These 8 countries have produced the most Miss Universe winners

Gabriela Isler of Venezuela wins Miss Universe 2013.Pavel Golovkin/APThe Miss Universe competition was launched in 1952 to celebrate and empower women.The US has the highest number of competition wins at nine.Fátima Bosch won the 74th annual Miss Universe in November 2025, marking Mexico's fourth victory.Miss Mexico has won the 74th annual Miss Universe pageant. Fátima Bosch, 25, took the crown after competing against 120 women from around the globe.The Miss Universe competition has been a global event since 1952 and aims to "empower and inspire women to shape a better world," according to its website.Many countries, of course, vie for the crown, but certain ones have produced more winners than others throughout the competition's history.Here are the countries with the most Miss Universe wins.The United States: 9TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images1954: Miriam Stevenson1956: Carol Morris1960: Linda Bement1967: Sylvia Louise Hitchcock1980: Shawn Weatherly1995: Chelsi Smith1997: Brook Lee2012: Olivia Culpo2022: R'Bonney GabrielVenezuela: 7Dayana Mendoza winning Miss Universe 2008.Vincent Yu/AP1979: Maritza Sayalero1981: Irene Sáez1986: Bárbara Palacios1996: Alicia Machado2008: Dayana Mendoza2009: Stefanía Fernández2013: Gabriela IslerPuerto Rico: 5Miss Puerto Rico Dayanara Torres after winning Miss Universe 1993.Jeff Robbins/AP1970: Marisol Malaret1985: Deborah Carthy-Deu1993: Dayanara Torres2001: Denise M. Quiñones2006: Zuleyka RiveraMexico: 4Arnun Chonmahatrakool/Thai News Pix/LightRocket via Getty Images1991: Lupita Jones 2010: Ximena Navarrete2020: Andrea Meza2025: Fátima BoschThe Philippines: 4Miss Philippines 2015 Pia Wurtzbach wins the title.Ethan Miller/Getty Images1969: Gloria Diaz1973: Margarita Moran2015: Pia Wurtzbach2018: Catriona GraySweden: 3Miss Universe 1984, Sweden's Yvonne Ryding.PL Gould/Getty Images1955: Hillevi Rombin1966: Margareta Arvidsson1984: Yvonne RydingSouth Africa: 3Zozibini Tunzi was crowned Miss Universe in 2019.VALERIE MACON/Getty Images1978: Margaret Gardiner 2017: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters2019: Zozibini TunziIndia: 3Miss India Harnaaz Sandhu is crowned Miss Universe in Eilat, Israel on December 13, 2021.MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images1994: Sushmita Sen2000: Lara Dutta2021: Harnaaz SandhuRead the original article on Business Insider