Universe-US Virgin Islands 2016

Inactive entrants

Non-existing countries and former territories

Country Debut Years Competed Entrants Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 CIS 1992 1992 Regional organization composed of former Soviet Republics during the breakup of the Soviet Union.
 Czechoslovakia 1970 1970
1990–1992		 Top 15/10
  • Kristina Hanazalová (1970)
  • Jana Hronková (1990)
 1990
  • Jana Hronková
    (Top 10)
 Split into Czech Republic and Slovak Republic in 1993.
Okinawa Prefecture Okinawa 1963 1963–1968 Under US administration from 1945 until 1972, now part of Japan.
 Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1961 1961 Split into Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
 Serbia and Montenegro 2003 2003–2006 3rd runner-up 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.
 USSR 1990 1990-1991 2nd runner-up 1991 Split into Russia, Ukraine, Estonia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Belarus, Moldova, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
 West Indies 1954 1954–1955
1958		 Competed as Kingston, Jamaica in 1954, and as Port of Spain, Trinidad in 1955 and 1958.
 Yugoslavia 1968 1968–1970
1974–1977
1984–1985
1991
1998–2002		 Top 15/10
  • Daliborka Stojšić (1968)
  • Nataša Kosir (1969)
  • 'Natasha Pavlovich (1991)
 1991
  • 'Natasha Pavlovich
    (Top 10)
 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was dissolved in April 1992. Former member states Croatia, and Slovenia joined the pageant in 1997 and 2001, respectively. The new Federal Republic of Yugoslavia competed until 2002, when it was renamed Serbia & Montenegro.

China

Region area Debut Years Competed Entrants Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Hong Kong 1952 1952
1954
1960
1962
1964–1965
1967–1970
1972–1991
1993–2000		 1952 Judy Dan 2nd runner-up
  • Virginia Lee
    (1954)
 1988
  • Pauline Yeung
    (4th runner-up)

Denmark

Constituent country Debut Years Competed Entrants Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Greenland 1987 1987–1990 Now competes in Miss Universe Denmark

France

Overseas region Debut Years Competed Entrants Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 French Guiana 1977 1977
1983–1984		 Now compete asMiss France
 Guadeloupe 1977 1977
1980–1984
 Martinique 1957 1957
1981–1984
 New Caledonia 1982 1982
 Réunion 1977 1977–1986
 Tahiti 1962 1962
1977–1981
1985		 Top 12
  • Thilda Raina Fuller
    (1980)
  • Tatiana Teraiamano
    (1981)
 1981
  • Tatiana Teraiamano
    (Top 12)

South Africa

Bantustan Debut Years Competed Entrants Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Bophuthatswana 1979 1979 - - Internationally unrecognized "independent" Bantustans established by South African apartheid; reintegrated into South Africa in 1994.
 Transkei 1979 1979
1981–1983		 - -

United Kingdom/Great Britain

Part country Debut Years Competed Entrants Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 England 1955 1955–1962
1964–1990		 1st runner-up
  • Brenda Blackler
    (1964)
 1983
  • Karen Moore
    (4th runner-up)
 Now competes as United Kingdom/Great Britain
 Scotland 1961 1961–1986
1988–1990		 1st runner-up
  • Linda Gallagher
    (1980)
 1980
  • Linda Gallagher
    (1st runner-up)
 Now competes as United Kingdom/Great Britain
 Wales 1961 1961–1990 1st runner-up 1979
  • Janet Beverly Hobson
    (Top 12)
 Now competes as United Kingdom/Great Britain

USA

Territory Debut Years Competed Entrants Best Placement Last Placed Notes
Alaska Alaska 1952 1952–1958 1952 Shirley Burnett
1953 Muriel Hagberg		 Top 15
  • Martha Lehmann
    (1957)
 1957
  • Martha Lehmann
    (Top 15)
 Competing at the Miss USA pageant 1959–present.
Hawaii Hawaii 1952 1952–1953
1957–1959		 1952 Elza Edsman
1953 Aileen Stone		 1st runner-up
  • Elza Kananionapua Edsman (1952)
 1958
  • Geri Hoo
    (2nd runner-up)
 Competing at the Miss USA pageant 1959–present

Others

The following list consists of countries and territories that have not sent a delegate to the pageant since 2012, but participated at least once in the past:

State Debut Years Competed National Title Entrants Best Placement Last Placed Notes
 Belize 1975 1975
1977-1987
1989-1991
1993
1995-2000
2003-2005
2007		 Miss Belize Top 12
  • Sarita Diana Acosta
    (1979)
 1979
  • Sarita Diana Acosta
    (Top 12)
 Bermuda 1965 1965-1985
1988-1992
1997		 Miss Bermuda 1st runner-up 1979
 Bonaire 1967 1967-1969
1978
1995-1999		 Miss Bonaire
 Cook Islands 1983 1983-1986
1991-1992
1994-1996
1999		 Miss Cook Islands
 Côte d'Ivoire 1986 1986 Miss Cote d'Ivoire
 Cuba 1952 1952
1954–1963
1965–1967		 Miss Cuba 1952 Gladys López 3rd runner-up
  • Maria Rosa Gamio
    (1957)
 1957
  • Maria Rosa Gamio
    (3rd runner-up)
 Dahomey 1962 1962 Miss Bénin Now known as Benin.
 Dominica 1985 1985 Miss Dominica
 Fiji 1979 1979
1981		 Miss Fiji
 Gambia 1983 1983-1986 Won Miss Congeniality in 1983.
 Gibraltar 1981 1981
1983–1986
1988–1990		 Miss Gibraltar Won Miss Congeniality in 1984.
 Grenada 1964 1964 Miss Grenada World
 Iraq 1972 1972
 Jordan 1960 1960 Miss Jordan Contest banned due to uproar among citizens.
 Latvia 2005 2005-2006 Miss Universe Latvia Top 10 2005
 Lesotho 1978 1978 Face of Lesotho
 Liberia 1974 1974-1977 Miss Liberia
 Luxembourg 1959 1959-1976
1984-1986
1988-1989
1991-1994		 Miss Luxembourg
 Madagascar 1961 1961 Miss Madagascar
 Micronesia 1975 1975
 Morocco 1957 1957
1960-1963
1966
1975
1978		 Miss Maroc Top 15
  • Jacqueline Bonilla
    (1957)
 1957
  • Jacqueline Bonilla
    (Top 15)
 New Hebrides 1978 1978 Now known as Vanuatu.
 Papua New Guinea 1976 1976-1980
1982-1986
 Samoa 1975 1975-1978
1981-1986		 Competed as Western Samoa from 1981 to 1986.
 Senegal 1974 1974
1985
1987		 Miss Senegal
 Seychelles 1995 1995 Miss Seychelles
Saint Kitts and Nevis St. Kitts 1977 1977
1979
1981		 Miss St. Kitts & Nevis
 St. Maarten 1976 1976-1977
1980
1982
 St. Martin 2000 2000
2006		 Miss St. Martin
 St. Vincent & the Grenadines 1964 1964
1978-1979
1989-1991
2004
2006		 Competed as St. Vincent until 1979.
 Suriname 1958 1958
1960
1963-1964
1966
1969-1974
1976-1979
1982
1989-1993
1999		 Miss Suriname Top 15
  • Gertrud Gummels
    (1958)
 1958
  • Gertrud Gummels
    (Top 15)
 Competed as Surinam until 1982.
 Swaziland 1993 1993-1994 Miss Swaziland
 Chinese Taipei 1961 1961-1962
1964
1988-1992
1994-2001
2003-2004		 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 in 2000 and 2004, Taiwan in 2001 and Chinese Taipei/Taiwan in 2003.[1]
 Tunisia 1960 1960
1964-1965
1968-1971		 Miss Tunisie Won Miss Congeniality in 1969.
 Zaire 1968 1968–1972
1984–1986		 2nd runner-up
  • Benita Mureka
    (1985)
 1986
  • Likobe Dobala
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 1972.

Now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
 Zambia 1995 1995, 1999,
2005-2007,
2009-2010		 Miss Universe Zambia
 Zimbabwe 1994 1994
1996-1998
2000-2001		 Miss Zimbabwe Top 10
  • Corinne Crewe
    (2000)
 2000
  • Corinne Crewe
    (Top 10)

Unsuccessful attempts to participate

The list does not include homesickness and withdrawals for personal reasons.

Country Reason Year
 Algeria Faced dissatisfaction at home to enter, Withdrew. 2003
 Cyprus Actually a British citizen from London, England, Disqualified 1982
 Egypt Revolution in Egypt. Authorities recalled contestant back. Returned in 1987. 1955
 England Contestant was in auto accident the final night. 1963
 Guam Pregnant. Violated the pageant's rules. Disqualified. 1999
 Holland Won Miss Europe, already title-holder. Disqualified. 1957
 Hong Kong Forced to withdraw. Contestant lied about her age. 1981
 Indonesia No permission from the government. Returned in 2005. 1997
 Kosovo Denied entry. Host country does not recognize Kosovo as an independent state. 2013
 Lebanon Withdrew. refused to compete with Israel also participating. 2002
 Mayotte Competes for Miss France, Disqualified. 2002
 Mozambique Sponsor wouldn't allow contestant's mother to accompany her, Disqualified. 2001
 Nicaragua Sponsor TV station went bankrupt. 1997
 Russia Posed for Playboy. Disqualified. 2003
 Scotland 1987 Miss Scotland Eileen Catterson, disqualified for being under age. 1987
 Slovenia Contestant arrived in the venue and suddenly got an accident in the hotel bathroom. Organizers decided to withdraw and gave her a tribute on the final night. 2015
 South Africa Failed to participate between 1985–1994 due to practice of Apartheid. 1985
 Syria Withdrew. Authorities would not compete with Israel. 1959
 Turkey Strictly forbidden for Turkish citizens to enter Cyprus, the host nation, Disqualified. 2000
 Turks & Caicos Withdrew a night before the final event due to dehydration. Later disclosed the contestant was pregnant. 2009

References

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