I started watching the Miss Universe Pageant since 1987 when it was held at the World Trade Centre in Singapore. I was then Primary Six and that was the first time Singapore has even hosted an international beauty pageant. I continued to watch the pageant as it continues till today.
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The following are the winners of the Miss Universe Pageant since it began in 1952.
Year Winner's Name and CountryBack to Top1952 Armi Kuusela Finland 1953 Christiane Martel France 1954 Miriam Stevenson USA 1955 Hellevi Rombin Sweden 1956 Carol Morris USA 1957 Gladys Zender Peru 1958 Luz Marina Zuluaga Colombia 1959 Akiko Kojima Japan 1960 Linda Bement USA 1961 Marlene Schmidt Germany 1962 Norma Nolan Argentina 1963 Idea Maria Vargas Brazil 1964 Corinna Tsopei Greece 1965 Apasra Hongsakula Thailand 1966 Margareta Arvidsson Sweden 1967 Sylvia Hitchcock USA 1968 Martha Vasconcellos Brazil 1969 Gloria Diaz Philippines 1970 Marisol Malaret Puerto Rico 1971 Georgia Risk Lebanon 1972 Kerry Anne Wells Australia 1973 Margarita Moran Philippines 1974 Amparo Munoz Spain 1975 Anne Marie Pohtamo Finland 1976 Rina Messinger Israel 1977 Janelle Commissiong Trinidad & Tobago 1978 Margaret Gardiner South Africa 1979 Maritza Sayalero Venezuela 1980 Shawn Weatherly USA 1981 Irene Saez Venezuela 1982 Karen Baldwin Canada 1983 Lorraine Downes New Zealand 1984 Yvonne Ryding Sweden 1985 Deborah Carthy-Deu Puerto Rico 1986 Barbara Palacios Teyde Venezuela 1987 Cecilia Bolocco Chile 1988 Porntip Nakhirunkanok Thailand 1989 Angela Visser Netherlands 1990 Mona Grudt Norway 1991 Lupita Jones Mexico 1992 Michelle Mclean Namibia 1993 Dayanara Torres Puerto Rico 1994 Sushimita Sen India 1995 Chelsi Smith USA 1996 Alicia Machado Venezuela 1997 Brook Mahealani Lee USA
The following cities have hosted the pageant since 1952.
1952 - 1959 Long Beach, California, USA 1960 - 1971 Miami Beach, Florida, USA 1972 Durado, Puerto Rico 1973 Athens, Greece 1974 Manila, Philippines 1975 San Salvador, El Salvador 1976 Hong Kong 1977 Dominican Republic 1978 Acapulco, Mexico 1979 Perth, Western Australia, Australia 1980 Seoul, Korea 1981 New York City, New York, USA 1982 Lima, Peru 1983 Missouri, St.Louis, USA 1984 - 1985 Miami Beach, Florida, USA 1986 Panama City, Panama 1987 Singapore 1988 Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China 1989 Cancun, Mexico 1990 Los Angeles, California, USA 1991 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 1992 Bangkok, Thailand 1993 Mexico City, Mexico 1994 Manila, Philippines 1995 Windhoek, Namibia 1996 Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 1997 Miami Beach, Florida, USA 1998 Hawaii, USABack to Top
For more information, go to the website of the Miss Universe Pageant.