List of Miss Universe countries

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

Entrants 1952—Present

Country/Territory Debut Participations Years competed National title Placements Best placement First placed Last placed Notes
 Albania 2002 20 2002–2003
2005–2012
2014–present 		Miss Universe Albania 4 Top 10 2002 2019 Won Miss Photogenic in 2016.
 Angola 1998 24 1998–2019
2022–present 		Miss Angola 4 Winner 2003
  • Ana José Sebastião
    (Top 15)
 2011 Won Miss Congeniality in 2015.
 Argentina 1954 65 1954–1964
1966–1994
1996–2001
2003
2006–present 		Miss Argentina 16 Winner 1954
  • Ivana Kislinger
    (Top 16)
 2020
  • Alina Luz Akselrad
    (Top 21)
 Won Best in Swimsuit in 1970.
 Armenia 2018 5 2018–2022 Miss Armenia 0
 Aruba 1964 56 1964–1984
1986
1989–1990
1992–present 		Miss Aruba 3 1st runner-up 1974
  • Maureen Vieira
    (4th runner-up)
 2021
  • Thessaly Zimmerman
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 2000; Miss Press in 1978.
 Australia 1952 60 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; Miss Photogenic in 1989; Best in Swimsuit in 1969, 1993; Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1958.
 Bahamas 1963 59 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; Miss Congeniality in 1981, 2001.
 Bahrain 2021 3 2021–present Miss Universe Bahrain 0
 Barbados 1976 18 1976–1979
1984–1987
1999
2003–2005
2007
2016–2020 		Miss Universe Barbados 0
 Belgium 1952 69 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; Miss Photogenic in 1972; Most Beautiful Hair in 1994.
 Belize 1975 31 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)
 Bhutan 2022 1 2022 Miss Bhutan 0
 Bolivia 1959 65 1959–present Miss Bolivia 3 Top 6
  • Rosario Rico Toro
    (1990)
 1964
  • Olga del Carpio
    (Top 15)
 2006 Won Best in National Costume in 1959, 1970.
 Botswana 1999 9 1999–2001
2004
2010–2013
2024–present 		Miss Universe Botswana 1 Winner 1999 1999
 Brazil 1954 69 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; Best in Swimsuit in 1969; Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1954.
 British Virgin Islands 1977 39 1977
1979–2002
2010–present 		Miss British Virgin Islands 0
 Bulgaria 1991 29 1991–1998
2000–2007
2009
2012–present 		Miss Universe Bulgaria 0
 Cambodia 2017 7 2017–present Miss Universe Cambodia 0
 Cameroon 2020 4 2020–present Miss Cameroon 1 Top 20 2023
  • Issie Princesse
    (Top 20)
 2023
  • Issie Princesse
    (Top 20)
 Canada 1952 72 1952–present Miss Universe Canada 20 Winner 1953
  • Thelma Brewis
    (Top 16)
 2022 Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1957; Miss Congeniality in 1977.
Competed as Dominion of Canada from 1965 to 1972.
 Cayman Islands 1980 33 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 60 1952
1954–1956
1958
1960–1961
1964
1966–1970
1972–2002
2004–2006
2011–present 		Miss Universo Chile 14 Winner 1954
  • Gloria Leguisos
    (Top 16)
 2023 Won Miss Popular Girl in Parade in 1952; Miss Congeniality in 1973.
 China 2002 21 2002–2022
2024–present 		Miss Universe China 4 2nd runner-up 2002
  • Zhuō Líng
    (2nd runner-up)
 2017
  • Roxette Qiū Qiáng
    (Top 16)
 Won Miss Congeniality in 2007, 2009, 2013; Best in National Costume in 2012.
 Colombia 1958 66 1958–present Miss Universe Colombia 39 Winner 1958 2023 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 69 1954–1960
1962–present 		Miss Costa Rica 6 Top 10 1954
  • Marian Esquivel
    (Top 15)
 2020
  • Ivonne Cerdas
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1978; Miss Congeniality in 1956.
 Croatia 1997 27 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 2 3rd runner-up
  • María Rosa Gamio
    (1957)
 1956
  • Marcia Rodríguez
    (Top 15)
 1957
  • María Rosa Gamio
    (3rd runner-up)
 Curaçao 1963 56 1963–1978
1980–1987
1989
1991–1999
2001–2005
2007–present 		Miss Curaçao 8 1st runner-up 1968 2022 Won Miss Congeniality in 1966; Best in Swimsuit in 1997.
 Czech Republic 1993 30 1993
1995–present 		Czech Miss 6 Top 10 1993
  • Pavlina Barbuková
    (Top 10)
 2010
 Denmark 1952 54 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 8 1st runner-up 1953
  • Jytte Olsen
    (Top 15)
 2007 Won Miss Photogenic in 1981, 2018
 Dominican Republic 1956 62 1956
1962–1964
1967–present 		Miss Dominican Republic 12 Winner 1977
  • Blanca Sardiñas
    (Top 12)
 2022 Won Best in National Costume in 2003; Miss Congeniality in 1962 and 2020.
 Ecuador 1955 66 1955–1966
1968–1972
1975–present 		Miss Ecuador 3 2nd runner-up
  • Constanza Báez
    (2013)
 1981
  • Lucía Vinueza
    (Top 12)
 2013
  • Constanza Báez
    (2nd runner-up)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1992.
 Egypt 1987 28 1987–1990
1992
1994–2011
2014
2017–2019
2023–present 		Miss Egypt 0 Co-Won Miss Congeniality in 2017.
 El Salvador 1954 51 1954–1955
1972–1979
1982–2015
2017–present 		Miss El Salvador 5 1st runner-up 1955 2023 Won Miss Followed by Media in 1985; Miss Congeniality in 1955, 2008.
 Equatorial Guinea 2019 4 2019
2021–present 		Miss Equatorial Guinea 0
 Finland 1952 68 1952–1955
1960–present 		Miss Finland 18 Winner 1952 1996 Won Miss Photogenic in 1974; Best in Swimsuit in 1969.
 France 1952 72 1952–present Miss France 22 Winner 1953 2021
 Germany 1952 71 1952–2019
2021–present 		Miss Universe Germany 21 Winner 1952 2002
  • Natascha Börger
    (Top 10)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1956, 1957.
 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.
 Great Britain 1952 28 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; Miss Congeniality in 1954, 1961.
 Guatemala 1955 52 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; Miss Congeniality in 2012.
 Guyana 1956 23 1957
1963–1966
1999
2002–2007
2009–2017
2023–present 		Miss Universe Guyana 0 Competed as British Guiana until 1966.
 Haiti 1962 19 1962
1968
1975
1977
1985
1989
2010–2022 		Miss Haiti 4 1st runner- up 1962 2022
  • Mideline Phelizor
    (Top 16)
 Honduras 1954 52 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.
 Hungary 1992 28 1992–2016
2018
2021
2023–present 		Miss Universe Hungary 4 Top 10 2006 2018
  • Enikő Kecskès
    (Top 20)
 Iceland 1956 49 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 60 1952
1964–1987
1989–present 		Miss Diva 27 Winner 1966 2023 Won Best in National Costume in 1978, 1980, 1984; Best in Swimsuit in 2000.
 Indonesia 1974 27 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,[1] 2014;[2] Popular Vote in 2009;[3] Miss Photogenic in 2017;[4][5] Miss Phoenix Smile in 2016;[6] Miss Clairol Herbal Essences in 1995.[7]
 Iran 2024 1 2024–present Miss Universe Persia 0 Competes as Persia in the pageant.
 Ireland 1961 59 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 69 1952
1954–2021 		Miss Israel 20 Winner 1956
  • Sara Tal
    (Top 16)
 2005
  • Elena Ralph
    (Top 10)
 Won Best in National Costume in 1963, 1966.
 Italy 1952 70 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; Miss Congeniality in 2004.
 Jamaica 1961 50 1961
1963–1966
1968–1975
1982
1986–present 		Miss Jamaica Universe 10 1st runner-up 1989
  • Sandra Foster
    (Top 10)
 2023
  • Jordanne Levy
    (Top 20)
 Japan 1952 70 1952–1995
1998–present 		Miss Universe Japan 20 Winner 1953
  • Kinuko Ito
    (2nd runner-up)
 2021
  • Juri Watanabe
    (Top 16)
 Won Best National Costume in 2006, 2017; Miss Congeniality in 1958, 1968, 1979.
 Kazakhstan 2006 14 2006–2008
2010–2011
2013–2014
2016–2021
2023-present 		Miss Kazakhstan 0
 Kenya 1987 11 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–present 		Miss Universe Kosovo 4 2nd runner-up 2008 2012 Won Miss Photogenic in 2012.
 Kyrgyzstan 2018 2 2018
2022
2024–present 		Miss Kyrgyzstan 0
 Laos 2017 7 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 3 2005–2006
2023–present 		Miss Universe Latvia 1 Top 10 2005 2005
 Lebanon 1955 43 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)
 Malaysia 1962 60 1962
1964–2020
2022–present 		Miss Universe Malaysia 1 Top 15 1970 1970 Competed as Malaya in 1962
 Malta 1968 42 1968–2001
2016–present 		Miss Malta Universe 0 Competed as Republic of Malta from 1989 to 1994
 Mauritius 1975 36 1975–1977
1979
1989–1995
1997–2000
2002–2003
2005–present 		Miss Estrella Mauritius 0
 Mexico 1952 66 1952–1959
1965
1967–present 		Mexicana Universal 21 Winner 1952
  • Olga Llorens
    (Top 10)
 2020 Won Best in National Costume in 1971, 2000; Best Style in 1998, 2000; Best in Swimsuit in 2008; Best Figure in 2008; Miss Clairol Herbal Essences 1998, 2000.
 Mongolia 2018 3 2018–2019
2023–present 		Miss Universe Mongolia 0
 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)
 Myanmar 1959 13 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 30 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 7 2017–present Miss Universe Nepal 2 Top 10 2018 2023
 Netherlands 1956 63 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; Miss Photogenic in 1958, 1985.
 New Zealand 1954 55 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 41 1955
1963
1968–1971
1973–1978
1991–1993
1995
1998–1999
2001–present 		Miss Nicaragua 5 Winner 1977
  • Beatriz Obregón
    (Top 12)
 2023 Won Best in National Costume in 2013.
 Nigeria 1964 35 1964
1987–1995
1998–2019
2021–present 		Miss Universe Nigeria 2 Top 10 2001 2019 Won Miss Congeniality in 1995 & 2014. Won Best National Costume in 2021.
 Norway 1952 63 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 1 2023–present Miss Universe Pakistan[8] 1 Top 20 2023 2023
 Panama 1952 57 1952–1954
1964–1967
1970–1971
1973–1987
1991–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 61 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 69 1952–1954
1956–1972
1975–present 		Miss Peru 22 Winner 1953
  • Mary Ann Sarmiento
    (Top 16)
 2023 Won Most Beautiful Hair in 1995; Best in Swimsuit in 1969; Best National Costume in 1972, 1976, 1982; Miss Congeniality in 1971.
 Philippines 1952 68 1952–1957
1962–present 		Miss Universe Philippines 27 Winner 1954
  • Blesilda Ocampo
    (Top 16)
 2023 Won Best in National Costume in 1994, 2019, 2023; Miss Photogenic in 1971, 1973, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007; Best Style in 1999, 2005; Won Best in Online Votes in 2013; Most Beautiful Hair in 1994; Miss Clairol Herbal Essence Award in 1999; 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 40 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 Miss Congeniality in 2019.
 Portugal 1960 41 1960
1962
1965
1970–1974
1979
1981–1990
1992–2002
2011
2014–present 		Miss Portugal 4 Top 10 2011 2023 Fanvote Winner in 2011; Miss Congeniality in 1999.
 Puerto Rico 1952 69 1952–1957
1961–present 		Miss Universe Puerto Rico 26 Winner 1970 2023 Won Miss Photogenic in 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 & 2014; Miss Congeniality in 1957; Best in Swimsuit in 2001.
 Romania 1991 18 1991–1998
2009–2013
2016–2017
2019–2021 		Miss Universe Romania 0
 Russia 1994 29 1994–2018
2020–present 		Miss Russia 8 Winner

(dethroned/resigned)

1996
  • Ilmira Shamsutdinova
    (Top 6)
 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.
 Saint Lucia 1977 11 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 Competed as Western Samoa until 1986.
 Seychelles 1995 2 1995
2022 		Miss Seychelles 0
 Singapore 1954 61 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 30 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.
 South Africa 1952 49 1952–1953
1960–1968
1975–1979
1981–1984
1995–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 69 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; Most Popular Girl in Parade in 1959; Miss Congeniality in 2016.
 Spain 1960 64 1960–present Miss Universe Spain 20 Winner 1960
  • María Teresa del Río
    (4th runner-up)
 2023 Won Best in National Costume in 1973, 1995; Miss Congeniality in 1966; Miss Photogenic in 1984, 1993, 2000; Best in Swimsuit in 1999.
 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.
 Switzerland 1953 58 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.
 Thailand 1954 59 1954
1959
1965–1966
1968–1969
1971–present 		Miss Universe Thailand 14 Winner 1965 2023 Won Best in National Costume in 1969, 1988, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2015; Miss Photogenic in 1990, 2009, 2010; Miss Congeniality in 1959; Fanvote Winner in 2016.
 Trinidad and Tobago 1963 46 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; Miss Photogenic in 1977; Miss Congeniality in 1975, 1976, 1978.
Competed as Trinidad in 1963 and 1964.
 Turkey 1952 62 1952–1953
1956–1957
1959
1961–1976
1978–1984
1986–1999
2001–2006
2008–2019
2021–2022 		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 29 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 29 1995–present Miss Ukraine Universe 6 1st runner-up 2006 2014 Won Best in National Costume in 2022.
 Uruguay 1952 67 1952–1965
1967–2002
2004–2012
2014–2020
2022 		Miss Uruguay 6 4th runner-up 1952
  • Gladys Fajardo
    (Top 16)
 1985
  • Andrea López
    (4th runner-up)
 Won Best in National Costume in 1979.
 United States 1952 71 1952–1956
1958–present 		Miss USA 67 Winner 1952 2023 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.
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.
 Venezuela 1952 70 1952–1953
1955–1958
1960–present 		Miss Venezuela 47 Winner 1955 2023 Best in Swimsuit in 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998; Miss Photogenic in 1994; Best Style Finesse 1996; Miss Clairol Herbal Essences 1993; Flawless of the Universe in 2016; Miss Phoenix Elegant in 2016
 Vietnam 2004 16 2004–2005
2008–2009
2011–2013
2015–present 		Miss Universe Vietnam 5 Top 5 2008 2021 Fanvote Winner in 2020 and 2021.
 Zimbabwe 1994 9 1994
1996–1998
2000–2001
2023–present 		Miss Zimbabwe 1 Top 10 2000
  • Corinne Crewe
    (Top 10)
 2000
  • Corinne Crewe
    (Top 10)

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 (2009–2011)		 Miss National Team Bulgaria 2012
 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
 Egypt Miss Egypt (1987–2011, 2014) Miss Universe Egypt 2017
 El Salvador Miss El Salvador (1954–2005)
Nuestra Belleza El Salvador (2006–2016)		 Miss El Salvador 2017
 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 Universe Germany 2009
 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 Universe (1960–1989) Miss Haiti 2010
 Honduras Miss Honduras (1954–1955)
Señorita Honduras (1967-2002)		 Miss Honduras Universe 2007
 Iceland Miss Iceland (1956–2009) Miss Universe Iceland 2016
 India Femina Miss India (1952–2009)
I Am She (2010–2012)

Miss Diva (2013-2024)

Glamanand Supermodel India 2024
 Indonesia Putri Indonesia (1974–1983)
Puteri Indonesia (1995-2022)		 Miss Universe Indonesia 2023
 Ireland Miss Ireland (1961–2001) Miss Universe Ireland 2002
 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 Universe Mauritius 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
 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 Universe Portugal 2022
 Puerto Rico Miss Puerto Rico (1952–2008) Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2009
 Romania Miss Romania (1991–1998) Miss Universe Romania 2009
 Russia Miss Russia (1998–2018) Miss Universe Russia 2021
 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 Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 Czechoslovakia 1970 1970
1990–1992 		Miss Czechoslovakia 4 Top 15/10
  • Kristina Hanazalová (1970)
  • Jana Hronková (1990)
 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 1977
1979
1981 		Miss St. Kitts & Nevis 3 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 2003–2006 Miss Serbia and Montenegro 4 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.
 Southern Rhodesia 1961 1961 Miss Rhodesia 1 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 1990–1991 Miss USSR 2 2nd runner-up 1991 After the break-up competed as Commonwealth of Independent States (1992) and 10 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). The remaining states; Belarus, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan; have yet to join.
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia /  Yugoslavia 1968 1968–1970
1974–1977
1984–1985
1991
1998–2002 		Miss Yugoslavia 15 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. The remaining states; Bosnia & Herzegovina and North Macedonia; have yet to join.

Geographical Region

Region Debut Years competed Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands Micronesia 1975 1975 1 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 1954–1955
1958 		3 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, and 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 Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 CIS 1992 1992 Miss Commonwealth Countries
Miss Stran Sodruzhestva[9] 		1 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

China

Special Administrative Region Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
Hong Kong/ Hong Kong 1952 1952
1954
1960
1962
1964–1965
1967–1970
1972–1991
1993–2000 		Miss Hong Kong 38 2nd runner-up 1988
  • Pauline Yeung
    (4th runner-up)
 Was under British colonial rule until 1997.
Hong Kong has competed in Miss Universe China since 2002.

Denmark

Constituent country Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 Greenland 1987 1987–1990 Miss Greenland 4 Now competes at Miss Denmark.

France

Overseas Department Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 French Guiana 1977 1977
1983–1984 		Miss Guyane
(Miss French Guiana) 		3 Now competes at Miss France.
 Guadeloupe 1977 1977
1980–1984 		Miss Guadeloupe 6
 Martinique 1957 1957
1981–1984 		Miss Martinique 5
 Réunion 1977 1977–1986 Miss Réunion 10
Overseas Collectivity Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 French Polynesia 1962 1962
1977–1981
1985 		Miss Tahiti 7 Top 12
  • Thilda Raina Fuller
    (1980)
  • Tatiana Teraiamano
    (1981)
 1981
  • Tatiana Teraiamano
    (Top 12)
 Now competes at Miss France.
Competed as Tahiti in the pageant.
 New Caledonia 1982 1982 Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie
(Miss New Caledonia) 		1 Sui Generis (special) collectivity of France.
Now competes at Miss France.

Japan

Prefecture Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 Okinawa 1963 1963–1968 Miss Okinawa[10] 6 Under US administration from 1945 until 1972, now part of Japan.
Competing at Miss Japan (now Miss Universe Japan) since 1972.

Netherlands

Special Municipality Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 Bonaire 1967 1967–1969
1978
1995–1999 		Miss Bonaire 9 Now competes at Miss Netherlands
Constituent Country Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 Sint Maarten 1976 1976–1977
1980
1982
2000
2006 		Miss Sint Maarten 6 Competed as Saint Martin in 2000 and 2006

New Zealand

Free Associated State Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 Cook Islands 1983 1983–1986
1991–1992
1994–1996
1999 		Miss Cook Islands 10

South Africa

Bantustan Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 Bophuthatswana 1979 1979 Miss Republic of South Africa 1 – – Internationally unrecognized "independent" Bantustans established by South African apartheid; reintegrated into South Africa in 1994.
 Transkei 1979 1979
1981–1983 		4 – –

United Kingdom

Constituent country Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 England 1955 1955–1962
1964–1990 		Miss England 34 1st runner-up
  • Brenda Blackler
    (1964)
 1983
  • Karen Moore
    (4th runner-up)
 Now compete at Miss Universe Great Britain.
 Scotland 1961 1961–1986
1988–1990 		Miss Scotland 29 1st runner-up
  • Linda Gallagher
    (1980)
 1980
  • Linda Gallagher
    (1st runner-up)
 Wales 1961 1961–1990 Miss Wales 30 1st runner-up 1979
  • Janet Beverly Hobson
    (Top 12)
Overseas Territory Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 Bermuda 1965 1965–1985
1988–1992
1997 		Miss Bermuda 27 1st runner-up 1979 Competed in Miss Universe United Kingdom from 2005-2006.
 Gibraltar 1981 1981
1983–1986
1988–1990 		Miss Gibraltar 8 Won Miss Congeniality in 1984.
Competed in Miss Universe United Kingdom from 2005 to 2006. Competed in Miss Universe Great Britain 2019.[11]

United States

State Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 Alaska 1952 1952–1958 Miss Alaska Universe 7 Top 15
  • Martha Lehmann
    (1957)
 1957
  • Martha Lehmann
    (Top 15)
 Competing at the Miss USA pageant since 1959.
 Hawaii 1952 1952–1953
1957–1959 		Miss Hawaii Universe 5 1st runner-up
  • Elza Kananionapua Edsman (1952)
 1958
  • Geri Hoo
    (2nd runner-up)
 Competing at the Miss USA pageant since 1960.
Unincorporated Territory Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 American Samoa 1975 1975–1978 Miss American Samoa 4 Competed as Samoa in the pageant.
 Guam 1966 1966–1995
1998
2000
2008–2014
2016–2019 		Miss Guam 44 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.
 Northern Mariana Islands 1976 1976–1999
2001–2002
2006 		Miss Marianas 27 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 2019, or no longer holds the Miss Universe franchise, but participated at least once in the past:

State Debut Years competed National Title Entrants Best placement Last placed Notes
 Antigua and Barbuda 1977 1977
1979
2001–2008 		Miss Antigua & Barbuda 10 Won Miss Congeniality in 2003.
Competed as Antigua until 1979.
 Austria 1953 1953
1957
1959–1990
1992–1993
1999
2004
2013–2017 		Miss Austria 43 1st runner-up
  • Eva Maria Düringer
    (1977)
 1977
  • Eva Maria Düringer
    (1st runner-up)
 Won Miss Photogenic in 1965.
 Azerbaijan 2013 2013 Miss Azerbaijan 1
 Bangladesh 2019 2019 Miss Universe Bangladesh 1
Taiwan Republic of China / Taiwan / Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 1961 1961–1962
1964
1988–1992
1994–2001
2003–2004 		Miss Chinese Taipei 18 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]
 Côte d'Ivoire 1986 1986 Miss Cote d'Ivoire 1
 Cyprus 1973 1973–1974
1981
1983–1987
1992–2012 		Miss Cyprus 29
Top 10
  • Demetra Eleftheriou
    (2002)
 2002
  • Demetra Eleftheriou
    (Top 10)
 Dahomey 1962 1962 Miss Bénin 1 Currently known as Benin.
 Dominica 1985 1985 Miss Dominica 1
 Estonia 1993 1993–2004
2006–2009
2011–2013 		Miss Estonia 19 Top 10
  • Kristiina Heinmets
    (1997)
  • Evelyn Mikomägi
    (2000)
 2000
  • Evelyn Mikomägi
    (Top 10)
 Ethiopia 2004 2004–2006
2009
2012–2014
2017 		Miss Universe Ethiopia 9 Top 20 2006
  • Dina Fekadu
    (Top 20)
 Fiji 1979 1979
1981 		Miss Fiji 2
 Gabon 2012 2012–2015 Miss Gabon 4
 Gambia 1983 1983–1986 Miss Gambia 4 Won Miss Congeniality in 1983.
 Georgia 2004 2004–2012
2014–2019 		Miss Georgia 15
 Grenada 1964 1964 Miss Grenada World 1
 Iraq 1972 1972
2017 		Miss Iraq 2
 Jordan 1960 1960 Miss Jordan 1 Contest banned due to uproar among citizens.
 Lithuania 2012 2012–2014
2019 		Miss Lithuania 4
 Lesotho 1978 1978 Face of Lesotho 1
 Liberia 1974 1974–1977 Miss Liberia 4
 Luxembourg 1959 1959–1976
1984–1986
1988–1989
1991–1994 		Miss Luxembourg 27
 Madagascar 1961 1961 Miss Madagascar 1
 Montenegro 2007 2007–2009
2011–2012
2015 		Miss Montenegro 6 Won Miss Congeniality in 2011.
 New Hebrides 1978 1978 Miss Vanuatu 1 Currently known as Vanuatu.
 Papua New Guinea 1976 1976–1980
1982–1986 		Miss Papua New Guinea 10
 Senegal 1974 1974
1985
1987 		Miss Senegal 3
 Serbia 2007 2007–2015 Miss Serbia 9
 Sierra Leone 2016 2016
2019 		Face of Sierra Leone 2
 Slovenia 2001 2001–2011
2013–2014
2016–2017 		Miss Universe Slovenia 15 Top 15 2007
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1964 1964
1978–1979
1989–1991
2004
2006 		Miss St. Vincent and the Grenadines 8 Competed as Saint Vincent until 1979.
 Sri Lanka 1955 1955
1957
1961–1966
1968–1970
1973–1983
1985–1996
2005–2006
2008
2010–2014
2016–2018 		Miss Universe Sri Lanka 46 2nd runner-up 2017
  • Christina Peiris
    (Top 16)
 Competed as Ceylon until 1973. Won Miss Congeniality in 2018.
 Suriname 1958 1958
1960
1963–1964
1966
1969–1974
1976–1979
1982
1989–1993
1999 		Miss Suriname 22 Top 15
  • Gertrud Gummels
    (1958)
 1958
  • Gertrud Gummels
    (Top 15)
 Competed as Surinam until 1982.
 Swaziland 1993 1993–1994 Miss Swaziland 2 Currently known as Eswatini.
 Tanzania 2007 2007–2017
2019 		Miss Universe Tanzania 12 Top 10 2007
 Tunisia 1960 1960
1964–1965
1968–1971 		Miss Tunisie 7 Won Miss Congeniality in 1969.
 Zaire 1968 1968–1972
1984–1986 		Miss Congo (RDC) 8 2nd runner-up 1986
  • Likobe Dobala
    (Top 10)
 Competed as Congo-Kinshasa from 1968 to 1971.

Won Miss Congeniality in 1972. Currently known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

 Zambia 1995 1995
1999
2005–2007
2009–2010
2017–2018 		Miss Universe Zambia 9

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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External links

  • Official Miss Universe website
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