List of Miss Universe runners-up and finalists

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This article provides the names of the runners-up in the Miss Universe pageant since the pageant's first edition in 1952.

Table of Miss Universe runners-up and finalists

The pageant has awarded a top-five finalists from 1952 to 1989 and from 2001 up to 2014, with the first, second, third and fourth runner-up being awarded. From 1990 to 1997, the number of finalists was increased to six. From 1998 to 2000 and since 2015, it was reverted to five but only up to the second runner-up was awarded (regardless if the pageant post-announces the placements of the other 2 delegates who made it to the Top 5).

The first runner-up of each edition of Miss Universe is the second placer behind the candidate who is crowned as Miss Universe. In some cases, she shall take over the title of Miss Universe, if:

  • The outgoing titleholder cannot fulfill her duties. This could happen and may result to resignation, giving up the title, or dethronement
  • The titleholder is dethroned due to deeds that violate the organization's policies

There were instances that the winner is not replaced by the first runner-up, when she decides to voluntarily resign from her position, given the formal permission from the organization (1952 and 1974).

This table shows the top-five finalists of each competition, from its inception in 1952.

Year Miss Universe 1st runner-up (2nd place) 2nd runner-up (3rd place) 3rd runner-up (4th place) 4th runner-up (5th place)
1952 Armi Kuusela [1]
Finland Finland
Elza Kananionapua Edsman
Hawaii Hawaii
Ntaizy "Daisy" Mavraki
Greece Greece
Judy Dan
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Renate Hoy
Germany Germany
1953 Christiane Martel
France France
Myrna Rae Hansen
United States USA
Kinuko Ito
Japan Japan
Ana Bertha Lepe
Mexico Mexico
Maxine Morgan
Australia Australia
1954 Miriam Stevenson
United States USA
Martha Rocha
Brazil Brazil
Virginia Lee Wai-Chun
Hong Kong Hong Kong
Regina Ernst
Germany Germany
Ragnhild Olausson
Sweden Sweden
1955 Hillevi Rombin
Sweden Sweden
Maribel Arrieta Galvez
El Salvador El Salvador
Maureen Hingert
Sri Lanka Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Margit Nünke
Germany Germany
Keiko Takahashi
Japan Japan
1956 Carol Morris
United States USA
Marina Orschel
Germany Germany
Ingrid Goude
Sweden Sweden
Kathleen Waller
England England
Rosanna Galli
Italy Italy
1957 Gladys Zender
Peru Peru
Teresinha Morango
Brazil Brazil
Sonia Hamilton
England England
Maria Fernandez
Cuba Cuba
Gerti Daub
Germany Germany
1958 Luz Marina Zuluaga
Colombia Colombia
Adalgisa Colombo
Brazil Brazil
Geri Hoo
Hawaii Hawaii
Eurlyne Howell
United States USA
Alicja Bobrowska
Poland Poland
1959 Akiko Kojima
Japan Japan
Jorunn Kristjansen
Norway Norway
Terry Huntingdon
United States USA
Pamela Anne Searle
England England
Vera Regina Ribeiro
Brazil Brazil
1960 Linda Bement
United States USA
Daniela Bianchi
Italy Italy
Elizabeth Hodacs
Austria Austria
Nicolette Caras
South Africa South Africa
Teresa del Rio
23x15px Spain
1961 Marlene Schmidt
Germany Germany
Rosemarie Frankland
Wales Wales
Adriana Gardiazabal
Argentina Argentina
Arlette Dobson
England England
Sharon Brown
United States USA
1962 Norma Nolan
Argentina Argentina
Anna Geirsdóttir
Iceland Iceland
Anja Aulikki Järvinen
Finland Finland
Helen Liu Shiu-Man
Taiwan Taiwan
Maria Olívia Rebouças
Brazil Brazil
1963 Iêda Maria Vargas
Brazil Brazil
Aino Korwa
Denmark Denmark
Marlene McKeown
Republic of Ireland Ireland
Lalaine Bennett
Philippines Philippines
Kim Myoung-ja
South Korea Korea
1964 Corinna Tsopei
Greece Greece
Brenda Blackler
England England
Ronit Renat Rechtman
Israel Israel
Siv Märta Åberg
Sweden Sweden
Lana Yu Yi
Taiwan Taiwan
1965 Apasra Hongsakula
Thailand Thailand
Virpi Liisa Miettinen
Finland Finland
Sue Downey
United States USA
Ingrid Norman
Sweden Sweden
Anja Schuit
Netherlands Netherlands
1966 Margareta Arvidsson
Sweden Sweden
Satu Charlotta Östring
Finland Finland
Cheranand Savetanand
Thailand Thailand
Yasmin Daji
India India
Aviva Israeli
Israel Israel
1967 Sylvia Hitchcock
United States USA
Mariela Pérez
Venezuela Venezuela
Jennifer Lynn Lewis
England England
Ritva Lehto
Finland Finland
Batya Kabiri
Israel Israel
1968 Martha Vasconcellos
Brazil Brazil
Anne Braafheid
Curaçao Curacao
Leena Brusin
Finland Finland
Peggy Kopp
Venezuela Venezuela
Dorothy Anstett
United States USA
1969 Gloria Diaz
Philippines Philippines
Harriet Eriksson
Finland Finland
Joanne Barret
Australia Australia
Chava Levy
Israel Israel
Kikuyo Osuka
Japan Japan
1970 Marisol Malaret
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Deborah Shelton
United States USA
Joan Zealand
Australia Australia
Jun Shimada
Japan Japan
Beatriz Gross
Argentina Argentina
1971 Georgina Rizk
Lebanon Lebanon
Toni Rayward
Australia Australia
Pirjo Laitila
Finland Finland
Beba Franco
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Eliane Guimaraes
Brazil Brazil
1972 Kerry Anne Wells
Australia Australia
Rejane Costa
Brazil Brazil
María Antonieta Cámpoli
Venezuela Venezuela
Ilana Goren
Israel Israel
Jennifer "Jenny" McAdam
England England
1973 Margarita Moran
Philippines Philippines
Amanda Jones
United States USA
Aina Walle
Norway Norway
Maria Madrigal
23x15px Spain
Limor Schreibman
Israel Israel
1974 Amparo Muñoz
23x15px Spain
Helen Morgan
Wales Wales
Ritta Johanna Raunio
Finland Finland
Ella Cecilia Palacios
Colombia Colombia
Maureen Vieira
Aruba Aruba
1975 Anne Marie Pohtamo
Finland Finland
Gerthie David
Haiti Haiti
Summer Bartholomew
United States USA
Catharina Sjödahl
Sweden Sweden
Rose Marie Brosas
Philippines Philippines
1976 Rina Messinger
Israel Israel
Judith Castillo
Venezuela Venezuela
Sian Adey-Jones
Wales Wales
Carol Grant
Scotland Scotland
Julie Ismay
Australia Australia
1977 Janelle Commissiong
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago
Eva Düringer
Austria Austria
Sandra Bell
Scotland Scotland
Aura Salcedo
Colombia Colombia
Marie-Luise Gassen
Germany Germany
1978 Margaret Gardiner
South Africa South Africa
Judi Andersen
United States USA
Guillermina Ruiz
Spain Spain
Mary Shirley Saenz
Colombia Colombia
Cecilia Catharina Rhode
Sweden Sweden
1979 Maritza Sayalero
Venezuela Venezuela
Gina Swainson
Bermuda Bermuda
Carolyn Seaward
England England
Martha Jussara da Costa
Brazil Brazil
Annette Marie Ekström
Sweden Sweden
1980 Shawn Weatherly
United States USA
Linda Gallagher
Scotland Scotland
Diana Nottle
New Zealand New Zealand
Chat Silayan
Philippines Philippines
Eva Birgitta Anderson
Sweden Sweden
1981 Irene Sáez
Venezuela Venezuela
Dominique Dufour
Canada Canada
Eva Lena Lundgren
Sweden Sweden
Adriana Oliveira
Brazil Brazil
Dominique Eeckhoudt
Belgium Belgium
1982 Karen Baldwin
Canada Canada
Patty Chong Kerkos
Guam Guam
Cinzia Fiordeponti
Italy Italy
Tina Roussou
Greece Greece
Terri Utley
United States USA
1983 Lorraine Downes
New Zealand New Zealand
Julie Hayek
United States USA
Roberta Brown
Republic of Ireland Ireland
Lolita Morena
Switzerland Switzerland
Karen Moore
England England
1984 Yvonne Ryding
Sweden Sweden
Leticia Snyman
South Africa South Africa
Carmen Maria Montiel
Venezuela Venezuela
Desiree Verdadero
Philippines Philippines
Susana Caldas Lemaitre
Colombia Colombia
1985 Deborah Carthy-Deu
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Teresa Sánchez López
Spain Spain
Kayonga Mureka
Zaire Zaire
Silvia Martínez
Venezuela Venezuela
Andrea López
Uruguay Uruguay
1986 Bárbara Palacios
Venezuela Venezuela
Christy Fichtner
United States USA
María Mónica Urbina
Colombia Colombia
Brygida Bziukiewicz
Poland Poland
Tuula Polvi
Finland Finland
1987 Cecilia Bolocco
Chile Chile
Roberta Capua
Italy Italy
Michelle Royer
United States USA
Inés María Calero
Venezuela Venezuela
Laurie Tamara Simpson
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
1988 Porntip Nakhirunkanok
Thailand Thailand
Chang Yoonjung
South Korea Korea
Amanda Olivares
Mexico Mexico
Mizuho Sakaguchi
Japan Japan
Pauline Yeung
Hong Kong Hong Kong
1989 Angela Visser
Netherlands Netherlands
Louise Drevenstam
Sweden Sweden
Gretchen Polhemus
United States USA
Joanna Gapińska
Poland Poland
Adriana Abascal
Mexico Mexico
1990 Mona Grudt
Norway Norway
Carole Gist
United States USA
Lizeth Mahecha
Colombia Colombia
not awarded until 2001
1991 Lupita Jones
Mexico Mexico
Pauline Huizinga
Netherlands Netherlands
Yulia Lemigova
Soviet Union USSR
1992 Michelle McLean
Namibia Namibia
Paola Turbay
Colombia Colombia
Madhu Sapre
India India
1993 Dayanara Torres
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Paula Andrea Betancourt
Colombia Colombia
Milka Chulina
Venezuela Venezuela
1994 Sushmita Sen
India India
Carolina Gomez
Colombia Colombia
Minorka Mercado
Venezuela Venezuela
1995 Chelsi Smith
United States USA
Manpreet Brar
India India
Lana Buchberger
Canada Canada
1996 Alicia Machado
Venezuela Venezuela
Taryn Mansell
Aruba Aruba
Lola Odusoga
Finland Finland
1997 Brook Lee
United States USA
Marena Bencomo
Venezuela Venezuela
Margot Bourgeois
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago
1998 Wendy Fitzwilliam
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago
Veruska Ramirez
Venezuela Venezuela
Joyce Giraud
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
1999 Mpule Kwelagobe
Botswana Botswana
Miriam Quiambao
Philippines Philippines
Diana Nogueira
Spain Spain
2000 Lara Dutta
India India
Claudia Moreno
Venezuela Venezuela
Helen Lindes
Spain Spain
2001 Denise Quiñones
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Evelina Papantoniou
Greece Greece
Kandace Krueger
United States USA
Eva Ekvall
Venezuela Venezuela
Celina Jaitley
India India
2002 Oxana Fedorova
Russia Russia
Justine Pasek
Panama Panama
Zhuo Ling
China China
Vanessa Carreira
South Africa South Africa
Cynthia Lander
Venezuela Venezuela
2003 Amelia Vega
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Mariángel Ruiz
Venezuela Venezuela
Cindy Nell
South Africa South Africa
Sanja Papić
Serbia and Montenegro Serbia & Montenegro
Miyako Miyazaki
Japan Japan
2004 Jennifer Hawkins
Australia Australia
Shandi Finnessey
United States USA
Alba Reyes
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Yanina Gonzalez
Paraguay Paraguay
Danielle Jones
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad & Tobago
2005 Natalie Glebova
Canada Canada
Cynthia Olavarría
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Renata Soñé
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Laura Elizondo
Mexico Mexico
Monica Spear
Venezuela Venezuela
2006 Zuleyka Rivera
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
Kurara Chibana
Japan Japan
Lauriane Gilliéron
Switzerland Switzerland
Lourdes Arevalos
Paraguay Paraguay
Tara Conner
United States USA
2007 Riyo Mori
Japan Japan
Natália Guimarães
Brazil Brazil
Ly Jonaitis
Venezuela Venezuela
Honey Lee
South Korea Korea
Rachel Smith
United States USA
2008 Dayana Mendoza
Venezuela Venezuela
Taliana Vargas
Colombia Colombia
Marianne Cruz
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Vera Krasova
Russia Russia
Elisa Nájera
Mexico Mexico
2009 Stefanía Fernández
Venezuela Venezuela
Ada de la Cruz
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic
Marigona Dragusha
Kosovo Kosovo
Rachael Finch
Australia Australia
Mayra Matos
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico
2010 Ximena Navarrete
Mexico Mexico
Yendi Phillips
Jamaica Jamaica
Jesinta Campbell
Australia Australia
Anna Poslavska
Ukraine Ukraine
Venus Raj
Philippines Philippines
2011 Leila Lopes
Angola Angola
Olesya Stefanko
Ukraine Ukraine
Priscila Machado
Brazil Brazil
Shamcey Supsup
Philippines Philippines
Luo Zilin
China China
2012 Olivia Culpo [2]
United States USA
Janine Tugonon
Philippines Philippines
Irene Esser
Venezuela Venezuela
Renae Ayris
Australia Australia
Gabriela Markus
Brazil Brazil
2013 Gabriela Isler [3]
Venezuela Venezuela
Patricia Rodríguez
Spain Spain
Constanza Báez
Ecuador Ecuador
Ariella Arida
Philippines Philippines
Jakelyne Oliveira
Brazil Brazil
2014 Paulina Vega [4]
Colombia Colombia
Nia Sanchez
United States USA
Diana Harkusha
Ukraine Ukraine
Yasmin Verheijen
Netherlands Netherlands
Kaci Fennell
Jamaica Jamaica
2015 Pia Wurtzbach [5]
Philippines Philippines
Ariadna Gutiérrez
Colombia Colombia
Olivia Jordan
United States USA
Flora Coquerel
France France
Monika Radulovic
Australia Australia
2016 TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Miss Universe 2006 finalists
Miss Universe 1977 contestants

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